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    often imperative‚ in the course of human history‚ to understand that actions–both big and small–have consequences. Considering the events of the First World War‚ it is my belief that imperialism has had a large role in the start of the war because of how it interferes with politics‚ the economy‚ and the expansion of territory. The First World War took place from 1914 until 1919‚ ending with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. It took place because people from a Serbian terrorist group called

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    World War I was the First World War and is considered to be the “War to end all wars” or the “imperialist war” but as a matter of fact it was the first modern war. Nationalism played the largest part of the beginning of the war due to nationalist conflicts between Russia and Austria-Hungary. Militarism played a huge part in the war because everyone was more than ready to fight and it was obvious. The toll that imperialism had on the war was that Great Britain had the most spread empire

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    World War I was a significant historical military war started on 1914 and ended on 1918.Looking for the major cause of the war‚ we can find the first world war began as the war between Austria-Hungary .At first the USA was constant and was not directly involved in the war‚ at first stood as a neutral and isolated part but after German tried to attack the allies of the United States‚ so in the fear of losing the benefits that The united States was getting from its allies‚ it caused the United States

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    Uganda The United States is playing a role similar to Higgins in the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion in which Higgins portrays a manipulative character with a hidden agenda towards Eliza Doolittle. Higgins uses Eliza Doolittle as a pawn in his bet against Colonel Pickering pertaining to linguistics and phonetics while in the process neglecting her and disregarding her eagerness for knowledge. This correlates with The U.S.’s current activity in Uganda. The U.S.‚ like Higgins‚ has a hidden

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    significant wars and events‚ one of the most recent and memorable to people today is the Cold War. The Cold War took place from 1945-1991 and was a long conflict between the USSR and the United States in which both countries undermined the other but no actual violence took place‚ it led to the Cuban Missile Crisis‚ it caused China to ally with the Soviets‚ and it ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain in 1991. After World War II‚ the Cold War began which was a war involving much

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    The role of the United States in the Korean War 1. Introduction A Korean proverb reads “when whales collide‚ the shrimp suffer” which refers to the Cold War during the second half of the 20th century and to the role that Koreans saw themselves in. The Korean War is in general referred to as the first battle of the Cold War‚ the first clash of two superpowers with opposing ideologies‚ namely the Communist Soviet Union‚ aiming to spread Communism in countries all over the world‚ and the United States

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    decades leading up to the Civil War‚ the American people argued and compromised over the sensitive subject of slavery. It seems that the inflammation caused by slavery had reached its peak by the beginning of the war in 1861‚ and suddenly exploded at the battle of Fort Sumner. But did slavery really play the main role in igniting the American Civil War? Prior to the war it looked as if the government got stronger and more influential in the decisions of southern states in an attempt to keep them under

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    The United States has had a complicated role in the region throughout the last century. Following World War I‚ U.S. President Wilson wanted to implement self-determination in the Middle East‚ but the United States Senate voted against it. As a result‚ Britain and France remained the strongest powers in the Middle East. After World War II‚ Britain could no longer afford to maintain its powerful position in the Middle East‚ so they urged the United States to take their place. The United States

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    a big role in the Civil War before and after it became a state. While Kansas was becoming a state‚ there was an outrage on slavery in the United States. The Northern states fought for anti-slavery while the Southern states wanted to include slavery in the state. Kansas had many battles while in the Civil War‚ and the brave men of Kansas fought hard and long to protect their wives and children living with them in their state. Although many people were trying to make Kansas a confederate state‚ the

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    By looking at the role women played during‚ and after the civil war in the 1860’s‚ one can see how the female figure gained‚ and earned enterprise‚ fortitude‚ and respect for their bravery‚ for leaping at the opportunity of adventure by joining the war‚ and for their service. This was a time that war significantly affected the lives of women striving to improve their educational and social standing in a world where only men could reach positions of power. The American Civil War was an era when women

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