economy to a peacetime economy; the economy subsequently boomed. The United States augmented its standing as the richest country in the world‚ its industry aligned to mass production and its society acculturated into consumerism. In Europe‚ the economy did not start to flourish until 1924. In spite of the social‚ economic and technological advances‚ African Americans‚ recent immigrants and farmers—along with a large part of the working class population—were not much affected by this period. In fact
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The United States entered the Vietnam War for a number of reasons. Some reasons were good‚ others were not. One of the biggest reasons for the U.S. involvement in the War was to stop the spread of Communism. However‚ the U.S. lost a lot because of it. They underestimated the North‚ and ultimately paid for it. While the U.S. continually killed more troops than the enemy‚ they constantly suffered strategic loses. The North Vietnamese won through shifts in public views and psychological victories. The
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In April 1917‚ the United States entered World War 1 on the side of England‚ France‚ and Russia for many good reasons. Such as Germans using unrestricted submarine warfare‚ the Zimmerman Note and the U.S. “ turning tides of the war”. One reason that the United States should have went to war with Germany‚ is because of the sinking of the Lusitania and the Sussex. “Germany announced that it was beginning unrestricted warfare . This meant that Germany would attack any ships attempting to bring good
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At the beginning of World War II‚ Nations such as England and france were not completely prepared. They were desperate for supplies and support in the war. World leaders were rapidly losing their stature in politics as citizens were continuing to not to be able to find the light for entering the war.Britain had set a precedent for other counties to declare war on Germany(A timeline of World War II ). Although Britain had entered World War II preemptively‚ they were not well enough prepared for a
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Argument: The main cause of Japan joining World War 2 is because they wanted to expand their territory. Short Background of Japan’s involvement in WWII (500 words): Japan participated in World War 2 and was part of the Axis Powers. Before World War 2‚ Japan had struggled and wanted to expand their territory. There are many reasons for this‚ one of which was to establish itself and gain equality with the Western Powers. Japan wanted to be considered as an equal amongst the Western powers which
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English‚ the Official Language in the U. S. Michele Hoard ENG 122 Instructor Nelly Aguilar March 7‚ 2011 English‚ the Official Language in the U. S. The researcher stated that English is now the official language in the United States. There are documents that discuss the importance of an official language in America‚ which supports this statement. In this research there are further details about English as the Official Language in the U. S. and how language can unite people in society
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” (America Enters World War 1). This shows that Germany was sinking ships without warning whether the ships were American or not. They were doing anything to keep supplies from reaching the Allies. The Americans asked Germany to stop sinking ships with American people on them and “in August‚ Germany pledged to see to the safety of passengers before sinking unarmed vessels‚ but in November sunk an Italian liner without warning‚ killing 272 people‚ including 27 Americans.” (America Enters World War
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many casualties and with no point. WWI was one of the most deadliest wars in history with over 16 million people dead and the estimated amount of both military and civilian deaths total to about 37 million people. Unlike most wars‚ the first World War did not end with a country winning territory and ended up with political‚ economic‚ and social downfalls. The Balkan states of Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ had annexed from Turkey. When this happened the states had been taken into the Austria-Hungarian Empire
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Why did the United States enter World War I in 1917? On June 28th 1914‚ Franz Ferdinand‚ the Austrian archduke‚ and his wife were murdered by a Bosnian revolutionary named Gavrilo Princip. This assassination triggered declarations of war. Firstly‚ this gave Austria a reason to attack Serbia. This then led to Russia mobilizing their army in order to defend Serbia‚ which then led to Germany executing “The Plan” and attacking France through Belgium. The domino effect continued and war broke out
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The United States soon enter the Vietnam War as an effort to prevent communism from spreading to Asia. The United States worked to protect South Vietnam as its freedom was threatened by North Vietnam’s communist threats. The United States became involved in Vietnam before World War II even ended. The United States involvement was due to the containment policy and its aim to stop communism. The conflict revolved around Ho Chi Minh and the French. During World War II‚ Japan invaded Vietnam. In response
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