Prior to World War II‚ the French had achieved control over the country of Vietnam this unwanted occupation of the French‚ brought about the formation of a freedom fighter group made up of citizens of Vietnam. They called themselves the Vietminh there leader was a man named Ho Chi Minh. He created this band of guerilla fighters to fight off the French and gain back his country’s freedom. However during World War II‚ Vietnam was taken over again this time by the Japanese. The United States was having
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There are two speculated beliefs that suggest how Boko Haram began. The popular belief sides with Mohammed Yuself as the originator. The group originally initiated peaceful operations; however‚ his demise sparked thousands to retaliate in vengeance. Their goal is to create an Islamic State in Nigeria to eliminate political corruption‚ yet their atrocities indicates otherwise. Boko Haram’s influence suggests the followers have rationalized their violence as their only choice to achieve their political
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Prior to Greece joining the eurozone‚ investors treated Greece like a middle income country with poor authority. Once Greece joined the Euro‚ investors figured that the country would no longer be a credit risk‚ and if economic turmoil were to arise‚ strong economic members like Germany would bail them out by providing a sum of large financial transfers. After Greece joined the Euro‚ it was faced with the availability to borrow cheap money. Greece began to borrow at an alarming rate and ultimately
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Most conspiracies are based on the idea the government would hide information from the population‚ such as E.T.s‚ bombs‚ falling airplanes‚ and wars. However‚ governments sometimes actually spread information about others to convince the population to support their ideas. As a first example‚ let’s take how the American president Woodrow Wilson could get the population’s support to enter in the World War I. Up to 1916‚ Wilson kept the U.S out of the war in a spirit of friendliness and impartiality
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One of the main reasons that started a chain reaction leading into WW1‚ was the alliances throughout Europe. Although in reality if the alliances weren’t in effect then WW1 would not have happened‚ but the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was the event that led into chaos. The alliances were a major part‚ although they would never have needed to come into play if there had not been a trigger to these attacks. Off all of the 4 M.A.I.N (Militarism‚ Imperialism‚ Nationalism‚
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The Roman Empire has fell because of many reasons. One of the reasons the Roman Empire fell is because of disease. Disease spread all throughout the Roman Empire. In the “Fall of the Roman Empire” reading it said “Disease‚ which likely began to spread through Rome because of the large and active trade networks‚ also weakened Rome by killing off many people.” Another reason the Roman Empire has fell is because of drought. In the “Fall of the Roman Empire” reading it said “Drought and overuse of
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Between the U.S. and the Soviet Union‚ the greatest difference was over the system of communism. The people under the communist system disagreed with the belief that private property should be replaced by community ownership. resulting in the death of millions of Soviets who had different ideas about Russia’s future. America will take action upon the Soviets attempt to expand and create containment. Containment meant that the Soviet Union Communists should not expand. The U.S. contained the communist
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By 1860‚ the bridge between the North and the South was quickly growing apart‚ mainly because of the issue of slavery. South Carolina‚ one of the most prominent southern states‚ strongly supported slavery. Therefore‚ when anti-slavery Abraham Lincoln was elected to be president on November 6‚ 1860‚ South Carolina General Assembly passed the "Resolution to Call the Election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. President a Hostile Act" three days later. This resolution had stated South Carolina’s intention to
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The Black Plague was one of the worst pandemics of Europe affecting one-third of the population. Caused by the bacillus Yersinia Pestis‚ the epidemic was carried through fleas and rats that accompanied Genoese ships. The first known outbreak in Europe started in 1346 and swept from the Mongol Empire to southern France and Spain. Street conditions and warm weather were ideal for the spread and made people more susceptible to the disease. Many physicians tried to come up with ways to prevent the disease
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The raids on the Japanese mainland were considered just as controversial as those on Europe. For example‚ on the night of the 9/10 March 1945‚ the US air force bombed Tokyo‚ with incendiary (fire) bombs. As Japan’s air force had been almost obliterated by March 1945‚ the US B29 bombers flew over Tokyo with no opposition from the Japanese Air Force meaning that Americans could drop all their weapons on Tokyo causing optimal damage to the Capital of Japan. As most of Tokyo’s buildings were made of
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