Congress for a declaration of war against Germany‚ stating that "The world must be made safe for democracy." For three years‚ the United States had managed to remain neutral in World War I‚ which was wrecking widespread destruction on Western Europe. U.S. relations with Germany had deteriorated throughout that period‚ however‚ particularly as German submarines had torpedoed many American merchant vessels crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Congress adopted a declaration of war a few days later by a strong
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Why did the U.S enter the Vietnam War? Background: Much of Vietnam was occupied by France before ww2‚ but these French territories were lost during the War as the Japanese set up a puppet regime in this time. The French tried to regain their former territories around the Early 50s‚ but failed in their attempt as they were defeated by the Communist general Vo Nguyen Giap. They left behind them a buffer zone splitting the North and South of Vietnam. After French troops had withdrawn the Vietnamese
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The war was a growing problem in the United States. World War 1 was a cesspool of anger and hatred‚ but was also necessary for expanding the American culture and trade. Prior to just needing soldiers‚ America needed financial support and the overall decision of the people so we could make the final decision to go to war. Propaganda posters were one method of recruiting soldiers‚ finding financial support among citizens and getting the go ahead for war with the Germans. Some of these posters that
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Justina Saed Mr. Caldron 4/8/13 Per.7 World War I World War I was a destructive and horrible war. It lasted from 1914 to 1918. The causes of WWI were alliances‚ militarism‚ and imperialism. What do you think was the underlying cause of WWI? The idea of the term underlying simply means the main idea. Also‚ the definition of the word cause in this case meant the reasons WWI began. The three causes of WWI were alliances‚ militarism‚ and imperialism‚ however the main cause was imperialism.
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A frequently‚ and sometimes hotly‚ discussed subject; the outcome of the American Civil War has fascinated historians for generations. Some argue that the North’s economic advantages proved too much for the South‚ others that Southern strategy was faulty‚ offensive when it should have been defensive‚ and vice-versa. Internal division in the South is often referred to‚ and complaints made against Davis’ somewhat makeshift‚ inexperienced‚ government. Doubts are sometimes raised over the commitment
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As men left jobs to fight overseas‚ they were replaced by women. Women filled many jobs brought into existence by wartime needs. As a result the number of women employed increased from 3‚224‚600 in July‚ 1914 to 4‚814‚600 in January 1918. Nearly 200‚000 women were employed in government departments. Half a million became clerical workers in private offices. Women worked as conductors on trams and buses. A quarter of a million worked on the land. The greatest increase of women workers was in engineering
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The Vietnam War Vietnam is a small country to the south of China (’Vietnamese’ means "non-Chinese people of the south"). In 111 BC‚ Vietnam became part of the Chinese Empire. For the next thousand years Vietnam struggled to gain its independence from its much larger neighbour. This was achieved in 938 AD. The long period of Chinese rule had left its mark on Vietnam. The language‚ religion‚ architecture‚ system of government and most other aspects of Vietnamese life‚ reflected the influence of the
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What if the Civil War had not happened? The slavery system in the North America will die out slowly later because of the trend of the times or it will continuously spread out its influence to non-slaved states. It is difficult to find the most exact situation in this case. However‚ the human beings know that the slavery had existed for a long time before it was abolished completely. Surprisingly‚ 1981 is the year the last country‚ Mauritania‚ abolished slavery1. The end of Civil War is in 1865‚ meaning
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Did you know that the Revolutionary War is like a parent and child fighting? The Americans (the child) are fighting the British(the parent) and the British keep giving them punishments like more tax. By December‚ 1777 over 1800 soldiers had died and by March‚ over 900 more soldiers had died. That means a total of over 2700 soldiers died in all‚ that is quite a bit of soldiers dying! The colonists did not even have good clothes or shoes and became very sick. I have decided not to reenlist for
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Beginning in July 1914‚ World War I was the biggest and most expensive war Europe had seen to that date. Over two million American troops joined and fought in the war between April 1917 and November 1918. Although many Americans‚ blacks included‚ saw no reason for America to become involved in the war‚ the United States became joined after provocations by Germany. In the speech made to congress where he declared war on Germany‚ President Woodrow Wilson stated "The world must be made safe for democracy"
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