Violence. Disagreements. The Civil War was the worst war that America had to face and it had all those things. The Civil War is the worst war in America ever because it was Americans vs. Americans. Families were split apart and friendships were ended. Some historians believe that the Civil War was inevitable. However‚ through further evaluation‚ the Civil War was caused by extremism from both sides and compromise was not an option for either side. The Civil War started because their were too many
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The Vietnam War is different when compared to other wars that the U.S has been involved in. It is different because it was not widely supported across the nation‚ it was physically different war‚ it was also lost because of government policies. One reason why the Vietnam War was different compared to other past wars is because it was not widely supported by the nation. There are many reasons why it was not supported‚ one of them being that the war was considered the first ‘television war’. The Vietnam
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Why the British Should Have Won the War How did the British lose the Revolutionary War? They had more‚ and better‚ everything. Such as better soldiers and better training. This would surely give them and advantage. Also the greater amount of supplies should help. But in the end they still lost‚ it could have been for a few‚ good‚ reasons. These reasons are minuscule compared to the power of the British military. The British should have won the Revolutionary War because they had a far superior
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10/21/13 7:23 PM 1. Economic and social differences between the North and the South. With Eli Whitney ’s invention of the cotton gin in 1793‚ cotton became very profitable. This machine was able to reduce the time it took to separate seeds from the cotton. However‚ at the same time the increase in the number of plantations willing to move from other crops to cotton meant the greater need for a large amount of cheap labor‚ i.e. slaves. Thus‚ the southern economy became a one crop economy‚ depending
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Why would Mayella Ewell lie? There are numerous reasons why Mayella would lie while under an oath. Two reasons I have come up with are‚ because she is afraid of her father and she does not want others to be angry with her. Primarily‚ Mayella lies because she does not want to upset her father‚ Bob Ewell. Mayella’s mother died when she was little and so all that is left is her father. Mayella wants to keep her father happy because it is the only parental figure she has. I also believe that Bob hurt
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To conclude‚ Meursault does not deserve death‚ nor any punishment at all. While it is true that Meursault murdered the Arab‚ the defense maintains that the execution of Meursault would be more unnecessary bloodshed. For is the life of a thuggish‚ violent Arab equivalent to the life of an educated‚ hard-working Frenchman who works for the greater good? The clear answer is no. Shooting the Arab is the same as removing a stain from our great nation. Dozens of Arabs are currently locked in prison‚ wasting
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During chapter 9 (Pages 149 -152) Paul and the group were discussing the main reason why the war is happening. The main reason they think of is when one country offends another country. “Mostly by one country badly offending another” is a quote that Albert says which helps illustrate this point even more. I agree with this point because it is the main reason why wars start! For example‚ in World War l‚ the main reason why it started is because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
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World War 1 was a global conflict lasting from 1914 to 1918. The horrors of this war was the first of its kind and everyone believed it was the war to end all wars‚ calling it the Great War. Sixteen million people were killed due to the amount of countries involved and the unnecessary longation of the war. Due to rising political conflicts‚ improvement of technology‚ and looking for economic gain not only caused world war 1 it made it the deadliest war people have ever witnessed at that point in
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Are we winning the war on terrorism? There are two different views on how we should deal with terrorism in the long term. The first view being that we should destroy everything and everyone in that terrorist group or anyone working with them. The second view being that we should eliminate the root causes of terrorism on a global level. Even if you can decide on which view to choose‚ how do know if you are winning the war or not? Is it how many terrorist attacks have arisen since 9/11 or do you go
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The Cold War The Cold War‚ which occurred from 1947 to 1991‚ was a time of considerable political tension and competition. The cause of the Cold War has long been a discussion without a singular conclusion. While the exact cause of the war is not universally acknowledged‚ there were many factors that contributed to its development. Due to the overall distrust between the two superpowers‚ their conflict of ideologies‚ and the fear that that was created because of these‚ the period of conflict
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