The Era of Good Feelings As James Madison approached the end of his presidency in 1816‚ a fellow Virginian and Republican—James Monroe—was elected as his successor. Monroe’s presidency was a continuation of the so-called “Virginia Dynasty‚” since all of the presidents between 1801 and 1825 were from Virginia. The fading Federalist Party ran a candidate in the 1816 election for the last time‚ securing only 34 electoral votes compared to Monroe’s 183 votes. Monroe came to the presidency with a solid
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Homework Why Did Hitler go to War? One reason why Hitler went to war was to regain the Honor of Germany which he thought they had lost after their defeat in World War 1. Hitler believed that Germany never lost World War 1 and that the Jews were too blame for the loss but really Hitler used the Jews as a scapegoat for a reason to start another war and regain the strength of Germany. The Jews were never really to blame for the loss of World War 1 it was the bad management of
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Why Fight? “The Civil War would be a tragedy for the nation‚ and a disaster for the South.” Stated by Sam Houston himself. Yet 65‚000 Texans served. The civil war was a war between the North and the South‚ but why? Texans fought in the Civil War to preserve slavery‚ to earn state’s rights‚ and just for the love of Texas. The love of Texas‚ Texans loved their state so much that they would die fighting for it. One of the many Texans who loved their state was John Wesley Rabb‚ who served in a famous
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On January 19th 1736‚ James Watt was born to James Watt Sr.‚ a ship owner and contractor‚ and Agnes Muirhead. He was born in Greenock‚ Scotland and his mother was the one to educate him through most of his childhood. Towards the end of his teenage years‚ at the age of 18‚ his mother passed away and his father’s health was failing. After this tragic event‚ Watt attended the Greenock Grammar School where he specialized in manual dexterity‚ engineering skills‚ and Mathematics. After Watt’s time
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The Mexican war that took half of what Mexico had already like California‚ Texas‚ Nevada and Utah was all Mexico’s fault in the first place? The Mexican war began on April 25‚ 1846 and it was all started on a bit of a misunderstanding towards the Mexicans and the U.S as they have both disagreed on the border of each other. One side decided on the Border being El Rio Grande and the other being on the Nueces River. Since The United States decided that the border was on El Rio Grande The U.S road a
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Summary: Soldier X Erik Brandt is a 16 year old half Russian half German boy. He is in a program called Jungend which is also known as Hitler’s Children Army. It is like Boy Scouts for German Kids. They boys in the Jungend are also enlisted soldiers who have to fight when it is needed. One day Erik is sent to fight in the war. He is shipped to the eastern front where the Germans have to fight Russia on Russian soil. Erik is uncomfortable because he is half Russian and German. He was aware of the
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Every soldier is a hero‚ but before that he is a son‚ a father‚ a brother and a husband. In spite of all these responsibilities‚ the greater responsibility that they shoulder is a country’s safety. India has seen many wars in the past century. Indian soldiers were part of World War 1 & 2 before Independence. India has fought wars with Pakistan 4 times since the partition and once with China and during these wars we lost a lot of good men. The achievements of some soldiers deserve a special mention
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier sits near the center of Arlington National Cemetery and is the final resting place for unidentified soldiers from wars fought by the United States. It has a lot of history‚ and significance to the country. The idea of a tomb for unknown soldiers came during WWI when the British buried an unidentified soldier at Westminster Abbey. Some people buried there are President Taft‚ Joe Lewis‚ and Medal of Honor winner Audie Murphy (the most
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HOW GLOBALIZATION WENT BAD Article 51: How Globalization Went Bad From Terrorism to Global Warming Emily Hudak Dr. Trautman January 20‚ 2011 Abstract Steven Weber believes that “evils of globalization are even more dangerous than ever before.” In his article he describes what has gone wrong‚ gives reasons for the instability‚ and provides solutions. Article 51: How Globalization went Bad From Terrorism to Global Warming In the Article “How globalization Went Bad” by Steven Weber
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merchant farmer‚ James Buchanan Sr. and an educated mother‚ Elizabeth Speer‚ President Buchanan was born to be a dedicated democrat. After graduating as a Lawyer in Lancaster‚ Pennsylvania‚ President Buchanan has become a successful attorney. He has taken his role as a member in both Houses of Congress‚ ambassadorships‚ and a Cabinet Post. He has run for President in 1844‚ 1848‚ and 1852‚ before he actually gained presidency in 1857. “I like the noise of Democracy” (President James Buchanan 1857)
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