controversy of the 18th century. All of the debate eventually led to the Civil War. Both sides of the United States endured a different point of view during this time due to different political‚ economic‚ and social causes. Initially‚ the North and South always had social and economic tension‚ but political issues sparked the Civil War. President Buchanan was seen to be the start of the Southern secession. In an agreement between the South‚ he agreed to not send troops towards Fort Sumter. Once he betrayed
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The American Expeditionary Forces and World War I The United States’ decision to enter into the World War was a difficult one for President Woodrow Wilson since he tried so hard to stay neutral and wanted to keep the peace. The following should explain why the President made the decision to enter into the war‚ what military role the United States played‚ and what the final outcome was. President Wilson did not want to enter into the war and tried desperately to be neutral‚ although the United
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Philippines The Philippine-American War Skyler Collins Senior Paper Category The rights of Filipinos were violated during the Philippine-American war because America thought it was their “responsibility” to govern the Filipinos and be a nobler destiny. America took up the white man’s burden when it came to the Philippines. Instead of America allowing the Philippines to declare their independence the Filipinos go into another revolutionary war over their independence. Imperialists
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the attempt to become the best. The Cold War was a prime example of a time where competition most certainly got the better of people or more precisely‚ got the better of the United States and the Soviet Union. The rivalry between these two superpowers has created another level of competition‚ with need of one side almost always feeling obligated to one up the other side‚ for the sake of being declared superior. Between the arms race which dealt with military ideas‚ and the space race which regarded
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The Civil War was one of the most tragic wars in American history. More Americans died in all different wars. When the civil war happened our world was all torn apart. While slavery was not officially outlawed until the passage of the 13th amendment‚ the slaves were set free upon the end of the war. The women were affected by the Civil war because when the men left the homes the women had to take their roll at home.Women during the civil war dressed up as men to go help fight in the war. Eventually
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American success in the American Revolutionary War created a new nation‚ while British failure tore away a part of their empire. Such consequences were inevitably going to have effects‚ but historians debate the extent of each compared to that of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars which would test Britain soon after their American experience. Modern readers might expect Britain to have suffered greatly as a result of losing the war‚ but the fact is it’s possible to argue that the war was
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After World War II‚ two superpowers were emerging‚ the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. Tensions rose between the two‚ eventually starting the Cold War. The Cold War was a state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet Union and The United States during the years 1945 and 1990. The soviets and americans clashed on many topics‚ mainly the constant fight between communism versus democracy and capitalism. A multitude of propaganda was being utilized on both sides
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American Civil War (1865-1861) [1] has always been an interesting‚ yet tragic page of the US history. The numerous stories of heroism and cowardice‚ bravery and weakness‚ truth and injustice have been told several millions of times. The names like Abraham Lincoln‚ Harriet Tubman‚ William T. Sherman will never be forgotten by the American nation. Nevertheless‚ American Civil War had its consequences and one should know that behind the beautiful story of battle for freedom and humanity there were events
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Over the 1940s and 1950s‚ the U.S. fought both a World War and a subsequent Cold War in the name of defending and even spreading American values to the rest of the world. War (whether hot or cold) is never easy or pleasant‚ especially for a democracy attempting to win its conflicts without undermining its core values‚ and during this period of high tension the U.S. undoubtedly engaged in actions and behavior‚ both at home and abroad‚ which challenged its claims to be acting in the name of freedom
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The Vietnam War (1965-1975)was fought between the North and South Vietnam. The North was called Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the South was the Republic of Vietnam which was supported by the United States. On August 2nd‚ 1964 the USS Maddox was on a secret intelligent mission on the North Vietnamese coast where in the Gulf on Tonkin they were attacked by torpedo boats. The USS Turner Joy was attacked in the same area two days later. Due to the second attack Congress declared the Gulf of Tonkin
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