Thomas Corwin‚ "Against the Mexican War" (1847) Thomas Corwin was a Whig senator from Ohio. Many Whigs‚ especially northern Whigs‚ questioned the need for and wisdom of expansion. The Mexican-American War proved controversial and divisive. Henry David Thoreau refused to pay his taxes because they would be used to support the war. That action and a subsequent essay‚ "On Civil Disobedience‚" became important precedents 120 years later during the Vietnam conflict. Corwin’s speech touches on key elements
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The French and Indian War that began in 1754‚ eventually spread to Europe in what was know as the the Seven Years’ War. Back in America‚ several notable events happened. Britain attempted to institute several policies which‚ in the colonists view‚ had adverse effects. In an effort to replenish a diminishing army‚ Britain began forcefully enlisted colonists. This practice was known as impressment. Britain also instituted several other practices such as seizing supplies and equipment and demanding
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The prevention of the American Revolution was possible had the right steps been taken. Great Britain and the colonies both made attempts at preventing the war‚ but there were some major actions that could have been made to prevent the war. Great Britain could have found another way to regain their financial losses from the French and Indian War‚ rather than putting so much stress on the colonies. If they hadn’t taxed Massachusetts much of the conflict could have been avoided and they may have avoided
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The French Republic is currently allied to the Triple Entente. France entered the Great War in 1914 and its association with the Great War was inevitable due to its promised alliance to Russia in case of war with Germany. The casualties faced by the French economy in this process are massive. Having started with a population of about 40 million people‚ France has lost 1.3 million people directly to the war‚ twice as many are wounded and about 400‚000 people have fallen prey to the Spanish Influenza
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In 1821‚ newly independent Mexico (from Spain) starts inviting American settlers into Texas to settle the Comanche-dominated territory. In the early 1830s‚ Mexico‚ doubtful of the settlers’ loyalty (whether it was to the U.S. or to Mexico)‚ stops immigration from the United States and outlaws slavery. In 1835‚ the Texas Revolution breaks out‚ which is ended by Texas’ victory in 1836. Although the Texans would petition for immediate annexation into the United States‚ concerns over slavery in
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The Cold War‚ often dated from 1947 to 1991‚ was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc‚ dominated by the United States with NATO among its allies‚ and powers in the Eastern Bloc‚ dominated by the Soviet Union along with the Warsaw Pact. This began after the success of their temporary wartime alliance against Nazi Germany‚ leaving the USSR and the US as two superpowers with profound economic and political differences. A neutral faction arose with the
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American Revolution Though often portrayed as a moderate effort to remove British control‚ the American Revolution was radical in the ideals established throughout the revolution. The American Revolution had significant effects on American society as a whole radically changing certain aspects including its social‚ political‚ economic‚ and religious contexts. Also‚ the status of women‚ slaves‚ and Loyalists were radically changed through this endeavor. However‚ the American Revolution
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The Indian Removal Act took place in 1830‚ it promised to protect and forever guarantee the Indians lands in the West. The act involved the compromise between Jackson and the Native tribes west of the Mississippi river to be relocated so that he could take over their homelands. Now that the tribes were out of the way there was more land to settle on. Many of the Native Americans suffered from diseases and even starvation on their ways to their other destinations. The five major tribes affected were
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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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Total War impacted the citizens in the Homefront of Britain and Germany massively‚ as it had substantially negative social and economical impacts‚ as the resources available were directed towards war instead of the citizens. Additionally‚ Total War led to social unrest within both nations‚ and saw starvation and unhappiness become prevalent. Within the British Homefront‚ civilians were impacted greatly by Total War‚ which inevitably let to social unrest‚ alongside the ignoring of basic civil rights
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