How did the United States become one of the mightiest nations seen today? The U.S. s’ power was due in part to its dark history. While many may think that the expansion West was an age of opportunities‚ independence‚ and cultural exchanges; “this is ultimately a story of violence and conquer”. During the expansion‚ the U.S. government would take advantage of the suffering of the Native Americans and undermine the political‚ social‚ and economic ways of Indian life. The nation used any means‚ including
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Why did the United States enter World War One. The industrial era had many effects‚ not the least of which was plunging the world into world war. One must consider the relationship between eras and events as a student of history. The industrial era created a perceived need in America for raw materials and markets for goods. The United States was not alone in this desire for expansion. All the industrial nations were in open competition to develop vast empires that would provide them with the fuel
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The Vietnam war was a long and costly conflict that affected the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally‚ the United States. An image that is striking and important in this time period is of the aftermath the napalm bomb caused to a Vietnamese village. It is a historically important image because the idea of war and its terror is shown. I chose this image because it is striking and catches the eyes of the viewer. It brings out the idea that a bomb can drop
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Vietnam was the first war that issued full freedom to the press‚ allowing media to cover the war as they saw it. Without censorship‚ appalling images enabled the public to see war‚ as they never had before. Many people believe that it was the media that sparked the lack of support for the war. The Tet Offensive‚ for example‚ would become one of the most controversial and climactic events in which the media played a role. Up to that point‚ the media had portrayed the U.S. as winning the war. When
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gmade was that because of Vietnam war the economy will continue to get poor. Instead of America using its funds for energies in rehabilitation‚ they had excessive use of men and money to contribute to the war‚ only making matter worse. He is explaining that America were irresponsible by using their resources‚ time and energy. Instead of helping‚ they were causing the country to lose more money and men. Martin Luther King stated “So‚ I was increasingly compelled to see the war as an enemy of the poor
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for example‚ tend to have more civil cooperation than totalitarian and communist countries with enhanced bureaucratic control. During times of war‚ governments frequently implement extreme bureaucratic measures that affect the disempowered and minority populations the most. The U.S. government exhibited some of this extreme bureaucracy during World War II after the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Fueled by the attack and the fear that Japanese Americans were a threat to national security‚
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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
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The Vietnam War throughout history has been debated as whether or not it was a necessary war. Some say the war is considered necessary because President Truman was simply trying to help stop the increase of communism in Southeast Asia so that communism wouldn’t spread to other nations. While others say the war was unnecessary because it was the first war the United States lost. In the text‚ Major Problems of American History‚ it was stated that people even consider America’s involvement in the Vietnam
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Just imagine you went to war‚ having killed people‚ seeing friends and enemies die‚ and living in fear of dying yourself. Think about how you must have felt if you had to sneak your way back into our country‚ with nothing said and you had to just pretend nothing happened and start all over. For many veterans‚ returning home has been a distressing and apprehensive experience. Even though the veterans were trained for the intensity of the duties‚ the training may have not prepared them for the emotional
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World War I‚ the first world war‚ broke out in the year 1914 in Europe. The two-different sides in the war were named the Allies and the Central Powers. Eventually‚ as the war progressed‚ several countries pledged their alliance to a side. The Allies consisted of Russia‚ France‚ and Britain. The Central Powers subsisted of Germany‚ Austro-Hungary‚ Turkey and joining later were the Italians. The United States at this point in history had policies in place that were very dissimilar to the policies
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