The War Had Not Happened The Spanish American War played a very important role in the future of the United States. Each and every event that happens in life shapes the future. However‚ the question in life is always what if this event had not happened. If the Spanish American War had not happened America would have been completely different. If the war had not happened America would not have had several social programs that benefit the poor as well as the sick and elderly. Also if this war had
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ASEAN Background By the end of the twentieth century‚ the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was experiencing growing pains. The organization had changed vastly since its inception in 8 August 1967‚ when it served as a political bulwark against the Cold War superpowers in order to protect the independence of its founding member states—Indonesia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984‚ Viet Nam on 28 July 1995‚ Lao PDR and Myanmar
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The question of whether the Civil War was an ’irrepressible’ or a ’repressible’ conflict has been a central issue of debate. Causes of the war have been variously identified as: 1) conflict over slavery 2) states rights and nationalism 3) differences between an industrial North and an agricultural South 4) the mistakes of blundering politicians and extremists (the ’repressible conflict’ argument) 5) a combination of several different factors‚ with chance and circumstance playing their part.
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The Causes of the American War of Independence There a many different views as to why there was an American War of Independence‚ but I think that it was not just one cause‚ but several‚ that set this particular bomb ticking. There are several explanations‚ this is the first. The colonists were against paying more tax‚ so much so‚ that they argued fiercely enough to annul the tax on everything but tea. However‚ this is a weak argument‚ especially as the tax wasn’t that much. I think that it is more
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Haven’t you always wanted to know exactly how European Americans fought for political liberation ? There are many ways European Americans fought for political liberation‚ but I’m only going to discuss three. Political Liberation is basically the act of gaining equal rights or full social of economic opportunities for a particular group. Even though most people did not have equal rights and did not choose to do something about it‚ European Americans actually fought for their liberty. Establishing a
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Good afternoon everyone‚ today I would like to further elaborate on the topic of the Spanish American War as what my fellow panelist had discussed before. First of all‚ the Spanish American War was a major turning point in the history of both opposing countries (Spain and US). The war was short and inexpensive in human life and resources. Spain had lost its major power to the United States. They also had a disastrous direct impact which turned their view towards developing their domestic needs
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How accurate is it to say that the lend lease programme was the most important reason for the USSR’s victory in the Second World War? Lend lease was not the most important reason that helped the USSR’s victory. It was more of a contribution that provided the Russians with the edge that helped them achieve victory. The USSR’s were managing well with their industry been well equipped to fight the war. All the factories were been converted from domestic goods and consumer goods into production of arms
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The American Civil War (1861–1865)‚ also known as the War Between the States (among other names)‚ was a civil war in the United States of America. There are many reasons for causing this war but the 2 most of those were‚ Sectionalism refers to the different economies‚ social structure‚ customs and political values of the North and South. It increased steadily between 1800 and 1860 as the North‚ which phased slavery out of existence‚ industrialized‚ urbanized and built prosperous farms‚ while the
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History 1301 The American Revolution was caused more by economic factors than political. Although political factors played a role in the Revolution‚ a greater significant portion of the American Revolution was caused economic factors. The main piece of aggravation to the colonists was the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was protested upon the principle “No taxation without representation”. This particular act affected virtually all the colonists and limiting economic success‚ and thus the colonists
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of a very famous battle in the Revolutionary War. In fact many people say that it was one of the turning points of the war. He had the honor of serving under two of the greatest generals in the American Continental Army‚ General Thomas Gage and General Benedict Arnold. Let me tell you a story about the battle that changed his life… It was a cold and foggy night on October 7th‚ 1777 when the British army led by General Burgoyne was about to attack the American army led by General Gage at Bemis
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