In history‚ the territorial expansion of the United States is full of wars‚ bought and sold regions. When France lost the French and Indian War in 1763‚ it gave most of its possessions in North America to Britain. This extended British domain beyond the original thirteen colonies. Since Spain was an ally‚ it had to give east and west to Britain ; in exchange it was compensated by France with territory west of the Mississippi. Although The United States declared its independence in 1776 and formed
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He made the decision to use the atom bomb to end the war in order to prevent a much greater loss of life. Had the United States invaded the Japanese mainland a lot more lives would have been loss. In my opinion it was a double ended sword. It was either the Japanese or the Americans‚ and so he made that decision‚ which I think was right because we hadn’t started it. We were simply defending our country
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What Causes People to Immigrate to the United States? The Unitied States is a melting pot of immigrants. Many people leave their hometown to persue the better life in America. Whatever the reasons‚ they immigrate to America because they see a possibility of achieving a goal. Some immigrants consider having different education for their children‚ some wants to have the high standard of living and the other people go to search for the opportunities that build from economic advancement. For those people
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is described as having more than one spouse at the same time‚ and monogamy as the practice of having only one mate at a time or during a lifetime. Having more than one wife is illegal in the U.S; however it’s accepted in Islam and other religions. According to the United States constitution:" Be it enacted ... that every person having a husband or wife living who shall marry any other person‚ whether married or single‚ ... shall ...be adjudged guilty of bigamy and‚ upon conviction thereof‚ shall
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Industrialization of the United States Industrialization of the United States The history of the United States of America had always been one of progress. Though the socio-political realm of the history of the nation is partially enshrouded by black veil of struggles‚ conflicts‚ and eventual changes‚ the economic sphere of the American history still conveys about the significant progresses the country has been making since the inception of the process of industrialization. It is noteworthy that
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What the United States Learned from the Vietnam War The United States made lots of mistakes in Vietnam. It stayed too long in the war‚ it failed to gather intelligence that could have saved lives‚ and we made rash decisions regarding the public’s reaction to us being there. The United States‚ at the most part‚ ignored these lessons as we continued some years later to invade Iraq and Afghanistan. But one mistake we did learn from was the allowance of free media in the war zone‚ and how
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Final Project: A Timeline of Significant Events That Have Influenced My Development When an infant is conceived and takes its first breath of fresh air‚ many are under the assumption that they are free of possessing any predilections and that all babies begin their lives with a clean slate regarding any ponderings‚ outlooks or actions that may influence their functioning. This theory was first propose by Locke and Rousseau during the 1700’s and although may seem plausible‚ it has contrarily been
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Was the United States Responsible For the Development of the Cold War? The events that led up to the Cold War shows that the Soviet Union‚ not the United States‚ was responsible for the development of the Cold War. There were many ideological differences between the two superpowers. The Soviet Union wanted a weak Germany and a communist government. The United States and there allies wanted a democratic government and a strong Germany. The United States was also worried over the Soviet spreading
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one best response. Chapter 1 1. The two principal catalysts for the Information Age have been 1. books and pamphlets. 2. computers and communication networks. 3. movie theaters and public parks. 4. newspapers and magazines. 5. radio and television. 2. Which statement best supports the conclusion that society can control whether to adopt a new technology? 1. No new nuclear power plants were built in the United States for 25 years after the accident at Three Mile Island. 2. About half of all email
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united states of europe The old Europe as we use to know has become the European Union with 27 members and over 500 million citizens. An economical juggernaut that seemed to challenge the supremacy of the United States at every economical aspect we came to believe as sole domain of the United States. What has happened that we did not realize is that across the Atlantic Ocean‚ a quiet revolution‚ slow but steady‚ transforming Europe from a loose steel and coal community (Ecsc) in 1950 to the European
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