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    The declaration of Independence is a monumental event in the U.S history since it becomes foundation of the establishment of United States. There is another event which tremendously influenced U.S‚ World War 1. After the war‚ U.S rises as the one of the dominant nations in the world. When World War 1 had broken out in 1914‚ the president of United States of America‚ Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation of neutrality and recommended the public to be neutral in their actions and thoughts. One of Wilson’s

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    United States Expansion

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    United States Expansionism In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century‚ the United States developed a reputation as an overseas empire and a power country. The United States built this reputation by its involvement of imperialism‚ which expanded‚ colonized and competed against other power countries such as Germany‚ France‚ Britain and Japan. However‚ nineteenth and early twentieth century imperialism was not a continuation of past United States expansionism. It is clear that this development

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    their independence. As Secretary of State and later as President‚ John Quincy Adams dealt with how the United States would respond to these revolutions without angering European powers. The United States chose to stay out of the affairs of these Latin American countries for that very reason. " First Seminole War - After the War of 1812‚ General Andrew Jackson‚ went into Spanish Florida to remove Native Americans from the region. The Natives in the region had been attacking Americans. This angered

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    Ancient Beginnings The Byzantine Empire during most of its history was one of the most influential empires in the Mediterranean. However‚ to find out how everything started‚ we need to go back to 657 BC‚ when the Greeks founded the colony of Byzantium or Byzantion along the European side of the Bosphorus Strait‚ which would become Constantinople (now Istanbul)‚ the capital of the Byzantine Empire. This land would later be incorporated into the Roman Empire. In 330 AD‚ Roman Emperor‚ Constantine the

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    The United States of America is branded as the land of opportunities and a place where anyone can come and make a better life for themselves. Which is why many people choose to immigrate to the U.S. the Center for American Progress reports that “The foreign-born population consisted of 40.7 million people in 2012. Broken down by immigration status‚ the foreign-born population was composed of 18.6 million naturalized U.S. citizens and 22.1 million noncitizens in 2012. Of the noncitizens‚ approximately

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    The Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful empires during the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1453‚ the conquest of Constantinople gave the Ottoman Empire control over what had been the Byzantine Empire. The conquering of Constantinople gave the Ottoman’s control of the Balkans. The Ottomans next large conquest was the Arab world. “With the rise of Mehmet II‚ called “the Conqueror (Fatih) ‚ the Ottomans began a new era of conquest that extended the empire’s rule ... over the lands of the Islamic

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    tribe of fighters who left behind a legacy of achievements. The Mongols were the descendants of the famed Empire Builder Ghengis Khan. They have played a more prominent role in world history than any other people of North or Middle Asia. They were able to create a world empire‚ with the help of Ghengis Kahn. Ghengis Kahn had a huge role making the Mongols a world empire. He was a Mongol chieftain who rose to power as kahn. Ghengis Kahn was able to unify and organize the

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    The Second Great War had many reasons for its happening‚ most directly from the First World War. Today‚ many people have no idea why World War Two happened‚ only that it did. This is a major problem for today‚ as many people do not know the mistakes that were made to get to this point. The Second Great was caused by a direct be the first‚ the rise of nationalism‚ and revenge. First‚ we see the first major reason as to why the Germans created and supported the Nazi government‚ the Treaty of Versailles

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    How Did Roman Empire Fall

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    How did Roman empire fall? Roman empire; the most powerful‚ strong and invincible in Middle age. It covers around Mediterranean sea‚ Africa and Asia. Roman empire establish in 27 B.C. with Augustus Caesar as the emperor. And Roman empire still have power for a long time after that. But we have never know how does it ends. In the age that Roman empire is the most powerful empire. When it covers the area around Mediterranean sea. It looks good‚ but it makes Roman empire too big to rule‚ too big to

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    United Empire Loyalism

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    The term United Empire Loyalist was an honorary title given by Lord Dorchester the Governor General of British North America in 1789 to colonists who remained loyal to the crown during and after the American Revolutionary War period and who resettled in British North America. The United Empire Loyalists were made up of a variety of people with different cultures‚ customs and native languages. These loyalists had a large impact on the demographic makeup of British North America. Much like the

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