The 60’s were full of drugs‚ sex‚ and war. All of this was possible thanks to Democracy and Freedom; America would be damned if they let Communism threaten that. The draft was reinstated and young‚ able men were given a slap on the back and sent off to fight for their country. As‚ “Democratic”‚ war in Vietnam flared‚ many lives were being lost and many more ruined - physically‚ economically and mentally. Although the war in Vietnam had the complete support of the American government‚ the American
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What was the Most Important Cause for the Civil War in 1642? After the death of his father‚ James I‚ in 1625‚ Charles I became the King of England. However‚ he was very unpopular with his people and he had many problems‚ which lead to the Civil War in 1642. There were both long-term and short-term causes for the war‚ including: the King’s negative attitude towards Parliament‚ the fact that they had fewer riches than their rivals and the decisions he made… To begin with‚ Charles I’s personal
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in US leadership that would shape the war effort. They devised a military strategy of attrition through tactics of search and destroy‚ covert operations‚ and other factors in hopes of wearing out the enemy. While their strategy found some success on the battlefields‚ the ineffectiveness of search and destroy missions‚ the over emphasis on body counts‚ and the disconnect between everyday soldiers and their superiors about defining success would doom the US war effort. Argument In the
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The civil war is one of the turning points in the history of the United States. After the fall of fort Sumter‚ the battle lines were drawn very quickly. The first shots had been fired and there was no turning back. The union being an established country already‚ acknowledged by outside countries as a nation. This was one of the most important advantages of the Union. The north where most of the union states resided was known for its booming industry. This means they readily had supplies in which
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the Cold War proved to be a pivotal period in world history. Lasting from the mid 1940s to the early 1990s‚ the Cold War shaped the world in many ways. Through numerous conflicts arising from the spread of communist ideals‚ both the US and Soviet Union engaged in several tactics and activities to negatively affect the other nation’s ability to engage in war‚ or what is more important in this case‚ the other nation’s spread of influence. I believe the Cold War was indeed a form of Total War as there
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United States in 1846 was not justified in going to war with Mexico. The United States did not have proper justification to respond with violence against the Mexican government. The war with Mexico was also a product of the United States’ belief of Manifest Destiny. Polk’s over ambition to seize new territory from the Mexicans and disappointment over their refusal to sell him California also possibly played a factor in his willingness to wage war against Mexico. The United States under the leadership
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and did such things to Mexico‚ why were they the ones to declare war on Mexico? The Mexican War began in 1846 after Mexico opened fire on Americans north of the Rio Grande‚ which happened to be the Texas-Mexico border. As a result of this event‚ President Polk declared war between the two countries‚ although‚ due to prior events‚ it seemed more reasonable for Mexico to be doing so. The United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico because they robbed land from them‚ brought slaves into
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in a Cold War. For about forty-three years‚ although no war between the superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union was ever officially declared‚ the leaders of the democratic West and the Communist East faced off against each other. The war was a dreadful time for both sides‚ keeping all citizens on edge. Many major events in global history including the rise of the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis were related to the Cold War. There were many fears of the Cold War that the American
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The War on Terror was a declaration by President George W. Bush in response to the September 11 attacks to eliminate terror events around the world. The initial targets of this declaration was Al Qaeda and the ‘axis of evil’ that included Iran‚ Iraq and North Korea. This action led to full blown wars in Afghanistan‚ Iraq and recently the Syria crisis. When the Taliban government didn’t cooperate with America to discover Osama Bin Laden‚ the US prepared to invade. The invasion started a month after
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The Chinese Civil War was one of the most turbulent‚ chaotic‚ and effective series of events during the Cold War Era. It is difficult to conceive of any fashion in which the under-equipped CPC forces would be able to match and eventually overcome a powerful political regime with support vast support from the United States. However‚ even with limited aid from their Soviet allies‚ Mao was able to pull the marginalized‚ the poor‚ and the oppressed together to strengthen the communist cause. Although many
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