The Crimean War started because France and Russia wanted control over the Middle East and surrounding areas. The war lasted from 1856 to 1858‚ just under two years. The more important parts of the war are the causes and events that led up to it‚ the battle of the Alma‚ the naval wars of various seas and Sevastopol‚ the heavily fortified base of the Russian fleet.<br><br>MLV Ffrench Blake states that the main cause of the war was "Russia’s desire for territorial expansion‚ particularly towards a port
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Did the Trojan War occur? The existence of a war in Troy is undeniable; however it is not the Trojan war of Homer’s Iliad. It is believed that Homer’s account may have been based on a real event therefore having some truth but due to the mythological nature of the source‚ the unreliability of oral transmission and the exaggerated romantic theme‚ the account is not a valid source for historians. Written evidence such as the Hittite records and the different theories presented by archaeologists
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Vietnam War Research Paper and Project Your Mission: Choose a topic of interest on the Vietnam War. I have provided a list of various topics below these instructions. From that list choose one that appeals to you. I will consider other thoughtful topic choices not from the list‚ but any of these must be approved by me! Second: Once you have your topic narrow it down. Avoid having such a broad topic that you are swimming with information. Make sure you have a clear and concise thesis that either
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United States during the American war in Vietnam‚ I would tell the young African-American not to get involved in this war and say no to it course it is a huge violation to the human right of both countries and a totally waste of nation resource. I have three points to support my point of view. First‚ the Vietnam War is violated the human rights of Americans and damage the state interest. The Vietnam War started in 1955 and ended in 1975. America suffered in this war for 12 years and the payment is
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War Of 1812 Although the War of 1812 lasted for over 2 years and ended in a stalemate‚ it once and for all confirmed American Independence. The main cause of the war was Britain’s dis-regard for America’s independence‚ and Britain’s taking advantage of America. In the peace treaty‚ the specific causes of the war were not addressed‚ but there was peace again between the US and Britain. The short term effects helped revive commerce‚ and the long term effects gave America international respect‚ and
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War seems to be the most destructive and horrific type of human interaction. No other venue allows people to kill each other in such massive numbers or to cause such incredible and widespread suffering. Wars often take years to develop‚ can last for years longer‚ and the effects reverberate for decades if not centuries. If war is so awful‚ why do people continue to allow it to happen? Why don’t we simply eliminate it? Curiously‚ some people actually seem to like war. Armed combat is glorified
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what most Americans expected. Now that the war is officially over and most U.S. forces have withdrawn‚ what lessons should Americans (and others) draw from the experience? There are many lessons that one might learn‚ of course‚ but here are my Top 10 Lessons from the Iraq War. Lesson #1: The United States lost. The first and most important lesson of Iraq war is that we didn’t win in any meaningful sense of that term. The alleged purpose of the war was eliminating Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass
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It all started in wake of the Caribou Gold Rush. But was it really a war or just a confrontation? I believe that the Chilcotin War was not a war at all‚ but a confrontation between members of Tsilhqot’in people and a work party cutting a road through their territory. The Tsilhqot’in people attacked the road workers because they were trying to protect what was theirs. They were trying to protect their land‚ their people and their way of life. The newcomers did not ask the aboriginals’ permission to
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time of desperation and differing opinions on religion and politics‚ children only at the age of seven are given drugs and a gun in someone else’s war. Children in Sierra Leone‚ and many parts of Iraq are required to be involved in a war. Many are persuaded with drugs‚ money‚ and basic living essentials while others have been taught that fighting in wars while they are young is morally right‚ and that they are protecting their faith and their close peers. Yet the question that has been posed is shall
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The French colonization of Indochina‚ consisting of Vietnam‚ Laos and Cambodia was over‚ when Laos became a French protectorate in 1893. The Second World War opened new avenues for anti-colonial movements in Southeast Asia. On the wake of the Japanese occupation of Indochina‚ the Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) set up Vietnam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi (League for the Independence of Vietnam) or Viet Minh. He gave the call in August 1945 to liberate Vietnam and Hanoi was occupied. The
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