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    spark leading to the raging fire other even if he Koreans brought it upon themselves then followed by other countries. Even before the Korean War‚ Korea suffered being invaded by neighboring countries and being controlled by Japan the start of the 20th century. In August of 1945 two young officials having ties with the State Department made the decision of dividing Korea Across the 38th parallel. Russia ended up occupying the north and the US the South. This decision was made after World War II when

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    between the States‚ was fought from April 1861 until April 1865. The war was fought over the issues of slavery and the states’ rights. The Springfield‚ Spencer‚ Napoleon‚ and Gatling gun all helped the North and South in winning the Civil War. A large reason the North defeated the South was because of their advantage in weaponry. The North had a large railroad system that supplied weapons to the Northern soldiers. Bruce Levine from the University of Illinois stated “The railroads were the most important

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    After 1500‚ world regions such as West Africa‚ East Asia and South America were joined together into one worldwide trade system‚ for the first time in history‚ each area of the world now interacted with one another. Without question‚ China was the most leading country in the world in the 15th century. A great example of China’s amazing abilities at the time can be seen in the amazing voyages of the Chinese admiral Zeng He‚ between 1405 and 1433. His Muslim faith and respected position in government

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    In the short story South of the Slot by Jack London‚ an iron crack runs down the center of Market Street. It is the twin slot that guides the horsecars on their way‚ similar to the famous cable car tracks in San Francisco. It also separates the northern commercial areas and good neighborhoods from the southern industrial areas‚ working class neighborhoods‚ and slums. As a symbol‚ the slot represents the class cleavage of San Francisco‚ the unbridgeable separation between respectable citizens and

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    Viniqua Cook Ms. Williams EH 101-1BB 30 April 2012 Why Abraham Lincoln Won the Election of 1860 The Election of 1860 was an interesting election because it split the nation in two and showed how divided America could get. Likewise‚ it was the last election before the Civil War and it was the first Republican victory. Abraham Lincoln‚ better known as Honest Abe‚ is mostly remembered for freeing slaves and of course‚ his top hat. On the other hand‚ Stephen A. Douglas is known as the Little Giant

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    Reflect and Respond 1. As you read the stories about the Korean War POWs‚ how would you explain the connection between encouragement and success? In the story they was not receiving any encouragement therefore they gave up on life. Encouraging someone can play an important part in someone’s life and that could lead to success or it either can go in the opposite direction. The connection between the two are you cannot have one without the other. 2. One of the most important ways we connect with

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    Unit 1 D6: Ideology‚ Conflict and Retreat; the USA in Asia‚ 1950-73 A: The Korean War‚ 1950-53; causes‚ course and consequences Background to the Korean War Korea had been under Japanese occupation since 1910. With the defeat of Japan in 1945 the USA and USSR agreed to divide the country into two zones along the 38th Parallel. The United Nations demanded free elections for the whole country and was supported by the USA which did not see this as a permanent division and believed that since

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    American antebellum South‚ though steeped in pride and raised in military tradition‚ was to be no match for the burgeoning superiority of the rapidly developing North in the coming Civil War. The lack of emphasis on manufacturing and commercial interest‚ stemming from the Southern desire to preserve their traditional agrarian society‚ surrendered to the North their ability to function independently‚ much less to wage war. It was neither Northern troops nor generals that won the Civil War‚ rather

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    for the Koreans it wasn’t going so well. Korea was being controlled by Japan during World War II. Japan fell apart during World War II‚ Korea was finally free and could be its own country. But United States wanted to put in a new government in to help the Koreans. The Soviet Union agreed to put in a new government but just a different kind. The Soviet Union wanted a communist government put in‚ but the U.S. wanted a democratic put in. This soon led to the first war. In the 1940s North Koreans decided

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    events of the Cold war‚ many proxy wars began to engulf disputed‚ independent nations that were considered of importance. Two major wars being the Vietnam war‚ and the Korean war. The cause of the United State’s involvement in both wars‚ was the attempt to fight the spread of Communism. The president of the US at the time of the Korean war‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ had an ideology that if a country became Communist‚ then Communism would spread to neighboring countries. Which influenced the United States

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