WAR WAR. The very sound of those three letters can conjure up feelings and images of fighting‚ explosions‚ fear‚ sorrow‚ hate‚ and most importantly death‚ especially to those who have been in one or even two. But not everything associated with war is a bad thing. For some‚ war gives people hope‚ faith‚ understanding‚ and camaraderie‚ amongst other things. There are many reasons why a war starts. It could be a civil war‚ in which a whole singular country fights within itself or even
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In 1812 the young nation of the United States decided to dive into a fierce conflict with a powerful European nation again. Shortly after obtaining their independence from Britain‚ the overzealous young nation assuming an easy victory were unprepared for what laid ahead of them. The United States was recovering from an economic cutback which sparked a political backlash. Because of this meager time and the conspiring events happening across the ocean‚ citizens became precarious. Shortly after the
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The Civil War started because of uncompromising differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states. When Abraham Lincoln won election in 1860 as the first Republican president on a platform pledging to keep slavery out of the territories‚ seven slave states in the deep South seceded and formed a new nation‚ the Confederate States of America. The incoming Lincoln administration and most of the
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6: The War of 1812 After the American Revolution‚ the US is about to engage in another war. Britain was being more hostile to the US than ever before. Many conflicts have taken place between Britain and the US prior to the War of 1812. There were many forces that led to the Second War of Independence. British aggressions‚ land greed‚ and the War Hawks were all forces that led Americans to declare war on Britain in 1812. British aggressions were forces that led Americans to declare war on Britain
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The causes and impacts on British North America and the United States during the war of 1812. Abstract This paper consists of three statements based on the causes and impacts on British North America and the United States war in 1812. The first section will basically be an introduction of the British North America and the United States war. It will cover the important dates and information’s. For instance‚ when it happened and where the actual battles occurred. The second section is mainly about
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The First World War broke out in 1914‚ originally involving Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia. There were many reasons why the war started; some were long term causes related with the tensions between the countries of Europe‚ such as the conflicts between Britain and Germany and Russia and Austria-Hungary. However there was one short term cause which invoked all the existing tensions to break out in war‚ the assassination of the Archduke and Prince of Austria‚ Franz Ferdinand
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War of 1812 Essay Susan Henderson IB HOTA Mr. Feicht Throughout the 19th century‚ America transformed from a small‚ developing country into a world power. It was able to earn some credibility with other countries after it worked so hard to gain its independence in 1776. The United States also made many enemies after its monumental success. Acquisitions of land due to events such as The Louisiana Purchase‚ the Mexican Cession and the addition of Alaska‚ Florida‚ Oregon
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The question of whether the Civil War was an ’irrepressible’ or a ’repressible’ conflict has been a central issue of debate. Causes of the war have been variously identified as: 1) conflict over slavery 2) states rights and nationalism 3) differences between an industrial North and an agricultural South 4) the mistakes of blundering politicians and extremists (the ’repressible conflict’ argument) 5) a combination of several different factors‚ with chance and circumstance playing their part.
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The War of 1812 was one of the most significant battles in American history because it is where the U.S. proved that they were a nation that could unite and fight during battle. The War of 1812 was mainly fought between America and Great Britain with France being slightly involved. Although‚ America was independent from Britain‚ they were not necessarily allies either. In the end‚ not much was accomplished as far as gaining territory‚ however‚ this battle showed how America could stand her own.
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Entente). These allies were obligated to help one another if attacked. On June 28‚ 1914‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to Austro-Hungarian thrown was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb. On Saturday‚ July 18‚ 1914‚ Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia. The President of the United States‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ insisted on neutrality and did not want to get involved. Eventually the US pulled away from “absolute neutrality” and sided with Great Britain‚ France and Russia. War was still not declared‚ but
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