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  • Effects Of Civil War

    Effects Of Civil War

    When a war occurs, it takes years for the society or societies involved to return to a more normal, calm state. In the case of the American Civil War, many aspects of the country were disrupted after the war ended in 1865. Relations were strained, land had been destroyed, families torn apart, and much more. The economy struggled, and many Southerners did not want to accept a loss. The death count for the American Civil

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    Submitted: November 28, 2010
  • Compare And Contrast The Way Rupert Brooke And Wilfred Owen Approach The Subject Of War

    Compare And Contrast The Way Rupert Brooke And Wilfred Owen Approach The Subject Of War

    War Poetry: ÐŽ§Dulce Et Decorum EstЎЁ and ÐŽ§The SoldierЎЁ 2) Compare and contrast the way two writers have approached a similar subject Poems regarding the subject of war typically fall into one of two categories, ones that idealise and glorify war and ones that highlight the horror and cruelty of war. ÐŽ§The SoldierЎЁ by Rupert Brooke belongs to the first category, and ÐŽ§Dulce Et Decorum EstЎЁ by Wilfred Owen belongs to the second. Even

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    Submitted: November 29, 2010
  • Korea: Macarthur's War With Truman

    Korea: Macarthur's War With Truman

    Korea: MacArthur's war with Truman 1946-1952 The movie starts out with a pretty good background on the whole Korean War. It tells of how after WW II, Korea, at that time was ruled as a colony of Japan, was split along the 38th parallel. With the Russians controlling North Korea, and the U.S. backing South Korea. Both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. chose leaders from the countries to be more of a governor than a

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  • The War In Iraq

    The War In Iraq

    In April of 1920, Allied Nations coming out of World War I met at the San Remo Peace Conference. It was here that a mandate involving France's desire to hold Syria and Lebanon and Great Britain's desire to hold the lands of Palestine, Transjordan, and Mesopotamia was born. Britain's holdings were renamed Iraq, which was created out of the Ottoman provinces of Baghdad, Mosul, and Basra. In October of 1932, Iraq gained formal independence under

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  • Civil War Position Paper

    Civil War Position Paper

    To many people this Civil war meant many things. To one it may mean we are fighting for a good cause, the cause of freedom for all people of every race and ethnic back ground. To some it may mean we are fighting to keep things in order, the way we intend for them to be. But to me it was a War that meant we are fighting for a great cause freedom. Something that

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  • The Korean War

    The Korean War

    On June 25, 1950, a war broke out on the peninsula of North and South Korea. The causes of this war were mostly attributed to North Korea's attempted conquest of the entire Korean peninsula. North Korea invaded the South and thus began the Korean War. This was a war that ultimately involved the forces of the United States and numerous other countries. The Korean War cost the lives of 2,000,000 people in only three years.

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  • War Of The Worlds - Comparison Of Book To Film

    War Of The Worlds - Comparison Of Book To Film

    "The War of the Worlds" was written by H. G. Wells in 1898. The novel was then made into a movie in 1953. There are many similarities and differences between the two. This paper will explain some of the comparisons and constrasts between the two. When Wells wrote the book in 1898 there were no planes, vehicles were mainly horses, and space travel was far off in the future. When the movie was produced in

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  • Causes Of World War 1

    Causes Of World War 1

    The Great War World War I, also known as The Great War was a result of many complicated factors that intertwine and generally deal with economics, cultures, national politics and a complex web of alliances. The Great War was ignited when the heir to the Austrian throne, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, was assassinated. But first, there is a need to take a look at the preceding events that led up to World War I. Nation-states had

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    Submitted: November 29, 2010
  • American Indian Wars

    American Indian Wars

    American Indian Wars There is perhaps a tendency to view the record of the military in terms of conflict, that may be why the U.S. Army's operational experience in the quarter century following the Civil War became known as the Indian wars. Previous struggles with the Indian, dating back to colonial times, had been limited. There was a period where the Indian could withdraw or be pushed into vast reaches of uninhabited and as

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  • War In Iraq

    War In Iraq

    George W. Bush is asking Congress for $80 billion more for the failed Iraq war. Congress is gearing up to pour more money to "stay the course" of the past two tragic years. Tell your Member of Congress that not one more dime should go to waging war in Iraq. Instead, the U.S. must end the occupation, bring our troops home, and support Iraqi sovereignty. Many good-intentioned people in the United States say we can't

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  • War Notes

    War Notes

    1) British Capture Philadelphia * George Washington was a very impatient man. * George Washington and his troops camped at Brandywine Creek. * At 10:30 on September 11 they began battle again. * At 4:30 General How started battle with the Americans * In the end the Americans were over-powered. * September 26, 1777 Philadelphia occupied by the British. * In October the Americans descended on the British in Germantown 2) British Defeat at Saratoga

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  • Causes Of French Revoultionary War

    Causes Of French Revoultionary War

    The causes of the French Revolution, the uprising which brought the regime of King Louis XVI to an end, were manifold. France in 1789 was one of the richest and most powerful nations in Europe; only in Great Britain and the Netherlands did the common people have more freedom and less chance of arbitrary punishment. Nevertheless, the ancien rйgime was brought down, partly by its own rigidity in the face of a changing world, partly

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  • Cold War

    Cold War

    Cold War How did the cold war affect economic development in Europe, Asia and the U.S.? How did the "Welfare State" in Europe and the "Consumer Culture" in the U.S. relate to cold war developments? Include in your discussion the Soviet (command) and Western (market) economic models and the "commodity gap" v. "missile gap". One country in Europe that was affected by the cold war was the economic development of Germany. The cold war

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  • 30 Years War

    30 Years War

    The four stages of the Thirty Years' War, which was fought mostly in the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany), involved nearly all of the major powers of Europe, and was a war that used religion as a cover-up for politics. The war caused the demise of the Holy Roman Empire, and the rise of France as the new power in Europe. During the war new technologies also were used. The Thirty Year's War was ended

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  • World War 1

    World War 1

    Allies: the armies, primarily, of Britain, France, Russia and America. Armistice: November 1918 - an agreed cease-fire in the war that proved to be the end of the war ANZAC's: force from Australia and New Zealand. Suffered badly at Gallipoli. B Beatty, David: Admiral in the British Navy; fought at Jutland. Brest-Litovsk, Treaty of: signed between Russia and Germany. It took Russia out of the war in 1917 and took huge amounts of Russian land

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  • Why Did The Civil War Start?

    Why Did The Civil War Start?

    In this chapter I will try to find out why the Civil War actually started, and what the consequences of the war were. To find out this I need to know a little more about the history of the Civil War. The causes of most wars are often very complex, but in the America civil war it came down to two major issues, slavery and the protection of the Union. In the North, they were

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  • French War

    French War

    The French, after World War II wanted to control Indochina by returning the area to a pre-war colonial status, believing they were better suited to bring economic growth to that part of the world. The United States, a country which demanded self rule from England in 1776, plays the hypocrite by supporting France in order to secure Europe from Soviet expansion. How far does one go to stop another's ideological beliefs? Do countries that practice

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  • Reconstruction After Civil War

    Reconstruction After Civil War

    Reconstruction (1865-1877) 2 main issues: Reconstruction failed to alter the South's social structure or its distribution of wealth and power which disadvantaged African-Americans. Reconstruction left significant legacies, including the 14th and 15th amendments which would be used 100 years later to protect minority rights. 3 different kinds/plans: Executive Legislative Judicial Executive Reconstruction Lincoln 1863 Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (10% Plan) 10% of voters in 1860 election had to take oath of allegiance to Union

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  • Thw Cold War

    Thw Cold War

    The Cold War as it is called was a war that started because of tensions between the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union and its allies. The tensions that developed were primarily over military, political, cultural and social ideas that varied greatly between the two nations. Each Nation and its allies developed a distrust that would last for many years and introduce new military and political methods that would shape our future.

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  • Cola Wars

    Cola Wars

    Cola Wars: For Coca-Cola's Perspective Overview There is little doubt that the most spirited and intense competition in the beverage world is between Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co., the two main players in the carbonated soft drink (CSD) production market. The competition between the two giants has benefited not only the consumers but also the companies. By checking and challenging each other in the market, the competition has lead to improvement and diversification of products and

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  • World War Two At A Glance

    World War Two At A Glance

    World War Two, a war that changed the entire world, began, ominously, with the German invasion of Poland. It was the most costly war, in terms of human lives lost. It is estimated that about 55 million people died in the European theater during World War II. Globally a total of over 60 million people died in WWII and of those 60 million, more were civilian than soldiers. The war lasted for more than five

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  • Causes Of The American Civil War

    Causes Of The American Civil War

    Causes Of The American Civil War by Victoria Kent Four years of American bloodshed on American soil. Why? The reasons are varied. From the formation of America to 1860, the people in this country were divided. This division was a result of location and personal sentiments. Peace could not continue in a country filled with quarrels that affected the common American. There is a common misconception that the American Civil War was fought only over

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  • Cold War

    Cold War

    Many of the military technological advancements that have been made in the last 60 years can be attributed to the Cold War. Much of the technology developed during the period of the Cold War is still in use today by the military and government. Advancements in offensive technology are well known to just about everyone in the way of nuclear energy harnessed in the form of the nuclear bomb, but little is known about the

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  • Bush War

    Bush War

    ÐŽoBushЎЇs warÐŽ± For Democracy or for oil? President George W. Bush went to war with Iraq on 2003. His reasons for going to war were to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger. In my opinion, the war with Iraq was unnecessary and shows BushЎЇs aggressive attitude towards other Countries. He wasted billions of dollars to kill innocent lives instead of that money being used for other public

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  • War Rages On In Like Water For Chocolate

    War Rages On In Like Water For Chocolate

    War Rages On in Like Water for Chocolate Although wars are waged for many reasons, ultimately, wars are fought for one reason; freedom. It is no different in Laura Esquivel's magical realism Like Water for Chocolate. Just as this novel is staged during the time of the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1917, another war rages on in the confines of a family ranch and in the lives of the people who dwell there. Esquivel cleverly

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