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  • Participation of Blacks in the Civil War

    Participation of Blacks in the Civil War

    The foundation for black participation in the Civil War began more than a hundred years before the outbreak of the war. Blacks in America had been in bondage since early colonial times. In 1776, when Jefferson proclaimed mankind’s inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; the institution of slavery had become firmly established in America. Blacks worked in the tobacco fields of Virginia, in the rice fields of South Carolina, and toiled

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    Submitted: March 6, 2010 By: Jon
  • A Man’s Vision of Love: An Examination of William Broyles Jr.’s Esquire Article - Why Men Love War

    A Man’s Vision of Love: An Examination of William Broyles Jr.’s Esquire Article - Why Men Love War

    A Man’s Vision of Love: An Examination of William Broyles Jr.’s Esquire Article “Why Men Love War” History 266 Sec 004 The University of Michigan 11-22-2000 Prepared For Ken Swope Prepared By Mike Martinez “Men love war because it allows them to look serious. Because they imagine it is the one thing that stops women laughing at them. In it they can reduce women to the status of objects. This is the great distinction

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: July
  • World War II

    World War II

    At the end of World War I the victorious nations formed the League of Nations for the purpose of airing international disputes, and of mobilizing its members for a collective effort to keep the peace in the event of aggression by any nation against another or of a breach of the peace treaties. The United States, imbued with isolationism, did not become a member. The League failed in its first test. In 1931 the Japanese,

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Fonta
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    The European surge for expansion in the 17th and 18th century, primarily dominated by England, France, and Spain, created tension among these nations and led to a “Great War for Empire”. This war, also known as the Seven Years’ War, included the Native American tribes, the British and French colonists, and the French and British militaries. Fighting in all areas of the world, the war eventually ended in the French defeat and the end of

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Jon
  • Causes of the American War of Independence

    Causes of the American War of Independence

    The American Revolution is usually seen as being the same thing as the American War for Independence, starting in 17 with the battle of Lexington and ending in 1783 with the treaty of Paris. This popular misconception has lead to the most important has lead to the real revolution being forgotten, the change in the way countries are governed and the ideas that lead to it. With the end of the French and Indian wars,

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Jack
  • War on Terrorism

    War on Terrorism

    The New Threat To World Peace Terrorism. Terrorism and terrorists are defined as people who cause death and destruction through means of bombs and hostage taking who bassically cause terror for religious reasons or another cause they see just. After the end of the cold war people claimed that there was no threat to world peace .They were wrong however on September 11th 2001 all their views changed. On September 11th 2001 two planes were

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Chocolate War

    Chocolate War

    Jerry Renault, a freshman at Trinity High School, has a confrontation with the school gang, The Vigils. The Vigils, headed by Archie Costello, specialize in making assignments that other students have to complete. These assignments vary, depending on the person, and intend to inflict as much psychological injury as possible. Early in the book, Jerry's friend known as The Goober gets an assignment from The Vigils. He sneaks into one of the classrooms at night

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Thirty Years War Term Paper

    Thirty Years War Term Paper

    Thirty Years War The Thirty Years war was a series of battles that lasted from 1618 to 1648. This war was one of the great conflicts of early modern European History of this time 1. The opponents during the Thirty Years war The House Of Austria, The Hapsburg Holy Roman Emperors Ferdinand II and Ferdinand II together with their Spanish cousin Philip 1V 2. During the war of thirty years, the Hapsburgs were opposed by

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Fatih
  • The Opium War

    The Opium War

    "The Opium War was not about Opium. It was either about the clash of two cultures, or about Britain's desire to expand the trade. It might have been fought over any substance, even molasses or rice." By 1804 China's purchase of opium had exceeded her ability to sell native products such as tea. This trade imbalance led to a net outflow of silver specie, which destabilized the national economy. This damaging economic aspect of the

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Jack
  • World War I: The Significant Turning Point

    World War I: The Significant Turning Point

    World War I: The Significant Turning Point On June 28 1914 a spark was set off in Sarajevo which would become an explosion throughout the world. The event that led to World War One was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. A Serbian nationalist secret society, also known as the Black Hand, was who was responsible for Ferdinand's death. This spark would set off a "mechanical series of events that

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Jessica
  • The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War The Vietnam War Student unrest and the Vietnam War In the middle 1960s, every male in America had to register for Selective Service Draft at age 18. He would then be eligible for the draft and could be inducted into the Army for a period of two years. If you were a college student, you could receive a deferment and would be able to finish college without the fear of being drafted.

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) was found, named and treated in the late 1960's. The term "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome" is used to describe a lifelong set of physical, mental and neurobehavioral birth defects associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Most women are not aware of the many complications that can occur during pregnancy. Many pregnant women continue drinking right throughout their pregnancy, ignoring the fact that they could damage, and pose problems to

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    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Weapons of the American Civil War

    The Weapons of the American Civil War

    The Weapons of the American Civil War The Civil War, also called The War Between the States, was one of the bloodiest wars in American history. What made the Civil War such a massacre? The Civil War was such a bloodbath because the technological advances were so far superior to the tactics of the infantry, that the weapons virtually obliterated the soldiers. Soldiers would form lines known as a battalions. In these battalions, soldiers would

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    Submitted: March 10, 2010 By: Fatih
  • War of 1812 Causes

    War of 1812 Causes

    Ever since the American Revolution, there was a bitter friction between the United States and Great Britain. This detestation of each other was finally acted out when President Madison declared war on Great Britain on June 14, 1812, thus beginning the War of 1812. The Unites States was tired of getting harassed on the seas, had a strong will to expand, and felt too much pride to let Great Britain get away with everything they

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    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Luigi Pirandello War

    Luigi Pirandello War

    Luigi Pirandello War “War,” written by Luigi Pirandello, is a short story focusing on the tragic repercussions that World War I had on thousands of families. This short story is set on a train and involves four different families who discover the cruel reality of losing a loved one by listening to a traveling companion’s own grief about the war and the effect it has on him. It is suggested that Pirandello uses his literary

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    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: Jessica
  • The Civil War

    The Civil War

    The American Civil War started with Abraham Lincoln's victory in the presidential election of 1860, which triggered South Carolina's secession from the Union. Leaders in the state had long been waiting for an event that might unite the South against the antislavery forces. Once the election returns were certain, a special South Carolina convention declared "that the Union now subsisting between South Carolina and other states under the name of the "United States of America'

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    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: regina
  • Reality of the Vietnam War

    Reality of the Vietnam War

    Reality of the Vietnam War During the Vietnam War the reality of warfare brought many soldiers back to a home that didn't want them. Their feelings torn by atrocities, the loss of friends, and the condition of loneliness only made the experience worse. Did the issues on the home front affect the issues on the frontline? The novel Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers is a perfect example of the conflict and diversity among other

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    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: Monika
  • Cold War Research Essay

    Cold War Research Essay

    Towards the end of the Second World War, three of the world’s leading powers came together with their main interest being to defeat Nazi Germany. The Big Three of the Grand Alliance was made up of the leaders of the United States, Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom which included Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill (Duiker & Jackson, p. 712). The Big Three held two major conferences to plan the defeat and division of Nazi Germany

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    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: Tommy
  • World War 2

    World War 2

    Oral Report I chose the easy route of interview my grandpa (Dean Randel) who served in World War II as flight deck operator that signaled the aircraft and got them ready for flight. He was station in San Diego on the USS Wisconsin which was of course a aircraft carrier. As I grew up he always told me stories of the good times he had with buddies and just living the good life. This is

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    Submitted: March 11, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Writings on History: The Causes of The Civil War

    Writings on History: The Causes of The Civil War

    Writings on History: The Causes of the Civil War The Civil War is a much studied topic in American history and the cause or causes of the war are hotly debated. Interpretations as to why the war between the states have evolved over time, from the arguments of historian and future vice president Henry Wilson shortly after the conclusion of the war to the arguments of current scholars in the field, the causes of the

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    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: Mike
  • War on Terror

    War on Terror

    Understanding the war on terror First I am going to write about the history of terror, then about how it works and operates, and last how Al-Qaeda works in modern times. A History of Terrorism The use of violence has been used since the beginning of history, however, the developing of terror in modern era as a mass terror started against the French monarchy. After the French Revolution the next developmental stage came in Russia

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    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: Edward
  • Hitler and World War 2

    Hitler and World War 2

    Adolf Hitler was a man who tried to make society perfect. He longed for everybody to have blonde hair and blue eyes. He demolished the humans that he pictured imperfect, and to make up for the losses he created breeding camps for the highest "top quality" people. Yet he himself was not even what he considered perfect, but was quite the opposite. He was dictator and leader of the German Nazi movement. He was born

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    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: Mike
  • England and the American Civil War

    England and the American Civil War

    In April 1861, the United States declared a state of insurrection against the Confederacy of rebellious southern states. In Europe, the ordeal was referred to as “The American Question.” The question could not be evaded; a choice had to be made between neutrality and intervention. European attitudes towards the American Civil War would have a significant effect on the war’s ultimate outcome (Randall and Donald 355). Throughout the early months of the conflict, the

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    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: Yan
  • Was World War II Inevitable in 1939?

    Was World War II Inevitable in 1939?

    Was World War II inevitable in 1939? In the early hours of the 1st September 1939 German forces invaded Poland. 21 years after the end of World War I, the world had to face the beginning of another world war that should last 6 years. World War II was one of the most disastrous events in human history causing approximately 60 million deaths and destruction almost all over the globe (msn Encarta 2008). Winston Churchill

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    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Franco-Prussian War

    Franco-Prussian War

    The Franco-Prussian War was a conflict which took place from July 19, 1870 until May 18, 1871. The war was between France and Prussia; Russia also had the North German Confederation and multiple South German states. France’s cause of war had to deal with Prussia refusing to follow the words of the French by stating that they would never put a Hohenzollerns to the Spanish throne. The Prussian King Wilhelm gave Otto Von Bismarck the

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    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: Venidikt

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