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  • Canada’s Involvement with the War in Iraq

    Canada’s Involvement with the War in Iraq

    CANADA’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE WAR WITH IRAQ CANADA’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE WAR WITH IRAQ Since the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, U.S allies have been faced with many new decisions. Canada is one of the closest allies of the United States and has long shared the same goals, making the controversy surrounding the U.S. war with Iraq one of importance for the Canadian parliament and its citizens. Questions of justification and

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Tommy
  • War on Life

    War on Life

    Over 3,000 troops have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the war on terror began. Many people want to bring the troops home and end the war because too many young men and women are losing their lives. Yet, in over 30 years more than 50 million people have been killed in a much more “accepted” war. This war being waged on life is otherwise known as the controversial abortion issue. This moral conflict

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    Essay Length: 564 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • Heroes of the Trojan War

    Heroes of the Trojan War

    Heroes of the Trojan War: What is a hero really? Everyone has their own beliefs about what a hero is, but the beliefs greatly vary from each other. In the movie Troy for example, lots of people think that Achilles is a hero because he is such a great warrior. In reality though, someone needs to be a lot more than a great weapon-handler to be a hero. A hero is a man of distinguished

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    Essay Length: 546 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Top
  • Great Battles and Leaders of the Second World War

    Great Battles and Leaders of the Second World War

    Great Battles and Leaders of the Second World War Just who is Winston Churchill? Sir Winston Churchill was one of the most influential leaders of the World War II time period. He was the prime minister of England, a Nobel Prize winner, and an amazing writer. He is a man of many gifts, however of all of his amazing talents, his greatest asset was his way of using words. With his words and writings he

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Jack
  • Ethics of War in Iraq

    Ethics of War in Iraq

    Ethics in Iraq On September 11, 2001 tragedy struck as hijackers took two commercial airliners hostage and subsequently flew them into the World Trade Center in New York City. The culprits were members of the terrorist group “Al-Qaeda”; a group focused in Afghanistan that was known for its violent hostility towards the United States. Feeling as though they posed an even greater threat to the safety of American Citizens, President George W. Bush declared war

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Yan
  • The Dragon Enters the War

    The Dragon Enters the War

    The Dragon Enters the War In June 1950, a few months after the announcement of the Beijing-Moscow alliance, the Korean crisis erupted. Early in October, shortly after the South Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, the CCP made a final decision to enter the Korean War to fight the American-led international forces. What precipitated Beijing's decision to invade Korea? What were the CCP's motives and objectives in taking part in the Korean conflict ? What

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • Mexican American War

    Mexican American War

    The Mexican-American War was driven by the idea of "Manifest Destiny" (Which is the belief that America had a God-given right to expand the country's borders from sea to sea) This belief would eventually cause a great deal of suffering for many Mexicans, Native Americans and United States citizens. Following the earlier Texas War of Independence from Mexico, tensions between the two largest independent nations on the North American continent grew as Texas eventually became

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Vika
  • Living in the Mid-Nineteenth Century in England

    Living in the Mid-Nineteenth Century in England

    Living in the Mid-Nineteenth Century in England Dan Rondeau History 101 Robb Haberman October 29, 2004 Looking out the window, it's still dark, but I can see the slightest glow from the sun off in the distance. Dreading the fact that I have to get up and work another 12 hours, I seem to drag myself off the hard, uncomfortable floor and wake up. Our living condition is horrible. Our house is barely a place

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Japan Changes from Military Power to Economic Power After World War II

    Japan Changes from Military Power to Economic Power After World War II

    Japan Changes From Military to Economic Power after World War II Japan was controlled by an emperor people thought to be god before the World War II. They were technologically advanced in military weaponry and armory. The country was control by military power for years and had plans to dominate the world. Not until when the United State join the World War II, the fate of Japan changed forever. Japan suffered a quick defeat by

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mike
  • Containment and the Cold War

    Containment and the Cold War

    Containment and the Cold War In February 1946, George F. Kennan, an American diplomat in Moscow, proposed a policy of containment. Containment is the blocking of another nation’s attempts to spread its influence. During the late 1940s and early 1950s the United States used this policy against the Soviets. The United States wanted to take measures to prevent any extension of communist rule to other countries. The conflicting U.S. and Soviet aims in Eastern

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: David
  • Were Economic Factors Primarily Responsible for Nineteenth-Century British Imperialism?

    Were Economic Factors Primarily Responsible for Nineteenth-Century British Imperialism?

    Were Economic Factors Primarily Responsible for Nineteenth-Century British Imperialism? In society today the almighty dollar is what motivates most people's actions. However, there are other reasons that can promote a change within a system such as morals, religious beliefs, values, and ethics. During the nineteenth century, society was not much different from that of the present day as the economy remains one of the most important parts of the country. This is evident in the

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Controversial Issues: Justifying the Persian Gulf War

    Controversial Issues: Justifying the Persian Gulf War

    Controversial Issues: Justifying the Persian Gulf War On January 16, 1991 the Gulf War had officially started, and for good reason. In August of 1990, Saddam Hussein sent armies to Kuwait, to take it over. When the United States had unwittingly given Saddam help when fighting against the Iranians, we had also given him a military that was one of the world's largest and most lethal. And so, when Saddam did not comply with the

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Civil War Reconstruction

    Civil War Reconstruction

    The period of Reconstruction began immediately after the Civil War and ended in 1877. This era is known for the advancements made in favor of racial equality. These improvements included the fourteenth amendment, “this law guaranteed that federal and state laws would apply equally and unequivocally to both African Americans and whites” (civil-war.ws), and the fifteenth amendment, which granted freedmen to vote. With the end of Reconstruction in 1877, the Republican Party lost control of

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Kevin
  • 19th Century Industrialization

    19th Century Industrialization

    19th Century Industrialization Nineteenth Century Industrialization During the second half of the nineteenth century, the United States experienced an urban revolution unparalleled in world history up to that point in time. As factories, mines, and mills sprouted out across the map, cities grew up around them. The late nineteenth century, declared an economist in 1889, was "not only the age of cities, but the age of great cities." Between 1860 and 1910, the urban population

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Yan
  • War with Iraq: Is It Worth It?

    War with Iraq: Is It Worth It?

    What does the United States have to gain from a war with Iraq? Supporters of a war with Iraq say it will help prevent the risk of an attack by a weapons of mass destruction developed by Iraq. Critics of a military action that say nothing will be gained, and the U.S. just wants to obtain the oil that Iraq controls. They claim that casualties will be too costly for America to afford. Nonetheless, America

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Kevin
  • War and Suffering

    War and Suffering

    You have discovered one of the most comprehensive on-line collections of speech texts of contemporary American History. Here you can read the speeches and backgrounds of many of the most influential and poignant speakers of the recorded age. To help put each speaker in historical context, we have also provided a brief timeline of historical events. To learn about the speaker and what he or she was talking about, click on the background link. To

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Civil War

    Civil War

    Early registration for Wikimania 2008 is now open. American Civil War From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Ten things you may not know about Wikipedia •Jump to: navigation, search American Civil War Top left: Rosecrans at Stones River, Tennessee; top right: Confederate prisoners at Gettysburg; bottom: Battle of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Date April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865 Location Principally in the Southern United States Result Union victory; Reconstruction; slavery abolished Belligerents United States

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Southern Women in the Civil War

    Southern Women in the Civil War

    Women during the Civil War were forced into life-style changes which they had never dreamed they would have to endure. No one was spared from the devastations of the war, and many lives were changed forever. Women in the south were forced to take on the responsibilities of their husbands, carrying on the daily responsibilities of the farm or plantation. They maintained their homes and families while husbands and sons fought and died for their

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

    Oliver Hazard Perry- oversaw the construction of a small fleet. He led the forces in the Battle of Lake Erie. Battle of Lake Erie- was led by Captain Oliver Hazard Perry. Lasted 3+ hours and both sides suffered heavy casualties. British surrendered. Battle of the Thames- US troops led by General Harrison charged into British defenses. Indians suffered heavy casualties. Indian forces retreated. This broke British power in the Northwest and secures the Canadian border.

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Tommy
  • The War in Iraq

    The War in Iraq

    The war in Iraq People have lost sight of the war in Iraq. They have forgotten about September 11, 2001. The day that Islamic terrorists hi-jacked three airplanes and used two of them as missiles to destroy the World Trade Center. The third was heading to Washington, D.C. but was foiled and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Saddam Hussein the cruel and hated dictator of Iraq praised the al-Qaeda for the attack. On September

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Edward the Third and Hundred Hears War

    Edward the Third and Hundred Hears War

    Edward the Third and Hundred Hears War April 09, 2008 INTRODUCTION The Hundred Years' War was fought for 116 years during the years 1337 to 1453 between the British and the French for the throne of France. The throne had fallen vacant after the lineage of the Capetian French kings fell vacant. The main contenders for the throne were the Plantagenet from England and the Valois from France. It was during the reign of King

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Top
  • The Cold War Climate and the Domino Effect

    The Cold War Climate and the Domino Effect

    The Cold War Climate and the Domino Theory During World War II, the U.S. and the Soviet Union (Russia and its member states) - the U.S.S.R. - were allies against Germany and Japan. They won the war together. But the two countries had very different ideas on governing. The U.S. believed in the right of people to elect their leaders and live freely; the U.S.S.R. believed in limited freedom and a strong, dominant central government.

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Jon
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War The Vietnam War was the longest war in America's history of involvement. Twenty years of hell, land mines, cross-fire, and death. Vietnam was divided by the Geneva Accord. The north being communist run by Ho Chi Minh. The south being anti-Communist run by Ngo Dinh Diem. Before Vietnam was separated, it was run by France. France had ruled most of Indochina since the late 1800s. The Vietnamese were unhappy with the way

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Max
  • Reasons for the Cold War

    Reasons for the Cold War

    The Cold War With the aim of preventing East Germans from seeking asylum in the West, the East German government in 1961 began constructing a system of concrete and barbed-wire barriers between East and West Berlin. This Berlin Wall endured for nearly thirty years, a symbol not only of the division of Germany but of the larger conflict between the Communist and non-Communist worlds. The Wall ceased to be a barrier when East Germany ended

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    Essay Length: 1,264 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Victor
  • War

    War

    War War is a major issue no matter where you go. Whether you are in America or in France there is always talk about war. Arguments are found in newspapers, magazines, and on television. Anti-war opinions run as high as pro-war opinions and often people are divided by their view on the subject. Justice often is compromised because of these arguments while feelings are often put to the test. Some say war separates a nation

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Top

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