World War I was known as the European war but soon, countries beyond Europe's border became involved in the upheaval. ... The Germans believed that by asking Mexico to declare war on America this would keep America busy so that they would not be able to enter the war in Europe. ... America declared war on Germany in April 1917, two days after the U.S. senate voted 82 to 6 to do so, and the U.S. house of representatives endorsed this decision and voted 373 to 50 in favor so America entered World War I officially. When America entered the war it immediately joined its allies Britain, France...

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Over the years it has been a debated issue on whether the United States could have entered the war sooner and thus have saved many lives. ... The US did not enter the war until they were truly directly affected by the war. ... Like any war when you are not the aggressor, but the defender, to enter the war you have to be provoked. ... All the US needed to enter the war was an attack directly on America soil. ... Fortunately entering the war brought the US out of the Depression. ...

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There are many justifiable, and economical reasons why our nation entered the first Great War. It was considered the first Great War because it was fought between two great powers, which are the Allies and the Central. On April 2, 1917, the United States entered the tournament of world power. The US should've joined the war to pay back Germany for the attacks against the Americans. ... Due primarily to submarine warfare and the Zimmerman telegram, President Wilson asked Congress for permission to go to war, and on April 6, 1917, congress officially declared the war. ...

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One century earlier, America entered World War I for humanitarian reasons. The causes and consequences of World War I are related to those of the Iraq War because each war was entered due to humanitarian reasons, both were entered in retaliation to attacks on American assets and both ended in America providing a safe and democratic environment for people to reestablish themselves in. ... In 1917, the United States entered into war with Germany and its allies. ... " Each war was entered because of humanitarian reasons. ... Soon following the Zimmerman note, America officially entered the...

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Did you know, America's bloodiest battle fought on American soil, was the Civil War? The Civil War was fought between the northern states and the southern states. Many causes provoked the war, which would affect the nation for decades to come. ... In May of 1856, Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina entered the nearly empty senate chamber and beat Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner with a cane. ... Brown's attack was one of the final causes that sparked the Civil War. ...

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World War One, otherwise known as the "Great War- lasted from 1914 to 1918. There are many opinions as to what started the war, but I believe it was not just one event, but a chain of events that started the war. ... United States President Woodrow Wilson declared a U.S. policy of absolute neutrality on the same day Britain declared war, August 4th, an official stance that would last until 1917 when Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare - which seriously threatened America's commercial shipping - forced the U.S. to finally enter the war on April 6th, 1917. ... Two days...

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I"m against any war, and Vietnam War is no exception. ... There is always more that one point of view, and after I did some reading about Vietnam War, I became aware that there was some significant reason and very important reason which advocate why US entered this war. ... (Dodd 812) United States entered the war to oppose spread of communism in one of the key region of the world United States had to fight communism everywhere it can to protect it influence and maintain existing order. ... Stone in his "A Reply to the "White Paper", successfully criticizes US official report known as ...

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To give a greater understanding about the Cold War, this essay will gives a contrast of the Cold War and the post Cold War Worlds. It will provide some of the causes of the Cold War, the events in the early period and post Cold War, and lastly a contrast of the Cold War and the Post Cold War Worlds. ... In return, the Soviet agreed to enter the war against Japan after the war in Europe ended. ... One of the major early events on the Cold War was the Korean War in the 1950. ... During the 60s, there was an extension of the cold war, which is the Vietnam War. ...

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The Vietnam War was the longest war in which the United States took part. The war began in 1957 and ended in 1975. ... After the Second World War France attempted to re-establish control over Vietnam. ... Communists saw the Vietnam War as an extension of their struggle with France, as another attempt by a foreign power to rule Vietnam, and as a war of national liberation. ... troops entered Vietnam in March 1965. ...

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This problem that arose both during and after the Civil War, was whether or not the American Civil War was actually a civil war. ... Some people argue that the Civil War, fought between 1861 and 1865, was not an actual civil war at all. Nevertheless, the American Civil War was rightfully named, and was indeed a civil war. The Civil War was in fact a civil war for multiple reasons. ... In Article 1 Section 10 of the Constitution, it states that, "No state shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation. ...

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America also limited the production of war machinery to try to reduce the war among the states. ... It is where the war began, and America wanted to avoid this war. ... Next is the entrance of United States into World War II; America entered the war due to various reasons. ... America also entered the war to stop fascism and prove to them that democracy was still superior to their form of leadership, America however, imprisoned those were against the war by that time. ... Effects of Cold War The cold war had several effects on human beings and the earth as a whole. ...

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Austria declared war on Serbia, their Russian allies declared war on Austria. ... Russian allies France and Britain declared war on Germany and World War I began. ... The United States never declared war on Austria-Hungary and technically was only at war with Germany. ... The United States benefited from selling goods to Europe prior to entering the war and since it was not ravaged by the war was able to continue exports following the war. Prior to the war America was primarily a debtor nation but after the war, it became a creditor nation. ...

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There were Vivandières, women who aided in battle camps, and Confederate spies; however, the most popular job for women in the war were nurses ("Women's Role in the War Effort"). ... To continue, the most popular of the civil war nurses was Clara Barton. ... Clara Barton was a pioneer of the ideal that women could enter the work force and the epiphany of society carried to the present day to where women having jobs is now the societal norm. ... Because of the power given to women throughout the civil war, women carried on the power after the war ended. ... In conclusi...

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A war that is; but not just any war, a war between the United States and Iraq. ... But we won that war with our brilliant Desert Storm operation, didn't we? ... War, war, war, its nothing new to the English language, yet, why is such a small, three-letter word the source of so much pain and suffering? ... (under Bush's and Powell's lead) has hastily entered itself into a conflict with an old enemy/ally: Iraq. ... We need oil, and therefore we need a war. ...

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Beginning in 1850, the sectional differences between the North and the South continued to cause friction in the nation, which eventually led to the inevitable civil war. ... The issue of slavery was debated yet again after the Mexican War in regard to the newly acquired land in the West. The Compromise of 1850 was created to appease both regions; it stated that California was to enter the Union as a free state but that Utah and New Mexico would decide upon the issue based on the concept of popular sovereignty (Document C). The concept of popular sovereignty seemed to be a good idea in theory; ...

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This war used 81.6 million tons of materials, 3.55 million tons of ammunition, and in U.S. dollars alone the war cost 22.5 billion dollars. ... An armistice is a formal agreement between warring parties to stop the fighting but this is not necessarily the end of a war. ... For the end of war, a peace treaty has to be discussed and agreed upon for the two countries to officially end the war and a peace treaty has still not been discussed for the 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement so technically, the Korean War is still going on today Now that we've cleared up some confusion, we can talk ...

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To understand the effect of post World War 2 on women, we must first explore how the war impacted women even before D-Day. ... With husbands, father, and brothers enlisting the need for women to enter the work force quickly grew. ... By the end of the war 1.2 million women had entered the workforce (Veterans Affairs Canada, 2013). ... Families remember post war times and the rashing and the need for stamps to obtain goods during the war. ... During the war children did their part by participating in salvage drives and selling war stamps. ...

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The Cold War is something that everyone has heard about yet most of us have no clue what the war was really about or why it was started or for that fact who even won the war. ... In 1965, American forces enter Vietnam and the Chinese support North Vietnam while the United States take the South's side. ... "The dominoes fall in the Cold War" (CNN). ... In conclusion, no one won nor lost the Cold War. ... In the end although, they both had maintained peace by not beginning World War III, which was one of the main goals of the Cold War. ...

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Going into the war, Tsar had the support of his whole nation. Everyone rallied behind him to go into battle (World War I). ... Alliances are usually made as a proactive approach to war, so you know who has your back if you happen to head into a war. ... At the start of World War I in 1914, all three of the Triple Entente entered it as  allies against the  Central Powers  Germany and  Austria-Hungary (What Were the Reasons for Russia Joining World War 1). ... The citizens were very positive about going into war. ...

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Chinese Intervention (1950) Chinese Communists destroyed any hope of a quick U.S victory when China entered the Korean War on November 25, 1950. ... The details in the Korean Armistice Agreement included: all open hostilities were to be ended, there were to be zero military equipment and forces within a 4000 meter wide zone on either side of the border, both sides are prohibited from entering the air, ground, or sea areas under control of the other, all prisoners of war and displaced persons were to be released, and established the Military Armistice Committee (MAC) to make sure the countries...

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Before America decided to join World War II, American ideas were harsh. ... This war was going to take lots of man power and funding. ... Women also got their chance to serve the war. ... Japans intent was to detour America into entering the war. ... Instead of America being scared and not entering the War America did the opposite and got right in the middle of the war and planned for retaliation. ...

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World War I, also known as The Great War, was from 1914-1918. ... The United States was reluctant in entering the war but ultimately numerous events led the US to declare war on Germany in 1917. ... They warned that if they sight ships attempting to enter the war zone they would be risking the chance on being sunk by German submarines. ... Woodrow Wilson declared war on Germany on April 2, 1917 and in his war message said the Americans were joining the war "to make the world safe for democracy." ... As reluctant as US was in entering the war, US had unintentionally sided with Britain; Woodrow ...

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The Vietnam War was between the of 1957-1975. ... The Vietnam War was the longest war the United States had ever participated in. ... The Vietnamese Communists called the war "a war of national liberation." ... The war had many stages. ... The women who entered the Vietnam War were often looking for adventures, seeing the world and to escape boredom. ...

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Tim Kahlor, a veteran from the Iraq war, was not always a deprived tormented young man fighting against the ideals of war until he experienced war's actual casualties. ... Paul relates to his primary reason for entering into the war, which was for his country, said by Kantorek. Paul's teacher, a trusted adult, lies to Paul and his class, like much of the youth who enter war. ... Comparing war to a disease makes war seem like the chance for survival is extremely low. ... This reveals that the soldiers are deprived of their bodily integrity before they have even entered into battle. ...

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Neutrality to war When World War 1 broke out in 1914, the United States attempted to remain neutral and was a strong advocate the neutral rights of nations. The U.S. liked to believe that the war was strictly a European conflict, but they would soon understand that they were inadvertently part of the war effort and entering war was inevitable. ... The U.S. was clearly profiting the most from the war though they were neutral. ... Then there was the Zimmermann Note, which revealed the German plot to ally with Mexico in the event that the United States the entered the war. Though the note was ...

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