... . The United States has made decisions just like other countries, where they think they are helping their people, when in reality they are hurting themselves, and others. One situation where war is in dire need would be if the country was threatened by another country. For example: being threatened to be bombed, over run, anything that would over-throw the current ... are reasons why countries should not go to war. For example: Civil war is not needed. There is no reason that people should go to war within themselves because what they believe is right. Well that's a bad example. Some civ...

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... two finalists in the competition are from bracket II, the "Civil War", and from bracket III, "World War I". Despite the significant implications of World War I and the fact that the Civil War occurred over one hundred years ago, the Civil War remains as the most important event in American history. Unlike the Civil War, World War I was not fought on U.S. soil, the fate of the Union was not in ... speculation was rampant. The cumulative effect of these conditions would lead to an unequal distribution of wealth and set the stage for the Great Depression. The economic implications of the C...

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... what they were fighting for to begin with. With the Civil War in the United States, everyone said the war was about states" rights when the deeper meaning of the war was mostly about the slavery of African -Americans. No war, of course, is a good war but some have to be fought, such as W.W.II and the Civil War, because there is always a hidden meaning for which people ... anyone could have fought. This is the worst of all wars because brothers kill brothers, and enemies and friends look and act the same. In the American Civil War, the Confederates and Union soldiers both used spies to g...

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... essay will give an overview of those years and some of the roles the United States played in the international political scene. AFTER THE CIVIL WAR There were tremendous political, economic, social, and legal changes that occurred between the years of 1865 and 1877. These changes, including the Reconstruction ... , began around the time of the Civil War and only continued to escalate after it had ended. Indeed, there were quite a few conflicts that came out of -- as well as were solved by -- the war, but some of the most instrumental had to do with how ... high between Spain and the Unit...

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... usually driven by hate with low intentions of peace). Not all acts of violence are peace motivated though. Only when morality is present can a war hold a just cause which then presents a new question. What is moral? Opinions may differ with each culture. What one group believes morally right ... in its train and made the mistake of losing their site of serenity. To this day, Middle Eastern problems have yet to cease and war has failed to result in peace. Yet again history repeats itself as the blame rests on the formula that hatred toward dissimilar beliefs and ... a refusal of compromis...

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... between Fascism and Communism but towards the end, Fascism was not applied by the government. There were two opposing sides during the Spanish Civil War, the Nationalists and the Republicans. The Nationalists controlled the ideology of Fascism and the Republicans controlled the ideology of communism. As these major groups quarreled over military and revolutionary policy ... ...

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... the world into the society it is today. Nothing would be the same, without the history that has happened to our world. The Franco-Prussian War that happened in 1870 to 1871, was a conflict between France and Prussia that signaled the rise of German military power and imperialism. It was ... directed by Otto von Bismarck as part of his plan to create a unified German Empire. The French emperor, Napoleon III, declared war on Prussia on July 19th 1870, because his military advisers told him that the French army could defeat Prussia and that such a victory would restore his ... declining po...

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... professions as medical care was vital if the soldiers on the Western Front were to be able to fight for the country. Subsequently, in the post-war years, The Representation of the People Act gave women the right to vote provided that they were of the age of 30 and they were married to ... 1928 when women were given the right to vote at the age of 21, on equal grounds with men. This change was brought about by the war because of the Sex Disqualification Act of 1919 opening up more employment opportunities for women. This showed that women were able to be trusted to make ... to domestic wo...

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... organizing the home front. The service men needed clothing, food, weapons, and proper medical attention. The Council of National Defense set up the War Industries Board in order to meet all these needs. The Fuel Administration encouraged coal production and limited its use. The Food Administration urged greater ... after the attack at Pearl Harbor the Japanese declared war on the United States and Great Britain. Once the United States was fully committed to the war in December of 1941, patriotism soared in American society. Americans" willingness to carry out blackout and civil defense dr...

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... best in Europe. During this time Germany found ways of getting around the Treaty of Versailles by getting Sweden, Spain, and others to build war materials for them. The army was made loyal to the state and not the government. With the country having a strong economy, an elite ... depression and sent all available supplies to Europe while continuing to produce more, it rallied its people and mobilized its army for war. After the war the United States had a better economy then any other country in the world and its people gained new benefits. The GI ... white American veterans who served ...

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How the world plunged into war six years after Hitler gained power. World War I was meant to be the war to end all wars but in 1933 when Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, it was clear that the peace would be shortly lived. Despite Germany playing a large role, ... of other powers such as Japan, Italy and Russia, the failure of the league of nations, and the passiveness of the democracies all contributed to the outbreak of World War II in 1939. The death of President Hindenburg in 1934 resulted in Adolf Hitler becoming dictator of Germany. To gain support of the army he eliminated Roe...

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... the way they were seen at the time. Historians describe the period between 1914 and 1945 as a birth of mass culture, resulting in fresh forms of popular expression. During World War I and II, the making of masses into a historically powerful force was the most significant event of this time period. The rise of masses heralded the onset of a new phase of ... to go mad. In a painting by Pablo Picasso titled Guernica, Picasso paints a vivid symbol of the violent twenty years between World War I and World War II. Depicting the bombing of the unarmed town of Guernica by Nazi planes during th...

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... Address". In Earnest Hemingway's essay "From a Farewell to Arms", he expresses his opinion that he does not agree with war. Hemingway wrote this essay, about the tragedy and destruction during World War I, in 1929. He feels that there is nothing sacred about the men who lost their lives while fighting for their country ... clearly gets his point across in this essay that he strongly disapproves of the war and that he does not believe that war is beneficial. In Abraham Lincoln's speech "The Gettysburg Address", the American people were informed of the American Civil War that was taking pl...

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... /page-01.html, Andrew Gregorovich) due to the fact of having the greatest human losses and greatest material damage. From the actions of World War II the Ukrainian nation had to rebuild their economy, population and find a way to still maintain their culture under the influence of the Soviet Union ... . Ukraine was the country who had suffered the most material damage in World War II, meaning that they were left in an economic crisis. The military occupation of the Nazis and the "Scorched Earth" policy enforced ... both by Hitler and Stalin had left Ukraine's economy and cultural wealth ...

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... terrorist group known as the Black Hand assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. This act was the event that essentially sparked the beginning of World War I. However, the assassination was not the one and only reason behind such a massive conflict. There were underlying issues that all together helped push the ... European nations to battle. With all things considered, the First World War was caused by the struggle for military power, the intense feelings of national pride and the need to build and expand empires. One of the ... that reason only, Germany must have a powerful ...

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... were four underlying causes of WWI; the Alliance System, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Militarism. Out of the four, I think the most important cause of World War I was Militarism. The first underlying cause for WWI was the alliance system among the European countries. There are countries in Europe that were evolving at ... showed their belief and full devotion to their country. For example, "God Save the Tsar!" was the Russian's National Anthem during World War I (Doc 5). The lyrics expresses the Russian's desire for the long lasting of the Russian Monarch and defend them from their enem...

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... the German Otto von Bismarck. The alliance system entangled the involved countries with treaties and agreements that often contradicted each other, causing conflict between a few countries to escalate into a World War. Imperialism also posed a problem, as the most powerful nations in the world were scrambling to colonize and militarize then-under-developed nations in Africa, South America, Asia, and the Pacific ... . With nearly all of the great military powers rubbing shoulders to build up their own empires, a confrontation was inevitable. Yet another cause for World War I was the assas...

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... citizens of the United States, although the American public was in an uproar. In 1916 President Wilson was re-elected having campaigned on an antiwar and pro-neutrality platform, the war in Europe had left millions dead with neither side poised to achieve victory. By the spring of 1917 neutrality did not seem to be feasible any longer. The unrestricted submarine ... he believed necessary to achieve a lasting peace in Europe and globally. These points became known as Wilson's "Fourteen Points." Some of the points were obvious for ending the war the removal of German troops from Belgium, ...

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... Rival-Alliance with the French. This entanglement of the alliances threatened Germany as well and therefore threatened the peace in Europe and lead to World War 1. In 1900, Kaiser Wilhelm the second proposed a new policy called "Weltpolitik" a foreign policy of colonial expansion and imperialism. After ... immense in size. This enforcement caused tension between Germany and Britain; (Naval Race) 1906-1912, which makes Britain partially responsible for the World War 1. Moreover, in 1905 Alfred von Schlieffen a minister proposed another plan called "The Schlieffen Plan" which proposed to pu...

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... didn't improve one bit, along with losing their right to vote. The tense issues between Anglophones and Francophones that developed during the war were never forgotten. The conscription crisis caused bitter tension between them, resulting in the French Canadians turning against federal government and causing riots ... were or anything else." The Wartime Elections Act in 1917 allowed women related to servicemen the ability to vote during the war. After the war ended, all of the effort women put into their contributions resulted in them receiving suffrage. Beginning in January of 1916, wome...

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... retaliation to attacks on American assets and both ended in America providing a safe and democratic environment for people to reestablish themselves in. While war was tearing Europe apart seam by seam, America stood by watching and observing. President Wilson felt that America was not under attack from ... United States' ships in the Atlantic, and as a result, American lives were being lost. Soon following the Zimmerman note, America officially entered the war in 1917. Fast forward to 2001, the United States was attacked on home soil by a terrorist organization. On that September day in l...

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... the rest of Europe due to treaties that obligated them to defend one another. Austria-Hungary signed war pact with Germany while Serbia with Russia (U.S.S.R) France and Britain (The Alliance). The Great War ended with the Germans signing the treaty of Versailles to the Alliance on the 28th of June 1919 ... the Germans sent back complaints related to the Treaty, the Allied forces ignored it. The Treaty stated that Germany was to be fully responsible for the war, they were to take on the blame; these following countries France, Belgium, Poland, Denmark and Czechoslovakia took their territo...

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... or ethnic groups living in Russia at the time. There were groups such as the Slavs, Jews, and the Turks living in Russia before World War 1 erupted (Spartacus Educational). Being so diverse and from all over the world and from different backgrounds, there were many minor languages spoken, but ... assist the French forces, yet was forced out of Eastern Prussia with a devastating defeat and loss of man power (Firstworldwar.com.). During the war Russia used a much defined variation of weaponry. They used the Mosin Nagant that was assigned to the majority of infantry men. Then they also ......

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... Czechoslovakia, and Poland, while all the countries were surrounding Germany. These pieces of evidence support the idea that military restrictions helped cause World War II because Germany had no military power and Germany was being overpowered by the nearby countries. A second way the Versailles Treaty treated Germany harshly ... , and finally 1933 Germany paid no money and Hitler came to power. This evidence supports the idea that economic reparations helped cause World War II because it made Germany angry and humiliated them for paying billions of dollars worth of destruction. It also...

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... changes occurred virtually and differently, also were somehow permanent and had a long-lasting effect which also helped to inform the nowadays society. The World War I was a pivotal time for women, because it gave women an opportunity to prove themselves in a male-dominated society, doing more than cleaning ... the house and tending to the children. With so many men going to war, there was a large gap in employment and, in response women came in to replace the men. The YMCA, which stands for Young Women's ... two posters together, where one of them demonstrating women workers worked as...

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