The basic premises of the new alignment of the world developed in the final stages of the war. ... And the beginning of the clash of interests of the USSR and the USA in various parts of the globe, making the prospects of cooperation ghostly superpowers and actually marked the beginning of an era of confrontation. ... In addition, the United States played in the war, and as the largest creditor of the coalition, which after the war proved to be financially dependent on the United States. ... The establishment of the ruined economy of the country also participated huge army of prisoners of war....

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The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. ... Efforts at compromise failed, and both sides prepared for war. ... Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which made ending slavery a war goal. ... Union men mainly believed the war was to emancipate the slaves. ... The Revenue Act of 1861 introduced the income tax to help finance the war. ...

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World War I, a war fought to "destroy the axis of evil" and to resolve conflicts between belligerent countries, brought nothing but turmoil and numerous dilemmas to the warring nations; politically and economically. Immediately after the war, many people thought the war had made a safe environment for democracy in all countries. ... In the years following the end of World War I, Americans found themselves in an era, known as the "Roaring Twenties," where the people simply wished to detach themselves from the troubles of Europeans and the rest of the world. During the twenties, the economy was...

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Galatas of the History and Political Science Department at Georgia South Western State University The Era of Good Feelings: An Era of Idealism or Realism? The Era of Good Feelings was the national mood of the United States from 1815 to 1825, as first described by the Boston Columbian Centinel on July 12, 1817. The "era" generally is considered coextensive with President James Monroe's two terms (1817-25), it really began in 1815, when for the first time American citizens could afford to pay less attention to European political and military affairs. ... But by 1820 a longer era...

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The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. ... Efforts at compromise failed, and both sides prepared for war. ... Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which made ending slavery a war goal. ... Union men mainly believed the war was to emancipate the slaves. ... The Revenue Act of 1861 introduced the income tax to help finance the war. ...

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Revolution ended up being the relationship between the two, which promptly broke out as the Revolutionary War in 1775. ... Carolina but those requirements were abolished before the Civil war. ... The party quick to seize in time for the Civil war was the modern Republican Party, which was mainly favored in the northern states. The Democratic Party was also formed and generally favored by the southern states or states that opposed war. ... In this era religious associations increased sharply, the anti-slavery movement began, and moving closer to the civil war trade unions based on crafts em...

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The 1950's began with the first armed conflict of the Cold War, that is, the Korean War. ... This reversed the liberal trend of the Roosevelt and Truman period (1932-1952) This victory for the Republicans, which placed World War II General, Dwight D. ... Eisenhower served two terms in office and oversaw, perhaps, the most conservative era of the twentieth century, certainly since the pre World War I years. ... The overwhelming view of sex in this era, at least publicly, was that of a tool used for procreation not recreation. ... "# Although, here, the court does give some leeway in...

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To follow from that, what happened fifty- six years ago - the end of World War II. ... At the end of the Second World War, whole countries were left in disarray and destruction. ... Twenty years after the First World War had come to an end, realists has shown that the human element of greed and annihilation was too much for the Fourteen Points; World War 2 being the obvious and excruciatingly painful proof. ... Yet another irony both super powers did not want another war to start but they were plunging themselves into another war the Cold War. ... However the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, j...

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After the WWI formally ended on November 18, 1918, there was an ideological war still going on in the US. ... Nevertheless, the conscientious objectors were targeted in the Red Scare after the war. ... This split occurred when Europe entered the war. ... However, some of the more prominent American Socialists, strongly supported the war. ... After the war formally ended in 1918, all the groups which opposed the war came under fire. ...

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AMARICA IN THE 1960"S The sixties were an exciting, revolutionary, turbulent time of great social and technological change: assassination, unforgettable fashion, new musical styles, "Camelot", civil rights, women's liberation, a controversial and decisive war in Vietnam, the antiwar protest to go along with the war, space exploration and the space race, peace marches, flower power, great TV and film and sexual freedom, and of course the great baby boomers. ... In the sixties the "Cold War" was heating up. ... Many feel that because of Kenn...

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The definition of Historical Critical Theory is a work of literature has done something valuable if it sheds light upon an historic era, for example: Gone with the Wind, Ben Hur. ... When something is said to shed light upon an historical era it is referred to as the Historical Critical Theory. ... Other poems followed about the Civil War. ... {Whitman, 186} Whitman is shedding light upon an historical era of the American Civil War. ... It is clear that this is a poem about the Civil War. ...

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The streets were filled with all sorts of people from all different kinds of backgrounds to join in together to protest racism and the war in Afghanistan. ... The protest on September 29th was not just about protesting the war; it was about protesting the racism that was being promoted because of the war. ... Participating in the protest, marching from Freedom Plaza down to the Capitol, and actively supporting those who spoke out against war and racism are all things that I cannot do in the classroom. ... He had fled from Somalia when civil war broke out in his country. ... He held a hi...

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It was an era full of dark wallpapers and heavy velvety drapes in dark colors. ... Jewelry made out of hair was very popular in the Victorian Era, something that could be made at home or professionally, and seemed to identify with another age where sentimentality ruled and the artisanship was not industrialized but handcrafted; hairwork was made as a reaction to industrialization and the chaos it caused. ... In the 1800s, Victorian England was involved in two major conflicts while the three major battles in the United States were the Mexican American War from 1846-1848, the Civil War from 18...

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One of the most comprehensive factors that enhanced entry into the United States is the policies that were set after that Second World War. ... Despite the fact that the above connoted act was in favour of immigrants displaced by the World War II, there is a need to comprehend with the fact that the Act set a platform for the entry of other populations into the United States, even those who were not displaced by the war. Notably, the entry of Italy into the Second World War was characterized by a wider array of complexities aligned with diplomacy, ideology, and politics (Mass 38). ... More imp...

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Nixon "I don't see why we need some fancy French word in dealing with the Russians; we already have a word for it- Cold War.... Prior to Détente and the Nixon Administration, the American foreign policy that predominated during the Cold War was the strategy of containment. ... The Vietnam War had a deep impact on the United States' application of foreign policy, especially, relative to its relationship to the Russians. ... Secondly, certain facets of the war raised questions about the moral self-righteousness that had previously sustained American policy all through the p...

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The two options for the United States to win the war were to continue the naval blockade and invade the mainland, or to drop the new, highly destructive atomic bombs. ... Japan was struck hard by the war, which pushed the nation to the verge of collapse even without the bombs. ... Without the use of the atomic bomb, who knows how long the Pacific War would have continued, bringing a large death toll with it. ... There is still the fact that Japan brought the U.S. into the Pacific War and WWII by using unnecessary hostile force on the American homeland. ... This correlates to the fact that ever...

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During the World War I era, many major powers viewed controlling oil fields as a crucial military asset, due to many new vehicles(ships, tanks, cars, trucks, planes, etc.) which relied on the use of oil to operate. ... A little while later the first world war broke out. ... While controlling Iraq and Iran, Britain now had seemed to cut off the western world from invading India as easily as it could in the pre-World War I era. ... This began the crucial war called the Iran-Iraq War. ... As the war built, allies started to form. ...

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Since the Civil War, much of the concern over civil rights in the United States has focused on efforts to extend these rights fully to African Americans. ... And here, on the sidewalk outside was a gang of white boys come to heckle, a ragtag rabble, slack-jawed, black-jacketed, grinning fit to kill, and some of them, God save the mark, were wearing the proud and honored flag of the Southern States in the last war fought by gentlemen. ...

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It was not until after the Civil War, however, that a permanent railroad bridge was constructed across the Ohio River. After the Civil War, the pace of railroad building increased. ... The Pacific Railroads were founded when the Civil War was in progress. ... In addition to the Homestead Act, there was the realization on the part of informed people that the era of well-watered, free land was drawing to a close. A warning had been given in 1880 by the Director of the Census that the era of free land was closing (Horn 130). ...

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Evidence of this is seen throughout American history, from the Puritan era onward. ... With that, almost every woman in town is accused of being a witch, and the cycle continues.43 Another important example of hysterical paranoia from the Puritan era is The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ...

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A single individual seemed to have murdered an entire era (Holiday). ... The league was based on a new concept: collective security against the "criminal" threat of war. ... In 1918, as one of his Fourteen Points summarizing Allied aims in World War I, United States president Woodrow Wilson presented a plan for a general association of nations. ... The covenant was formulated as part of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, in 1919. ... Cold War: The cold war is the post-1945 struggle between the United States and its allies and the group of nations led by the Soviet Union. ...

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The world's citizens are living in an era of dramatic change and transition. ... This forewarned destruction might seem impossible in a post-Cold War era, yet international law is still needed to prevent technological warfare. ... In 1941, during the height of the war, U.S. ... "After World War I, the League of Nations was formed, and after World War II, the United Nations. ... We had better not wait for World War Three before seeking to make the U.N. more effective."" ...

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Among the beliefs Calhoun had, was that of a national bank, and an extreme dislike for the president Andrew Jackson. 7) The war of 1812 was a culmination of growing tensions between the United States and Britain. ...

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"1) The Paleo-Indian Period 2) The Archaic Period 3) The Woodland Tradition 4) The Mississippian Period and 5) The Historic Era. ... One of the most tragic of all wars is civil war. ... One of the few wars fought in North America was the Civil War. ... The consequences of the Civil War effected the soldiers during the war and during postwar. ... There are several opinions about the war, and one can only judge within their self the true meaning behind the Civil War and any other war for that matter. ...

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The tax served its purpose in supplementing revenue during the Civil War and World War I, but continued taking from Americans" income in peacetime, allowing fewer dollars to be spent on goods and services. ... Prior to the Civil War, the vast majority of government funds came from tariffs on imports. The only exception was during the War of 1812, when blockades by the British, as well as the war being with the young country's number one trade partner, lowered income from tariffs. ... At the same time, the Democratic Party gained control of both the presidency and Congress for the first ti...

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