Japanese – American Relations Japan had aided in the defeat of Germany by Allied powers, and the Americans seemed to them by preaching self- determination and an open door policy (Goldstein 35). Woodrow Wilson believed that Japand's entry into World War I, and its intervention during ...

Charles Lindbergh was the perhaps the greatest hero of the 1920's and was a symbol of the exploration and risk-taking of the era. Lindbergh's claim to fame was doing something that many had tried and failed. Seeking a $25,000 prize offered by Franco-American philanthropist Raymond B. Orteig of New Y...

JOHN PAUL JONES John Paul Jones was born on July 6, 1747 right near Kirkcudbright Scotland. He was the first American naval hero. When he said his famous words, "I have not yet begun to fight"; they became famous throughout the world. When John was only 12, he signed to learn an a...

Old glory means everything to me. It means freedom, the right of privacy, and to be equal. When I look at the United States flag I remember the coloines of soldiers fighting against the British. When this thought of having freedom comes to me I'm so overjoyed to know I can drink a soda-p...