Imperializm in America Eco Compitition Military Compitiion Cultural Compitition -3 main points Imperialism: strong nations extend economics political or military control over weaker coutnries "Sun never set on a british empire" British controlled all over world Spanish Am...

At the surface, the American Revolution and the Vietnam War seem like two completely different wars. But as I looked closer, I noticed that there were many similarities between the two wars, mainly in how the losing nation was defeated.Both the British in the American Revolution and the Americans in...

The Reconstruction Era The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars in American history. Its damage to America was profound. It tore at the very fiber of America itself. The Reconstruction Era however was as damaging to America as the Civil War itself. Its damage has its roots in the reasons Americ...

The American Revolution ended two centuries of British rule over most of the North American Colonies, resulting in the formation of the United States of America. The various causes of the American Revolution can be traced to the end of the French and Indian War, when Britain had succeeded in gaining...

The idyllic 1950's to the turbulent 1960's represented a dynamic shift in American culture. The end of World War II prompted a boom economy and the American dream of a your own house with the white picket fence was born. Although the 50's were picturesque in some respect the end of WWII entrenched ...

The Good War, An Oral History of World War II, by Studs Turkel, is a compiliation of multiple accounts from servivors, on their personal experiences of the war. Each person with a differnt storie to tell; allowing for a very vivid description of the war, from various differnt perspectives, and poin...

Type of War American Revolution: Fought as a Limited War meaning the primary objective was to overthrow Britain's political system and to be resolved by a treaty. Basically, the wealthy Americans did not want to pay the taxes Great Britain was levying upon them. The political structure did...

Cold War There are many reasons why the cold war would start and different politicians and historians have different views on it. For example, Hans J. Morgenthau, Thomas G. Paterson, and Gabriel and Kolko, all had different views on how the cold war all started. Morgenthau said that the USSR a...

In the years 1793-1810 war with England and France was avoided. America was at a time where they had to choose their friends from their enemies. By doing so they tried to avoid war. The reason was because they had an enormous debt to pay. The war between France and America was avoided because of th...

If what they say is true and that "home where is the heart is:" the African-American soldier's heart must have been torn as he went to battle fighting for democracy while at home his own blood suffered from racial prejudice. In a two-front war of their own, World War II took on special significance...

The Cold War was caused by many factors which each contributed to the uncertainty and instability of the situation between the America and the Soviet Union. While there were many important factors, only a few stand out as prominent causes of the conflict. First, the decision by America...

The War of 1812The war of 1812, supposedly fought over neutral trading rights, was a very peculiar conflict indeed. Britain\'s trade restrictions, one of the main causes, were removed two days before the war started; the New Englanders, for whom the war was supposedly fought, opposed it; the most de...

War is defined as a state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties. However, war is so much more than that; it leaves an everlasting effect on everyone involved. An individual fighting in a war sacrifices his soul and part of his heart. Friends and ...

The war in Iraq has many people in America and around the world questioning America's intentions. Some might speculate that America went into this war to obtain oil. Others might see America as power hungry by wanting to overthrow Saddam Hussein. There are many different speculations about w...

Slavery, the single cause of the American Civil war is asked by few people these days, Slavery has been forgotten and many people don't even know what happened in 1861. Slavery was an influence though in the Civil war. The civil war was one of the many ways out slavery in 1861. If America we...

The War of 1812, also called \"Mr. Madison\'s War\" and \" a second war for independence\" was a conflict between the United States of America and Britain. It lasted between 1812 and 1815. Since 1796, France and Britain had been continuously fighting. The United States, rather than take sides, co...

War in AfghanistanDue to September 11, 2001, the U.S. government has learned that Usama Bin Laden was tied to the horrifying terrorist attacks on America. Since then, America has gone to war killing large numbers of Afghani civilians. Their aim was to bring Bin Laden out of hiding. Bin Laden's act...

The Civil War began in 1861 with the conflict at Fort Sumter, South Carolina and ended when General Lee surrendered to General Grant in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia in 1865. However, the sectional conflict between the North and the South began long before the war. Many people believe the main c...

In times of great hostility throughout Europe, America sought to remain neutral allowing Europe to handle its own affairs. In these times of uncertainty came the preparation of a country. With this call for neutrality caused a situation to erupt where the war ended up being fought on two differen...

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Britain. Many factors influenced Americans to go to war. They hoped to expand the United States by seizing control of Canada and Florida. Three critical factors that helped Americans decide to go to war were the embargo policies, impressme...

In today's society of general world peace, war still persists in an evolved state; to be at war you don't need troops, guns or even an enemy. A dictionary defines war as being in active or violent opposition, it states a war needs conflict, hostility and strife between two or more parties. War can b...

True Or False? Quick, what is your favorite war? If you are anything like the American masses, you are likely to say World War II. During wartime America was considered to be at its prime. America industry was booming, American soldiers were the strongest on the planet, and the nation was unit...

Effects of the War of 1812 The War of 1812 with Britain was difficult for our new Nation. There were many losses, and the White House in Washington, D.C. was burned by the British. However, the early victory of the U.S. Navy, the leadership of able generals such as Andrew Jackson and William Henr...

The direct causes of the War of 1812 were a group of economic restrictions placed on America by Britain and France. These restrictions were part of the Napoleonic Wars and American fury at the British practice of impressment, the practice of stopping American vessels and forcing American sailors to ...

Webster defines the word antebellum as existing before a war (especially the Civil War). The Civil War was a means for reform, but there were many reforms that took place before the Civil War; some of which became issues in the war. Some of these reforms dealt with Christianity in the government and...