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The Atomic Bomb
The atomic bomb killed many innocent people, but it was necessary to end World War II. After World War II began in 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announced the neutrality of the United States. Many people in the United States thought that they should stay out of the war. The people of the United States wanted the Allied Forces to get credit for the victory in Europe. President Roosevelt also wanted an Allied victory because
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The Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945
The Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 The Atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 will always be remembered. On August 6, 1945, the city of Hiroshima was the target of the first Atomic Bomb. Three days later the second Atomic Bomb was dropped over the city of Nagasaki The decision to use the Atomic Bomb came after much thought by President Truman. The Chief of the Manhattan Project informed the president
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The Atomic Bombs of Wwii
It was during the Second World War that the United States became a world power, thanks in a large part to its monopoly on atomic weapons. The atomic bomb is a weapon with great explosive power that results form the sudden release of energy upon the splitting, or fission of the nuclei. This new destructive force wrecked havoc on two Japanese cities and caused the end of World War II. It also saved thousands
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The Attack of Pearl Harbor
Hawaii's Pearl Harbor is one of the most well known military installations in the world. On December 7, 1941 Japanese fighter planes attacked the United States Naval base Pearl Harbor killing more than 2300 Americans. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto had conceived the surprise attack. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida led the striking force of 353 Japanese aircraft. There had been no formal declaration of war. There were approximately 100 ships of the United States navy present that morning,
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The Attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On December7, 1941 just before 8am, the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was one of the great defining moments in history. A carefully plan by the Japanese removed the United States Navy’s battle ship force. America, unprepared and considerably weakened, was abruptly brought into the Second World War. The United States had an important political and economic interest in East Asia, and was alarmed by Japan. The U.S. increased military and financial aid to China,
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Summary Report: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin is one of America’s founding fathers, a scientist of modern inventions, and a person who embodied what we call today the American dream. As man who came from a lower class background, he elevated himself through his hard work as many people today try to do as well and follow in his footsteps. In his biography, he walks the reader through his life journeys. He
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was not only one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading writer, publisher, inventor, diplomat, scientist, and philosopher. He is well-known for his experiments with electricity and lightning, and for publishing "Poor Richard's Almanac" and the Pennsylvania Gazette. He served as Postmaster General under the Continental Congress, and later became a prominent abolitionist. He is credited with inventing the lightning rod, the Franklin
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The Automobiles Effects on the Us
The automobile has had a profound impact on the United States. It has brought us superhighways, paved bridges, motels, vacations, suburbia, and the economic growth which accompanied them. Today, the automotive industry and nearly one million related industries employ about twenty percent of all American workers. The US produces more automobiles than every other nation combined. This product has become a symbol of the American way of life. The US is sometimes referred to
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The Automobiles Effects on the Us
The automobile has had a profound impact on the United States. It has brought us superhighways, paved bridges, motels, vacations, suburbia, and the economic growth which accompanied them. Today, the automotive industry and nearly one million related industries employ about twenty percent of all American workers. The US produces more automobiles than every other nation combined. This product has become a symbol of the American way of life. The US is sometimes referred to
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The Aztecs
The Aztecs/Mexicas were the native American people who dominated northern Mйxico at the time of the Spanish conquest led by Hernan CORTES in the early 16th century. According to their own legends, they originated from a place called Aztlan, somewhere in north or northwest Mexico. At that time the Aztecs (who referred to themselves as the Mexica or Tenochca) were a small, nomadic, Nahuatl-speaking aggregation of tribal peoples living on the margins of civilized Mesoamerica.
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The Aztecs: People of the Sun
The Aztecs: People of the Sun Essay written by xerex@rmii.com INTRODUCTION The Aztecs were an American Indian people who ruled a mighty empire in Mexico from the 1400's to the 1500's. The Aztecs had one of the most advanced civilizations in the Americas and built cities as large as any in Europe at that time. They also practiced a remarkable religion that affected every part of their lives and featured human sacrifice. The Aztecs built
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The Aztecs: People of the Sun
The Aztecs: People of the Sun Essay written by xerex@rmii.com INTRODUCTION The Aztecs were an American Indian people who ruled a mighty empire in Mexico from the 1400's to the 1500's. The Aztecs had one of the most advanced civilizations in the Americas and built cities as large as any in Europe at that time. They also practiced a remarkable religion that affected every part of their lives and featured human sacrifice. The Aztecs built
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The Balancing Act Between the Individual Interest and the Common Good
The proper relationship between the individual’s interests and the common good is a delicate balancing act that political philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Sophocles have tried to define. For philosophers such as Socrates and Plato, the common good trumps the individual interest when those interests interfere with what they believe is right for society as a whole. For others like Aristotle and Locke, a consensus on what the common good is must be
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The Barbour Scholarships: Striving for Better Education, or Just a Tool for Assimilation?
The Barbour Scholarships: Striving for Better Education, or Just a Tool for Assimilation? United States foreign policy has continually posed a controversial and changing issue. In the early twentieth century, Congress enacted multiple immigration regulation acts, including the Johnson Reed Act in 1924, which restricted immigration from China, Japan and India in response to American citizens’ uncertainties and resentment towards minorities. As more minorities diversified the nation and began to prosper, white Americans feared the
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The Battle at Cold Harbor
The battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31- June 12, 1864. Today it is known as one of the bloodiest engagements of the American civil war. This battle resulted in heavy losses of men for the Union and only a couple thousand for the Confederacy. It was part of General Grant’s overland campaign for Richmond. Cold Harbor is located about ten miles from Richmond, Virginia in Hanover County. For the northern army the
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The Battle of Bunker and Breed's Hill
THE BATTLE OF BUNKER AND BREED’S HILL The Battle of Bunker Hill started when the colonists learned about the British plan to occupy Dorchester Heights. The colonists were shaken by this news. They thought of this as the last straw, and they had to protect their land and freedom. A crude army was made to defend the hill. The army was made up of men from Cambridge, New England, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode
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The Battle of Chancellorsville
Before writing this paper and reading the book The Killer Angels, there was not much that I knew about Jeb Stuart. All that I knew about him, was that he was a famous cavalry man of the Civil War. I had no idea what the Battle of Chancellorsville was and that Stuart took part in it. Now, after reading about Stuart and the Battle of Chancellorsville, I realize what affect he had on the war
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The Battle of Fort Washington
The Battle of Fort Washington The Battle of Fort Washington was fought on November 16th,1776 in New York/United States. This battle had the German and the British fighting against The American Continental Army. The British and German troops had General Lord Howe. George Washington was the general of the American Continental Army. The size of their armies were 8,000 British and German troops attacked 2,900 American troops. The British wore red coats and headgear of
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The Battle of Fredericksberg
On November 7th of 1862, President Lincoln had had enough of General McClellan’s incompetence. He relived him of his command and turned it over to General Ambrose Burnside. Burnside planned to take Richmond, the confederate capitol, by Fredericksburg. After getting his plan approved, his army of 115,000 went to Fredericksburg and arrived on November 11th. The Confederate camp in Fredericksburg had only a few thousand defenders. But Burnside could not attack because the pontoon bridge
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The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg brought the dueling North and South together to the small town of Gettysburg and on the threshold of splitting the Union. Gettysburg was as close as the United States got to Armageddon and The Killer Angles gives the full day-to-day account of the battle that shaped America’s future. Michael Shaara tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of the generals and men involved in the action of
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The Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg July 1 – July 3, 1863 was fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign. It was the most violent battle of the American Civil War and is viewed as the war's turning point. Union Major General George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, ending Lee's invasion of the North. Following
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The Battle of Long Island
Were the Colonists Justified in Their Rebellion against England? Did They Have an Adequate Cause for Revolution? Starting after the termination of the Seven-Year’s war, by the Peace of Paris, England repeatedly violated the American Colonists’ rights. A series of events, happening between 1763(ending of the Seven-Years’ war) and 1775 (starting of the revolution), could be taken as motives for the American’s revolution. The Americans claimed that through both, the Sugar Act (1764) and the
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The Battle of New Orleans
The battle of New Orleans was a significant battle in the war of 1812. It was a crushing defeat for the British, increased patriotism, and Andrew Jackson emerged an American hero. The United States acquired the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, thereby gaining control of the Mississippi River, and its watershed at the golf of Mexico. The U.S. government realized how important this was and its potential of becoming a great trading post. By
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The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga Essay submitted by Unknown The Battle of Saratoga is considered to be the major turning point of the American Revolution. This battle proved to the world that the fledgling American army was an effective fighting force capable of defeating the highly trained British forces in a major confrontation. As a result of this successful battle, the European powers took interest in the cause of the Americans and began to support them.
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The Battle of Saratoga
The British plan to conquer Albany with the three-pronged attack was failing. Only General John Burgoyne, with 9,500 men, was left to march from Canada to Albany. General William Howe changed his mind and decided to capture Philadelphia, and General Barry St. Leger was forced back because of Benedict Arnold’s powerful troops. Burgoyne thought he would arrive at Albany by summer. He didn’t realize that his planned route of attack crossed lakes, swamps, mountains, and
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The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga is considered to be the major turning point of the American Revolution. This battle proved to the world that the fledgling American army was an effective fighting force capable of defeating the highly trained British forces in a major confrontation. As a result of this successful battle, the European powers took interest in the cause of the Americans and began to support them. In the British Campaign of 1777, Major General
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The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga Essay submitted by Unknown The Battle of Saratoga is considered to be the major turning point of the American Revolution. This battle proved to the world that the fledgling American army was an effective fighting force capable of defeating the highly trained British forces in a major confrontation. As a result of this successful battle, the European powers took interest in the cause of the Americans and began to support them.
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The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh The Battle of Shiloh began on April 6, 1862. Federal forces led by General Johnston were marching towards Corinth, Mississippi. Johnston wanted to attack general Grant’s army. He wanted to assault Grant’s army before it was reinforced by General Don Carlos Buell's Army. Johnston was on his march from Corinth with many inexperienced soldiers. General Grant’s army was set up at Shiloh, where they were drilling and resting. They were waiting
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The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle Of Stalingrad Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a turning point in the war against Germany? The battle of Stalingrad was fought for a mixture of military and political reasons. It was one of the worst battles of the war and known to many as the turning point to World War 2. Hitler’s objective for many years had been to rule Germany and when the Soviets launched a counterattack it showed Hitler
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The Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic In the fall of 1931, the Atlantic Ocean was the boiling point of a criminal battle between the British and Germans. Most people think that the Battle of the Atlantic may have decided World War II’s outcome. This battle was the dominating factor throughout the war. The Battle of the Atlantic was a violent and destructive battle. Many people lost their lives fighting in this battle. New technology was one
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