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    this overall dispute of communism but there were concerns because American soldiers were unknown with the land. Others felt as if there was no true reason to assist Vietnam. Though he saw it as a way to prevent the spread of communism across South-East Asia, which if not contained could possibly lead to it spreading to the west. Eisenhower wanted to prevent communism aggression and the spread of it across South-East Asia countries. At this point in time Vietnam was separated into two, the north

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    beginning until the early 1900’s. The United States had disagreements with other countries and with each other. We also had wars with the other countries and battles with our own country. The Civil War and Reconstruction, and The American Revolution all have pros and cons since the 1800’s. They’re either good for the United States or bad and caused more problems. The Civil War had many pros and cons between the North and the South and they were either advantages for one side or not. The North’s advantages

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    In American society before the Civil War, the idea of freedoms, and who should receive freedoms, is being debated. Arguably, the most important byproduct of these debates is the emergence of the fight for equal rights. Equal rights are the notion that every individual should be treated the same without regard to race, gender, religion, or class. At the beginning of United States history, many groups are subjected to the ruling demographic: white, Christian males. In early American history, equal

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    America’s transformation into the country we live in today has been formed through numerous events during its short history but the event that will split the United States into North versus South is truly one of the most defining events in American history. Through numerous events leading up to the start of the Civil War, I will attempt to show how the United States was destined for conflict and that the Civil War was inevitable. The first way I will show how the war could not be avoided will deal

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    and The Americans after World War 2. The possession of this country between these two opposing world forces only laid the foundation for further conflict. The Soviets believed in Communism and the Americans lived by Capitalism, inevitable this cause a war, the Korean war. The Korean War was short but bloody according to the History staff “Nearly 5 million people died,” (History Staff.com). Despite its mass casualties South Korea has emerged as one of the world most developed countries with a robust

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    Dbq Reconstruction

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    you think reconstruction for the South was a success? I believe that the reconstruction of the South was not successful because of the Black Codes. Secondly, the North and South did not trust each other. Lastly, this was not a success due to the KKK, known as the Ku Klux Klan.The Black Codes made reconstruction unsuccessful, because they limited peoples rights in doing things they truly wanted to do, especially blacks.The relationships between the North and the South made reconstruction not successful

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    Amendments

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    America from the beginning. These three amendments have changed our country immensely for the better. The Thirteenth Amendment officially abolished slavery, and is still illegal till this day. The Fourteenth Amendment stated that if you were born in the United States of America you were officially an American citizen no matter race. The Fifteenth Amendment banned each government in the United States from taking away an american citizen’s right to vote based on their color, race, or their past (if

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    globally are tearing apart. And so many countries are at war, America is willing to go on and help the people who are in need by colonizing countries/continents. But It’s now up to me as a member of the government committee to approve whether or not America as a nation should go in to colonizing the continent of South America. As a result of what happened in Africa between the 1870s and 1900, The United States should not colonize developing continents like South America because the citizens will their

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    territory that was not on the continent of North America. Such a change made the U.S. something it had not been before: an Empire. American imperialism is the military, economic, and ethnic inspiration of the United States with other nations. Such effect often goes hand in hand with extension into foreign terrains, such as the acquisition of Alaska and Hawaii, The Spanish American War, The control of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and the Panama Canal Zone in Columbia; they all ended up as being part of the US

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    independence movement for six nations; Venezuela, Columbia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. After liberating all of these countries he was soon after nicknamed “The Liberator”. ◾After hundreds of years of domination by Spain, Bolívar was instrumental in moving South America closer to democratic governments. Bolívar successfully waged a number of military campaigns throughout South America, defeating the Spanish on numerous occasions. But he is also essentially responsible for the political instability

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