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    War Viewed By Wilson and Deb War can be viewed differently by so many people. War can mean a whole lot of things too many different people. In this case we will be looking for the different views between Woodrow Wilson and Eugene debs. Will they disagree or will they have the same views about wars? Eugene Deb was born in 1855 and died 1926. He was a labor organizer and socialist leader. Debs grew up in Indiana, in 1875 he was elected secretary of the Terre Haute lodge of the Brotherhood of…

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    "Conservation means development as much as it does protection." Teddy Roosevelt stated this quote about conservation and protecting our wildlife. Scene teddy was a kid he always wanted to help keep nature. When Theodore Roosevelt passed the national reclamation Act in 1902, he took a stand, preserving our natural resources ,coal companies and miners opposed this act because it limited their projects. As a result Teddy established a federal government that managed the scale of water used.…

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    was to decide what they should do now having won the war. The countries represented in the Conference were France by their prime minister George Clemenceau, England by their prime minister David Lloyd George and America by their president Woodrow Wilson. The prime minister of Italy Vittro Orlando was not present at the place where the treaty was discussed, even though Italy was part of the winning side. This was because before the war Italy was part of the Triple Alliance, when the war broke out…

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    What would you do if 17 million people died because of you? While the unwarranted murder of anyone is morally wrong and should not happen, there have been a few cases in history where someone who was assassinated got what they deserved. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, despite multiple warnings from his security advisors of terrorist activity by the “Black Hand,” decided to make a trip to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo (Ferrera 1). The heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was shot and killed…

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    The Mexican Revolution

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    and Mexico: A Balance of Power In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson said, “The world must be made safe for democracy.” His words were part of his appeal to Congress to enter the war in Europe. However, the words of the United States’ leadership and its actions often differed. First, it is important to…

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    (America Path to intervention in World War I). President Wilson is stating the only way to secure the world's democracy was to engage in war. Germany; furthermore, miscalculated the consequences of sending the Zimmerman telegram. The Zimmerman telegram was a note intercepted by Great Britain promising to help Mexico get its…

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    Creative Writing: Zaiden

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    Daltyn watched Sterling saunter across the room after coming in the house. “Jer is in a talkative mood today. He wouldn’t shut his mouth the whole ride to school.” He smiled his cheshire-cat smile and sat unnecessarily close to her on the couch. “His name is Jericho, not Jer. You are not my father, nor will you ever be, so you don’t have the right to call him Jer.” Her hands formed into defensive and protective fists, but they stayed glued to her side. She wouldn’t dare to purposely hurt…

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    1900-1945, four major things occurred, the world war one, 1920s, Great Depression and the New Deal, and the second world war. World war one began because the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in 1914. At the beginning of the war President Wilson decided to stay neutral. Later the Lusitania was sunk by Germany and Germany also sent a letter to Mexico called the Zimmerman telegram. During this era many technologies and techniques for war emerged like machine guns, poisons gas,…

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    When the Great War broke out in 1914, the U.S. was clear that they wanted no part in this “European quarrel” (1). The U.S. would remain neutral throughout numerous German prods until 1917 when they join the Allies. This paper will review why joining World War I was the right choice for the U.S. and how, despite all of our losses in the war, it ultimately benefited us. During the first year of the war, most Americans had little reason to be rooting for a particular side in the war other than…

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    Throughout life, people grow and change. Along our journey, certain events have great effects on who we become and how we react in situations. In his novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding explores on the thought of events and situations shaping people's characters. In the sequel I have decided to write, I have chosen three characters’ lives to analyze after being rescued. During the sequel, which occurs ten years after being rescued, the future lives of Ralph, Roger, and Simon will be…

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