Conscription in the United States

Australia followed the United States footsteps in this anti-war movement and on the 8th of May 1970 around 200,000 people throughout Australia, took part and marched in Moratoriums calling for an end to the war in Vietnam. Many have called it ‘the greatest single demonstration of strength that the peace movement in Australia has ever achieved’, Melbourne gathered the largest numbers which is estimated to be at least 70,000 and even as many as 100,000. The media and conservative politicians had…

As an American, it is one’s duty to support and stand for the views of the United States through various policies, human rights, and the classic American ideals. However, over the years, these ideas and interpretation of rights have often changed. We have seen this though radical new laws that would have never been accepted a few centuries ago. Some of these new policies are things such as the legalizing same-sex marriage through the entire nation, legalizing medical marijuana, or death with…

There were challenges for the North and the South. Lincoln was elected President in November, 1860 and made his inaugural speech in March 1861, were two weeks before on February 16th, President Davis gave his inaugural speech to the Confederate States. Lincoln and Davis both were born in Kentucky, less than one-hundred miles from each other. Lincoln had very little schooling, was known as a storekeeper, country postmaster, rail-splitter, flatboatman, and a captain in the Black Hawk War.1…

Introduction: On April 6, 1917, the United States entered the global conflict in Europe, but it’s Regular Army was not trained to conduct synchronized combined arms operations on the level of their Allies. The first display of large-scale, combined arms operations by the United States was the Battle of Cantigny on May 28th, 1918. Cantigny marked an important transition in the strategic organization of the American Military and set the stage for the United States to become active participants…

of this horrendous battle. Remarkably, America’s ways of war grew tremendously and became more informed about the ways of an enemy attack. Nevertheless, the occurrence of Pearl Harbor charted shame and a senseless act that devastated the United States for many decades. On the other note, the U.S has confirmed its fighting proficiency by, competitive firearm and fighting maneuvering capability to take a blow from the enemy. The American Way of War searched for swift military victory and…

a successful country is its ability to continually progress forward. Yet the United States always seems to be behind other countries. For instance, women in the United States received the right to vote in 1920 but women in New Zealand started voting in 1893. Denmark was the first country to legalize same sex unions in 1989 but it wasn’t until 2015 that the United States legalized same sex marriage. If the United States wants to continue being a country who boasts “rights” and “world power” they…

peacefully and that riots were socially destructive and self-defeating. Violence would only create more problems than it would solve. By integrating the divided America both politically and socially, Martin Luther King Jr. would create a unified state. MLK Jr. thought this could be facilitated through laws. For example the government could create a fair housing law and establish a minimum income, while also promoting desegregation. Laws may not cause immediate relief, but it would cause…

Munzher Rana Mr. Peter Amies The 1960’s 10/6/18 1960’s Essay: Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye The 1960’s were a period full of social revolution as well as conflict between various demographics. One of the most prominent happenings of this time period were related to American Civil Rights and the treatment of black people in America. In a time period where Martin Luther King and Malcolm X made their presence known and a movement began to take flight, other figures began to make their voices…

The Real Effects of War In his novel, Night, Elie Wiesel describes his experiences as a victim in a concentration camp during the Holocaust of World War II. The following passage illustrates one of the effects caused by war, emotional death, “Outside, the SS went by, shouting: ‘Throw out all of the dead! All corpses outside!’ The living rejoiced. There would be more room” (99). As indicated in the passage Elie Wiesel is recounting the celebration of dead people being disrespected. The idea of…

However, it is important to note that this ideal was not a Confederate invention; nevertheless, in 1862 the Confederates passed a conscription which made men drafted into PACS. Furthermore, the Confederates broadened the ages and made it to where even more people could join. People could even volunteer to be a “tribute” if-you-will, filling in for some who did not want to be a part of…