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many of the same places from 1772 through 1775, and on his third expedition from 1776 through 1779 he searched for a Northwest Passage in North America and Asia, exploring the Pacific, and finally landed in The Sandwich Islands where he was killed. John Cabot:…

This essay will use primary and secondary sources to justify war. The primary sources used will be a speech from the Queen of the Celts, Boudicea, and one from Great Britain’s Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The two secondary sources will come from scholarly, peer reviewed sources. They will be used to back up the primary sources. These two speeches took place at different times in history. However, both show the justifications that these leaders used to encourage their people to fight with…

Case Studies Case 1: During my visit to St. John 's Episcopal Cemetery in Valle Crucis, NC, I came across an interesting example of a laser etched image on Charles Dotson 's gravestone. Etched on Charles 's stone was an image of the USS San Diego along with the inscriptions "WWII," "Bronze Star Recipient," and "Brother Our Hero." Initially, I could figure that Charles was a member of the crew of the USS San Diego during his life, and that time was a defining factor of his personal identity.…

craftsmen and also set strict quality standards. Finally, fairs became a way for craftsmen to sell their wares, aristocrats to make more money, and a crude loan system took shape. One of the most popular fair was located in the Champagne region of France. These fairs drove the economy, but not everyone was pleased. Enter Aquinas, a Dominican friar and philosopher, who wrote commentaries on how the Church should handle all of this newfangled wealth. Specifically, he had a beef to pick with…

4) What were the effects of WWII on international relations? WWII caused political, economic, and military division internationally. Power was shifted away from weakened Britain and France and toward the rising powers of the USSR and United States, who came into conflict over post-war settlements, developing into the Cold War as tensions rose. The conflict between the USSR and USA caused the division of Eastern and Western Europe,…

1. Harry Truman was the US President from 1945 to 1953. After World War II, he signed the United Nations charter, ratifying the international organization for peace. He also signed the act initiating the European Recovery Program, which supplied sixteen European countries with economic support to rebuild the damaged sites. In Europe, the partitioning of Germany, especially Berlin, added to the increased hostility between the Soviet Union and the western powers. In 1948, Truman created a massive…

The Protestant Reformation was the splitting of Western Catholic Christianity in the 16th century. Corruption started to become evident in the Catholic Church and reformers such as Martin Luther and John Calvin set out to change the church. Once Luther had seen this major corruption, he started to travel through Europe proclaiming his beliefs and criticizing the papacy. Pope Leo X and Charles V worked together to punish Luther but the Germanic states helped to hide Luther. Protestantism quickly…

summers. Either the children of other summer residences or the children of the permanent families. Of particular note are Willie Moore, Jule Woolman, Cecil Rankin, Ethel and Artie Armstrong and Horace Butler. He felt he was ”brought up” by the Jennings - John Jennings in particular. He taught Nelson about the love of the woods, some of his early stories of the lake and fishing. This, it would seem, was a big part of Nelson…

Following World War II, all of Europe was left in a clutter of disarray. Instead of watching Europe endure the hardships left from the war, the United States went to Europe’s aid. From 1947 to 1952, European nations experienced a time of massive growth. The Plan aimed to repair the economic and political damages from the war. The plan was a response to American concerns that communist parties were growing stronger across Europe and that the Soviets might intervene. The Marshall Plan also…

lasted until November 11, 1918. The immediate cause was the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand. Austria then reacted by declaring war on the opposite side which is France, Great Britain and Russia. This act was basically wanting revenge. Germany and Italy were the allies of Austria-Hungary. U.S.A later joined France Great Britain and Russia to help out. But the U.S only stayed to help for about 7 months. In those 7 months 116,000 Americans were killed. During WWI, dogs were used to…