USS Monitor

The Importance of the Civil War The Civil War in 50 Objects, by Henry Holzer and the New-York Historical Society, is a collection of fifty primary sources, varying in type and format. Each of these objects is accompanied by a description of the source, as well as a story which establishes the source in the proper context in history. Through the sources Holzer shows the importance of the Civil War, especially for the people who lived through it. The Civil War transformed the United States in…

Do you know where the first battle in the Civil War was located? That first battle was located at Fort Sumter, and was one of the most historic battles to ever happen on U.S. soil. Fort Sumter is located in South Carolina, which was a very important place to win because the state was undecided on which side to choose in the conflict. Many people do not realize the importance of this battle, and the conflicts leading up to it. Due to the major conflicts Fort Sumter brought it was definite the…

Fort Sumter was first implicit the wake of the War of 1812, which had highlighted the United States ' absence of solid waterfront resistances. Named for Revolutionary War general and South Carolina local Thomas Sumter, Fort Sumter was one of about 50 forts assembled as a feature of the supposed Third System, a waterfront barrier project actualized by Congress in 1817. The three-layered, five-sided fort 's beach front situation was intended to permit it to control access to the basic Charleston…

bitter taste in Americas mouth as they believe Iran violated the principle of international law which grants diplomats immunity. Tensions between the two countries were further exasperated when in 1988 a commercial Iranian airbus was shot down by the USS Vincennes killing all 290 passengers and crew members. The united stated never formally apologies to Iran but a settlement was reached in 1996 which had the US pay a 61.8 million dollar settlement to the families of the…

a discussion are the Spanish American war and the Spanish civil war. The Spanish American war was the outcome of Cuba fighting for independence from Spain, which the United States had investments on the island and the sinking of a U.S. ship named USS Maine. After three years of Cuba natives fighting with Spain, both United States and Spain presented wants and demands with little to no outcome with the U.S. wanting Cuba to have its independence and Spain not willing to let go of its government…

September 11th 2001, posed as another date marked in America’s history that will never be forgotten by citizens of the United States, as well as stories left to be told from generation to generation that missed the tragic event. It all happened at eight forty-five a.m., when a hijacked American Airlines commercial plane crashed into the North tower of the World Trade center. About a hour later a second hijacked plane did the same to the South tower. America would change drastically after this…

transported to Vietnam all while in the comfort of their living rooms--Americans put their trust in the media, and this new easy access to information completely shaped their public opinion of the war. August 4th 1964, a torpedo is supposedly fired at the USS Maddox, yet it is later…

wooden ships, Ironclad ships had born. Ironclad ships made ammunition casings bounce off and because of their tremendous weight; steam powered engines were used to move them across oceans. In March 1862 at the Battle of Hampton Roads Union Vessel Monitor and the Confederate vessel Merrimac was the first demonstration of the superiority of ironclads over wooden ships and thus would revolutionize naval warfare forever. (Foner, Give Me Liberty, pg.504). When iron was scarce, other ways were needed…

We are all aware of what lengths some nations will go to with their propaganda to persuade their nation to believe what they want them to believe. Communism in the Soviet Union was based extremely upon the Marxism- Leninism theory. Marxism- Leninism is an ideology which combines Marxism and Leninism. Marxism is concepts theorized by Karl Marx. Leninism is theoretical expansions of Marxism by Vladimir Lenin. During the time in which communism started in Soviet Russia, what used to be…

Foreign policy determines how America conducts relations with other countries. America’s foreign policy today covers a wide range of functions and issues. It seeks the power to protect and display America’s national interests around the globe. These national interests shape foreign policy and cover a wide range of political, economic, military and ideological concerns. On September 11th, 2001, two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center towers, collapsing and causing over 2500 deaths…