Category: American History
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Franklin Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, today Ill talk about FDRs Pearl Harbor address to the nation. Before attacking Pearl Harbor or even before World War II. The Empire of Japans goal was to conquer all the islands in the Pacific and eventually conquer the entire Pacific fleet. Before attacking Pearl Harbor they have conquered Manchuria,…
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Reasons Justifying American Expansion
Money and authority, thats what drove many countries including the United States during the late 18th century and early 19 century. Having authority was one thing but combining it with wealth was a lethal weapon that could open many doors. In order to gain wealth at the time, youd need to expand which you could…
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Reflections on Why American Expansion Was Unjustified
In the American Constitution, the foundation of the country, it states that a person has the right to believe what they choose. The essence of the constitution was to protect those who chose to believe something different than the minorities. So, for Americans to impose their way of life onto people who were on their…
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Overview of USS Utah’s History as a Battleship
Resilience and adaptation are terms that can certainly be applied a ship that started an eventful timeline as a Battleship, and ultimately morphed into the one of the first training drones used by the US Navy, as is in the case of the USS Utah. Understanding the history of the USS Utah will give senior…
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Reflection on Between the World and Me: Opinion Essay
Structurally, Between the World and Me is an immediate issue of James Baldwins The Fire Next Time; both texts were literal as sign to jack heirs and free at axial moments in Black festive movements. An ideal classroom pericope abstract will likely be plastered with the distinction Mark Twain, Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, George Orwell, and…
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Marginalization Through Mass Incarceration
The United States holds the highest rate of incarceration in the world, accounting for 25% of the incarcerated population, despite having only under 5% of the human population. (source 1). On top of this, the United States barely makes it in the top 50 crime index. So how exactly does the U.S get off having…
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Being A True American: Opinion Essay
What does it mean to be an American? Well, let’s go back to the late 1700s. America was first founded on July 4th, 1776 and Christopher Columbus the first to set foot on this great country. Along with the founding of our country was the Declaration of Independence, that would give birth to the country…
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Comparative Analysis of Between the World and Me and Hillbilly Elegy
In this analysis between two books, hillbilly elegy by JD Vance and Between the world and me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. These two books are similar, but there is a lot of comparison between one and other. Hillbilly elegy is a book that talk a lot about different types of cultures and how they affected the…
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The Great Depression as the Largest Tragic Event in US History
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of effort (F. D. Roosevelt). The period of which the Great Depression took place was called the Dirty Thirties. Many people didn’t know how to react to economic disaster. The Great Depression left many in poverty.…
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Women’s Importance in the Life of the Native American
Have you ever wonder how the world was created from another culture’s perspective? Native Americans utilized creation myths to disclosed to their kin how the world was grown additional time. Creation myths are a major piece of the Native American culture. they have been passed down from age to age. In the creation myths, harmony…