The Atomic Bomb And World War II “The names Hiroshima and Nagasaki are known around the world – yet most people remain ignorant of the reality and the meaning of atomic destruction.” (Hiroshima 3) A controversy exists over the use of the atomic bomb to end World War II. Many people believe that the atom bomb should have been dropped. It reduced the number of casualties that took place

American Revolution Argument on radical or conservative movement The 13 American colonies revolted against their British rulers in 1775. The war began on April 19, when British soldiers fired on the Minutemen of Lexington, Mass. The fighting ended with the surrender of the British at Yorktown on Oct. 19, 1781. In 1783 Great Britain signed a formal treaty recognizing the i

The Automobile & Henry Ford Henry Ford would go into automobile racing and then build his own car company. Ford's years in automobile racing was his way to improve the car and a chance to test it under competition. Soon though, he would get out of racing and go into business with ambitious and competitive James Couzens, who developed plans for a car company. Couzens was able to start

The Battle Of Lake Erie THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE ‘We have met the enemy and they are ours”. (Millette 107) This famous quotation refers to a Battle that was more important than winning just a battle, it meant winning back the control of the Great Lakes. Whoever controlled the lake had a fastermode of troop transport and keeping troops supplied. (Coles 120) The Americans and the Br

The Battle Of Passchendaele WW1 - The Battle of Passchendaele: ISU Some politicians, soldiers, and military historians say that the battle of Passchendaele was "the most futile of battles and the most horrendous of slaughters" (Dancocks Inside Front Cover). Others, such as Norm Christie remark that "Passchendaele was a huge achievement" (Back Cover). The battle of Passchendaele lasted a

American Revolution Was the American Revolution a Conservative Movement' The American Revolution was anything but a conservative movement. Colonists that moved here from Europe were looking to escape their oppressors and hardships that existed in their home countries. During their stay in America, they found that English soldiers were determined to place regulations and taxes on them j

The Bay Of Pigs Invasion The story of the failed invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs is one of mismanagement, overconfidence, and lack of security. The blame for the failure of the operation falls directly in the lap of the Central Intelligence Agency and a young president and his advisors. The fall out from the invasion caused a rise in tension between the two great superpowers and

The Birth Of The Republic 1763-1789 The Birth of the Republic: 1763-1789 The American people were fighting their most formidable enemy that they would face, the British. At stake was the greatest thing that the Americans could have ever dreamed of, their freedom. The colonists had a heightened amount of interaction among themselves and the British, but along with this heightened amoun

American Revoution Declaratory Act of 1766 At the time that the Stamp act was repealed, the Declaratory Act was introduced to the colonists. The Act stated that Parliament had complete and total authority over the colonies. It said that Parliament had the power to make laws to govern the colonies, to tax them, and rule the colonies the same way as England. When the colo

The Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge Plans for a crossing between the city of Brooklyn and lower Manhattan dated back to the early 1800's. When the East River crossing was planned, Brooklyn was still more rural than urban. The city of New York, which at the time consisted only of Manhattan, had twice as many residents (400,000), and the bridge was seen as a solution to overcrowding i

The Business Of Railroads During the time of reconstruction after the Civil War, the railroad industry was maturing and expanding with a great force. The railroad industry had already existed be-fore this though; for instance, “the first regular steam-powered rail service in the United States . . . began in the genteel city of Charleston in 1830” (Abrams 325). Some of the major events

American Views American Views America is a place of freedom and independence. Our country is considered by most to be the “best” country in the world. America has not always been what it is now. Explorers, settlers, and Indians all affected the American continent and made it into what it is today. America was not discovered or explored until the late fifteenth century. The explor

The Chinese And Their Part In The Transcontinental Railroad In 1850 there were only a few hundred Chinese in California. Most were merchants who were respected as honest upright citizens California people called them the “celestials” because they came from the “Celestial Kingdom.” By 1852 there were about 20,000 Chinese on the western coast, looking for gold during the Gold Rush. Their s

The Constitution Of The USA The Constitution of the United States set forth the nation’s fundamental laws. The youngest person that signed it was Jonathan Dayton, 26 years old and the oldest was Benjamin Franklin which was 81 years old. The first delegate to sign the Constitution out of thirty-nine was George Washington. It was signed September 17,1787. Three months after it was

The Effect Of The Tet Offensive On The Vietnam War The United States was directly involved in the Vietnam War from 1964 through 1974. A major event in this war was the Tet Offensive, which profoundly affected American history by impacting our politics, economy, military, and society. The Tet Offensive affected politics by influencing the presidential elections of 1968. It affected the

The Effects Of Anti-smoking Ads On The Youth Of America. The effects of anti-smoking ads on the youth of America. Anti-smoking ads have hit America’s youth like a ton of bricks, and they are working. The “Truth” ads seem to be especially effective on the youth of today. I did not really realize that there were any other anti-smoking ads before the “truth” ads. It turns out that there

The Electoral College The Electoral College The Electoral College has worked for the United States of America for this long for several reasons. The Electoral College has its upside and its down, but in this day in age I think we need a change. As time goes on things change and our rules much change along with us. We could update the Electoral College or simply start a new system. In

The Enlightenment Upon its reception into the colonies, the Enlightenment had a tremendous impact. The effects of the enlightenment are evident in American Literature, the founding of Georgia as a colony, as well as the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. Although advocates of enlightened ideas were present in the mainland colonies before newspapers began circulating

The Enlightment The Enlightenment The eighteenth century’s most exciting intellectual movement is called the Enlightenment. It’s powerful dedication to reason and rational thought that until quite recently the era was sometimes characterized as the Age of Reason. The turn toward what became known by 1750 as the Enlightenment began in the late seventeenth century. Three factors we

The Facade Of The Roaring 20s The Twenties: Facade and Reality The twenties was a very unusual time period in American History. It was a time of fun and partying. This is probably the reason it is called the Roaring Twenties. In the twenties, industry took a very big step. The automotive industry was the largest industry there was. The assembly line made mass production possible, and

The Great Depression The Great Depression Though most Americans are aware of the Great Depression of 1929, which may well be "the most serious problem facing our free enterprise economic system", few know of the many Americans who lost their homes, life savings and jobs. This paper briefly states the causes of the depression and summarizes the vast problems Americans fac

The Great Depresstion The Great Depression was the worst economic decline ever in U.S. history. It began in late 1929 and lasted about a decade. Throughout the 1920’s, many factors played a role in bringing about the depression; the main causes were the unequal distribution of wealth and extensive stock market speculation. Money was distributed unequally between the rich and the middle-c

The Great Fire The Great Fire of 1871 was one of the most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourishing city of Chicago was turned into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again. There had been little rain that year, and various other fires occurred. More than 600 fires occurred in 1870, and 27 in

The Happy Yeoman Early America was characterized by its deeply rooted agricultural life. Farming was not only an occupation, but also a way of life for a yeoman farmer. American politics were heavily influenced by, and mainly addressed the concerns of agricultural life. However, those who merely observed country life saw issues far differently than how they were viewed through the eyes o

An Un-PAINE-ful Appeal AN UNPAINEFUL APPEAL Thomas Paine was more than just a journalist. Thrown in prison on more than one occasion because of his passionate and controversial writing, Paine was one of the preeminent writers on infant America’s fight for freedom at the end of the 18th century. Best known for Common Sense, published in 1776, Paine also wrote The Rights of Man that,

An Unavoidable War An Unavoidable War America, with excellent economical bases and a strong government, is a place where golden opportunities are flowing everywhere in the air, and a country where everyone dreams to live. But the most important of all, America has offered a different life style, the life style where other countries do not provide. Not only that America has the freed

The Importance Of The Boston Tea Party Alfred Young describes the Boston Tea Party as “the most revolutionary act of the decade.” Indeed it was a very revolutionary act of the decade and it is considered to be one of the most revolutionary acts ever. To some people, however, the Boston Tea Party was not “the most revolutionary act of the decade.” This paper will analyze the Boston Tea Pa

The Iroqouis Iroquois According to the New Webster’s Dictionary the definition of civilization is "a making or becoming civilized; the state of being civilized; the sum or qualities of a particular civilized society" and the definition of culture is "the social and religious structures and intellectual and artistic manifestations etc. that characterize a society." I find these defini

The North And The South: Resorces The American antebellum South, though raised in military tradition, was no match for the flourishing superiority of the rapidly developing North in the coming Civil War. The Southern desire to preserve their traditional agrarian society meant poor manufacturing and commercial interest, and made it unable for them to function by itself. The North’s abilit

The Life Of Harry S. Truman In A Nutshell The Life of Harry S. Truman in a Nutshell On April 12, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage. That same day vice president Harry S. Truman was sworn in to succeed him. Truman became president at a particularly critical time. World War II was coming to an end, and the Cold War with the Soviet Union was