The Conflict Of The United States

By the year 1860, the bloodshed that would develop into the Civil War had become inevitable. After being delayed through compromise multiple times, the election of Lincoln as the 16th president proved to be the final straw in the war over sectional conflicts. Since the invention of the cotton gin in the late 18th century by Eli Whitney, The North and South began courses with two opposite trajectories, both economically and socially. Countless events from 1800 to 1860 drove the regions further apart, and although the North and the South tried to reconcile their differences with compromises in 1820 and in 1850, both attempts failed in the end.

On June 1, 1812, the United States’ fourth President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Britain approved by Congress. This is obscurely known as the War of 1812 which was also the first war of the 19th century and lasted from 1812 to the spring of 1815. The War of 1812 is also known as the Second War for American Independence with an inconclusive outcome that ended the conflict with the Treaty of Ghent. The War of 1812 created a strong sense of nationalistic pride among Americans which are preserved in the national anthem of the United States today. Although there is an abundant amount of information written about the War of 1812, average Americans are only roughly aware of the reasons why the war was fought or who the enemy was. Only conspicuous events such as the destruction of the nation’s capital or the Battle of New Orleans are remembered today. The War of 1812 was caused by numerous reasons including British impressment of American sailors and their refusal to acknowledge American neutrality rights, the United States’ widespread belief the British were encouraging Indian rebellion, the American desire for more land, and the actions of some newly-elected Congressmen dubbed the “War Hawks.”

Swimming against a current of pro-war fervor, McKinley stuck to his guns and persisted on remaining diplomatic with the investigation of the Maine explosion still ongoing. This seemed to infuriate the entire nation. Jingoists in congress, yellow journalists and the American public were clamoring for Spanish blood after the Maine, and to them McKinley came across as a feeble leader. McKinley offered one last chance for Spain to avoid war by agreeing to an armistice. He thought that the Spanish would understand that it would be a foolish decision to engage in war with a rising US power. The negative Spanish response did not leave McKinley with many options.

In the early years of the republic, when the Northern states were providing for immediate or gradual emancipation of the slaves, many leaders had supposed that slavery would die out. In 1787 the Northwest Ordinance had banned slavery in the Northwest Territory. In 1808 many southerners thought that slavery would end soon. The expectations turned out to be false.

With Chester at the helm of the train they had made great time from Washington D.C. to Quantico. People came out from all areas along the tracks to see this huge massive monster moving down the railroad tracks. The one thing they all noticed immediately was the Stars and Strips flying high over the train as it moved at a moderate speed down the tracks. People saw Soldiers manning the several turrets that lined the locomotive and its cars; it was surely a sight to see. The Soldiers threw out flyers to people as they passed them. The flyers expressed that within the next few months’ regular railroad service would begin again between their location and various stops along the way to Washington D.C., it gave people hope.

The United States of America has always been involved with wars. From the American Revolution to the Iraq war, the U.S. is there. Now, when a country gets in a war, there are obviously positives and negatives associated with getting involved in a war, whether it is needed that they get into a war or not. Death is a serious negative when it comes to war, but if you look at the long term consequences that might come out of a war, then this might greatly affect the country. From an economic standpoint, a war can influence a countries economy greatly. A countries economy is very important when it comes to how that country stands and has influence in the world. A war can greatly impact that countries economy. It can either send that country into a great deficit, or it may have a positive influence on that country and send that country into a time of prosperity. Either way, after a war, a county’s economy will be effected by the economy.

The Civil War of the United States, a war that stretched on for a period of four years, was among the worst events ever to occur in American history. The casualties marked by far, the bloodiest in America’s involvement in wars at six-hundred twenty-thousand military soldiers dead. To this day, it is known as one of the most memorable wars in our history. But is that why this war is so well remembered? The strikings of terror and death hold a heavy grip throughout the course of history worldwide, and in fact is one of the key elements that make drama, mystery, suspense, and horror so fascinating in literature. Indeed, there are many incidents in history that are well marked mostly for their count on how many were found dead. However, death

July 16, 1945: This date is one of the most important days in world history. It is the day that the United States successfully detonated an atomic bomb just outside the Los Alamos research facility in New Mexico. It is also the date that created a massive conundrum for newly inaugurated Harry S. Truman and his closest advisors. War with Germany was over but the end of the war in Japan was a long way off, and was becoming farther out of site. The island hopping strategy employed by MacArthur and friends was stalling out. It was becoming more and more clear that the war with the Empire of Japan would be fought harshly to the very last man of the Imperial Army. Harry Truman was faced with a choice: use this new immensely powerful super-weapon on the mainland of Japan, or invade the main island and suffer a massive loss of life for an already bleeding America and Japan. The eventual decision came down to the value of American soldiers’ lives. While Harry Truman may have believed it was the correct military decision, diary entries, letters to loved ones, and top secret minutes reveal that he was struggling with the moral aspect of taking so many civilian lives and “uniformly and extensively devastating” two cities of Japan.[1]

In June of 1950, Communist forces from North Korea poured south across the 38th parallel in an all-out attack on South Korea. Harry Truman was the U.S. President and had already made history by dropping the first and only two atomic bombs on Asian cities just five years earlier. He knew immediately and instinctively that this Communist attack had to be reversed or contained. And there to execute this purpose, in theory, was Douglas MacArthur, the commander of the United Nations forces in the region.

The primary thesis of This Republic of Suffering is that death created a myriad of dilemmas for the citizenry and the United States Government. This vexing issue was not only a matter of physically disposing of the dead, but a spiritual and moralistic crisis that tore at the religiosity of the citizens of both the North and South. Moreover, death in the Civil War impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals. Moreover, these Americans lived the rest of their lives in perpetual sorrow, and grief due to the loss of their loved ones. (266) Nevertheless this created a crisis of faith in Civil War Americans. The very thought of comprehending the staggering losses created a vexing dilemma for the citizenry of the North and South. Moreover, the citizenry devised ways to justify and cope with the overwhelming bloodshed.

“American Civil War is also termed as the “war between the states” . The war erupted for

Throughout the history of the United States, nothing has served as a catalyst of societal restructuring and reform as war. Following the internal conflict of the civil war, the country experienced a state of peace with a focus on reconstruction and betterment of the overall public. These years of peace came to a close with the eruption of the extremely controversial Spanish American war, the first bloodshed America administered on foreign soil. Following the quelling of the controversial feelings the American public had towards external intervention, global conflicts have served as a necessary element of societal growth. From the beginning of the Spanish American war, through the end of disheartening engagement in Vietnam, war has

Is an imminent threat a just cause for going to war with another country or group? Is there ever a justified reason to go to war? What ethics would allow the killing of another person because of a threat? War between people, is sadly, one of the larger contants in the history of our being. Humans have been fighting each other for generations, and people have been discussing whether it was right and wrong for nearly as long. Being attacked or threatened by another group or country is a just cause for war in the deontological sense. It is simply retaliation for what has been done by the opposition. Niccolo Machiavelli stated "there is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others." No matter what, it seems, that there will always be war for whatever reason or another; however, it must be justified. An imminent threat to the security of a country is just cause for use of millitary force. If I have been threatened, hurt, or attacked, my natural defense is self-defense. It is the duty of self to protect oneself as it is with a country defending itself against another. The late general Goerge S. Patton stated "Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood." Deontology generates a list of "duties" so to speak, of both prohibitions and

"Guests of the Nation," a short story by Frank O'Connor takes place in 1921 during Ireland's fight for independence from British rule. Set in a small cottage in the countryside of Ireland, the story tells of two Englishmen who are prisoners and are being watched over by three Irishmen. The story tells of the relationship that develops between the captives and their captors and explores the conflict that arises when the soldiers are called to duty.

The civil war in Burundi has been attributed to the assassination of Melchior Ndadaye, who was the first Hutu president to be elected. Before the October 1993 general election, the Burundian government was Tutsi dominated (laccino, 2015). The ascension of Melchior Ndadaye created much tension among the Tutsi militia who were in denial of the outcome of the election. His assassination by Tutsi extremists led in to indiscriminate killings of each warring faction (Badmus, 2015). The Origins of this interethnic conflict has been attributed to decades of colonialists divide and rule strategy.