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    Declaration for War in 1917      Welcome fellow Senators. We are here today to discuss what the United States should do following Germany’s announcement of unrestricted submarine warfare and the sinking of the three American merchant ships. A resolution is put forth in front of the senators. The first section of the resolution says that: The U.S. Government authorizes President Wilson to use the Armed Forces of the Unit6ed States to wage war against the Nation of Germany

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    The Soviet declaration of war on Japan exerted even more pressure on Japan, triggering even the emperor to urge the government to just accept the Potsdam Declaration and surrender. Its involvement meant that Japan might be fighting a two-front war as the Soviets had already settled in Japanese-held Manchuria, and had orders to attack Japan 's northern and southern isles. This influenced Japan 's unconditional surrender as no strategy remained and it may not hope for the Union of Soviet Socialist

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    British Army in the war of Battle of New Orleans. What most people do not know is that Jackson suspended the court order of habeas corpus and the declaration of war. Well habeas corpus is a court order requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court. So Jackson suspended this law so that he could bring in people he needed to win the war with New Orleans, which brings us to the declaration of war. Declaration of war is a formal act which one state goes to war against another

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    one spot, in one time, and in one record, in the heart of America: the Declaration of Independence. The event that commenced the

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    Rights, The Declaration of Independence, The war of 1812, Abraham Lincoln, Eli Whitney, Jamestown, Baron Von Steuben, and Benjamin Franklin because I believe these people and events had a big effect on America. I chose the Louisiana Purchase because it was a major deal that in the end has given us 15 states. The sons of liberty were a rebel group that was a symbol of the colonies saying we had enough. The Bill of Rights allows us rights so we aren 't abused by the government. The Declaration of independence

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    Can a nation justify a war if it results in death? Over thousands of years, many wars resulted in millions of deaths. War killed civilians for the sake of land, money, and resources, however lives have also been saved because of a country protecting the innocent. Winston Churchill once bravely told the people of England, “We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall

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    especially the younger ones, tend to take our present situation for granted. However, if you knew about the amount of blood that was spilled for this day one might approach life in a much fresher and novel way. The times before the Declaration and the French and Indian Wars were not a pleasant place to be. During these times, we were not free men and had to follow decisions which were made for us, rather than by us. Still then, most colonists thought of themselves as proud subjects of the strong British

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    the beginning of war among settled civilizations, the question of whether war is right or wrong has been somewhat ambiguous. Some say war is wrong in totality and should not be an option because there are no moral, justifiable grounds for the damage caused during war. Others say that war can be just. The idea of having a justifiable war is called the “just war theory” or “just war doctrine”. As early as 400BCE, within the Indian book “Mahabharata”, the notion of having a just war has been debated

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    Decades following the Revolutionary War and the Declaration of Independence, America continued to face challenges in their young country. Tensions with the British, as well as Native Americans, led to more struggles for America. The British failed to recognize the United States of America as a separate and free country, and by enlisting the help of frustrated Native Americans they continued to be a sore within America. They believed they had rights to some parts of land in western Florida, they joined

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    world are preparing for the start of a war. A war that will take them far from home, and could end their lives, all because of one group called ISIS. ISIS began as a group to persecute their fellow Muslims, and have since expanded their reach. Now ISIS has attacked innocent citizens of Paris. This proves that it does not matter your race, age, or faith no one is safe. The President of Paris has declared this ‘an act of war’ (Cohen). This declaration of war, allows the President of Paris to use the

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