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    The building of the First Transcontinental Railroad was a key symbol of the Industrial Revolution beginning in the United States. The railroad crossed the middle of the country and connected the eastern portion to the west. The building began in Sacramento, California and continued all the way to Council Bluffs, Iowa, resulting in 1,776 miles of new rails that were a staple for both the transportation of people and goods. Less lives were lost on the hazardous trails through the Rocky Mountains and

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    frequent and aggressive, these beliefs were soon transformed into a unified pro-war sentiment. President Wilson believed strongly in maintaining a neutral status and even attempted to continue trade with each side, but after German sabotage sank the Lusitania,

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    On June 28, 1914, a young Serbian nationalist that was for the revolution in his country named Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Tensions were high between these two countries at the time, and started to escalate dramatically till this event happened. This set off a chain of events that helped to developed into allies, revolutions, and led to a declaration of war. World War I started barely one month later [history.com]. World

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    1.Tariffs It is one of the political issues during the Gilded Age that brought changes in the way politics were conducted. The conventional tariffs were taxes charged on imported products to raise money for agencies that looked after goods and individuals entering America (“Politics in the Gilded Age”). On the other hand, the protective tariff was introduced to so as to govern industries and businesses in America. As a result, high tariffs ensured that producers competed on fair grounds with foreign

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    Running head: THE ROLE OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS The Role of American soldiers during and after the Second Battle of Marne Susan Byrd University of Phoenix THE ROLE OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS The Role of American Soldiers during and after the Second Battle of Marne In the beginning, World War I was considered to be “The European War” During the beginning of the war, Americans had decided to remain

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    History Term paper What one thing do you think caused WW1? There in fact were many causes of WW1. One of the causes was imperialism. There was jealousy between the countries because some had more colonies then others. The major countries did not trust each other or get along. They were worried about the build up of each others army. Each country had great pride and nationalism. By 1914 all major countries had taken sides against one another and formed alliances. The immediate cause of WW1 was

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    There were a lot of people who were against joining the war but public opinion was turned towards joining the war mostly because of Germany’s military acts. The U.S. joined the war for economic reasons, and the economy was drastically changed by the war. The United States never wanted to join the war, but as time went on, the events that happened made it almost impossible not to join. The trouble for the U.S arose when the belligerent powers tried to stop supplies from reaching the enemy. Great

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    The role of the United States during the Spanish-American War, World War 1, and the entrance into the League of Nations is very debatable. It is arguable that the United States should have played an active role if they were going to open the doors to international trade. The welfare of the world rightfully should have been a concern to the United States; however, the United States government should not have been so arrogant in assuming that other countries needed to be under American rule. Woodrow

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    You may be twenty years apart in age from someone and be like twins or you may also be very different from another person. World War One and World War Two are somewhat of a clash between these two extremes. World War One is the definition of a bandwagon effect, it was a bandwagon war. While World War Two starts for more serious reasons and groups are formed on ideals and ethics. The two wars are also very similar in sense of the outcomes each war brought. World War One and World War Two had many

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    Catastrophe stuck in the year 1914 with the assassination of the Austrian archduke Francis Ferdinand. For the next four years the cataclysm of the First World War followed. Many nations, superior in their own being, were eager to join the war thinking it would only last for a few months and end by Christmas. This was a chance for nations to assert their superiority and leadership; however, a harsh realization was soon to follow. The assassination, meager as it might be compared to the whole war,

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