So what makes Canada so different? ... Canadians are also taxed harder than Americans, on average 30% of a Canadians pay cheque is taken away to pay for government services eg. ... Yet gun crimes in Canada are less than a quarter of America's. ... America has had a long time fascination with the gun and war in general. ... The native americans tried, the spanish tried, so did texas, Japan, but not until September the 11th did america's war machine head in to overdrive. ...

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The War of 1812 is known as the second war of independence. ... In July, General Hull decided to cross the Detroit River into Upper Canada. ... The Napoleonic Wars were now over and Britain had troops available to send to Canada. ... That was the last attempt to invade Canada. ... The war put an end to American immigration to Upper Canada. ...

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Was the War of 1812 Necessary? ... What truly came of this war? ... The main reason for this war being under published is because everyone knows it was an unfair and unjust war. ... What won the politicians to the idea of an anti-British war were the prizes that a victory would bring: 1) Bringing Canada into the union, long an ambition of the northeastern elite. 2) Forcing the Indians in the west, who had formed a separate peace with the British, to submit to American authorities that wanted to expand the frontier. ... "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest. ...

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Once slaves reached Canada, they were free from the prosecution mandated by the Fugitive Slave Acts (Compton's,7). ... Runaway's were transferred from place to place until reaching Canada, some even traveled by water (Compton's, 7). ... It is said in Canada, a slave could own land and even vote (National Geographic.com). ... Slavery took place in the mid 1800's (World Book,21) and before and during the civil war (Compton's, 7). ... The African's helped cultivate land and fought with native American's in the Seminole Indian wars. ...

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After the Indians we started wars with our own people, and these racial wars are still be fought today, just thankfully less frequently. However, most of the wars fought in the last 75 years have been over seas, most recently being the war with Iraq. ... This holds true for Canada also. Both Japan and Canada have violent movies that are watched daily and violent video games that are played daily. But Japan has less than 40 homicides from guns a year and Canada has less than 160. ...

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Slavery was a problem that faced all Americans in the years prior to the American Civil War. ... As slavery continued and as it did more and more slaves tried to escape to the free states or into Canada. ... The "Underground Railroad" was a project that helped black slaves escape into Canada, especially Amerstburg. The system involved 3,000 white helpers and freed an estimated 75,000 people after the civil war. ...

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Additionally, the Soviets had invaded Afghanistan in December 1979, which had elevated cold war tensions with the U.S. ... The Russians won four straight gold medals from 1964 to 1976, nearly defeated a team of Canada's top professional players in 1972, and beat several N.H.L. teams. In fact, Canada and Sweden boycotted 1980 Olympic hockey to protest the Soviets retaining their amateur status. ... The U.S. hockey team became national heroes, akin to soldiers returning victorious from World War II. ...

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This interest was mainly grounded in placing missionaries in Oregon to convert Native Americans to Christianity, and in stopping Catholic Canadian missionaries from operating in the same area, which was seen as a threat to eventual American annexation of the territory. ... Texas" annexation did not satisfy American designs on Mexican territory, a lust that would eventually lead to war. ... President Polk secretly made preparations for war, positioning forces to retaliate against Mexico in case of a war. ... Polk used this as justification for war and invaded Mexico, eventually occupying Mex...

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The author also says: "Even so, taking difficult corporate actions in the midst of war reflects a time-honoured corporate tradition of trying to bury bad news. ... The Canadian Chemical Producers' Association has articulated eight "Ps" for encouraging compliance with its "Responsible Care Program": Public involvement, Pulling together, Peer pressure, Performance measurement, Public accountability, Payback, Partnership, Pride. ... The vision statement as part of a Canadian organization code of ethics as proposed by The University of Ottawa encompasses several principles that are necessary...

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These men played on a "barnstorming" tour throughout America and Canada. ... The team also experienced hardship because a few of the players had to quit playing for the team because they were drafted to the army for World War II. ... "The Kues served as icons of racial pride to various Chinese communities across the United States and Canada" (Yep 59). ... This is because these men from San Francisco were able to leave and travel America and Canada, which was impossible for any person of color during that era and they were able to provide hope for Chinese Americans....

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Great Britain laid down many laws and Acts which were the main reasons leading up to the revolutionary war, otherwise known as America's War for Independence. ... These three acts were the start of the build up towards the war. ... The last Act was the Quebec Act, which extended Canada's boundaries south to the Ohio River. ... These many acts and reactions is what led up to America's War for Independence....

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Indeed, the English 'Great Horse' seems to have been a native development of that British 'War Horse' whose strength, courage and aptitude for discipline are spoken of in high terms by the Roman legions at their first landing upon these shores. ... The early settlers of this region who came from Virginia, the Carolinas and other surrounding states, brought with them fine Standardbred, Morgans, Thoroughbreds, Canadians and Narrangansett Pacers. ... The Arabian was also bred to withstand long treks across the desert and the tribal wars, which sometimes followed such trips....

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This article discloses that in Canada not only Muslims but also Jews have faced the hate crime. Jewish groups said that the conflict between Israel and Palestinians increased the anti Semitic actions because Canadians have always hated Jews. ... That the terrorists have won if the first thing we do, when threaten by war, is blaming innocent people. ...

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While the penny press was expanding it's boundaries in Canada the telegraph and telephone was starting to capture a hold of the American population. ... They would also use the radio to communicate with ships and overseas soldiers, to intercept enemy messages during the First World War. The radio stations suspended their shows and activities during World War One, as the radio industry was taken over by the government. Radio in the U.S. had become a government monopoly, reserved for the war effort. ... Immediately following World War One, the Navy Department attempted to gain a complete...

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From the early years of the century until the Civil War, policy debates centered on extending our North American borders. ... For the sake of expansionism, the Americans risked their lives and their safety in wars. ... From the end of the Civil War to the early 20th century, the indifference of most Americans to the outside world was almost unbelievable. ... A simmering argument between the Unite states and Canada over seal hunting near the Pribilof Islands of the coast of Alaska was resolved by arbitration in 1893. The willingness of Americans to risk war over such distant and minor dispute...

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In fact Americans have fought numerous wars and thousands of Americans have died in the name of Democracy; Americans even fight wars in the name of democracy where there is no democracy like Kuwait. ... Italy has and 94% voter turnout, Australia with a 84% voter turnout, Israel 82%, France 77%, the U.K. 75%, Japan 73%, and Canada with a 67% voter turnout. ... After the civil war, the Southern states made it difficult for blacks to register to vote, and only a very small percentage of eligible African-Americans were even registered. ...

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Canada and Britain have recently taken major steps toward reassessing their anti-marijuana laws, following the lead of most European countries. ... Advocates for legalization emphasize that an abundance of time, money, and power is being needlessly wasted on the war against marijuana, when other national harms and dangers are being placed on the back burner. ...

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Q: Was the Civil War fought over the issue of slavery? ... In the end all of these disagreements on both sides led to the Civil War, in which the North won. ... Many Northerners set up underground railroads where the runaway slaves could hide and get food and be directed to Canada for freedom. ... This outraged the North and what was led to the Civil War. ... The only way to avoid the war was to abolish slav...

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To put this in perspective, in the Korean War (1950-1953) 33,651 Americans were killed and another 58,148 in Vietnam (1954-1975). It is appalling to think that more people are killed in one year during peacetime in the United States than were killed in a three-year war. ... "In 1997 Americans owned about 240 million guns and more than one-third of American households had at least one gun," according to Statistics Canada. ...

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In the end all of these disagreements on both sides led to the Civil War, in which the North won. ... It dealt mainly with the question of whether slavery was to be allowed or prohibited in the regions acquired from Mexico as a result of the Mexican War. ... Many Northerners set up underground railroads where the runaway slaves could hide and get food and be directed to Canada for freedom. ...

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When the war was close to the end the SS started to realize that they had lost the war. ... Their work appeared early after the war. ... Harwood was a writer that was well known in the political and diplomatic aspects of World War II and as an instructor in the University of London. ... Zundel's base of operation is Canada, but his primary aim is for the American people specially the young, and other anti- Semites groups. ... Till this day some of the Nazi war criminals are still being prosecuted, ...

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As a nation that has experienced two world wars since the Great Depression, the central axis of the world shifted over from Europe to the United States. ... Americans are not afraid to engage in war regardless of nation, continent, or political ideology if a nation imposes dictatorship or takes away human rights from its people. For example, the U.S. fought in wars like the Korean War or Vietnam War as representative of the capitalist country against socialistic powers. The war against Iraq was due to its determination that Saddam Hussein was a dictator. ... There's no need to go as far a...

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In 1845, a disease infected the potato crop all over Ireland. The potato being the main food source of the Irish made this result into a horrific, deadly famine killing millions. Some of the Irish people fled from the infected land in search of a new and pure world. They sought refuge in America and...

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It was introduced to the Colonials by Canadian Indians and used as a wound antiseptic. ... Although Revolutionary War surgeons did not know about anesthesia or sterilization, they did know about inoculations against smallpox. ...

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It was introduced to the Colonials by Canadian Indians and used as a wound antiseptic. ... Although Revolutionary War surgeons did not know about anesthesia or sterilization, they did know about inoculations against smallpox. ...

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