Important people of the civil war The civil war (1861-1865) took more American lives than any other war in history. ... The Civil War is also known as the War Between the States and the War of Secession. ... The war ended four years later. ... When the War of 1812 broke out, he became a lieutenant colonel and went to the Canadian border. ... He became a brigadier general in March 1814 and fought at Chippewa and Lundy's Lane, major battles near the Canadian border. ...

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Many people are against the whole idea of war. Some believe that war is for the best and will change everything for the better. ... Persian Gulf War (also known as Desert Storm) was the war where George W. ... The British of Columbia and Canada announced, "An Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. ... Reports say that this war wasn't a political war, but more of a personal issue with Bush and Hussein. ...

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America the Bully As a child, my first remembrance of war is the Gulf War. ... The impactions and memories of war have lead me to some burning questions. ... I travel to Canada about once a month and have many friends there. ... He explained to me that "The Canadian news channels are overloaded with American news and politics, therefore, many Canadians know everything about America and it's business". ... This statement was written in a Canadian magazine. ...

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According to bush the economy is getting better but the fact of the matter is that from the point of when we started the war unemployment has done nothing but go on the rise. Before we went to war the number of jobs that had been created were in or around a thousand jobs now that may sound like a lot of jobs but take that and divide it by 50 states and then it doesn't spread very far. ... Now mind you a lot of the pharmaceutical products that we buy are manufactured in Canada or Mexico yet instead the government or bush just made it impossible to cut out the middle...

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Usually the symbolic representative of a parliament system is a monarch and in Canada's case, the Queen, through the Governor General, her representative in Canada. ... In Canada the Constitution provides for the executive government of and over Canada to be vested in the Queen. The Queen is the head of state and symbolizes Canada's status as a "constitutional Monarchy" (Berjermi, 2000 p.7). ... Independence from the United Kingdom was not the basis for developing the original system of government for Canada. ... For example if the President were to ask for permission to go to war an...

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The war began in direct response to the September 11, 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the newly found War on Terror. ... This framing of the war by mass media made it nearly impossible to oppose the war. ... Fox News won the ratings war with pro-war and pro-American coverage post 9/11.7 Mass media and politicians had additional pressure to be pro-war from the President who was calling for war in Iraq. ... This fear help gain support for the war in Iraq. ... The American people were quick to support a war that was seen as patriotic and an extension ...

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Later during his presidency, the War of 1812 had begun. ... Madison War, the derisive federalist name blamed the whole war on the Republican president. This war was primarily fought over Canadian land and the Great Lakes. ... The treaty negotiations, like the war itself, ended as a virtual draw. ...

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Even before Pearl Harbor he had spoken with Prime Minister Churchill in a naval vessel off Newfoundland, Canada, and had joined in issuing the Atlantic Charter on August 14, 1941. ... A whole subculture, the hippy movement, had developed among teens opposed to the war. ... In 1972 Nixon was forced to send America back into the war when he bombed North Vietnam. ... In theory, Star Wars would allow the United States to intercept enemy missiles before they hit their targets. The USSR objected to the Star Wars program, believing it threatened the security of their nation. ...

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There has been a "War on Drugs" campaign alluding to that marijuana is the cause menacing our society. So this "war" has continued with clever advertising slogans such as: "Just Say NO to Drugs". ... Statistically the average marijuana smoker is arrested every 45 seconds in the U.S. and Canada; imagine how much that would free up law enforcement if not for petty arrests and citations? ... So the "War on Drugs" continued with clever advertising slogans such as: "Just Say NO to Drugs". ... The war on drugs can be focused on the severe drugs ...

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This was causing problems such as damaging lakes, forests, and even buildings across Canada and the United States. ... The amount he put out caused so much frustration, that the prime minister of Canada joked about declaring war on the United States. ...

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The American media stipulated war. Reacting to a blockade on Cuba ordered by President McKinley, the Spanish had declared war. ... These countries were the most vulnerable after the Spanish American war, which meant they were weak to resent any invaders or conquerors. ... Mexico was too big and brought its own complexity to regulate and moving to Canada was just not a good idea. ...

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Sanctions are important to every person in this country because they can affect our jobs and can lead to war with other countries. ... Other countries such as Canada, Japan and Western Europe may not have a problem with the sanctioned country or they may have trade relations they don't want to disrupt. We can see this today in the way we are trying to get support from other countries to go to war with Iraq. ...

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Wilson had seen the difficulties of war. ... It collapsed early in World War II and dissolved itself in 1946. ... "France lost Canada to Britain, Cuba and the Philippines were restored to Spain, and India in effect passed to Britain"(Internet 2). ... However, in relation to Europe and the World War, Wilson knew that the United States was not going to be able to stay out of the war forever. ... Hughes was called the "war candidate"(Biography of Woodrow Wilson). ...

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(Bennett 120) Foreign policy encompasses more than war and peace, it also has to tackle economic problems and globalism issues, foreign trade, international investment, and foreign aid are all an integral part of this system. ...

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