The song was written during the War of 1812; often referred to as the Second War of Independence. ... Altogether, this war, which lasted for just about two years, basically ended in a stalemate as a result of the Treaty of Ghent. ... It became necessary for the United States to once again uphold the principles stated in the Declaration of Independence and revolt against unfair British practices. This resulted in a war that had significant long-term impacts and affirmed America's independence, leading many to call it the "Second War for Independence.... His message, which made it clea...

• Word Count: 2117
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• Grade Level: High School

There is always more that one point of view, and after I did some reading about Vietnam War, I became aware that there was some significant reason and very important reason which advocate why US entered this war. ... (Johnson speech at Johns Hopkins University, April 7, 1965) Society felt it needed, and supported in to about 1968, when number of casualties increase and many people asked why America need to fight this war thousand miles from home. ... King Mentions in his "Declaration of Independence from the War in Vietnam", arguing how American can send thousands young men eight thousands...

• Word Count: 1674
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• Grade Level: High School

The most bizarre thing about it was that the slave owners were actually convinced that the slaves were happy to be there and were faithful slaves. ... Then, to make matters even worse, the Old South just swept the past under the rug and went about their business as if the battles never happened. ... Speaking of Mississippi, I found their declaration rather blunt. ... All they were looking for was the independence to, as a state, choose for itself whether or not slavery should be legal. ... The last article I read, about Neo-Confederacy, was rather short, but full of information. ...

• Word Count: 1933
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This is only one of the many paintings that Norman Rockwell used to make a statement about the racism and segregation that was going on at that time. ... Freedom was something that Norman Rockwell was very passionate about. ... "They are the freedoms for which we fought; they are the words inscribed in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; they are the fundamental values of the world we would leave to our children" (Heuvel 107). ... "I am wildly excited about painting contemporary subjects pictures about civil rights, astronauts, Peace Corps, and t...

• Word Count: 1318
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• Grade Level: High School

The Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands gained independence. ... Year 1776 saw the American Declaration of Independence and in 1789 the Estates General meets in Paris beginning the French Revolution. ... These changes have led to a debate among scholars about whether the interstate system will survive in its current form or evolve into another system that does not yet exist. ...

• Word Count: 1478
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• Grade Level: High School

In "A Declaration of Indian Rights," which was the official response to the termination bills, a veteran of World of WWII and the Korean War, Joseph Garry, argued with the common idea that reservations were like concentration camps. ... Between 1945 and 1960, about 12,000 Native Americans experienced termination, 1,365,801 acres, about 3 percent of the Native American land base, were withdrawn from government supervision. ... Learning about these issues has brought up many contradicting points in United States history. ... Its not freedom for all its freedom for some and not the ones that have...

• Word Count: 1633
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Russia, still reeling from its defeat by Japan, backed down and the crisis passed, but Bulgaria took advantage of the situation to declare its full independence from the Ottoman Empire. ... But when Germany invaded Belgium, as Britain pledged since 1839 to uphold Belgium's independence and neutrality, Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914. When Poincare' (President of France) refused to withdraw support for Russia, Germany also declared war on France (3 August) and privately expressed his relief that the blame for a war which France had not sought could clearly be placed o...

• Word Count: 1894
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I will also go over an example of each and get a grasp of what our government's two political parties, the Democrats and the Republicans, say about these. ... Then a peacekeeping association came about called the League of Nations, which Wilson helped propose, but the United States Senate gave it a firm "no". ... Some years later the United States entered a period of awakening concerning getting out and about in the world. ... Back when the United States was just breaking away from Britain and starting as a nation, President James Monroe came up with a declaration called the Monroe Doctri...

• Word Count: 1992
• Approx Pages: 8