There are many justifiable, and economical reasons why our nation entered the first Great War. It was considered the first Great War because it was fought between two great powers, which are the Allies and the Central. ... The US should've joined the war to pay back Germany for the attacks against the Americans. ... In an attempt to eliminate the threat of American involvement in Europe, Foreign Minister Alfred Zimmerman attempted to provoke Mexico and Japan into attacking the United States with the promise of German assistance the European front was conquered and Mexico's reward wo...

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But as the war dragged on, Wilson realized the war crimes that Germany was committing. ... While in Belgium, Germany committed war crimes and atrocities. ... " Each war was entered because of humanitarian reasons. ... The note, which was sent to Mexico, was seen as a declaration of war on the United States, and it also said that Germany would restart its assault on American boats/shipments in the Atlantic. ... Both World War I and the Iraq War were in retaliation of attacks on American assets. ...

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This set the wheels turning that started the first World War. ... So after much regrets he declared war on Austria-Hungary. ... Then, following its alliance with Russia, France declared war on Germany. And that was the first of the complicated beginnings of World War I. ... But after the an intercepted telegram from Germany to Mexico, proposing an alliance against the United States, the president asked Congress for a Declaration of War on April 2, 1916, and got it. ...

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Roosevelt mediated the conflicts between Russia and Japan to put an end to their war. ... What problems did the U.S. have with Mexico? ... The Mexicans became outraged at this invasion and the two countries came close to war. ... What were the issues that led to the U.S. involvement in World War 1? ... The war produced the greatest economic boom in the nation's history. ...

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When Santa Anna returned to power, many liberals, including Juárez, were expelled from Mexico. ... The measures implemented by Comonfort led to the Reform War. ... The Reform War ended with the triumph of the liberals, and Benito Juárez was constitutionally elected to continue as President (June 15, 1861). As a result of the French Intervention, in May 1863, he was obliged to leave Mexico City, and continued to govern from different places in Mexico. ... "Let us hope that after the lesson learned through the prolonged and painful experience undergone by our communities during t...

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Before he became President, he rose to fame as a Union general during America's Civil War. ... But, war against Mexico began in 1843 so he served in the Mexican War under the command of General Taylor and General Scott. ... After the Mexican War, Grant's military career continued uneventfully and without distinction until he resigned from the army in 1854 with the rank of captain. When the Civil War began in 1861, he reenlisted in the Union army and his military career began to take off. ... After the war, he was promoted to General of the Army, the first commander since Washingto...

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James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States. He was a Democrat from Tennessee. He was elected President of the United States and Henry Clay who represented the Whig party and who had previously lost to Andrew Jackson, a Federalist. Polk lived from 1795-1849. He married Sara Child...

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As part of the "Great Triumvirate" of American politics from the War of 1812 to the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay has had many accomplishments. His greatest accomplishment I believe is the Compromise of 1850, where he helped prevent the Civil War from happening for a little bit longer. ... According to the compromise, Texas would relinquish the land in dispute but, in compensation, the Union would take over the debt Texas had with Mexico. Also, the territories of New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah would be organized without mention of slavery. ... Over the following decade the country&...

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The fifty years period between the war of 1812 and the Civil War is called the Jacksonian Age. ... He led troops against them in both the Creek War and the First Seminole War and during his first administration the Indian Removal Act was passed in 1830. ... American settlers were also moving into Texas, but they were refusing to pay the Mexican taxes, converting to Catholicism, and speaking Spanish. After Santa Anna declared himself dictator of Mexico, he said that the Americans had to abide by the laws put forth by the Mexican government. ... This gave Texas its independence from Mexico. ...

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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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Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) Eighteenth president of the United States of America, he was born at Point Pleasant, Ohio and died at New York; he graduated at West Point Military Academy, and participated to some point in the Mexican-American war. Retired from the army after this war in 1854, he went bankrupt. ... In the Eastern theater at Gettysburg the fate of the war was decided, although it was a General Meade victory over General Lee's army. ... Grant accepted General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, The war was over. ... S. economy to be a world leader coming back from...

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Abraham Lincoln served as the nation's 16th President during one of the bloodiest wars in American history, the Civil War. ... He served as a captain during the Black Hawk War, a legislator in Illinois, and a judge. ... His surprising election led to the secession of the Confederacy, which brought forth the Civil War. ... With the war continuing, Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented third term. ... Wilson experienced hardships with the Mexicans after the assassination of the president and raids in American towns by Francisco Villa. ...

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This sparked a short war, known as the Spanish-American War, which was quickly decided by the two naval forces. ... America came out of the Spanish-American War as a major naval power. After having routed Spain the United States secured undisputed control of the American Mediterranean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. ... Congress was in favor of keeping out of this war, but the people were ready, in spite of any other factors, the United States did enter World War I, as a result of several events. ... President Wilson asked Congress for permission to go to war, and on April 6, 1917, con...

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After this, a German foreign minister sent Mexico a telegram telling them to attack America to get America distracted from more German submarines being put out into the ocean. ... The Congress declared it and America went to war. ... World War I was not going to be easy. ... Wilson did help during the war though. ... It was meant to be a group of nations that would handle conflicts without war and eventually stop war all together. ...

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Truman was 1st informed of the developing of the atomic bomb by secretary of war Henry L. ... The U.S. had successfully tested an atomic bomb in the desert of New Mexico. ... He made plans to use the bomb between then and August 10 to end the war. ... World War II was over. ... Another was the Marshall Plan (named for Secretary of State George Marshall), that offered financial aid to any European country that needed to rebuild after World War II. ...

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Instead of monetary aid, Hoover's action for direct aid was the demand of the deportation of illegal immigrants, particularly from Mexico. Around half a million Mexican people were expelled from the United States, but this did not help bring about jobs for the unemployed Americans. ... In Hoover's eyes, he was trying to protect the jobs of Americans, but this action only worsened the depression as it created a worldwide trade war. ...

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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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