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…, North Carolina. With bullets whizzing past him, he saved wounded men and rescued the U.S. flag. As 1865 came on, the feel of victory was in the Northern air. And so the Civil War was over. Yet even the ending of the war did not bring real peace. On Good…

…During the last years of the nineteenth century, the United States would find itself involved in what John Jay, the American secretary of state, later referred to as a "splendid little war; begun with highest motives, carried on with magnificent…

…lost thousands of civilians in their suicidal attacks called Kamikazes. In my opinion the war was a total waste. Although some people will tell you that we fought and gained the peace that we have today and have had for almost fifty years. People fought…

…lost thousands of civilians in their suicidal attacks called Kamikazes. In my opinion the war was a total waste. Although some people will tell you that we fought and gained the peace that we have today and have had for almost fifty years. People fought…

…. This is the second situation in which the League of Nations has failed to display what it was meant to do, keep peace. And yet another step in the next war has been taken, as Hitler watches in and sees the reaction from France and Britain he was convinced that his next…

…When World War I came to a close in mid-November of 1918, many ideas were circulating in Europe as to what the peace settlement should entail. In Britain, leaders were thinking about how to increase British colonial power. In France, many wanted…

…The Treaty of Versailles In the peace settlement Germany was forced to accept sole responsibility for causing World War I. This was a totally justifiable demand on the part of the victorious powers. The Treaty of Versailles was enacted…

…at the peace tlks, ready to give up. This obviously never hoppened, and many soldiers died because of it. President Kennedy said 'I am frankly of the belief that no amont of American military assistance in Indochinal can conquer..' an enemy of the people' which…

…at a single battle, much as in Napoleonic battles. Another factor cited in evidence of the wars ‘moderness’ is the scale of the conflict; which was made possible by the development of rail travel and telegraph. The considerable railway network developed in peace…

…, some hippies abandoned society to live in isolated communes; by 1970 over 200 communes existed, maintaining 40,000 youths. However, many hippies also took a political stance against the war. The Vietnam War conflicted directly with the hippie belief in peace…