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…In this essay I will be writing about the civil war in Rwanda. I will be explaining, why it happened, how it happened, when it happened, and give you all the details. A mountainous country in east central Africa, the Republic of Rwanda lies south…

…THE COLD WAR The Cold War was a very complex war. Many ideas, conflicts and emotions were going on. This was a major turning point for the word war. War became a much more powerful word. However, this war did bring the people together to work…

…In 1939 the world entered one of its gloomiest periods when World War II began. America officially entered the war in 1942. Although it was fought on foreign lands, it had a great effect on the American home front. Women experienced everlasting changes…

…World War 2 was without a doubt one of the biggest wars the world has ever seen. But many people say that World War 2 had a clear purpose: "The smashing of Nazism and Fascism" and the results of their resistance. The war lasted six years, started…

…“The Machine That Won the War,” by Isaac Asimov, is a story that teaches a valuable lesson about humanity and also has an ironic twist at the end. The setting is the future of Earth, and a great war had just been won against an enemy race. Two men…

…The Civil War which took place from the years of 1861-1865 is a crucial part of our history today, this war took more American lives than any other war in history. Many people trace slavery as the cause of the Civil War, the thing is that slavery…

…in the expansion of communism when China fell, the United States saw this as an example of the worldwide spread of communism. At the same time, the USSR successfully detonates a nuclear weapon, marking a milestone in the arms race of the cold war and the end…

…In general, when people talk about the causes of the First World War they think of the obvious one - the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. This clearly was the main spark to the war, but not many know the underlying reasons, that happened far…

…Following several years of tension the Second World War came about in September 1939 following Germany’s invasion of Poland and war declared on them by Britain and France. It was to become the most destructive war in history resulting in millions…

…Is the Gulf War Syndrome Real? On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait. The United States government acted very quickly. Ships were dispatched to the Persian Gulf, and oil prices shot up as and oil embargo was placed against Iraq. The U.S…