Search Essays

…During the Gulf War, Americans were entranced by the overwhelming military superiority exercised by the United States during Desert Storm. After long weeks of waiting to find out how high the casualty figures would climb during the opening round…

…Bats, Balls, and Bullets: Baseball and the Civil War Civil War Times Illustrated: May 1998 pp30-37 In the beginning of his articles, George B. Kirsch, addresses the origins of baseball. For many baseball was created in 1839 in Coopers town, New…

…Sandra Stokes American History Dr.Zaccarini 12/07/00 Civil War The civil war was the one and only war Americans had with themselves. Unlike the other wars, where America fought for their countries freedom or to assist other countries in need…

…Blacks in the American Civil War Despite extreme prejudices from the white society, African American soldiers were true heroes in the American Civil War. At the beginning of the Civil War, Lincoln called for a recruitment of 75,000 men. Many blacks…

…WAR and U.S. ECONOMY During time of war, the economy is expected to strengthen and grow, but under certain circumstances like the ones found in the United States, it can be a different story. There is no doubt that the war with Iraq will create…

…The War of 1812 was inspired by a couple of events. The impressment upon people found on American ships was a contribution, as well as the Embargo Act and Non-Intercourse Act, and struggle over land. These three events caused fighting between Britain…

…I think Trotsky assured the Bolsheviks of a victory in the civil war. This is because Trotsky was an efficient leader who provided inspirational leadership to the Red Guards. He led the troops efficiently using his special armoured train, moving from one…

…). These people and their focus gave us the Gulf War everyday, around the clock. Would it be surprising to know that the media not only reports the news they help facilitate public approval that could justify a war through the use of metaphors alone? The use…

…that the United States forced war on Mexico as part of preconceived plan forces had in time of peace encamped in and marched across the territory below the Nueces claimed by Mexico-though, for that matter, all Texas to the Sabine was so claimed, and Mexico had…

…At the start of the First World War, in the summer and early fall of 1914, German troops poured across neutral Belgium and into France behind the thunder of artillery, the lightning of explosions, a rain of shells and a hail of shrapnel. The effects were…