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…Should Americans Celebrate Columbus Day? On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus, a Portuguese explorer, landed on an island near Cuba, which he named San Salvador. It was the first time that Europeans reached America, marking the beginning…

…American Gothic Vs Fall Plowing American Gothic and Fall Plowing were painted in the early 1930s by Grant Wood. Both paintings have many similarities and differences. American Gothic and Fall Plowing offer a discrete description of rural life…

…Many books these days are written with satire to show the ridiculousness of human actions. George Orwell's Animal Farm was written to shed light on the absurdity of the Russian Revolution. There are many similarities between the two. Both had…

…The declaration of independence is a very important document in America's history. It proclaims the separation of the 13 colonies settled in America from the mother country Britain. It played a major role in the American Revolution. Over 150 years…

…held the economic advantage as they could rely on the profits from the South Atlantic system and the industrial revolution. So at the beginning of the war, an American victory seemed distinctly unlikely for American forces weak and British military and naval…

…American Ideals: American Cinema A bit part of American way of life is American Cinema. The United States is known worldwide for their brilliant techniques and ideas for films. Through American Cinema, you can see characters that can reflect…

…"The French Revolution Owed Much to the Philosophes" The French Revolution of 1789 had many causes, both short and long term. Thanks to inapt ruling for the better part of the century, France was in disarray financially, and thus, as so much depends…

…Long and short-term causes that contributed to the 1917 Revolution By early 1917, the existing order in Russia was on the verge of collapse. The spark to the events that ended tsarist rule was ignited on the streets of Petrograd in March 1917. Driven…

…The Quiet American and Bloods are two different accounts of the Vietnam War in various stages of the wars development. Both portray a different approach to warfare by diverse types of American people. The contrast in the cultural backgrounds of the main…

…Marci Cunningham History 105 4:30 World War II and the Effects on African-Americans and Japenese-Americans It really is not a outstanding statement to say the World War II affected many American lives. How could an all encompassing war not affect…