… the majority of the country, especially the largely populated South, including President Polk strongly favors territorial expansion. If America defeat Mexico and conquer California and Texas, America would gain over half of Mexico’s land and grow…

… opened a big, white Mercedes truck from the Netherlands and found Chinese illegal immigrants suffocated in a container among the tomatoes when the truck was transporting. The truck belonged to a company that received the green light for its freight…

… is that it exists at all. In its long history, it has been devastated more than twenty times. The reasons people continued living there is that it ocupies a vital strategic position at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, and lies on…

… of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. On 28 June 1919, exactly five years and about 9 million dead soldiers later, the Treaty of Versailles was signed by defeated Germany. Germany’s nose was in the dirt and the allies meant to keep it there.…

… national level, but in the states and municipalities of the country as well. Prominent governors devoted to change included Robert M. La Follette, of Wisconsin and Hiram Johnson of California. Reforms such as the direct primary, secret ballot and the…

… full gear. Many civil rights activists started to meet and discuss future strategies for civil rights protest. Many activists also started to form groups to help fight against racial discrimination and segregation. Many of these groups chose to…

… rights for granted, especially those dealing with the criminal aspect. Today, when people are accused or arrested, they are guaranteed the right to consult a lawyer before giving a statement. With children, even more precaution is taken when they…

… back together after the Civil War. The north and the south had been divided and didn’t know how to come back together again without intervention from the government. I believe that Reconstruction helped the African-Americans get some of the freedom…

… to America and is accepted nearly everywhere today. In early colonization, however, diversity was something to be purged. Many prejudiced beliefs separated the colonists and their colonies by race, religion, and even sexes. Political power was singled…

… us off guard, not all American military planners were surprised. As far back as the 1920s some officers warned that the Japanese were to be our next enemy and that an attack on our Navy at a place like Pearl Harbor was inevitable. In 1924, Army Brig.…