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The Watergate Sandal
Being one of the largest scandals of all time, the Watergate Scandal occurred during President Richard Nixon’s administration (1969-1974). it involved all three branches of government and would result in the only president to not have been elected to be sworn in: Gerald Ford (1974-1977). It occurred when Richard Nixon approved of the wiretapping of…
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USS New Jersey BB-62
The USS New Jersey is the most decorated battleship in American history and has the namesake of my home state! Commissioned in 1943, she has fought in nearly all of America’s war since then. After World War 2, the ship fought off the shores of Korea and Vietnam. The last conflict in the ship’s long…
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Washington Naval Conference
The Washington Naval Conference of 1921-1922 was a major navel disarmament treaty done between the major naval powers. They wanted to essentially prevent another war/arms race just like WW1 and the British-German naval race. At the time, America’s major naval competitors were Britain and Japan. However, a total of nine nations were invited. These include:…
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The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a humanitarian tragedy in America which was exacerbated by the Geography of America. As the Great Plains were farmed by settlers, the topsoil eroded away and became the great brown clouds that took over the skies of America. During the Great Depression, there was a major drought in the American Midwest.…
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Blog Post #2: Monroe Doctrine and Teddy Roosevelt
The Roosevelt Corollary The Monroe Doctrine was a doctrine which essentially meant that no European power or any power could claim land in the Americas. The USA was to enforce that rule. Teddy Roosevelt was seen as an ardent defender of the doctrine. In a great message to congress, Teddy Roosevelt declared that no nation…
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Blog post #1: The Gilded Age
The End of the Gilded Age Upon reading these articles, I found the end of the gilded age. Everyone talks about the great depression and the great recession but nobody talks about the 1893 economic collapse. This collapse, which lasted 4 years, was one of the worst in American History. The highly overextended and bloating…
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