Essays Tagged: "declare war"

"Conquest"

unable to persuade the remaining components to rejoin them in their conquest and they were hasty to declare war on their counterparts.With war waging in Eastern Europe the United Nations took action. ...

(7 pages) 41 0 4.0 Jun/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Who's the Boss?

ograms, agencies, department, etc. He is the commander and chief of all military branches but can't declare war without a Congressional Declaration. Of course, presidents have used their executive pow ... e of Representatives. Their duties are similar and consist of the following. They have the power to declare war, raise an army and navy, borrow and coin money, regulate interstate commerce, create fed ...

(3 pages) 101 1 3.7 Oct/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

"Foreign Policy" by Cheri Pytash this is an outline for a chapter about foreign policy

mentb The president can order troops, planes, and warships into action.1 However, only congress can declare war.2 Treaty-Making Powersa With the advice and consent of the senate, the president has the ...

(4 pages) 164 0 2.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Mexican War.

ll American station, President James K. Polk of the United States wrote a letter to the Congress to declare war on Mexico. Thus the war starts, 1846. The Americans outflanked the Mexicans in most of t ... that both American and Mexican inhabitants were dissatisfied with Mexican rule making California to declare itself independent.Year 1845, President Polk sent John Slidell to Mexico as American ministe ...

(3 pages) 142 1 4.4 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Causes of WWI (Old regents DBQ).

or a while. The beginning of the war was much like a domino affect. It started when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. On July 29, Russia ordered a mobilization only against Austria-Hungary in su ... ened war on July 31 if the Russians did not demobilize. France then mobilized. On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia, and two days later, on France. The German invasion of Belgium to attack Fran ...

(5 pages) 141 1 4.2 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

Declare War on Clutter.

ndicate a busy and competent worker? A person who answers yes to any of these questions may need to declare war on clutter.The work environment should be the most efficient area of a person=s life. Lo ...

(4 pages) 26 0 0.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Where does power lie in Congress?

rs by the Constitution, the power to appropriate funds, regulate trade and commerce and to formally declare war. Although the President imposes his will on all of these activities Congress is still an ...

(7 pages) 152 0 4.5 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The War of 1812: Was the War of 1812 Justified?

For America, the War of 1812 was justified. Clearly there were sufficient reasons for America to declare war with Great Britain. Time after time the British violated American rights and freedoms. A ... er colonies. Despite objections by some states, Congress approved Madison's recommendation. War was declared on June 18, 1812. (Perkins, 41-45)In conclusion the War of 1812 was justified because of th ...

(4 pages) 74 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

This is an essay analyzing the Articles of Confederation as a first draft for the Constitution.

re also used in the Constitution. The legislative branch remained intact and retained the powers to declare war, maintain an army and a navy and coin money. The necessities not included in the Article ...

(2 pages) 43 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

War of 1812 DBQ

lists were not in favor of war, but the Republicans ultimately won the majority vote in Congress to declare war--the War of 1812 (Doc. G). During this war, America was very concerned with gaining cont ...

(3 pages) 41 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

"Historians have traditionally labeled the period after the War of 1812 the 'Era of good Feelings.' Evaluate the accuracy ofof this label, considering the emergence of nationalism and sectionalism."

trade and other riches. Finally, President Madison had to hear many petitions and asked congress to declare war on Great Britain. Congress accepted and the War of 1812 began.All of population did not ...

(6 pages) 114 0 3.4 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

This essay describes the Patriot Act I in terms of control and compares today's reality to that of Geroge Orwell's 1984.

n to disrupt the delicate system of checks and balances, expand their powers of surveillance and to declare war.With the swift enactment of the Patriot Act, the government took the first significant s ...

(4 pages) 123 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Failures of The Articles of Confederation

ve and negative results. The Articles provided some protection for the states, allowing Congress to declare war, and allowing them to retain their sovereignty. Unfortunately the ills of the Articles g ... zed for their accomplishments while they were in effect. First is the ability for the Government to declare war during peacetime. This was a right that was absolutely necessary to the nation. The stat ...

(2 pages) 31 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

SPARTAN GOVERNMENT

ted in 507BC, when 2 kings disagreed over the expedition against Athens. The kings had the right to declare war on the battlefield and could decide between life and death. The kings were supervised by ... phors, signified its will by acclamation." The Apella made decisions such as whether or not war was declared, and bills and laws could either be passed or rejected by them. However their importance wa ...

(5 pages) 49 0 3.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

The World War II You Will Love This!!!

invades Poland. Britain and France give Hitler ultimatum.September 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.September 17, 1939 Soviet forces, under terms of a secret agreement with Germ ... cuated to Great Britain at Dunkerque, France.June 10, 1940 Italy enters war on the side of Germany, declares war on UK and France. Italy invades France.June 14, 1940 Germans enter Paris.June 22, 1940 ...

(4 pages) 65 1 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

A comparison of the United States Constitution And The Declaration of Independence

sylvania in 1774 to form the First Continental Congress. Although the colonies were not prepared to declare war on Britain, they were very unhappy under British rule. They began to debate whether it w ...

(3 pages) 158 0 2.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

An in depth look at US neutrality in WWII and how it contributed to the war

chain of islands and keep fighting China instead. Still, Japan intimated to Hitler that if he would declare war on the US then they would declare against the Soviets. Hitler fell for it and his declar ... fter Italy's attack on Ethiopia in May 1935, empowered the president, on finding a state of war, to declare an embargo on arms shipments to the belligerents and to announce that U.S. citizens travelin ...

(3 pages) 69 1 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Mind Control || The satire in "Citizen Kane"

he extent of the influence of the media. During the party Kane asks his employees "'Are we going to declare war on Spain, or are we not?'" "'The Inquirer already has,'" is the reply. Welles makes an e ... . Welles makes an effort to point out that the Inquirer has so much influence, that the decision to declare war practically lies with it, not the government.Elections are mostly decided by the media a ...

(2 pages) 48 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

The effect of historical figures on the Civil War

ts and free-soilers in the North, making them angrier toward the South and therefore more likely to declare war on the South after they seceded. Stephen Douglas was also influential in this respect, p ...

(2 pages) 34 1 4.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

From 1790 to 1857, the Supreme Court emerged as the most powerful branch of our government.

n all the citizens' lives. The Congress as the legislative branch can establish or change laws, and declare war. These are both powerful branches. However, the Supreme Court places the great checks an ...

(5 pages) 67 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History