A signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany <span>called for a ceasefire effective at 11 a.m. (11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.)</span>
The representatives intent was to revise the Articles of Confederation. Certain representatives such as James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were critics of the Articles of Confederation. They felt as though it was necessary just to create a new government rather than try to fix the problems of the Articles of Confederation. In the end, the Constitutional Convention resulted in the creation of the Constitution of the United States.
The Cold War became a dominant influence on many aspects of American society for much of the second half of the 20th<span> century. It escalated due to antagonist values between the United States, representing capitalism and democracy, and the Soviet Union, representing communism and authoritarianism. Being the two dominant world powers after WWII, contention between the Americans and Soviets became a global conflict. The Cold War differed from most wars in that it was as much of a propaganda war as a war with military engagements. The Korean and Vietnam Wars are important examples of military intervention by the Americans in the name of stopping communist expansionism. However, these wars did not have the decades-long impact on American domestic and foreign policy that the cultural, political, and economic battles of the Cold War had.</span>
Wood frogs are a common sight in North America and Canada
Because it could not govern effectively after the reign of terror, the directory had to "disband," which led to a massive power vacuum that was eventually filled by the dictatorship of Napoleon.
