Well, the war of 1812 was probably the most challenging event faced by the United States from a direct point of view. We were severely underpowered in comparison to the great British navy, and Canada sent us packing numerous times. The war ended in a tie only because Britain didn't consider us threatening enough to make an offensive, and in reality we lost the war pretty badly.
A- The three main traditions of Buddhism are- Therevada, Mahayana and Vajrayana.
The Therevada provides the detailed and most useful account of Buddha's original teachings. It shares the logic of meditation practice.
The Mahayana provides us with the living traditions of Awakened Masters also known as Zen. This molds us towards wisdom and compassion.
The Vajrayana offers an arrangement of psychological practices along with core meditation practices. This tradition has changed few things like it has added reincarnation process.
2- The Middle way or Middle path was used to describe the character of the Noble eightfold path that leads to liberation. The eightfold path was the right view, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samadhi.
3- Buddhism was spread across and beyond India by King Ashoka. He sent monks to outside territories to preach Buddhism and people began converting to Buddhism all around the world.
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President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy." On that day, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. It completely destroyed the American battleship U.S.S.
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