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Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, continued to fly the United States flag, even as Confederate forces surrounded it. Lincoln decided to send provisions but no additional troops or ordnance to the fort unless resistance was met. Unwilling to tolerate a U.S. garrison in Southern territory, Confederates began shelling the fort in the pre-dawn hours of April 12, 1861, and Union guns responded. The Civil War had begun.
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This answer relates to the 1930's.
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Appeasement was a policy pursued by European powers, in their dealings with Nazi Germany in order to avoid a repetition of WW1, namely another conflict engulfing Europe.
Many in the West supported Hitler as someone who was bringing stability to Germany and was an effective bastion against the Soviet Union and communism.
There was also the feeling that the Treaty of Versailles had been too harsh on Germany and Hitler had justification for his territorial requests.
In 1935 the Saar once more became part of Germany after over 90% voted in favour in a plebiscite.
In 1936, Germany entered and remilitarised the Rhineland, in direct contravention of the Treaty of Versailles. Had this been stopped it may have led to a different path being taken by Hitler. however the West did nothing.
This encouraged Hitler to make further claims including the Anschluss with Austria in 1938.
Also in 1938, the Munich Agreement signed away the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia. The rest of Czechoslovakia was taken over in 1939.
Only when Germany attacked Poland did the West act with Britain and France declaring war.
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The excerpts point of view towards Alaska is best described in the "Alaska is land that no one wants".
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- It can be understood from the choice of words by the writer, cash and cast off that Alaska is not worth much.
- It further emphasizes in the article that any bankrupt monarch (emphasis on impoverished) can purchase it from the USA for their retirement.
- Alaska is the northernmost and westernmost state in the United States.
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he was an amazing leader
Explanation:
he had an important role in the independence of India because he lead the people of India. He helped his fellow Indians fight to get their rights back and he was a leader for them. Without him, things wouldn't have been the way they are now…
The bombing of Pearl Harbor brought the United States into WW2. The United States stayed out of the way until this event because it was the breaking point for the nation. America had been attacked without what they deemed was a good reason and hundreds had been killed and injured.
