For other articles on the Extended Essay on Intense Cogitation, please see our helpful articles on The Extended Essay Outline and Sample sources for an Extended Essay – The American Civil War This is my Extended Essay in History of the Americas that I wrote to fulfill my diploma requirement. It received a final grade of A. Please [...Read more...]
This document was once part of my history notes. However, I have found that making accurate history notes is boring and does little to help me remember content anyway. So these are improved notes, which is to say that a lot of what is here should never be written on a final by any student [...Read more...]
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According to B. Anderson, the nation is an “imagined community”; it exists when a group of people believe that they belong to a community of individuals with a common history, culture, ethnicity, etc. Generally, the following is a list of steps that are taken as nations begin to develop. NB: This might be helpful for [...Read more...]
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Resource used: Canada: A North American Nation, Pages 162-179 King George’s War (War of Austrian Succession) Erupted in 1739 over succession to the Austrian throne, sparked renewed hostilities in North America French tried to regain Nova Scotia, New Englanders successfully captured Louisbourg in the spring of 1745, an “impregnable fortress” They ignored European military conventions [...Read more...]
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American Involvement - USA had entered the war despite its Irish and Herman population, the Monroe Doctrine, and the profit it gained from the war. - The sinking of the Lusitania was used as propaganda against the German brutality to push the country towards war. - German intelligence acted in the USA due to the [...Read more...]
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This is a quick summary of the major events leading up to the Confederation of Canada from the British North American colonies. Internal factors I. Political issues in Canada East and Canada West made the idea of Confederation appealing Sectionalism Numerous political parties English Reformers – Hinks, Morin Clear Grits (Liberals) – George Brown Parti [...Read more...]
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These notes were also composed by Breeann, who previously wrote notes on the major battles of World War I. This summary quickly goes over the major events in World War II with general detail and events. World War 2 Blitzkrieg - Lightning War - Paralyze the enemy by using most up-to-date technology and tactics. Vehicles, [...Read more...]