World War II
December 5, 2007
Abovee: Map of World War II
In the aftermath of World War I, the United States attempted to disengage itself from European affairs. The U.S. Senate rejected American membership in the LEAGUE OF NATIONS, and in the 1920s American involvement in European diplomatic life was limited to economic affairs.
Moreover, the United States dramatically reduced the size of its military in the postwar years, a measure widely supported by a public increasingly opposed to war. Events in Europe and Asia in the 1930s and early 1940s, however, made it impossible for the United States to maintain a position of neutrality in global affairs.
The Indian War of 1857
December 5, 2007
Above: Map showing the cities of India involved in the war
India has lost its independence to the British. British had money and technology to rule over India. What started as a mere colonies in the Indian subcontinent was now getting costly for the local Indians.
There were taxes levied on Indians. Where Indian weavers were considered one of the best in the world, the British had destroyed this industry and made Indians as mere cotton growers for their home industry. There was also anger about the general economics of the state which was in shambles. There was lootings of precious gems and other precious items from the kings and the rich in the country.
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
December 5, 2007
Above: Map of American Revolutionary War (click map to enlarge)
When war broke out in 1775 between America and Britain it seemed that the latter would come out a sure winner. Its well organized army and navy were matchless. There were veterans from the French and Indian wars at the lead. But America had only a motley group of untrained inexperienced conscripts. The small American navy could hardly face up to the royal British fleet consisting of nearly thousand or more ships.
Above: Picture of George Washington, first President of America
