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- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/National_History/U.S._History_(OpenStax)/27%3A_Fighting_the_Good_Fight_in_World_War_II_1941-1945/27.01%3A_The_Origins_of_War-_Europe_Asia_and_the_United_StatesIn June 1941, Hitler broke the nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union that had given him the backing to ravage Poland and marched his armies deep into Soviet territory, where they would kill Red Arm...In June 1941, Hitler broke the nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union that had given him the backing to ravage Poland and marched his armies deep into Soviet territory, where they would kill Red Army regulars and civilians by the millions until their advances were stalled and ultimately reversed by the devastating battle of Stalingrad, which took place from August 23, 1942 until February 2, 1943 when, surrounded and out of ammunition, the German 6th army surrendered.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/National_History/U.S._History_(OpenStax)/06%3A_America's_War_for_Independence_1775-1783/6.01%3A_Britains_Law-and-Order_Strategy_and_Its_ConsequencesThe preamble to the Declaration began with a statement of Enlightenment principles about universal human rights and values: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, th...The preamble to the Declaration began with a statement of Enlightenment principles about universal human rights and values: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness—That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government…
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/National_History/U.S._History_(OpenStax)/24%3A_The_Jazz_Age-_Redefining_the_Nation_1919-1929/24.01%3A_Prosperity_and_the_Production_of_Popular_EntertainmentJim Thorpe, who grew up in the Sac and Fox Nation in Oklahoma, was known as one of the best athletes in the world: He medaled in the 1912 Olympic Games, played Major League Baseball, and was one of th...Jim Thorpe, who grew up in the Sac and Fox Nation in Oklahoma, was known as one of the best athletes in the world: He medaled in the 1912 Olympic Games, played Major League Baseball, and was one of the founding members of the National Football League.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/National_History/U.S._History_(OpenStax)/08%3A_Growing_Pains-_The_New_Republic_17901820/8.02%3A_The_New_American_RepublicThe Constitution you have ordained for yourselves and your posterity contains this express clause, ‘The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and Excises, to pay the deb...The Constitution you have ordained for yourselves and your posterity contains this express clause, ‘The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and Excises, to pay the debts, and provide for the common defence and general welfare of the United States.’ You have then, by a solemn and deliberate act, the most important and sacred that a nation can perform, pronounced and decreed, that your Representatives in Congress shall have power to lay Excises.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/National_History/U.S._History_(OpenStax)/23%3A_Americans_and_the_Great_War_1914-1919/23.03%3A_A_New_Home_FrontCarrie Chapman Catt, president of the National American Women Suffrage Movement, capitalized on the growing patriotic fervor to point out that every woman who gained the vote could exercise that right...Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National American Women Suffrage Movement, capitalized on the growing patriotic fervor to point out that every woman who gained the vote could exercise that right in a show of loyalty to the nation, thus offsetting the dangers of draft-dodgers or naturalized Germans who already had the right to vote.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/National_History/U.S._History_(OpenStax)/06%3A_America's_War_for_Independence_1775-1783/6.03%3A_War_in_the_SouthThe treaty recognized the independence of the United States; placed the western, eastern, northern, and southern boundaries of the nation at the Mississippi River, the Atlantic Ocean, Canada, and Flor...The treaty recognized the independence of the United States; placed the western, eastern, northern, and southern boundaries of the nation at the Mississippi River, the Atlantic Ocean, Canada, and Florida, respectively; and gave New Englanders fishing rights in the waters off Newfoundland.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/National_History/U.S._History_(OpenStax)/06%3A_America's_War_for_Independence_1775-1783
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/National_History/U.S._History_(OpenStax)/04%3A_Rule_Britannia_The_English_Empire_16601763/4.01%3A_Charles_II_and_the_Restoration_ColoniesAfter decades of war in the 1600s, the powerful Five Nations of the Iroquois, composed of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca, successfully pursued a policy of neutrality with both the En...After decades of war in the 1600s, the powerful Five Nations of the Iroquois, composed of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca, successfully pursued a policy of neutrality with both the English and, to the north, the French in Canada during the first half of the 1700s.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/National_History/U.S._History_(OpenStax)/23%3A_Americans_and_the_Great_War_1914-1919/23.04%3A_From_War_to_PeaceThe Battle of Cantigny, on May 28, was the first American offensive in the war: In less than two hours that morning, American troops overran the German headquarters in the village, thus convincing the...The Battle of Cantigny, on May 28, was the first American offensive in the war: In less than two hours that morning, American troops overran the German headquarters in the village, thus convincing the French commanders of their ability to fight against the German line advancing towards Paris.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/National_History/U.S._History_(OpenStax)/10%3A_Jacksonian_Democracy_18201840/10.01%3A_A_New_Political_Style-_From_John_Quincy_Adams_to_Andrew_JacksonIn fact, to divide power, and to give to one of the parties the exclusive right of judging of the portion allotted to each, is, in reality, not to divide it at all; and to reserve such exclusive right...In fact, to divide power, and to give to one of the parties the exclusive right of judging of the portion allotted to each, is, in reality, not to divide it at all; and to reserve such exclusive right to the General Government (it matters not by what department) to be exercised, is to convert it, in fact, into a great consolidated government, with unlimited powers, and to divest the States, in reality, of all their rights, It is impossible to understand the force of terms, and to deny so plain …
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/National_History/U.S._History_(OpenStax)/22%3A_Age_of_Empire-_American_Foreign_Policy_1890-1914/22.01%3A_Turner_Mahan_and_the_Roots_of_EmpireSeward’s purchase added an enormous territory to the country—nearly 600,000 square miles—and also gave the United States access to the rich mineral resources of the region, including the gold that tri...Seward’s purchase added an enormous territory to the country—nearly 600,000 square miles—and also gave the United States access to the rich mineral resources of the region, including the gold that trigged the Klondike Gold Rush at the close of the century. Finally, Mahan urged the future construction of a canal across the isthmus of Central America, which would decrease by two-thirds the time and power required to move the new navy from the Pacific to the Atlantic oceans.
