Instructions: _∙ Identify Each Item. Give an Explanation or Description of of the Item

question 55

Essay

Instructions:
_∙ Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
_∙ item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the War of 1812

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Definitions:

State Militias

Military forces maintained by the states of the United States, which can be called upon for service during emergencies, natural disasters, or for defense purposes, separate from the federal armed forces.

Breakthrough

A significant or sudden advance, discovery, or achievement that overcomes a significant obstacle or opens up new possibilities.

Le Duc Tho

A Vietnamese revolutionary and politician who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973, which he declined, for his role in the Paris Peace Accords intending to end the Vietnam War.

Peace Is at Hand

A phrase famously used by Henry Kissinger in 1972 indicating that an end to the Vietnam War was imminent, though the war continued for several more years.