Topic: War
Essential Question: Is war necessary?
Claim: War is a necessary evil that can bring many benefits.
Reason: War can allow a country in need to secure land and resources for itself and its people. For example, post-WWI Germany was a greatly demoralized and broken apart nation. German populations were cut off from their home country and ruled by foreigners, such as in the Czechoslovakian Sudetenland. Hitler brought the idea of lebensraum to the German populace, stating the need for land for the German people. Hitler also went to war to defend his refusal to pay the reparations of the Treaty of Paris, saving his people from debt. Another example of warring for land and resources can be seen in the Mexican-American war of the mid 1840s. The United States fought for territory in Western North America, which brought sea to sea power for the United States. The war also resulted in the finding of vast amounts of precious metals to make the US rich.
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| Territory gained for the US in the Mexican-American war. |
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