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This blog will be used in the spring of 2008 by 80+ students at Drexel University to investigate the effects of Iraq on culture and the reverse. Our goal will be to better understand why the US is in Iraq, and to question whether literature can help us on this journey.

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

1912-100years

More so forgotten than the Korean War would definitely be the War of 1812. Everyone today thinks that we have always been on such wonderful terms with Canada and that 1776 was a firm year for our independence. This is not the case in 1812 and two years following America adamantly attempted to seize Canada. In the process, war was also declared on Britain as an ally of Canada. Things may have not gone well in some other wars of America's time, and even though the war ended in a treaty 1812 showed a more imperialistic side of America than everyone anyone has ever considered of ourselves.
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