2006-09-27 16:07:26 · 6 answers · asked by kaesous 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
every war could have been avoided in some way or another.
2006-09-27 16:12:58 · answer #1 · answered by christy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which war? 1812 in Russia or 1812 in Canada/U.S..
2006-09-28 01:46:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and it should have. The U.S. siding with France (and the tyrant Napolean) was both foolish and wrong (morally) and put us on the wrong side of history. Jefferson was an idealist and saw more of a connection with France and the French revolution than was either right or wise and followed a pro french agenda that lead us down the path that it did. We ought to have adopted the foreign policy of Adams and Hamilton and supported England in her struggle against tyranny, but we followed Jefferson and Madison's foreign policy and found ourselves fighting the 'good guys'.
2006-09-27 23:28:51 · answer #3 · answered by Matthew R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the context of the larger European war, in which one must place it, probably not. America could have allied with either France or Britain. The country, however, still wanted to trade with both Great Britain and France; the conflict with that in mind was probably unavoidable.
2006-09-27 23:14:26 · answer #4 · answered by will 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, just like every other war!
2006-09-27 23:20:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if the US had not signed Macon's Bill Number 2.
2006-09-27 23:14:46 · answer #6 · answered by puma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋