Apush DBQ Sample Essay - French and Indian War

Apush DBQ Sample Essay - French and Indian WarIn Apush DBQ Sample Essay (French and Indian War), you get to see the central question of the game. Which country won the war? If you chose 'United States' for your country of origin, then that is how you should answer the question. The Sample Essay will show you how to do this, using the game as a way to help you understand how the decisions you make play out in the game.The French do not like to fight and they will not fight for anything that seems to be unfair. So if France was asked to fight in a war with a South American country, which it was not even in contact with at the time, would the French have taken part? If a fake war between the United States and China were staged, would the United States have fought in it? It is fairly safe to say that the French will not take part in any war that seems to be unfair. The same applies to the Indian War.And yet, we know the United States did fight in the Indian War and even though it was fou ght as a way to help keep China in the league of countries, we know that the British Empire wanted to gain control of China for the sole purpose of stealing it away from France. China was on the verge of becoming a great power and with the help of the United States, it did!The United States could not have helped the French, if it had wanted to, because the French were not in any way interested in getting any Chinese troops to help them win the war. China was not in the situation then and is not now either.This is why America and the British were able to fight two wars with them for all different circumstances. When one cannot help a country, then the country usually will not help anyone. China was not in a position then to help the French and the United States.The next time you are playing Apush DBQ, remember that France was not in a position to help the United States because the French did not want to. France was in favor of keeping China in the league of nations, so they would not go to war with the United States for that reason. The Chinese were not in a position then to help either, but China is now and has been ever since. And the United States is no longer in a position to help the French, either.The Chinese are always on the winning side in the Chinese Wars, which the United States had fought in the past. So what can the United States do? We do not want to fight a war just because we were told to do so by a shady government. We don't need a reason to attack a nation, and it makes no sense to send our men and women into a war just to send a message to the other nations.But that is exactly what we are doing in the Indian War and in the French-Indian War, and it is very counterproductive to the overall goal of winning. We are hurting ourselves and many other nations as a result of this.