Both countries were facing communist threats in their country, and in order to ease the aforesaid threats, economic and military aid was provided by the United States. ... The Cold War was a long, tense period of time. ... He called Romania and Bulgaria police states, and in a speech on October 27, 1945, he announced that the United States would recognize no government imposed upon any nation by the force of any foreign power. ...
These aspects were both long term and short term. ... China's 1911 revolution was no different in that the reasons that it happened were numerous. ... This led to a rising Nationalism that said the Manchu were strangers and they had no right to be in control of China. ... China has also pressured its close ally, Pakistan, to ease tensions with India. ... The war on terrorism seems to be bringing these two countries together, but for how long? ...
The reality was that it all lasted for far too long. ... In Vietnam no matter how many thousands of tons of bombs they dropped, the enemy was too elusive. ... Détente was the easing of international tensions. Previously China and USSR who were inseparable had fallen out over the easing of pressure on America. ...
Lieutenant Cross, the man in charge of the soldiers, longs to be reunited with Martha. ... The men long to soar above the earth, away from the pains of war and death. ... The men "dreamed of freedom birds" and long for the freedom and weightlessness that a bird feels (259). ... Once the men reach the point of escape, they are free from the bondage of war and can live more at ease. ... No matter how many material burdens a man carries into battle, he will have to shoulder far more weight in the emotional realm. ...
Does globalization mean disappearing borders, a common trade unit, no tax in trade abroad, and political awareness across the world, or, in extremes, even interfering with other countries' domestic affairs? ... Trade became one of the main incomes of the countries and trade required close interaction between countries and decisions were started to be taken to ease traders by governments. ... In a process of unequal cultural encounter, 'foreign' populations have been compelled to be the subjects and subalterns of Western empire, while, no less significantly, the West has come to...
They felt that it was necessary to support our interests in the long run, they felt it necessary to have a balance of power throughout the world in order to ensure peace and prosperity. ... Nixon stated in an address to the Soviet Union "Speaking for the United States, I can say this: We covet no one else's territory; we seek no dominion over any other people; we seek the right to live in peace, not only for ourselves but for all the peoples of this earth. ... This gradual approach was a way to let the country ease into and get used to the idea of the policy. ... Morally I cannot argue wi...
Here, there was none of "the sharp structural clarity of Europe," no drawing of a line, no Iron Curtain; rather, there existed a more complex web of international relations, because of the physical presence of three great powers: the Soviet Union, China and Japan. ... As Mandlebaum states: "For no country more than the Soviet Union did the underlying structure of Asian international politics revolve about a complex interconnected set of triangular relationships. ...
During these long trips home, the veterans had the closeness and emotional support of one another to go through all the things that they had experienced together (Loughrey 99). ... Green troops or "f---ing new guys" with almost no experience in combat were thrown into their places. ...
Introduction When I first sat down and researched into American exceptionalism I discovered an idea that was complex in not just its definition but also its understanding. I quickly learned I was researching something that spanned political, historical and religious backgrounds and tapped into the ...
U.S. president Ronald Reagan shared the opposition's criticisms and further intensified U.S. support for the so-called "Contra" rebels a coalition of dissatisfied peasants and former Sandinista allies The Reagan Administration waged a decade long war against the Sandinistas by arming, training and directing the Contras, killing nearly 50,000 people and wrecking the Nicaraguan economy in the process. ...
