Steck 11th grade 24, February 2003 The Television One of the most life changing inventions of the Twentieth century was the television. ... During the fifties most Americans had a television at their home. ... Actually during the 50s the bookshops were quite popular. ... Instead, literature brought Americans new worlds and many science fiction stories that motivated Americans to read more, and with the actual possibility of space travel science fiction became very popular Literature was able to give the public everything that television did not. ...

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Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States. He was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. He went to Eureka College on an athletic scholarship for swim, track and football. He was also involved in student council and the school productions. Reagan studied sociology and economi...

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But these intense rivalries didn't just go on in the type of government that should be used or in who could develop the most advanced and most powerful nuclear weapon of the time. ... Most of these people were intellectuals (writers and academics), government officials, political figures, teachers, college professors, and entertainers. ... Most of these fears were portrayed in science-fiction movies, like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Thing, Invaders from Mars, and The Blob. ... Rock and roll was the most popular style of music at the time and there were some songs that weren't...

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Another example would be around the 1920's when cigarettes became popular. ... In most wars, a nation dehumanizes and demonizes the people on the other side. ... Televisions became more popular through out the turbulent years in the midst of the war. ... Martin Luther King Jr. was the most influential civil rights leader in America. ...

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However, most fearfully, it was a war of intelligence. ... It was the freedom and liberty given to the citizens of Canada that he craved most. ... May was potentially the most effective spy the Soviets had. ... For the following years, Gouzenko became popular with the media. ... But a hero he was to most, for he risked his own life for the sake of the world's preservation from the horrendous Communist ideology. ...

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He came across as a bitter, cold-hearted person but in actuality was probably the character that felt the most in the book. ... If one is to remain human" (174), but as an a European, especially an Englishman, he was for the most part, neutral. Americans were not very popular in Greene's novel, and Pyle was the hated American. ... Pyle was the most unlikeable character because of he was two-faced, and because of his cold inhumane actions. ... For the most part, it had good critiques, however some American critics felt that it put down Americans. ...

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Wallace was popular with many southerners and is remembered to this day by a speech made and his campaign slogans. ... Nixon, felt that the war should be ended by turning over most of the fighting to the troops in Vietnam and start withdrawing troops more gradually. ... McCarthy at times would be seven points ahead of Nixon, the leader most of the time in the race. ... During the election race, McCarthy would be most concerned with the war in Vietnam, calling it illegal, immoral, and unconstitutional. ... The war would be where Humphrey and McCarthy would clash the most in the polls. ...

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The most immediate result of this policy was the reviving of the banks within one hundred days of Roosevelt taking office. ... Another quality that made Roosevelt so popular with Americans was his ease in handling the press and the public. ... He is most noted for his decision to drop the first atomic bomb. ... He wrote in his diary, "We have discovered the most terrible bomb in the history of the world". ...

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Some had infact been suspected communist but most had been supposed fascists, alcoholics and sexual deviants. ... After what had happened to McCarthy's opponents in the 1950 elections, most politicians were unwilling to criticise him in the Senate. ... By 1954 the spectacle had become more than most right thinking Americans were prepared tolerate, and, after being roundly censured by the Senate in December, McCarthy disappeared from public life as suddenly as he had emerged. ... Even having a political opinion that was not popular gained you the treatment of a criminal. ... Many things ...

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The "Iron Curtain" crumbled and the most symbolic fact of this was the fall of the wall between East and West Berlin. ... In Romania, the communist Party of Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown by popular protest and by the force of arms in December 1989. ...

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The Domino theory was also very popular and so people were prepared to let Johnson stop it at nearly any cost. ... If they were not going to retreat from Vietnam they would most certainly lose. ... This was turning out to be a most unpopular war. Instead of the Americans seeing themselves as the good guys who were out to liberate the South Vietnamese, even the most patriotic were starting to realise that their presence was not wanted nor was helping anyone in Vietnam. ...

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Eisenhower is one of the most influential and productive men in American history, winning the country over by playing a key role in ending the Korean War as well as instituting the Interstate Highway Funding Act. ... Eisenhower's slogan was very simple, but very popular: "I Like Ike". ... " Eisenhower, who spent most of his life in the military, did not condone the use of atomic warfare. ... With Eisenhower's reason, intelligence and courage the United States became one of the most affluent countries in the world....

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"The most suitable tactical role for U. ... "Diem labored under certain disadvantages: he had left Vietnam in August 1950 and had thus played no part in the glorious struggle against the French, living in America for most of that period; he had few political allies and was hesitant to trust anyone except members of his own powerful family; he was aloof and distant, a man with no popular following and neither inclined nor equipped to acquire one; and he was a devout Catholic in a Vietnam that was less than 15 percent Catholic. ...

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THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION The main reason for the decline, and ultimate collapse, of the Soviet Union was the failure of the economic system. The need to improve economic performance led to wide-ranging changes in the economy and politics. The failure of the economic system was due to i...

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Stalin didn't really have much to do with the revolution, he wrote a few editorials for a popular Russian newspaper, but his contributions where minimal at best. ... Many land owners where outraged by Stalin's actions and they destroyed most of their crops and livestock, to spite Stalin. ... The most intense period of the Great Purge was from 1936 to 1938. ... Although the number of looses in the war are unclear, the Soviet Unions suffered the most loses of any country during World War II. ...

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With leaders like Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, the Civil Rights Movement grew to be one of the most important movement in the sixties. ... His most famous speech was titled "I have a Dream." ... Although most sit-ins were peaceful, they started to send out a very powerful message. ...

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A. Nuclear Weapons History. In 1914 H.G. Wells wrote in his book, The World Set Free, that atomic bombs were used in a war between the alliance of England, France and the U.S. against an alliance of Germany and Austria. All of the major cities of the world were destroyed by atomic bombs in this ch...

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Here are a few examples of the most memorable short stories told in the book. ... The Vietnam War was not a very popular war with the American people and due to the prolonged United States involvement the number of people against it grew. ...

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The most characteristic feature of the Cold War, indeed the very reason behind the name, is that superpowers were afraid of the potential consequences between them, as epitomized by the fear of nuclear Armageddon.  ... In early 1979 popular opposition forced the shah to leave the country. ...

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I like a lot of the old popular stuff that I had when I was growing up. ... What event during the 1960's influenced you the most? ... It would just have to be the Vietnam war that had to have the most impact on me." 10. ... What event in the 70's influenced you the most? ...

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"Stalin had become a popular figure in Europe and in the United States. ... Time magazine said that it was the most war-like pronouncement uttered by any top-rank statesman since V-J Day and therefore this can be seen as a cause of the Cold War. After the war, Russia gained control of most of the Eastern European countries, usually through threats, violence, biased propaganda and poll rigs. ... Most importantly, the "Truman Doctrine" also committed the U.S to play a big part in world affairs: The U.S, not the UN, would be the world's police force. ...

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In this manner, the U.N. is deepening the economic marginalization of the worlds most vulnerable and impoverished nations. ... What is most disturbing is that they have nearly succeeded in grasping hold of this power, without most inhabitants of this planet having the slightest idea of what is being planned for them."" ... Prime Minister Winston Churchill both realized that even the most powerful nations could no longer feel their future was secure. ... If only a small portion of the worldwide military spending was diverted to other places where it would be needed most, the world would be...

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A very patriotic view of the Truman Doctrine may be a correct one but it is most certainly not the only opinion among authors and historians to date. ... Harry Truman, a big advocate of the United Nations, acted by most accounts cautiously when it came to Berlin. ...

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Jonathan Tunney 7 December 2003 Development and Change War has been a part of society since the beginning of time. Wars have been won. Wars have been lost. People have died. Countries have tasted the spoils of victory as well as the agony of defeat. Where some countries have stood ...

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As the bombs continued to fall and the fires continued burn a question arose from the rubble of what was once Germany. The question was how to deal with Germany. Germany was responsible for the start of World War II and they were partially responsible for the start of World War I. Since Germany has caused these problems, how can we let them be their own autonomous country? If we let them have their own country again, would they just then try to start another war? ...

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