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? ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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The New Deal functioned to reach both long term and short economic goals. ... Another quality that made Roosevelt so popular with Americans was his ease in handling the press and the public. ... It is your problem no less than it is mine. ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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• Grade Level: High School