For example, India is building a wide variety of new missiles with a range of 90 miles to 1,300 miles. (2) And Iraq refuses to let United Nations teams in to inspect its nuclear weapons stores. (1) In addition, the many of the countries in the former Soviet Union have set up lines of trade, both legal and not, to support their own economies. ... Even if they did the set date to lower arsenals is by 2003... In many cases the collapse has, in fact, served to amplify the problems already plaguing arms control. To support its failing economy Russia has become an arms dealer, and Full nuclear w...

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Cold War - The Changing Relationship of the Superpowers The United States and Soviet Union, the single most important rivalry of the twentieth century, started as a partnership. This irony was caused by the fact that the Germans were taking over Europe, which forced them in this relationship. Onc...

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Citing his faith and his patriotism in that two day conference in Indianapolis, Welch and the John Birch Society set forth on a crusade to enlighten America about the a very real Conspiracy of a Communist coup. ... Clearly, the upheavals and atrocities of 1789 served as a model for revolutions to come, especially the Bolshevik Revolution- (Thorton The New American). ...

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These are the questions I posed to myself, and then set out to try and answer here, in this paper. ... The onslaught weakened the newly elected South Vietnamese government, set back efforts of pacification, and brought to the forefront American outcries for peace. ... These actions set off major protests on American College campuses. ... During the course of this war, which spanned more than a decade, and four presidential administrations over 2,200,000 United States soldiers served in Vietnam. ...

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Das Versprechen directed by Margarethe von Trotta is a love story set to the backdrop of the divided Germany beginning in 1961 up until the historic fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. ... What makes the film original and fresh is the historical context in which it is set. ... The historical issues are not central to the Versprechen but rather serve to heighten the tragedy of the Konrad and Sophie's relationship. ... It is first and foremost a character study of the two protagonists set in the context of the divided Germany and the Soviet occupation of Europe. ...

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For those who may have been struggling with a psychological breakdown due to the stresses of combat, the DEROS fantasy served as a major prophylactic to actual overt symptoms of acute combat reaction. ... On the opposite end of the spectrum the seasoned veterans who only had a couple months left to serve did not want to get themselves killed so they avoided everything with potential danger to keep themselves alive during the final months. ... Most of the women that served in the military served in the Nurse Corps. Over 8000 women served in the country of Vietnam and of those 8000 there were ...

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This shocked the Americans back home, and as practically every home owned a TV set, these shocking images bombarded the public, and sympathy for the war fell. ... He got life but served only three months. ... The youth started to revolt against the ideals set by their parents in favour of a life of peace, love and copious amounts of marijuana, Timothy Leany who was a professor of philosophy summed it up with the quote "Turn on and drop out". ... People were unwilling to fight and tore up their draft papers, support for the war was diminishing and people were tired of the endless stream of terr...

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All of these childish objects did not serve to actually physically protect them, but to protect them from their own fear. ... Now and then, there were times when panic set in, and people squealed or wanted to, but couldn't; when they twitched and made moaning sounds and covered their heads and said "Dear God"; and hugged the earth and fired their weapons blindly and cringed and begged for the noise to stop and went wild and made stupid promises to themselves and God and their parents, hoping not to die. They carried the traditions of the United States military, and me...

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Ho Chi Minh established a military group in 1945, called the Vietminh, that would serve as the military fight against the French in the war named the First Indochina War. ... As former American President Eisenhower said, "You have a row of dominoes set up; you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is that it will go over very quickly" (Nalty 314). ...

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Philip Caputo spent his life acquiring the skills of killing, learning how to fieldstrip and assemble and M-14 rifle blindfolded, how to face death, and how to cause it. This was the normal lifestyle of Caputo's time, war. Caputo knew nothing about the everyday lifestyles we lead today. His life ...

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John F. Kennedy was a president, well loved by Americans. Even though he was only in office for one thousand days, he made a great impact on American society. The American people feel into love with his charismatic character. President Kennedy did know how to run a society but, he was not all that s...

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However, they are also problematic - when such a large-scale problem-solving mission is launched, its scope and enterprise serve to make the process of obtaining peace both time-consuming and overly bureaucratic. ...

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At the time of the Great Depression, government intervention in the economy was higher than it had ever been and a special government agency had been set up specifically to prevent depressions and their associated problems, such as bank panics. ... The assassination is remembered as a loss of national innocence, which served to magnify the appeal of conspiracy scenarios. ... The plan formed the basis of the Covenant of the League of Nations, the 26 articles that served as operating rules for the league. ...

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Known by the common person as an American defeat, the Vietnam War has scarred our country with past mistakes but necessary lessons learned. Although not technically a declared war, it was the longest conflict in the United States history. We failed to accomplish the goals we created in the beginni...

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As President of the United States, Ronald Reagan had four major achievements that defined his presidency. These achievements made his presidency one of the best in US history. He pressed congress to lower taxes. Taxes have always been a major part in American history. America has had taxation datin...

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279-80) Das Boot begins with a message that resonates and evokes feelings of ambivalence for both American and German viewers alike: "40,000 German sailors served on U-Boats during WWII. 30,000 never returned." ... It is the night before they set out to sea. ... Once this is established in the minds of the audience, and the ship sets out, the character's are isolated and confined to the space in the submarine. ...

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The South part of Korea believes that its ruler Syngman Rhee set the new foundations for the future of South Korean politics. ... There was also an estimated 6.8 million men and women who served in the Korean War (Sandle 1-2 ed.). ...

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We Were Soldiers Once and Young was co-authored by Lt. General Harold G Moore and Joseph L Galloway. Lt General Moore was in command of the 1st Battalion, 7th Calvary division during the November 1965 battle, which took place in the Ia Drang valley in Vietnam. Joseph L Galloway was a reporter that accompanied the 1st Battalion into this battle. This book does not try to make a political statement by addressing the issues surrounding America's involvement in Vietnam. ...

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If one were to discuss life after the Second World War, if they were not a historian would perhaps not talk much about Harry S. Truman as a major factor. Truman is ranked seventh among forty one presidents ranging from Washington to Clinton . Truman succeeded Roosevelt, after his death, and the da...

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