Roosevelt, with his broadcasted "fireside chats- and revolutionary "New Deal- program which helped bolster American confidence and get the country out of financial disaster, people were beginning to recover; to many, the world finally seemed to be returning to the worry-free paradise that they had so enjoyed in the 1920s. ... And fight back we did. ... Still today, warnings of possible nuclear-based terrorist attacks, and of North Korea's development of a nuclear arsenal, strike fear into the hearts of free citizens of the world. ... But for better or for worse, the early fourties...

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The Second World War brought had an aftermath of another war, the Cold War, which was basically the U.S vs the Soviet Union, both were highly equipped with weapons of mass destruction and were opposites, this was cause enough to bring fears of destruction or even annihilation, change in economics and social changes to the U.S and the free world. ... The U.S and its people were afraid of losing their thriving economy; they were afraid of the expansion of communistic ideas, and most of all, they were afraid of a nuclear holocaust and destruction. ... They loved the power by the people and the...

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Australians were born and bred into servitude, first to mother England as cannon fodder in World War 1 and then as a testing ground for nuclear weapons. When we could take no more of our control by England we thought to break free, yet quickly went back to our lapdog service, this time for the United States of America. ... John Howard has a chance now to begin the process that should end before too long in a second constitutional referendum to make Australia a republic. ... Pilger devotes two chapters, The Struggle for Indpendence and Breaking Free, to this increasingly important issue. ... W...

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This had a significant impact on the economy, in that the industrial strength of nations was rapidly growing, and producing new military products that the world had never seen before. ... Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini used the concept of nationalism to their benefit, even before their leadership. ... He used the media to his advantage, as the German public were told only what Hitler wanted them to hear. ... Our society should note the failures of Hitler and Mussolini, and take into account the many hardships that were present long after these ultra-nationalistic leaders were gone. .....

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Before the war began, 1939, most Jews had already begun to be sent to concentration camps, transit camps, or forced to live in ghettoes. ... Before he can equate being Jewish with his (Hitler's) enemies, he must first ensure that all Germany hates Jews. ... Not only were Jews evil, they were also the reason behind which Germany was attacked and defeated by the English and French forces. ... As Flood puts it, "Hitler brought forward his equation that Jews were Marxists, Marxists were Jews" (Flood 593). ... Although Mein Kampf was written well before the actual beginnings of World War ...

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Previously Britain had recognized Orange Free State and the Transvaal's independence in 1843, but both did not prove to be economically beneficial. ... Many imperialists were disdained over the loss of Britain's direct political and economic links. ... Many of the reforms were resented by the Boers who had become accustomed to their way of life, especially those who lived deep in the interior. ... They formed two republics know as the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. ... Though relatively few Uitlanders were genuinely concerned about the franchise, only a few chose to become ...

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The main focus is how we can avert any attacks before they take action, as well as the assassinations of any leader by a group or organizations. ... We especially do not sustain any sort of state-sponsored terrorism. We only wish to hold a peaceful nation, free of terror acts. ... We have initiated several consequences for any attempt of attacks or hostage plans. ... In addition, gunmen in December shot and wounded a US citizen working on a Dutch agricultural development project while they were attempting to hijack his car. ...

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The Japanese Americans were shipped off to interment camps because apparently they were capable of "a wave of organized sabotage." ... Most immigrants were desperate for work, and most employers were happy to have a cheap source of labor. ... Before several Womens Rights movements women were not allowed to vote, had to submit to laws that they had no voice in forming, married women were legally dead in the eyes of the law, married women had no property rights, husbands had legal power over and responsibility for their wives to the extent that they could imprison or beat them with impunity, d...

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In contrast, we will see that the U.S.' role in Latin America during the second period has been mostly positive, tending to support strong states and economies through conventional, peaceful development. ... The U.S. would have intervened well before the outbreak of war to control the situation and broker a suitable resolution. ... NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, implemented in 1994, exemplifies the change in outlook and approach. ... Free trade agreements between the U.S. and individually Chile, Colombia, Panama, and Peru have had similar effects. ... The impact of fre...

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These countries were able to use this assistance to maintain self sufficiency and combat the idealistic viewpoints of socialistic communism that seemed very ideal to many people at the time. ... Many countries such as Greece and Turkey, were unable to protect themselves from larger super powers like Russia and received protection from countries like Britain. ... Truman also argued that the United States was compelled to assist "free peoples" in their struggles against "totalitarian regimes," because the spread of authoritarianism would "undermine the foundations of int...

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This theory eventually fostered the notion that aggression and war were not wrong or evil; on the contrary, these destructive characteristics of mankind were indeed natural and even necessary. ... The new philosophies which evolved from Darwin's theories were decidedly secular, not unlike Darwin's theory itself. ... Although these ideas were rather extreme, they did foster a sense of nationalism based on the idea of the superiority of a race. ... When Kaiser Wilhelm II came to power in 1888, however, the idea held by many in his country, which involved a Germany destined to be a ...

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In the nineteenth century and before, China was one of the most advanced and populated nations in the world. ... The Chinese themselves were a very traditional and proud people, viewing themselves as above everyone else. ... In 1792, King George III of England sent a petition to the Emperor of China, stating; "My country has long wished to send an envoy to China; but owing to the repeated occurrence of warfare around our territory, we have delayed in taking such a step until the present time we are building large ships and sending our wise men to all parts of the world n...

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Over 6 million Jews and up to 5 million others were simply eradicated to achieve what Hitler believed would be an Aryan utopia, free of the inferior. ... Men and woman, young and old were brought to these camps and systematically executed. ... The Jews were not blinded by the terrible conditions that they were forced to endure, they were perfectly aware of the reasoning behind their predicament as the following quote from the Warsaw ghetto diary of Chaim A. ... He states that "we have Remained Naked but as long as that secret power is concealed within us, we shall not yield to despair". ......

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Few people were willing to challenge or defy societal norms, weary of being branded "un-American", and therefore, a communist. ... "McCarthyism", as it was called, forced many government officials and Hollywood celebrities to go before McCarthy and the rest of the committee, in order to deny their involvement with the Communist Party. ... Although the 1950's were overwhelmingly conservative, the decade was not without change, especially in the field of race relations. ... Sexual practices were rarely discussed outside the bedroom and sexuality itself was viewed as either unimportant, i...

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Mintz takes the opportunity to examine this essential product and its history when not many other historians have before him. ... It is first important to understand the overview and purpose of the book before analyzing its message and how it relates to the history of labor overall. Mintz organizes the book starting with an analysis of how food is centered in our relationships with people no matter where we live and no matter what time period it is. ... At one point there were more slaves than owners and free people in the Caribbean region. ... After the slaves were emancipated, the labor nee...

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When answering this question we must be careful not to confuse stability with the quest for peace and security which is a goal of arms control, the fact that an area or country is free from the threat of arms isn't evidence to the stability of that country or the international system as a whole. ... If the government feels unthreatened from external forces then it can turn its attention to pressing domestic problems, which may cause increased stability within the state as well as contributing to a hostile free international community. ... If a radical group with a hatred of the Indian ...

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Boundaries were becoming increasingly permeable, and the fact that bombers could travel hundreds of miles brought these new targets into play that were traditionally out of reach. ... Infinitely more has been at risk from the possibility of nuclear war than ever before, not a fact lost on states. ... We must remember that advancements in technology have effects on both the military and civilian aspects of society. ... Over the past few decades we have seen big firms setting up production in foreign countries (foreign direct investment). ... Long-range atomic missiles leave no part of the world...

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McCumber stated, "We need a fair treaty to prevent future wars as horrible as the Great War was. ... We cannot have another war as horrible as this one. ... Senators should cease to turn their eyes to the past and should turn them to the future, and see what we have before us The late war cost seven million lives, and millions more of cripples. ... Without these three world superpowers, the League's actions were futile. ... The full realization of the fourteen points would end up with a world with sparse armament, free trade, open communications, independent territories, balanced debt, a...

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Durkheim (1964) wrote that if the State were the only organized structure, the individual would become detached and society would disintegrate. ... New York: Free Press. ... Before the first wave of globalisation people used to work to sustain their communities but rarely went beyond those means. ... The start of the third wave and the end of the second wave of globalisation were marked by the end of World War Two. ... For example, the workers in the Ford factory got paid sufficient money to be able to afford to buy the cars they were building. ...

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Garraty argues that Nazi and New Deal anti depression policies bear striking similarities, and because the systems were perceived to be so fundamentally different his comparison is expository of how people handled the crisis. ... Garraty suggested similarities between the two systems were: having a strong leader, an ideology stressing the nation, the people, the land, the state control of economic and social affairs, and the quality and quantity of government propaganda. ... The construction of neoclassical monuments were essential for the stimulation of the population into a renewed sense of ...

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Considering that he shaped the direction of post-World War II Europe, we may regard him as the most powerful person to live during the 20th century. ... Both his parents were peasants. ... He quit the seminary before graduation, in order to be a full-time revolutionary. ... Before this treatise appeared (1914), however, Stalin was sent to Siberia . ... Before the winter of 1918, Stalin had been recalled to Moscow by Lenin. ...

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This different stance argues that the Korean War was more of a Korean civil war, which has its roots in circumstances on the Korean Peninsula that began at least five years before the official dates that the conflict began. ... These resistance groups were largely wiped out by the Japanese in the brutal "annihilation campaigns" of the 1930's (Armstrong 2003:21). ... When the American army moved in to occupy South Korea eight days after the Soviets had moved into the North, they were also welcomed with much fanfare. ... This left a number of Koreans in office who were hated because the...

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Harding defeated Wilson and promised to return to a state of "normalcy" which existed before the war (The National Experience). ... Thus immigration within the US would once again increase dramatically as it did before the war. ... However, by the 1920s, there were growing fears by the American public that these new immigrants were a threat to their American values because they were taking away jobs from American citizens since they were a cheap source of labor and their cultures were inferior to that of the White Anglo-Saxon Protestants. Also, people were also concerned with the pol...

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Politics it self strived to find idealistic methods of politics and philosophy in the history and so now we are living in the capitalism and democracy society. ... Secondly, The role of politics expended larger than any time before in the history. ... US applied pressure to Korea to by F-15, which were made by America Boeing Company. ... There were already many suspicions before government selected KF-16 in 10 years ago, performance of planes were contrary to government's expectation too. ... There were 7 possible candidates. ...

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The Taliban, known sponsors of Al-Quada, were rooted out of Afghanistan. ... If someone made a joke about Saddam in public, they were punishable by death. ... An Iraqi defector told the New York Times that "We were training these people to attack installations important to the United States."" Another defector told Aviation Week and Space Technology that located at the base were Boeing 707 airplanes that were used to teach Islamic extremists how to take over and fly them (Kaplan 26). ... The message that was sent to Iraq and the whole Middle Eastern region is: support terror, and we will tak...

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