He was named Minister of the Interior (1857), and was later elected President of the Supreme Court of Justice during the government of President Comonfort. ... The measures implemented by Comonfort led to the Reform War. ... In July 1859, and with the support of the liberals, he issued the Reform Laws which declared the independence of the State from the Church; the law on civil marriages and registration; the law on cemeteries, and the transferal of Church property to the Nation. The Reform War ended with the triumph of the liberals, and Benito Juárez was constitutionally elected t...

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In his article, What Went Wrong In Iraq, Larry Diamond explores the different problems that occurred during the George W. ... According to Diamond, the four most pressing problems of Iraq were: the endemic violence, shattered state, non functioning economy and a decimated society. ... However, some errors particularly made during the earliest stage of the coalition occupation, took longer to generate real and clear consequences. ... There was also financial assistance and technical support delivered very quickly to emerging Iraqi civil society organizations. ... Looking for an alternative to ...

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On June 19, he demonstrated his fast progress in legislative matters through the passage of his Civil Rights bill outlawing racial discrimination in public accommodations and by employers and unions (Encarta 2001, "Johnson, Lyndon Baines".) ... Thus, it was plain to see Johnson's many lasting positive impacts on society and the economy. During Johnson's Presidential career, he spent much of his time developing a solid foundation for the well-being of America's Foreign Affairs. ... During the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, tension was created because the USSR supported Arab countries...

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Lincoln is considered the savior of the union during the Civil War and emancipated all of the slaves living in America with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. ... Lincoln joined and support the the Whig Party because of their protective tariffs and he shared their views against slavery, believing that slavery only hurt the national economy. ... Lincoln saw no right for the states breaking away but did not want a war, "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. ... Despite this only a month later Charleston Harbor broke into conflict...

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During President Roosevelt's term, the awful conditions of the meatpacking industry were brought to his attention. ... During the "Reform Era" multiple issues caused by the industrial revolution were brought to America's attention but were not necessarily fixed. ... Dubois's The Crisis, black men were drafted into war abroad, oppressing foreigners in their own land, while still facing the same conflicts at home. During this era, the African American population was still segregated and President Roosevelt as well as reformers failed to overcome racism and incorporate bl...

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The dilemma of whether or not the taking of colonies or the annexation of territories beyond the bounds of the North American land mass was congruous with previous American policies, including the Declaration of Independence, remained a major foreign policy debate between the Spanish-American War, beginning in 1898, and World War I, beginning in 1914. ... The first, and clearest, indication of a drastic change of policy was the Spanish-American War. ... Incorporated territories were those that were granted civil rights, certain autonomy, and the capability to become states, such as Alaska and ...

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A civil war had been devastating the nation's economy. ... Deep divisions within Congress over the civil war in Nicaragua led to the passage of the Boland Amendments to the United States Constitution. ... It states: During fiscal year 1985, no further funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, or any other agency or entity of the United States involved intelligence activities may be obligated or expended for the purpose or which would have the effect of supporting directly or indirectly, military or para-military operations in Nicaragua by any nation...

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Being devastated by war, the Philippines was offered US$620 million to pay for war damages for the acceptance of the said clause. ... The uprisings were mainly caused by angered peasants due to constant tenant-landlord conflict and the lack of government support and dislocations caused by the war. ... The Marcos regime was said to be very much notorious for rampant graft and corruption, numerous human rights violations, and political repression which was overthrown by a series of nonviolent civil uprisings which is known as the People Power Revolution. ... Despite having a dual economy, the c...

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For centuries, during the middle ages and up through the 17th century, every English man was not only allowed to have a gun, but was expected to have a gun, or even required to have a gun. ... Americans' experience with the quartering of troops in their homes began shortly after the French and Indian War ended in 1763. ... In 1868, the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the American Civil War, including them under the umbrella phrase "all persons bo...

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Now controlling the government, Amin instituted an advisory defense council composed of military commanders, placed military tribunals above the system of civil law, appointed soldiers to top government posts, and even informed the newly inducted civilian cabinet ministers that they would be subject to military discipline. ... Idi Amin's regime left the Ugandan economy in shambles. ... The Parliament has a session for five years unless the country is in a time of war, a vote of two-thirds can extend the life of Parliament for a period of no more than six months. ... During the Presiden...

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