Some consider war to be a necessary consequence of the state system. ... Events in Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere signaled that global politics were entering on a new and uncertain phase. ... The great wars of world history have tended to be at once political, economic, and ideological struggles. Hegemonic wars were preceded by an important psychological change in the temporal outlook of people. ... For the United States, freedom, democracy, and national independence are the most powerful forces in the world. ...

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In the first part of that fateful decade, America would see a transition unlike any it had yet experienced in its history "and in the face of a most terrible war, would succeed in protecting not only its own safety, but the entire world's. ... Once again, history had begun to repeat itself. ... America could no longer turn a blind eye to the events in Europe and around the globe "we had to fight back. ... Most clearly, it is a prime example of how history repeats itself, and, if one heeds the warnings of the past, how that same history can be avoided. Perhaps we could al...

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This is primarily to assist in removing the United States from the theater of operations and the associated security investments. ... In addition, the United States played in the war, and as the largest creditor of the coalition, which after the war proved to be financially dependent on the United States. ... The bombing of these cities was dedicated to the meeting of Heads of State at the Potsdam Conference. ... The Soviet Union bore the brunt of the struggle against fascism: its most economically developed part of the territory was in the zone of military operations, subject to restoration. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In order to understand the Cold War, one must understand Soviet motives for expansion following the WWII and the consequences of such expansion, most importantly in regards to Poland, all of which will be examined. This will be followed by a discussion of the events of the Yalta conference. ... Lastly, it is important to consider how American economic and military concerns provided further motivation for the creation of a new threat. ... Secondly, it would allow the Western powers to directly influence events on the European mainland. ... He was unsuccessful however, as the Poles refused to n...

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To understand why a dictator like Saddam Hussein is a threat to the international community, it is important to understand his brutally insane nature that has made him comparable to the likes of some of the most atrocious dictators in world history. ... Known as the "Saddam Diet-, Hussein would order his ministers to exhibitions at government events where graphic weapon demonstrations were used to show what would happen to dissenters of his cause (Kaplan 7). ... An Iraqi defector told the New York Times that "We were training these people to attack installations important to the United States....

• Word Count: 2060
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate