The United States in the 1960s was a time of cultural change and social movements throughout the country. ... The social, cultural, and political impacts of the counterculture that took place in the 60s had a very large impact on United States history and today. ... Marijuana and LSD were two of the most abundant things found around the hippies and especially in their communes. ... Although the traditional things associated with the hippies were present at this event it really did have a deeper and more important goal to bring together the political activists against the Vietnam War that were...

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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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It is often claimed that the job of the President of the United States is one of the most demanding vocations in the world. ... For example, congress passed the Elementary and Secondary School Act of 1965, which was the first form of broad financial aid given in America's history. ... One of the more important foreign agreements established was the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, agreed upon in 1968 in which both nations agreed to remove nuclear weapons from outer space. ... That was the only event that occurred before Johnson was fully in support of the Vietnam War and increased milita...

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" --Golda Meir By 1972, the Soviet Union had built an arsenal of 1,500 intercontinental nuclear missiles capable of reaching every state within the contiguous United States, and they were producing as many as 250 more each year (Reeves, 486). ... Humanity had reached its most destructive potential since the dawn of civilization. ... For all his arguable faults and failings, Richard Nixon, given his strengths in compartmentalization, his capability of strategically dissecting the world by geopolitical relevancy, and his uncanny vision for analyzing the long-term outcomes produced from nea...

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