If I could invent something that could just swallow up an atom bomb and make it disappear without any harm to anything on the earth, the whole world would be a better place. ... Whether it be terrorists attacking other countries, or power struggles among big or small nations. ... The United States in particular wouldn't have to worry about infuriating these small terrorist groups that would do anything to destroy our freedoms. ...

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The C.I.A. was established out of fear, because the U.S. felt threatened by the Soviet influence in other smaller countries where the United States had vast interests. In order to keep small nations from being overwhelmed by Communism, the United States decided to protect themselves by giving those small nations monetary aid under the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan. ... Although some of the United States fears had some foundation, the Cold War can easily be seen to have grown extensively from the minds and imaginations of the American people rather than the actual events of Soviet aggre...

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To compete with the United States and Russia, smaller nations began to assert their power through "hard power," an approach that involves military power. Therefore, smaller states began developing and researching nuclear weapons. ... Despite that many treaties in place to prevent the dangerous spread of nuclear weapons, most current resolutions lack complete acceptance by all member states. ... As a smaller, non-nuclear country, South Korea feels countries that have nuclear weapons should be the leaders of deterrence and ultimately disarmament. ...

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This included Russia, who had a small number of forces in the country to help support the pro-modernization of Afghanistan. ... Once he took sides with the west and wanted to put more western capitalist ideas into place, the Russians saw that as a threat to their goal of spreading communism in the Middle East. ... In his place, the Soviet Union put a man named Babrak Karmal in charge of the Afghan government. His job, and his life depended on the fact that he had to keep Soviet Ideals in place, and that he allow the Russian military to support him and his government. ... Russia was equipped wi...

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So, it is obvious that a country that doesn't think about the health of its citizens is not the best place to inhabit. ... For example, in the south of the country, according to the inhabitants of a small town of Alabama, racial segregation exists in schools and other public facilities. ... This is only a small sample of all the social problems of this country. So, it is clear that America isn't the best place to dwell. ...

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In many places in Latin America, people were poor and did not have access to basic necessities: 'The Chileans' standard of living is lower than in Argentina. ... 'The group's founders, who had trained in Cuba and been directly encouraged by che, shared his faith that a small group of steel-willed men could win the people's support and overthrow an unjust regime no matter how large or well trained the enemy's army might be...' ... (Perez, 15), a small island like Cuba had one revolution and effectively terrified and traumatized the US government and American p...

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Many people who were frustrated with the socialist regime tried to escape; only a small number of them managed to make it through by digging tunnels, flying above it or even crashing trucks into the wall, while the majority of them died trying ("A World Divided"). ... Despite the strict regime in the East, Protestant Churches were the only protected places where the GDR and Stasi would not enter. ... Many protest and uprising took place in Germany. ... Reunifying Germany and placing it under the umbrella of capitalism and democracy was one huge step for Germany toward the western ...

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There were two in total, the first one took place in 1839 and ended in1842, and the second one started in 1856 and ended in 1860. ... Opium trading carried on, and the British gained control over the small village that Hong Kong was and turned it into a key port of South China shipping. ... The fast transformation of China's image internationally as a leading country sent China on a journey to restore the country's place in the world. ...

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There were two in total, the first one took place in 1839 and ended in1842, and the second one started in 1856 and ended in 1860. ... Opium trading carried on, and the British gained control over the small village that Hong Kong was and turned it into a key port of South China shipping. ... The fast transformation of China's image internationally as a leading country sent China on a journey to restore the country's place in the world. ...

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It flashes back to him being a small boy in country of Alabama. ... The settings of these two places were accurate. When the war was taking place, you could almost feel the habitat of Vietnam it was so realistic. ...

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By the mid 1940's, the United States and Soviet Union were in a feud. This feud led to the Cold War which didn't really consist of official battles, but more of disagreements and uncompromisable disputes. The largest dispute was about communism and capitalism. At this point, the Soviet Union, easter...

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The New England coastline, specifically the Maine coastline, is thoroughly described as a place of frequent travel. ... Historically, this places the United States right in the midst of the Vietnam War Conflict.The time period in which the article was written could give us an idea of what it was like inside Scofield's mind when he wrote the article. ... Therefore, appreciating the smaller, less dense aspects of life became easier. ... Had there been an absence in the influence of this bias, the author may have described Maine as a nice place to consider for a visit, and left it at that. ...

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This attack and many smaller ones, is a continual reminder that terrorists groups will always be there. ... The war would be extremely expensive and there is a possibility that either the country will not recover, causing regional instability or another dictator will take Saddam's place. ...

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This coup ousted President Arbenz and installed Colonel Castillo Armas in his place. ... A coup, by definition, is "the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group," (Merriam- Webster) meaning that no voting process is applied. By forcefully placing a leader of their choice in Guatemala, the CIA caused fear and anger amongst the citizens. ...

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The day was July 20, 1969 and the first human had walked on the moon. During the cold war era (1961-1970) the United States pumped billions of dollars into its NASA program with the sole goal of landing on the moon. With its goal came consequences. On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched it...

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The Cold War A war that has created controversy amongst two of the greatest world leaders, United States of America and The Soviet Union, is known as The Cold War. A dispute between once allied countries arose in the Post-WWII era. The United States and the Allied Powers faced many ch...

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This is shown through the child being referred to as "small- which suggests that he is vulnerable and powerless to the mother, who controls him in various ways from not letting him out to guiding him to the bathroom. ... In turn, this leaves the reader with a self critical point of view, as this is the reality of life in many places, though if we cannot relate to it, we simply view it as entertainment. ...

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When Texas broke away from Mexico in 1836, the majority of Mexicans believed it was still a part of Mexico. The government of the United States believed differently. As his time in office was coming to an end, President John Tyler received enough support to annex Texas. This was in no small part due...

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The Quiet American The Quiet American by Graham Green is a story set during the Vietnam War before the United States entered it. The main character is Thomas Fowler, an English reporter stationed in Vietnam. The story follows approximately six months of his life where he is faced with per...

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The world held its breath and watched to see what would become of this small Balkan state. ... To ask this question, however, is to completely miss the reason why Tito and the rest of Yugoslavia severed ties with the Soviets in the first place. ...

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The US wanted to prevent Vietnam from turning into a communist nation so in 1964 they intervened militarily in the small Asia country even though they didn't have suppose of the American people. ... Many people are happy that the Cold War was just an arms race instead of an actually war because if a war took place then it might have been the end of the world and it would have been label World War III. ...

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The Soviet Union made East Berlin the capital of East Germany.The other three counties were each in control of a small part of what was West Germany. ... The entire wall was taken down except for the areas of historical meaning, such as the part in front of the parliament of Berlin and the places with graffiti artwork. ...

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