America's policy was one that contained the spread of communism in Eastern Europe. Russia, under Lenin's rule called for a world revolution and brought the United States into it. ... Also an advantage was that it was an international law that no one was allowed to send missiles through the atmosphere. ... The Americans then questioned their own security. ... The technology advancements made during the Cold War have benefited today's world because of the development of satellites. ...

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Numerous rebellions had occurred within Mexican territory and the Texas revolution had resulted in the independence of Texas. ... But, in 1979, this relationship fell when Iranian revolutionaries deposed the American-backed shah and took U.S. hostages. ... Since then, America has tried several Iraq policies: engagement during the 1980s, armed confrontation during the 1990-91 Gulf crisis, containment through the 1990s, and now "regime change", which makes replacing Iraqi president Saddam Hussein the focus of the U.S. policy. Concerning one of the policies, the United States decided to engage...

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