Immigration of various populations into the United States and other parts of the globe occurs as one of the topics that has and continues to be explored by various scholars. ... Speaking of the 1965 Immigration Act, this connotes to a policy document that allowed populations displaced by the Second World War to enter into the United States and attain American citizenship (Minetor 64). ... Despite the fact that the above connoted act was in favour of immigrants displaced by the World War II, there is a need to comprehend with the fact that the Act set a platform for the entry of other populat...

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It is still unclear how man American women, military and nonmilitary, served in Vietnam. ... Regardless of this seeming forgetfulness on account of the American public, women did serve their country in many capacities during the war. ... In a war that became less and less popular as the years went by, American women still were motivated to join the effort in Vietnam. ... Obviously, the experiences of the American women in Vietnam varied according to their type of service. ... Journalists made up a much smaller element of the overall population of American women serving in Vietnam. ...

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The depression lasted over a decade, with hundreds of thousands of Americans losing their jobs, businesses failing, and financial institutions collapsing. ... The principal goal of the expedition was to locate such a route and survey its potential as a waterway for American westward expansion. ... The vicious murder of President Kennedy had various effects on America and on the world. ... The American Football League postponed its games. ... Truman opposed Stalin's policy and moved to unite Europe under American leadership. ...

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As soon as the war ended, the relations between America and Russia cooled. American's regretted their isolation in the years between the wars. ... It sent shivers down the worlds entire population. If America was ever in a serious war, the world's population (especially Russia) knew that the end of the world could come about. ... America fully agreed with the "Iron Curtain" speech." ...

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During the 1960's America was ripped apart by a war in a far off country in Asia. ... When direct American troop involvement in Vietnam turned into a hard cold reality, our military planners looked to prior war experiences to help alleviate the problem of psychological disorder in combat. ... One important fact about the Vietnam War was that it was America's first true integrated war. Women have fought in all of America's wars, even though it might have been unofficial in some of the earliest wars. ... Even though over 58,000 Americans died in the Vietnam War there were appro...

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American feared another economic depression and required the European market. ... Americans still believed that the Soviet Union was out for world domination, as she attempted to expand outside of Eastern Europe. ... The bitter struggle for survival of the Soviet Union in its early stage, in particular the Civil War was hindered by the American and Western involvement. ... The third part of the agreement amended Article 12a of the Surrender Terms for Germany as follows: "The United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics shall possess supreme author...

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One cannot help but feel fortunate to live in a country such as Canada; its richness and prosperity go relatively unequaled in the world. Canadians, to an extent, have lived a life of sheltered ignorance when compared to the lives experienced by those in other nations. The problems that the greater part of the world faces daily, and expects in the future, are inconceivable to those in wealthy nations. World peace through international government and law is an ancient idea that has mightily fastened itself on the minds of people throughout the ages. Never before, however, has the human race b...

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The deterioration of Soviet-American relations was the combined result of the mistrust between both sides and the inconsistent American foreign policy resulting from the replacement of Franklin D. ... Lastly, it is important to consider how American economic and military concerns provided further motivation for the creation of a new threat. ... The American presidents military advisors soon made it clear to him that an invasion of France during 1942 was out of the question. ... The Americans attempted to compromise by proposing to send small contingents of troops to the French coast in order ...

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One result of the war was the US economic leap, predefined and adequate growth of their political ambitions in world politics, what mood prevailed in government circles of America B. Baruch testified saying: "Thanks to the power of its armed forces, its excellence in the field of economy, its resources and moral force, resulting from the American way of life, America is in a position to assert its leadership of the world. " It must be recognized that such an attitude was a real basis. Limited participation in direct hostilities (during the war years the number of American troops did not exceed...

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One thing people remember about the sixties was the years of the "American Camelot". ... Kennedy's death was the fall of the "American Camelot" The War on Poverty was also another movement important to the sixties. ... americans became aware of the dangers they encountered everyday and would perhaps hand down to their children. ... she envisioned beautification all over america. ...

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In 1979 angry militant Iranians who greatly opposed all western influences, especially the United States, assaulted the U.S. embassy in Tehran, which is the capital of Iran, taking 66 Americans hostage. Thirteen of the American hostages were released soon after, however for the release of the remaining hostages, Iran demanded a U.S. apology for the acts committed in support of Iran's previous leader, his returning to the country to face trial, and the return of billions of dollars that he was said to have stashed. ... Reagan devoted a lot of his attention to reversing the affects of the M...

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Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia, all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere..."... The separation of Germany also polarized America and Russia. ... The four major powers in Europe, Britain, France, America and Russia decided to divide Germany into four different parts. ... In the 1950's, another issue polarized America and Russia. ... Many Americans were unaware of the sub being this close until the movie, K-19: The Widowmaker came out. ...

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About 1 million Chinese died in this battle and American casualties numbered 54,246 people. ... American analysts had hoped that the invasion would spark a popular uprising against the Guatemalan government. ... That was $20-$30 million dollars more than the U.S. gave to all the rest of Latin America combined. ... The accuracy of these figures has generally not been challenged. 58,226 American soldiers also died in the war or are missing in action. ... In addition, the Khmer Rouge would probably not have come into power and committed their slaughters without the destabilization of the war, p...

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Introduction Joseph Stalin was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili in the village of Gori, in the Russian province of Georgia, on Dec. 21, 1879. His father was a shoemaker with a penchant for drunkenness, who left Gori when Stalin was young to seek employment in the city of Tiflis. Thus Joseph's mother, Yekaterina, made the more profound impact on his life--it was she who directed his education, first in the local Gori Church School and then, thanks to a scholarship, at the Tiflis Theological Seminary. There, she hoped, he would train to become a priest. Instead, the young Stalin bec...

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The Germans had an idea that was quite similar to one that the Americans had in its early days. ... Germany knew that the tide of the war was turning when the American, British, and Soviet forces entered Germany. ... Article 12 was amended to say, "The United Kingdom, United States of America, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics shall possess supreme authority with respect to Germany. ...

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If one were to discuss life after the Second World War, if they were not a historian would perhaps not talk much about Harry S. Truman as a major factor. Truman is ranked seventh among forty one presidents ranging from Washington to Clinton . Truman succeeded Roosevelt, after his death, and the day after his inauguration said "I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me."" After making the decision to end World War II by dropping to atomic bombs on Japan, Truman entered a period of time that he would not even out last. ...

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