During the same time Latin America while no longer colonized, had many of the same goals as the newly independent nations in Africa and Asia, which included moderation. The modernization movement in Latin America gave raise to several other movements, like the educational and nationalistic movements. The educational movement is of critical in understanding of many of the revolutions in Latin America including Cuba. ... Cuba more then most Latin American states were in total control of The United States. ... There was a tremendous need for better distribution of wealth, which had to begin with ...

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The American view of the Asian "other" largely affected American assumptions from the beginning, as they believed most Vietnamese were politically immature and lacking a sense of nationhood. As we can see from the beliefs of the American subcommittee, "the idea that indigenous political traditions or abilities might permit the Vietnamese to govern themselves in the postwar period was almost inconceivable," and this rested on "pervasive American assumptions of Vietnamese subservience and susceptibility to external control," (Bradley 89, 93). ... Because of this, there was no way the Ameri...

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Many Americans were encouraged to try new things and take advantage of their "postwar freedom." ... To begin with, the "baby boom" proved to be one of the most dramatic upheavals in postwar America. ... Young adulthood saw massive changes in attitudes to many social issues, including opposition to the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, mass political action for causes including war opposition but extending to civil rights and feminism amongst others, and radical upheavals in popular culture. ... After World War II, most of America's moderate migrants fled from the cities to the new su...

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In his book, The Interest of America in the Sea Power, U.S. ... He stated: "America must begin to look outward. The growing of the country demands it. " So the U.S. had to begin to look outward to grow and find new markets. ... In this case, they made a revolution, overthrew the Queen and took control of Hawaii. ... On the other hand, many Americans opposed imperialism. ...

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Religion in America From the very beginning, people from across mountains, valleys, and oceans came to America for more liberties and independence than they had had where they originally came from. America's citizens come from all different ethnicities and beliefs, making it the most diverse country in the world. Like a salad bowl, America's population is made up of a variety of parts but every group in the mix still retains its individual identity. ... Once the second generation was born, they slowly begin to lose sight of the original purpose of coming to the New World. ... Religio...

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The Cold War begins with the end of the Second World War (WWII) in 1945, when the world was left crippled and needed to be reconstructed in some manner. ... The Americans supported Capitalism, which meant minimum interference of state in economy, competition and individual reward, and the right of voting, variety of political parties and freedom of speech and press among others (liberal democracy). ... The Soviets justify their expansionism in accordance with their Marxist theory which advocated the need to spread revolution throughout the world. ... This was written before Karl Marx's Da...

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