I assume that the Patriot act was created by patriotic Americans with "good intentions," those good intentions being the safety of the American people as well as to try to prevent another terrorist attack. ... In the 1940s, for example, Congress wanted to keep America safe from Japan. ... (Something very similar to what President Bush and Sec. of State Ashcroft are doing) This executive order basically forced all American citizens of Japanese heritage to temporarily move to "relocation camps". ... All came about when there was widespread concern and hysteria over the security of America (Pearl...

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British and American forces occupied Italy. In Asia, Japan was occupied mainly by American forces; Korea, by the American and the Soviet Union; and Manchuria, by Soviet and Chinese forces. ... In 1947, the American and the British zones were finally united economically. ... The Settlement of Japan After the war, as agreed at Potsdam, Japan was occupied by Allied forces. These forces were mostly American. ...

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While incidents similar to the Pearl Harbor attack were unconsciously expected by many Americans as they were watching in great detail struggles on European scenes of war, they still couldn't accept such a miserable defeat of their naval base. Just like Hitler blamed the German Jews for the defeat of Germany in WWI, Americans came to blame the American Japanese for the defeat of their forces in Pearl Harbor. As there was no evidence of the German Jews activities against their German government also there was no conclusive evidence of even a single American Japanese engaged in betrayal aga...

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A possible trigger of this war was Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan, which caused the USSR to make one of their own. ... A possible trigger of this war was Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan, which caused the USSR to make one of their own. Truman argued that going into Japan with the military would cause another 500,000 American casualties knowing how the Japanese fight to the death (Doc.11). ...

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With their allies achieving victory in Japan and Europe, Korea was held under temporary control of Russia and the United States. ... As the relationship between Russia and America became more and more tense, both attempted to gain as many allies as possible to support them. The American government felt it was their duty as a democratic nation to stop the Soviet Union. ... America entered a "Red Scare," which is a growing fear of the potential uprising of Communism. ... America's involvement in the war was not so much of a choice as it was something that was unavoidable. ...

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Firstly, USA finally realized that world events were beginning to pose a direct threat to American interests. ... Actually, Americans position of neutrality changes dramatically on 7 December 1941 with the Japanese air attack upon American Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. The American Declaration of war upon Japan was followed almost immediately by Hitler's declaration of war upon the USA, and that was actually the greatest mistake, because it was not really able to struggle with such a huge industrial power. ... Also, quite a meaningful role played the weakness and uselessness of Germany...

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Although the League of Nations ^was much of the work of President Woodrow Wilson , America never joined the League . ... Firstly , America had suffered civilian casualties in the war , and many citizens in the USA wanted to keep America out of European affairs . ... So although the League was actually formed partly by Woodrow Wilson , he still backed America joining it . By this time , America had had enough of wars and dealing with other countries problems . ... The Japan depression lead Japan to take over Manchuria ( part of China ) . ...

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Japan attacked American, British, and Dutch territories in the Pacific. ... On December 7th, 1941, Japanese carrier-based bombers struck the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. With lots of further battle, in August of 1945, an American B-29 dropped a single atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, obliterating its existence. When no Japanese surrender resulted from it, a second bomb fell on Nagasaki. On August 15th, 1945, Japan formally surrendered. ...

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The Cold War also led America into adapting a doctrine called the containment doctrine where the foreign policy transformed into trying to oppose the Soviets militarily and diplomatically all around the world. ... 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. ... The Soviet Union responded in 1955 with the Warsaw Treaty Organization (Warsaw Pact) During World War II, the US dropped an atom bomb on Japan, who at the time was one of their b...

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They agreed that the Soviet Union would destroy Nazi forces in eastern Europe, leaving western and southern Europe to the British and the Americans. ... Stalin meanwhile promised that the Soviet Union would declare war on Japan after the defeat of Germany. ...

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Origins of the Cold War It can be said that actions taken by the United States in the early years of the Cold War were completely rational and based on the real fear that the Soviet Union was out to destroy America and our way of life. ... Since Americans felt it was their mission to "impact their faith and values to the rest of the world"(Chafe p.33), they wanted to take action to defend the innocent victims. ... "From a Soviet perspective, the United States seemed unwilling to join collectively to oppose the Japanese and German menace. ... The Soviets did not think of America as helpin...

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Since 1910, Korea had been under control of the Japanese government. In 1945, the communist Soviet Union invaded North Korea, quickly forcing the Japanese to surrender. ... This struck fear into the hearts of Americans, as seen in NSC-68, a military report on military power in the U.S. and USSR which called for increased military spending to combat communism; "This excessive strength, coupled now with an atomic capability, provides the Soviet Union with great coercive power for use in time of peace in furtherance of its objectives and serves as a deterrent to the victims of its aggression...

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They had requested much money from America to help defer war costs. ... The United States successfully made and dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan. ... There were required inspections of Russian plants by Americans. ...

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This caused the Soviets to join the British and American side and led the advance on Germany from two fronts. ... A great sense of relief came to the United States as the Nuclear Age began with the Manhattan Project and the Bombing of Japan. ... The Russian and the Americans are now working together on an unsteady friendship This Cold War held the entire world at the edge of their seats and makes for a great story. ...

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As the game advanced into the final quarter, Japan scored against Russia, making the score 1 to nothing. ... I was eight years old when I first moved to America. ... It wasn't until we moved to America as refugees for ethnic discrimination that we were able to start a normal life. ...

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On one side stood Adolf Hitler, and his allies Italy and Japan, seeking to undue the damage done to his people - viewed by him as a race that was objectively superior to all of the rest of humanity - in World War I, and to assert his dominance over the world. On the other side were the democratic, capitalist, Western countries, like The United Kingdom, France, and later the United States of America, who entered into the war after Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor. ... After World War II was resolved, two countries had emerged as the world's dominant military powers: The United States o...

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Contrary to the popular belief of the average American, Communism is not "evil". ... When we were attempting to stop Japanese aggression in China, Stalin and his comrades were not deemed to be "evil", at least not when wee needed his help. ... The Children of America were not taught that the Soviets were "evil", they were simply not told anything about Communism. ... Democracy, the greatest psychological war the human race has ever faced (almost bringing the species to extinction), and it gets less than 50 pages in a 900 page American History book. ... Had American Democracy been under the ...

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The Soviet Union withdrawaled their troops at the end of 1948 the Americans keep their troops longer out of fear of riots and the North taking over the South. ... Some historians speculate that Stalin either wanted to draw U.S. forces into a war that would drain the country of troops and money, or that he hoped to reveal the UN as an American tool. ... AN army that defeated Japan and Germany a few years earlier looked like they had never a battle field. ... But of the 20000 Americans who had fought at this point. 4280 were dead by September 15. ... American casualties totaled 6,95...

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For example, Cuba being a sphere of influence of the United States had greatly benefited Americans up until Castro's revolution in 1958. ... In the terms of this treaty, the Soviets provided China with $300 000 000 worth of goods and materials, and mutual military aid incase of an attack from Japan or its allies. ... This American alliance included most of western Europe. ... This formation of American alliances in Europe also helped the American policy of containment of soviet Expansion in Europe. ...

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NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) The destruction of two Japanese cities namely Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 at the hands of American Atomic bombs unveiled not only the enormous destructive capability of the nuclear devices but also the hazards and the holocausts which were in store for the humanity. ... Even when the Geneva Disarmament Conference began its work in 1965, the majority of the delegates were anxious to see the Americans and Russians sink their differences and put before the conference a joint proposal. ...

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Americans aimed for autonomy from the British and they achieved it – we know that. This is when the conquest for power began: the rest of the world heard about what this new country can do and America knew it as well, and began its expansion into a world power. ... When Axis powers such as Germany and Japan began pursuing their own extreme interests with an intention in becoming a hegemon, the US found reasons to ally and fight to contain them from achieving those interests. ... Examples such as the Cuban Missile Crisis or the whole nuclear arms race between America and the USSR were dem...

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One reason in particular was because Truman didnt tell Stalin about the atomic bomb and that they were going to drop it on Japan. ... So in March 1947, Truman mad a speech stating that if any country is in danger f being taken or by communism or is took over by communism that America will step in with money and military help. ... America wanted to stop the spreading from one country to another, which is called the Domino Theory. ... USA focused on helping to rebuild the appealing, so to stop the spread of communism Truman gave financial aid to all of the European nations, he even offered the S...

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America had already taken military action against Germany when it dropped depth charges on a U-boat in the North Atlantic on the 10th of April. ... Their third mistake being their stretched supply lines, like the Japanese in Papa New Guinea, meant the desperately needed winter clothing, as well as ammo, fuel and food could not reach the troops. ... The fact the Russians were supplied with vehicles from the US and Britain also aided them in their victory against the Germans, especially the introduction of American 4WD trucks, which didn't get bogged like the German vehicles. ...

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