Even though west countries were deeply convinced at Russia entered right way to the democracy, but in the same moment Russia turned to system based on the oligarchy. ... The common belief about the end of the Cold War was very strong in American political circles. ... Americans started preparation to take their part in the war in Near East with almost full support of most western countries including (at least formally) Russia. ... Spanger describes the situation when Dick Chaney (USA vice-president) accused Russia of breaking democracy rules as well as energetical blackmail. ... Vladimir Puti...

• Word Count: 2773
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The socialist Bolshevik regime believed in all men being equal, although democracy certainly wasn't part of their intentions. ... Wilson had initially kept the United States neutral in the Great War but in 1917 he proclaimed, that the "world must be kept safe for democracy." Wilson set his fourteen points out which secured open markets, individual democracy, self-determination, individual freedom and national wealth. ... American's believed strongly in democracy and were deeply hostile to communism. ... America fully agreed with the "Iron Curtain" speech." ...

• Word Count: 3123
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

Interestingly the first scholarly mention of the term American exceptionalism actually comes from a man called Max Lerner in his book titled "America as a Civilization".13 He mentions that one of the main institutions that is singled out as the root of American exceptionalism, is the constitution. ... For Americans what claims their pride is the declaration of the independence. ... They state that narrow focus on the constitution "has distorted our understanding of American constitutionalism and inflated our sense of America's difference.... However American involvement wa...

• Word Count: 4596
• Approx Pages: 18

The Vietnam Revolution could apply be summarized as a war between communism and democracy. ... More than 6,00 Americans had been killed in that year alone, and 30,000 had been wounded" (Bowman 192). Citizens back home in America were beginning to question way the U.S. was fighting this war. ... The American government controlled South Vietnam, and dictated what its governments steps should be. ... On top of this, American Citizens wanted their troops out of the war. ...

• Word Count: 2963
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

The film begins with reporters asking a group of green berets questions that enable the soldiers to explain why America must fight in Vietnam. ... The Green Berets give aid to and protect the villagers while fighting for democracy. ... By stereotyping the Vietnamese characters as merely savage anti-American enemies and removing the story of the Vietnamese struggle, Cimino, in effect, de-contextualizes the history of the Vietnamese people. ... After escaping the inhumane tortures, the three friends escape back to American lines. ... Also, he represents the human condition with racist stereotyp...

• Word Count: 3681
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Soviet and Chinese military expansion and international hegemony was cause of deep concern to American administrations. ... Additionally, the experience of Vietnam shattered the bipartisan accord on American foreign policy. Despite typical differences between parties; there was nonetheless general agreement on the main premise of Soviet/American policy. ... Prior to the 1970's, there had existed a generalized consensus regarding American foreign policy. The protection of the American ideal of free persons, pluralism and the defense of liberal democracy had been sacred cows, but these ...

• Word Count: 3059
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF ASIA "This is the only region in the world where so many combinations and permutations of two- three and four- and even two plus four or three plus three- power games can be played on the regional chessboard with all their complexities and variations." introduction T...

• Word Count: 4761
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ... This was the idea of a democracy although a democracy was tried before, but it failed. ... After the war had ended marked the "beginning of the re-education of the Germans in the ideals of democracy, ...

• Word Count: 4105
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 5612
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

These missiles could easily reach the coast of Florida and some could reach the east coast, where many major American cities are located (Finkelstein 42). ... The final option was a large-scale invasion of Cuba, where the United States would invade Cuba and manually destroy the sites and "restore democracy to the island nation." ... Other objectives included the fortification of the military base at Guantánamo Bay, emergency meetings of the Organization of American States and the Security Council, and also a call on Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the missile threat in Cuba. ... Amba...

• Word Count: 2834
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography

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...

• Word Count: 3150
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

This essay seeks to examine the political relations between the leaders of Britain, the United States of America and the Soviet Union during and immediately following World War II. 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 tha...

• Word Count: 5160
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While West Berlin became a lively urban area like many American cities, East Berlin became what many thought of as a "Mini-Moscow". ... With nothing physical to separate East and West Berlin, migration from totalitarianism to democracy was as easy for East Berliners as changing houses. ... Checkpoint Charley was the main crossing point for the American sector of West Berlin. ...

• Word Count: 2635
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Eventually with the breakup of the Soviet Union and the attempt to make it a democracy, the Cold War ended. ... 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. ...

• Word Count: 3726
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 3901
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 5151
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ...

• Word Count: 4238
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

Russia was in the midst of a civil war between the Bolsheviks and a number of opponents (including a considerable number of foreign cadres--among them British, Czech, French, and American detachments). ...

• Word Count: 7507
• Approx Pages: 30
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate