While previous political transitions had seen similar circumstances, the actual events in question had generally occurred individually. ... In regards to the political aspects of unification, it effectively left a Germany with no national or ethnic minorities, as well as having undisputed boundaries. ... The conflict between West Germany's goals of national unity and international integration remained the main issue in the country's politics for many years. ... It was impossible to draw the conclusion that both would die out and be replaced by a new political id...

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Life in America after World War II was immersed in social and political turmoil. ... Things like the washing machine, refrigerator, automobile, radio, and television - invented shortly after WWII - tremendously saved time in suburban families (Reynolds). ... Dylan paved the way for popular songs to discuss political and social unrest. ... Songs like "Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall- - written about the Cuban Missile Crisis - and "Masters of War- - condemning political leader's pugnacious tactics - brought to the forefront the political and social issues occurring (Szatmary). ... The reason:...

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The Chinese troops set up positions on Zhenbao Island and when the Soviet soldiers were within 100 meters of their position, they opened fire with machine guns and small arms fire, killing seven Soviets during the initial volley. ... This would be an opportune time, since the United States was heavily invested, both economically and politically, in the Vietnam conflict in 1969. ... Both the Chinese and Soviets hoped the United States and our Western allies would deem this rift as a sign of regional and political instability between the two Asian nations, resulting in military cutbacks and a...

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This is not the story of machines run by artificial intelligence, these are real people, friends, and neighbors of the reader. ... The novel also highlights some very interesting political processes involving ambassadors and diplomats. ... that is required to accomplish an agenda in international politics. ... As the face of world politics change, it is evident that the works of Tom Clancy will change as well. ...

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Huntington Theory & Disagreement Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations" is a theory based upon geographic locations and political movements. ... Various conflicts in the world illustrate how religion is emerging above other political ideologies. ... Apart from the demise of the political ideologies described earlier, Huntington gives six specific reasons for civilizational identity. ... Fifth, cultural characteristics are "less easily compromised" (Huntington, 1993) than economic or political ideologies. ... We know from translations of his own speeches that Saddam Hussein used ...

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Vietnam: An Overview Of Strategies There have been many battles, movements and wars in United States history. However one of the most awkward conflicts was the Vietnamese war. The United States supported an anti-communistic regime called the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) in its fight agains...

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Defections for political reasons happened quite often during the Cold War. ... Using a historical fact, Clancy shows how cruel the Communist system is with no respect for the humans but only for political power. ... Because of his political reliability he'd been taken from his military academy, along with a number of cadets, and sent to help suppress the 1956 counterrevolution. ... The references to real military hardware allowed the reader to experience the action by imagining existing machines doing all the action and adding to the realism...

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The definition of a cold war is an 'intense economic, political, military, and ideological rivalry between nations, short of military conflict,' (Dictionary.com, 2014), and in this context the nations were the Soviet Union and the USA. ... When he was out with a platoon of soldiers in patrol, he would stand fifth from the front, just behind the machine gunner. ...

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