South Koreans had little weapons and military because the Korean War took place soon after World War 2. ... People began calling the Korean War, "The No-Win War," ""Truman's War" "and"The Democrats War."" ... Compared to these major wars, the Korean War wasn't as important at the time. ... World War 2 ended in 1945 and the Korean War started in 1950. ... Although Korea would eventually be displaced by countries with enormous populations and more resources such as Brazil, Mexico, or Russia, a unified Korea would enjoy a short-term position closer to the top of the economic ladder. ...

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This is the trap that Ron Kovic was sucked into during his experience in the Vietnam War. ... During and after the Vietnam War, Kovic's view of the war and of his country changed dramatically. ... The preceding two events were the beginnings of Kovic changing his views of the war. ... Although fighting in the Vietnam War almost took his life, Kovic began to realize that he did not agree with the war. ... Unfortunately, Kovic was finding it very hard to deal with his war injury. ...

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In July of 1945 a team of scientists and engineers working under the command of General Groves on the Manhattan Project demonstrated at the Trinity site in New Mexico that a rapid series of chain reactions could be harnessed to make a nuclear weapon. ... Workplaces stored water and food in preparation for a nuclear war that did not materialize. ... At that point, nuclear weapons were no longer weapons of war, they were political tools useful for avoiding nuclear war and manipulating domestic and international politics. ... [This myth has been carried over from the cold war by the politica...

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In a world of battling monsters, Canada seemed quiet during the constant dissension of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. ... However, most fearfully, it was a war of intelligence. ... Currently, there was a meeting between the Soviets, Britain, France and the United States on post-war peace. ... He worked in the "Manhattan Project, in Los Alamos, New Mexico" Involved in the actual construction of the atomic bomb, he sent information on the manufacturing methods and test results to his Soviet contact. ... This event ignited the start of the Cold War. ...

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The nuclear bomb was developed in Manhattan project during the WW II and was successfully tested in the New Mexico on July 16 1945. ... The beginning of Cold War created several political functions of nuclear weapons: nuclear deterrence, alliance building, and international prestige. The Nuclear Bomb was developed as the weapon of war at the end of the Second World War. ... The atomic bomb had a function of "natural deterrence" at the early beginning of Cold War when Soviets did not have nuclear weapons. ... The increasing proliferation of nuclear technology in areas of simmering regional...

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• Grade Level: High School

This was basically the accepted perspective taken by the United States up until about the first world war when President Woodrow Wilson decided to plunge into the war effort. ... The United States began sticking up for nations such as Mexico and Puerto Rico, and soon got involved in various other Latin American countries. ... After World War II, the United States began its journey as world leader. ... This was actually the beginning of two wars. ... Americans now began a series of skepticism regarding foreign relations that ended up in war. ...

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However, it still unstable compared to the bipolar system: "though it may be characterized by much diplomatic jockeying for advantage and some war, large-scale war should not occur." ... Hence, war is easily assessable. ... However, the entire world has been changing progressively since the Cold War. ... The proposal does certainly favor for United States, but it is questionable for Canada and Mexico. ... For instance, the Gulf war showed the comparative advantage of quality over quantity. ...

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He was political commisaar of the Soviet Army during the Russian Civil War and Polish-Soviet War. ... Trotsky's August 1940 assassination in Mexico, where he had lived in exile since 1936, eliminated the last of Stalin's opponents among the former party leadership. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate