Calverley 6 May 2003 History Essay: Final Draft The Foreign Policies of Woodrow Wilson: Why America Entered the First World War After Declaring Neutrality in 1914 The Great War was an incredible landmark in the history of mankind. ... For the United States, the Great War was equally as important as it emphasized the economic and military power that the United States would become. ... In his Declaration of Neutrality made to Congress in 1914, Woodrow Wilson stated: The people of the United States are drawn from many nations, and chiefly from the nations now at war. ... In the p...

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The 1950s were a remarkable time in the history of the United States of America. ... This was not the first step but it was an important one along the road to being number one in the world. ... These are but a few examples that life in the United States, all in all, was comfortable for the most part. ... Finally, in 1957 an event took place that can only be seen as one of the greatest catalysts in the United State's history overall motivation towards excellence and greatness, and it didn't place here. ... The evidence of death destruction and fear exists at any point in human his...

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Sir Winston Churchill World War II will never be forgotten and will forever be studied as one of the most important, if not the most important events of the 20th century. ... More importantly though, Churchill is most famous for his leadership skill, courage under pressure, decisiveness, and enormous energy, which enabled him to lead his country through one of the most desperate struggles in British History. As stated before Churchill both was affected by the war and also helped shape it. ... For the next five years of war Churchill life and actions would become a very important part of...

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The Cold War tensions were heightened when both the United State and the USSR soon developed hydrogen bombs, and both powers tested their nuclear power (Kiellogg 269). ... North Korea eventually withdrew from the southern state and America went home. ... In the post Cold War, the most important distinctions among peoples are not ideological, political, or economic, but they are cultural. Peoples and nations are attempting to answer the most basic question that human can face that is "who are we?". ... Every state has to know their answer of its cultural identity, which defines the state&#...

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World War II will never be forgotten and will forever be studied as one of the most important, if not the most important events of the 20th century. ... However out of the many leaders that rose from these events none was more important to the success and survival of Great Britain during these turmoil filled year then Sir Winston Churchill. ... More importantly though, Churchill is most famous for his leadership skill, courage under pressure, decisiveness, and enormous energy, which enabled him to lead his country through one of the most desperate struggles in British History.As stated before...

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In July, when the general learned that Japan had asked Russia to negotiate surrender with United stated, he told his staff: "This is it. ... (Takaki 4)" A tremendously significant event had occurred. ... Most of them would become victims of a new way of killing, radiation. ... Ever since the first contact between the English settlers and the Powhatans in Virginia in 1607, a then the arrival of Africans in 1619, race has been significant in our history. ... The increasing effects of sea blockade and cumulative devastation wrought by strategic bombing, which has already rendered millions home...

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But perhaps the most important effect was the chaos in the banking system, as banks tried to collect on loans made to stock market investors whose holding were now worth little or noting at all. ... This was the most famous crash in U.S. history. ... The losses were great as well, but unlike Thursday, there was no dramatic recovery, it was proclaimed Black Tuesday, the most infamous day in Wall Street history. ... In the United stated at the depth of the depression there were 16 million unemployed, about one third of the available labor force. ... The United States of America, the most power...

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From a realist perspective, it is important to consider the true depths of a nation's decision to engage in war. ... In doing so, Canada can ensure their status as an ally to the most powerful empire in modern history and therefore increase their own power. ... The Beliefs, values and self- objectives vary from state to state, depending on their economic systems, culture, or form of government. Cooperation within states is also an important factor within liberalist tendencies. ... There were 24 Canadian deaths on the events of 9-11, which consequently made Canada concerned within the ide...

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West Germany was under the control of United States of America, France and England, whereas East Germany was led by the Soviet Union. ... Furthermore, the fall of the Berlin Wall marks the end of the Cold War and also more importantly it stamps the 'death' of communism in Europe. This historical event occurred a few decades ago but its results can still be seen today. ... The reunification of Berlin represents another victory for the capitalist countries, United States, England and France. It opened the doors to a new era, to a new Europe, to a new birth of a democratic superpower s...

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One of the darkest and most controversial time periods in American History, the involvement of the United States in Vietnam caused drastic cultural changes within the American nation.1 Americans commonly regard the war in Vietnam as a gruesome and brutal war that was a complete failure for the United States armed forces. ... One of the most significant aspects of this war that made it differ from other wars throughout American history was the lack of support from the American people. ... To this day, the Vietnam War is considered one of the most controversial events in American History. ... Th...

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Some consider war to be a necessary consequence of the state system. ... Events in Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere signaled that global politics were entering on a new and uncertain phase. ... The great wars of world history have tended to be at once political, economic, and ideological struggles. Hegemonic wars were preceded by an important psychological change in the temporal outlook of people. ... For the United States, freedom, democracy, and national independence are the most powerful forces in the world. ...

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The idea behind human rights has been around since human existence but what events in history led to the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and made it into the important document it is today? ... After the horrific events of World War II the United Nations and the international community believed it was time to guarantee the respect for human rights universally. ... Although the term "human rights" is a fairly new term, the concept of human rights is ancient, with the first formal action on human rights taken after the events of World War II with the creation o...

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One of the most comprehensive factors that enhanced entry into the United States is the policies that were set after that Second World War. ... While it is true that the above connoted act played an important role in enhancing immigration into the United States, it is of the essence that immigration of Italians into the United States took place way before the establishment of this act. ... The political situation in Italy was relatively conducive in that by the late 19th century, Italy was a unified state with limited political pressures. ... However, the year 1880 to the year 1920 were the mo...

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The Kent State Massacre was said to be nationwide influential event, which was a result of new mass media technology that allowed people to view the war from home, with the biggest protest of students in American history, and it also affected the face of the Vietnam War. What happened at Kent State University? ... The events surrounding the deaths of students in Kent, Ohio were disorderly and violent. ... He also ordered a series of violent attacks; the most important attack was the invasion of Cambodia in 1970, in an attempt to cut off supply routes from North to South Vietnam through Cambodi...

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Introduction As the world modernizes, the relationship between nations becomes increasingly important. ... Each nation refers to the islands by different names: The Diaoyu-tai Islands (People's Republic of China), Tiaoytai (Taiwan), and The Senkaku Gunto Islands (Japan), to which they are most commonly referred ("How Uninhabited Islands," 2014). ... The war torn history of Japan and China is a large part of why the two governments refused to surrender. The Chinese need for redemption and competition stems from their multiple past defeats by the Japanese empire, a history the Sin...

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At the time Woodrow Wilson declared that American remain in a state of neutrality during the war. ... Wilson stated that " the world must be safe for democracy''(Leckie,629). ... (Wilson, Declaration of War on Germany, Leckie 629) Primary objects of entering the United Stated into war were not primarily to seek revenge on Germany. Wilson's more important goal was to preserve democracy within the United States and restore manifest destiny to a war torn world. ... However, most of the blacks were put under the command of American officers and were seen as incompetent for actual co...

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The most important piece of legislation for her argument is Executive Order 9066 because without that order there would have never been Japanese American internment in the west coast. ... Stating this, the author shows us that while American religion creates groups within itself, Japanese religion is universal. ... This article is also good at clearly stating the goals of this new Japanese American civil religion. ... Though this does play an important role in remembering the internment of Japanese Americans, the author talks too much about the architecture of the museum itself: "the 85,000-sq...

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Genocide Bahutu The historical background to the Bahutu people (also known as Hutu) is important. ... A major setback for ethnic harmony and representative government in Burundi was generated by events outside of the country, in neighboring Rwanda. ... State Department a three-pronged approach to stopping the genocide in Burundi. ... The State Department acceded to Ambassador Melady's policy recommendation. Impact of Event Genocide was almost a constant in the evolution of nation-states in Africa following the collapse of European colonialism. ...

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In the first part of that fateful decade, America would see a transition unlike any it had yet experienced in its history "and in the face of a most terrible war, would succeed in protecting not only its own safety, but the entire world's. ... Once again, history had begun to repeat itself. ... America could no longer turn a blind eye to the events in Europe and around the globe "we had to fight back. ... Most clearly, it is a prime example of how history repeats itself, and, if one heeds the warnings of the past, how that same history can be avoided. Perhaps we could al...

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The event that took place on December 7, 1941 has and always will be a very significant event in American and world history. ... Road to War In 1931 The Japanese Imperial Army invaded Manchuria and set up a puppet state, Manchuko. ... All assets were frozen but most harmful was lack of oil. This greatly threatened Japan's industries as 80 percent of its oil came from the United States. To Japan this was the event that would cause them to realize war was necessary. ...

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But, even with this threat fading into history with the fall of the once grand Soviet Union, this book looks back at what then, could have been, and now what once might have been. ... With in a short time most of the major cities in the United States Are little more than Mushroom clouds in the mourning sky and the entire Russian mainland has been obliterated. ... This two chapter synopses of the "war of all wars" is the only time that Pat Frank in any of his science fiction novels shows victory (for what its worth in a nuclear war to the United Sates) because he made it a point in most of his ...

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Theodore Roosevelt History, to me, is all of the events that make a person, or a society, who they are. ... History affects every person. ... Theodore Roosevelt ruled the United States from 1901-1909. ... He steered the United States into world politics. ... He wrote in his diary, "We have discovered the most terrible bomb in the history of the world". ...

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As President, Truman made some of the most crucial decisions in history. ... It was possibly Truman's most controversial decision during his tenure as president. ... One of the most important tactics to counter communist influence was the introduction of the Marshall Plan (Divine 670). ... This turned into a bonanza for American farmers, miners, and manufacturers that are still important to the growth of international trade today. ... NATO stated, "an armed attack against one or more is an attack against them all" (Divine 670). ...

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Foreign Policy With the world balancing on the edge of destruction, foreign relationships are extremely important to the United States of America. The United States is fully recognized as the most powerful nation on the planet earth, and with that power comes a definitive sense of responsibility. ... This kept the United States in its loner state once again. ... Then came one of the biggest interventions in Americas history of foreign policy. ... The United States is the most powerful nation on earth, both economically and militarily, this is a statement hardly anyone can deny. ...

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The Yalta Conference The Yalta Conference was one of the most important events in history, let alone, this century. ... "FDR believed that the UN was the only device that could keep the United States from slipping back into isolationism after WWII"(1). After detailed explanations of the UN proposal, by Secretary of State, Edward R. ... Churchill's concern about particular issues reflected in his apprehension that the United States would not maintain an armed presence in Europe. ... Many rumors were circling about, but the most important and the most believed was the Roosevelt had committe...

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