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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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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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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Many events and reasons are behind the United States' decision to use atomic force, and once read about, they will begin to stack up. ... Although dropping the atomic bombs on Japan killed hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, the act was necessary because it saved countless lives (American and Japanese), justified the brutality of the Japanese during Pearl Harbor and the Bataan Death March, and the bombs also ended the most destructive war in the history of humanity. ... These ideas are somewhat plausible, but they are too minor and too far-fetched for the United State's ac...

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This is primarily to assist in removing the United States from the theater of operations and the associated security investments. ... In addition, the United States played in the war, and as the largest creditor of the coalition, which after the war proved to be financially dependent on the United States. ... The bombing of these cities was dedicated to the meeting of Heads of State at the Potsdam Conference. ... The Soviet Union bore the brunt of the struggle against fascism: its most economically developed part of the territory was in the zone of military operations, subject to restoration. ...

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Even though Russia and the U.S. had tension for many years, Russia is now backing the United States in Operation Iraqi Freedom even though during events leading up to the war with Iraq, Russia did not back the U.S. ... Perhaps the most well known of these was NATO. ... It was considered a place where history and identity could disappear in an instant. ... Nuclear weapons are considered the most powerful weapon ever invented. ... Feldman, stated that "The actual K-19 lies in a Russian ship graveyard, ...

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This is important because it draws more attention to issues that the general public would otherwise be oblivious to. ... The most obvious of these obstacles is that states sign documents with no real intention of following through on their promises. ... Since these events in the late 1980s, the Malaysian government has increased its "use of force to dismantle roadblocks and suppress indigenous activism" (Wilmer, 2000: 193). ... The government of the UAE has stated that children are not allowed to ride racing camels and that the jockey must weigh at least 100 pounds. ... Article 27 states...

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In order to understand the Cold War, one must understand Soviet motives for expansion following the WWII and the consequences of such expansion, most importantly in regards to Poland, all of which will be examined. This will be followed by a discussion of the events of the Yalta conference. ... Lastly, it is important to consider how American economic and military concerns provided further motivation for the creation of a new threat. ... Secondly, it would allow the Western powers to directly influence events on the European mainland. ... He was unsuccessful however, as the Poles refused to n...

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Arizona and the U.S.S Utah remain on the floor of Pearl Harbor, each a ghostly, decaying tomb reminding all of the thousands that gave their life on that fateful day, also, they are both reminders of seemingly how easily the attack was carried out and of how America, the world's big brother and perhaps the most powerful nation in the history of the world, was caught with 'its guard down.' ... Both attacks were turning points in American history; they had and will have profound effects on life after them. ... The neglect of these signs can, in most cases, be attributed to some so...

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The United States has always prided itself as the "Great Bastion of Democracy". However, the history of the US in Latin America is much more ambiguous than the vision of a great nation freeing Latin Americans from dictatorship and sowing the seeds of liberty and democracy; instead, the US has all too often acted in its own interests and has allied itself with some very unsavory characters to promote such interests. ... At the time, the United States was too weak to enforce the Monroe Doctrine. However, this document would set an important precedent for future US interventions into Central ...

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"Bertolt Brecht In 1914, the world witnessed one of the most terrible and bloody wars in the history of mankind to that date. ... In order to fully grasp the causes of the First World War, and in order to eventually determine responsibility for the war, the state of affairs before its inception, including the events and intellectual climate in the previous century, must be recognized and acknowledged as vital components in the shaping of events that led to hostility and mobilization. The prevailing intellectual state in the mid to late nineteenth century was one of change. ... A...

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Under the Silla kingdom, the Korean peninsula was united for the first time. ... The United Nations Security Council decided to intervene. ... It is one of the bloodiest wars in history. ... One thing that is important to keep in mind is that the country is very clean. ... It plays an important role in the way a person is treated. ...

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Lynn Boyd Hinds and Theodore Otto Windt Jr. in their book the Cold War as Rhetoric viewed the Truman Doctrine as neatly thought out and very necessary to increase both Truman and the United State's authority as a world power. These two authors go on to state that in this doctrine it is clear and evident that communism in evil and since Russia is the largest proponent of communism they not only pose a legitimate threat to every country in its surroundings, but more importantly to the security of the United States itself . ... Since the Cold War lasted for so long, engulfed in it is many ...

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In this survey 80% of Americans agreed with the statement "the United States has a unique character because of its history and Constitution that sets it apart from other nations as the greatest in the world.... In order to understand exceptionalism in the Cold War, it is important to understand that it is rooted in the values that were established from the foundation of America. ... The Saturday Evening Post suggested that the speech had contributed to "a new groundswell of opinion".23 This mindset carried through from one important speech to another. ... The message from th...

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Garraty suggested similarities between the two systems were: having a strong leader, an ideology stressing the nation, the people, the land, the state control of economic and social affairs, and the quality and quantity of government propaganda. ... His discussion of propaganda and symbols is based on the idea of democracy in the United States. ... Franco Borsi asserted that monumental architecture could signify equally the strength of the institution in the democracies and the aggressive power of the state in the dictatorship. ... In the United States head of the National Recovery Administr...

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In order to describe the causes of the Cold War, it is important to fully understand what the Cold War actually means. ... Tensions between Russia and the West have been high throughout history. ... President Woodrow Wilson, and the United States, offered an alternative to communism. ... "Stalin had become a popular figure in Europe and in the United States. ... Most importantly, the "Truman Doctrine" also committed the U.S to play a big part in world affairs: The U.S, not the UN, would be the world's police force. ...

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It was the worst retreat in U.S. history. ... The United States had "demonstrated not only their dedication to the cause of human freedom and political liberty, but also their dedication to an equally important principle which is that there cannot be independence without interdependence." ... Eisenhower believed that the goals of the Republic of Korea were the same as the goals of the United States as stated in the preamble of the United States Constitution, namely, "to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the gen...

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It was the worst retreat in U.S. history. ... The United States had "demonstrated not only their dedication to the cause of human freedom and political liberty, but also their dedication to an equally important principle which is that there cannot be independence without interdependence." ... Eisenhower believed that the goals of the Republic of Korea were the same as the goals of the United States as stated in the preamble of the United States Constitution, namely, "to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the genera...

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This is indeed an important viewpoint, as the war was inevitably going to cause upset to normal everyday life. Women were empowered as they never had been before, stepping in to the spaces that the servicemen had left. " They played an important role in agriculture, industry, the armed services, civil defence and other vital work during the second world war." ... They are important to consider as even when the conflict was at its highest, in terms of the volume of woman power involved, there were 8,777,000 women working at home. ... " Most accounts have assumed that one of the profound ch...

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Britain's triumph in this momentous gigantomachy of the skies would restore their lost confidence, and play an important role in helping them to defeat Hitler. ... This meant that the British pilots would be forced to rely on skill luck and valiance to a greater degree perhaps than any force since those Spartans at Thermopylae did battle with the forces of Xerxes, which would make for the greatest and most surprising aerial battle ever fought. ... RAF victory in this most critical battle prevented the German invasion that had seemed inevitable after the complete and total defeat of France...

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Even during the war, he made inflexible demands of his new allies, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain and President Franklin Roosevelt of the United States. ... By 1949, Soviet scientists had exploded an atomic bomb, giving them nuclear parity with the United States. ... (It is important to note that Stalin stood directly behind these trials--he delegated respon...

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The most important issue relates to the question of whether or not Hitler had evolved a clear and coherent foreign policy by the time he assumed office and to which he was to adhere until his suicide in the bunker. ... By the sheer exertion of his will and the response it elicited inside Germany, Hitler was able to impress his ideas on events rather than allow events and realities to reshape his ideas. ... From now on, war, for Hitler, became one of the most self evident means for achieving political goals. ... Also in 1920 Hitler showed how he could incorporate certain interna...

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Because of Ira's race, there were other, deeper reasons that explain his interest in fighting for the United States. In 1942, Pima Indians were not recognized as citizens in the state of Arizona. ... Ira and other Native Americans saw the war as a new opportunity to be recognized by the rest of America as a contributing and important culture. ... They were measured below all other minorities for the first time in American history. ... As Jeanne was losing her sense of belonging, Ira belonged to the most elite fighting force in the world, the U.S. ...

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The First World War: A Complete History. ... Of these countries, twenty-eight joined forces to become the Allies and Associated Powers; they included Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States. ... The Germans unloaded 168 tons of chlorine on French, Algerian, and Canadian divisions, leaving many men in a comatose or dying state instantly (Gilbert 144). ... Most people would expect World War I to bring about massive change for the better and break down social, emotional, and political barriers, it did not. ... Avoidance Symptoms: Traumatized individuals may avoid s...

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