Tax deductions for interest payments on home mortgages provided additional financial incentive for people to move to the suburbs. ... The construction industry boomed in the 1950s to satisfy the demand of people who wanted to move to the suburbs. ... The move to the suburbs was also called the "white flight" because most of the modern migrants that went to the suburbs were white. People of all kinds found their way to the suburbia, heading for neighborhoods that varied from the superior to the plain. ... The years following World War II proved to invoke a great change in American people. ...

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THIS STAEMENT MEANS THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT WAR FROM TWO DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES; ON ONE HAND, PEOPLE ARE DYING BECAUSE THEY CAN GET WOUNDED FROM THE TIP OF THIER TOES TO THE CORE OF THEIR BRAINS. ON THE OTHER HAND, WHEN YO STARE OUT AT TRACER ROUNDS UNWINDING THROUGH THE DARK THAT IS LIKE BRILLIANT RED RIBBONS. " YOU ADMIRE THE FLUID SYMMETRIES OF THE TROOPS ON THE MOVE, THE HARMONIES OF THE SOUND AND SHAPE NAD PROPORTION, THE GREAT SHEETS OF THE METAL-FIRE STREAMING DOWN FROM THE GUNSHIP, TEH ILLUMINATION ROUND, THE WHITE PHOSPOROUS, THE PURPLE ORANGE GLOW OF NAPALM, THE ROCKET'S RED GLARE....

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The United States, sticking true to their foreign affairs policies regarding communism; "In helping free and independent nations to maintain their freedom, the United States will be giving effect to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations" (Truman Doctrine, 1947), immediately moved troops into South Korea, fearing the Soviets would make a move for the southern portion of the Korean peninsula as well. ... The UN quickly organized a UN army, consisting of soldiers from 15 other countries, to move in and fight alongside the US in South Korea. ... Speaking about the US'...

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Throughout history, many political, economic and social conditions have been developed causing a change in the course of history for nations and people. ... This setting created a border between the two sides, which caused the two sides to move further away from each other and turn more hostile against each other. Many of the people living in East Germany were unhappy with the conditions there. ... Over 160 people who tried to escape were killed at the Berlin Wall, and another 200 were injured. As the years went by, the leaders of East Berlin's communist Party decided to allow some peopl...

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" Truman felt that if he hadn't made such a bold move on Japan, even more troops and civilians would have died, but the war on Japan had already been nearly over. ... To some scientists, the fact that they were working on creating a weapon to kill other people was probably horrifying. ... Hundreds of thousands of innocent people died, only to end a war that was already over....

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The most notable project was the interstate system, a project never before seen in human history as noted in the Saturday Evening Post (October 1956 edition), this was a sign of economic superiority which aided the fears of the people by seducing other peoples into capitalistic economies which the American people so much loved. ... They loved the power by the people and the free world. ... Though propaganda was put out to make the first attack, such as that in U.S news in 1957, Eisenhower's administration used it to make the Russians think twice before making a move. This was of course...

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As a young adult in 1989, I remember the joyous displays of people crossing the border from East Germany to West Germany. ... While this was meant to be a temporary move, the Cold War interceded and eventually the three western zones combined to form the Federal Republic of Germany while the eastern zone formed the German Democratic Republic. ... Yet, on the other hand, East Germany, under communist rule suffered tremendous economic dismay, and it people were offered few liberties. ... Immediately, thousands of people traveled to the wall with hopes of escaping the hardships of living in com...

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The Rise of Independent Nations In Indochina Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. All of these nations came into existence during a turbulent era around fifty years ago. They are the three nations, which make up the region commonly known as, Indochina. Before those countries were founded, the entire ...

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President Truman was not only offering aid to Greece and Turkey as a strategic move but to spread democracy so that these two countries could "work out a way of life free from coercion. ... The foreign policy of the U.S. was now to assist free people to develop their country as they saw fit rather than as another country forced upon it. ...

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The story of her life is the story of the struggle of the indigenous peoples of Guatemala to maintain a way of life, even just to survive against the realities of a modern world. Wanting nothing more than to live life on their own terms, the Indian people found themselves at the mercy of large land-owners who was them as nothing but cheap tools to use for their own enrichment, yet to engage the government in efforts for reform would involve them in the Cold War struggle between U.S.... To escape the poverty and struggles of life as a finca (plantation) worker, Rigoberta's father had moved...

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Prompt and Utter Destruction Since the end of World War II, the world has developed in many ways and has moved on from the destruction of the past. ... Many people are still stuck on the significant question, "Why was the bomb dropped?... "he could never have explained his reasoning in a way that satisfied the American people.... If he hadn't gone through with it, he'd face resentment from many people in America for the extreme costs of the country to build the bombs, and from the family members of the troops that had already died in the last few days of the war. ...

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Andy Warhol Andy Warhol constantly warned people not to look any deeper than the surface of his art and life-and he insistently connected the two. ... From this, he left us with one central insight: that in a culture gutted with information, where most people experience most things through second or third hand through T.V. and print, through images that become banal and disassociated by being repeated, there is a role for affectless art. ... He graduated from Carnegie Tech with a degree in design in 1949 and shortly thereafter he moved to New York City to try his hand at commercial illu...

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A key part to the telegram was that communism may be attractive to war torn Europe as their markets had collapsed and people were living in unsustainable conditions. ... In response, Truman commenced the Berlin Airlift which consisted of hundred of thousands of supply drops into West Berlin to sustain the city's people while under their blockade. ... By doing this, Stalin could not make any military move on one NATO member country without having the other ten countries declaring war with the soviets as well. ...

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In the late 1950's there were 8,000 to 10,000 people from East Germany left and each day they would move further into the west. The people were from East Berlin, and the government of East Germany knew that they couldn't loose all of these people. Their economy was suffering already, and with the loss of so many people the economy would be hopeless. Many of the people that left were skilled trades men. ... It stunned people from both East and West Germany. ...

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With this, they got into bikes and moved around much more efficiently than the Americans. ... The Government of America, noticed how people felt about this war, and started to make instant plans for the withdraw. ...

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Due to the growing aggression of the Soviets to move into new territories and their efforts to spread communism to struggling and helpless countries, the United States implemented the policy of Containment. ... On March 12, 1947 President Truman announced that the United States would "support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." ...

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In 1922 Lenin gave Stalin the position of General secretary of the central committee of the communist party, This position gave Stalin the power to appoint people were loyal to him key jobs in the Party. In January 1924 Lenin died, the country was led by 5 people: Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Lev kamenev ,Grigori Zinoviev and Nikolai Bukharin. ... The Russian people were afraid to state their own opinion because they knew the penalties were harsh and swift. in the 1930s the rules were changed a little because of most of the crops in the state owned farms were harvested and the farmers who work...

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He killed many thousands innocent people and exiled hundreds more. ... Killing or exiling thousands of millions of people for simple mistakes. ... One of the best moves Stalin mad was making a Neutrality Pact with Japan, which in turn kept it from fighting a two front war. ... The victory of Grand Alliance would have not been achieved without the patriotism of the people of USSR, which is why many people consider Stalin "the man who won the War." ... Even though he was wicked, he was the only ruler at the time who the people thought of when he died. ...

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On the twenty-sixth of April 1986, very poorly trained technicians (classic Soviet move to cut corners) decided to undertake a systems test of the fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, at one-thirty in the morning. ... It was once a place where the citizens were generally satisfied with and trusting of their government, however this satisfaction and trust blinded people to issues such as public safety and "political transparency." As some contradictions became more visible, the Soviet people became more and more angered by the propaganda of government-controlled media....

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On the twenty-sixth of April 1986, very poorly trained technicians (classic Soviet move to cut corners) decided to undertake a systems test of the fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, at one-thirty in the morning. ... It was once a place where the citizens were generally satisfied with and trusting of their government, however this satisfaction and trust blinded people to issues such as public safety and "political transparency." As some contradictions became more visible, the Soviet people became more and more angered by the propaganda of government-controlled media....

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This system, called globalization, has revolutionized the way society thinks, moves, communicates, and functions. ... Televisions and satellite dishes allow people to visually absorb events, lifestyles, and entertainment from the environment surrounding them. ... When information can be reach so easily by so many people, the ability to learn about a wide range of topics surfaces. Gone are the days that governments have the ability to isolate their people from the rest of the world and misinform them concerning life beyond their domestic borders. ... When people begin to demand information a...

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As they rekindle their love for each other Russian tanks move into Prague and they are again separated. ... We see Harald arrive in a train station where he only sees homeless people drinking, a man threateningly asking for money only to dismiss what he receives as "bloody eastern money" and general urban decay. ... This incident shows the seclusion and isolation that the people of the east lived under. ... I always think people are not living up history like historians but very fragmentary, in an individual and personal way. ... In conclusion the film is ultimately about two people living in ...

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They also protested in the Universities officials building, they trained people how to be carried out of the building. ... This was a critical time in America were civil rights were being violated and a lot of people were not getting treated fairly. I honestly believe that these students help spark a fire in people to do something about it. ... It is ironic how two people could fight for a common goal but have two completely opposite ways of achieving that goal. ... Both had the voice to move an entire nation and that was feared by those who didn't want them to achieve their goal. ...

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Not many people would stay in hotels during times of war. ... After the war, your son/daughter want to marry one of the people that killed your own. ... Also Michael was a Marine dive bomber, who was one of the people that bombed Japan. ... After that they moved to the states when Michael Dulina Sr. retired from the Air Force. ... Chieko and her family have had a long journey through the war, and through life's trials, but now she can rest easy with her family and the people she loves....

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Most people believe that Winston Churchill was referring directly to the Berlin Wall, but he was actually talking about the general closing off of Soviet satellite countries in Eastern Europe. ... At first, Berlin citizens could move freely between the sectors to work or to visit with friends and family. ... The German Democratic Republic was a communist government, which most people didn't like because they suffered under repressions of the communists. ... In fact, more than three million people left the East for a better life in the West. ... On the West, people put up billboards an...

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