The 2014 Winter Olympics that will be held soon in Sochi, Russia also are happening in a time of political and economic difficulty, as well as conflict between the U.S. and Russia. ... The Russian government, initially resistant to having the U.S. help them combat the terrorism threat, is now cooperating with America. ... Tensions have also been heightened by Russia granting asylum to Edward J. ... Although Russia and the U.S. are now working towards solutions to the Iranian nuclear situation and removing chemical weapons from Syria, Russia has supported the Iranian and Syrian leaders who hav...

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The most important step and process of the Meiji government was the process of sending their own ministers overseas to see the awesome power of change. ... Russia's ability to imitate ideas from western influence led them through their industrial revolution. Following the thoughts of the Minister of Finance, Count Witte, many western investors built factories with advanced technology in Russia. The Russian people using this technology greatly advanced their ways of production. ... So with Russia's capability to imitate the west it developed ideas in technology and government that...

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This war took place because the Vietnams couldn't agree on one government so they broke up into two major parts, North and the South. North Vietnam wanted to have Communism for a government under the influence of Ho Chi Minh, and the South wanted to have democracy, under the influence of the French rule. ... They thought this because the Northern Vietnam was backed by China and Russia. ... Russia at that point had already expanded its empire into Eastern Europe, Korea and Cuba. ... The Government of America, noticed how people felt about this war, and started to make instant plans for...

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The majority followed government and state laws, but gangs began to form all over New York - the largest becoming the mafia. ... The Russian mafia well known as Solntsevskaya Bratva has an estimated annual revenue at 8.5 billion dollars. ... Russia and China are working together to steal money, government employee identities and U.S. military secrets so they can build up a stronger military. Why the United States isn't using hackers to steal information from Russia and China is unexplained. We as a country shouldn't sit back and let Russia who is recognized an ally to this nation h...

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On April 12, 1961 a Russian cosmonaut successfully orbited the world. Later, February 20, 1961, nearly a year behind the Russians, America accomplished manned orbital flight. ... Thoughts of bombs and more technological (even "space" attacks) flourished in the minds of Americans and Russians alike. ... Astronauts were idolized, and NASA received huge government grants. The American populace was temporarily unified, and Russia was the makeshift target. ...

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The American superpower was the dominant leading force of democracy between 1945-1962 and seemed absolutely unconquerable in its superior government. However, rising in the east were newly liberated governments as well as the menacing Soviet Union choosing to follow the path of communistic reign, the ultimate evil to democratic America, threatening the existence of the American way(or so they thought) in a variety of methods. An overly aggressive Soviet Russia influencing lower European countries even spanning as far as China, Korea, Africa, and even Vietnam which was one of the main reasons f...

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Jefferson did not originate the concept of government by consent, and the belief that all people are endowed with certain rights that government cannot infringe upon. ... She was born to an affluent Russian Jewish family in 1881, and nothing could stop her hope for a new and better life in America. ... The function of government is to provide free education for all citizens. ... I believe that the function of government should protect a citizens right to pursue happiness. ... Government should protect the basic and fundamental human rights of all people. ...

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The government subsidized housing to make up for the housing-crunch caused by the disruptions of the depression and war. ... People married at a younger age as prosperity and government aid allowed them to establish themselves more easily. ... The United States emerged from World War II as the most powerful country in the world only to have a constant enemy competing for power and domination "Russia. ... The nuclear family calmed fears regarding the Cold War while simultaneously fought against Communism and the Russian threat. ... Government and military spending and technological advan...

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Before the war taxes were raised and because of it many teachers and other government workers will be fired because our country needs a lot of money now. Also after crash of the spaceship in Texas government decided not to send any spaceships in the galaxy for couple of years. It will make the space researches much slower and countries like Russia and China may use it to their advantage. ... Hussein kept very dangerous weapons and also made chemical weapons that are totally banned by every government. ... After several months of worthless talks American troops invaded into Iraq without any h...

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The government spends about eighteen billion dollars a year to protect the borders of the nation yet individual still attempt to break the law and succeed. If these immigrants are lawless even before entering a country, what strides must the government take in order to prevent further criminal activity? ... Americans feared that communism would spread from Russia and Eastern Europe to the United States. ... The price to allow immigrants to become full citizens in present times would cost trillions of dollars, as they would receive more government benefits than they would pay in taxes. ... Taki...

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America is not in the position to fear other countries. It is the countries that feel threatened by America. The use of power is the problem. The United States has a strong world dominance. Yet there is ignorance ingrained from history in the people. It seems as though America, through the eyes ...

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The American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Russian Revolution of 1917 are all examples of successful and significant changes in the societal, economical, and political status of a large group of people. ... Post-Civil War Reconstruction, on the other hand, was not a successful revolution, as is evident in the continued oppression of black Americans, the factors surrounding the rebuilding of the South, and the conflicts regarding reunification and deciding who would hold governmental power. ... As mentioned earlier, Blacks were "free" in the sense that they could legally vote and...

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To understand this we must look at both the people and government's point of view. ... When he was asked to evaluate how many troops were available if and when the United States would get involved, the army could only gather an amount of one hundred thousand, when the French, Russian, and Japanese armies numbered in millions. ... In September 1939 the Air Corps had only 800 combat aircrafts again compared with Germany's 3600 and Russia's 10,000. ... After all let us not forget that the American government is there for the people and that meant that the people's view did p...

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Oil is embedded in the power arrangements of all government and politics. ... Nowadays nations without a secure access to oil go to war for it - the Germans and the Japanese launched attacks on Russia and the United States in the second World War to get their hands on oil. ...

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The only hope we have is to play Russian roulette with the candidates running for office, hoping that what we see during their campaign may be true enough to help. ... In modern politics, the campaigns are focused on candidates for head of state or head of government. ... As a result, "in a January 2010 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot prohibit corporations and unions from spending money for political purposes. ...

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There was a systemic setback to intelligence gathering and sharing among government agencies. ... Government agencies like FBI, NSA and CIA had created walls around themselves. ... The government should reach out to other countries, listen to them and work with them in combatting this menace. ... The federal government must offer good example of moral leadership to the rest of the world. ... PSI should have open membership for non-NATO countries and also China and Russia were encouraged to join (National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, 2004). ...

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Such instability left countries such as the Philippines going through a cycle of instability where new governments would be established with little to no knowledge of how to govern the country. When the Philippines were finally granted their freedom they were able to establish a relatively sound government only because of the years that were spent under improper American rule. ... Had America spent its years in both countries setting the foundations of democracy and freedom, than both the Philippines and Cuba would have been able to have a smooth transition into an independent American type go...

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Despite the pressure being laid on governments by organisations, many countries are reluctant to make laws to prohibit human rights abuses and to punish the offenders. ... So many lives were lost even though both governments agreed that the war over a tiny disputed patches of land was crazy. ... Ethiopia increased its spending since the war began to $467m and Eritrea spent $236m, mainly on weapons supplied by Russia. ... The main aim of the Chinese government is to maintain "stability" by removing any desire for self rule and removing loyalty to the Dalai Lama. ... Some small steps ...

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In 1962 the Cuban government became convinced that the U.S. was planning an attack on Cuba, so Cuba asked military aid from the former Soviet Union. So the Russians responded by giving Cuba missiles and material to build launch sites. ...

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While federalists argued that the Constitution did not need a bill of rights, because the people and the states kept any powers not given to the federal government, the Anti-Federalists held that a bill of rights was necessary to safeguard individual liberty. ... Also The Louisiana Purchase would be either still French or Spanish or Russian if Napoleon did not go through with the purchase....

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In the movie Bowling for Columbine, director Michael Moore addresses the issues as to why our country has over 11,000 gun homicides a year. As stated in a written synopsis of the film, "This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and th...

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Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and Russia all claimed exclusive trading rights to certain parts of China. ... He also recommended that they preserve China's territory and its government. ...

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