For those who may have been struggling with a psychological breakdown due to the stresses of combat, the DEROS fantasy served as a major prophylactic to actual overt symptoms of acute combat reaction. ... On the opposite end of the spectrum the seasoned veterans who only had a couple months left to serve did not want to get themselves killed so they avoided everything with potential danger to keep themselves alive during the final months. ... Most of the women that served in the military served in the Nurse Corps. Over 8000 women served in the country of Vietnam and of those 8000 there were ...

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However, this document would set an important precedent for future US interventions into Central and South America, as future presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt invoked the Monroe Doctrine over and over again to "justify" constant marine invasions of countries such as Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, and Cuba. ... Tensions first heated up when the Mexicans, realizing that the Americans soon vastly outnumbered the 3000 Mexican ranchers in Texas, began imposing laws prohibiting or curbing immigration, abolishing slavery, and banning Protestant churches, three measures that the Mexican legisla...

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The soldiers that served in the war were hit especially hard by the horror of war. ... They drove ambulances, served as nurses and doctors, and distributed food to the soldiers, "undeterred by discomfort and hardship.""14 Furthermore, a number of women "responded with enthusiasm to the call for drafts-15 and by their help, they contributed directly to the victory of the allied forces in the First World War. ... Reichsmarschal Hermann Goering also stated in his 1942 radio broadcast to the German nation that raw materials such as coal and iron should not be wasted, and that anyone who "uses t...

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The period following WWII was a period of tension characterized by conflict at diplomatic, economic and all levels short of actual armed conflict between the principals on either side. The origins of the Cold War can be traced to conclusion of World War II and the disagreements between the USSR and...

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The United States, taking the dominant role, set forth in the Moscow Declaration of 1943 methods to deal with the punishment of Germany. ... Yet, but the tenets set forth in the London Agreement, all were equally culpable. ... Franz Von Pappen was Vice-Chancellor under Hitler and served later as Ambassador to Vi! ... The Nuremberg Trials, the defendants, the verdicts, and the precedent that they set were not universally accepted by these critics as a way to deal with a vanquished people. ... Nevertheless, when viewed in the context of setting a foundation for future world justice dispensation...

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Hitler believed that he was making a better life for himself and was proud to serve in the German army of which he admired so much. ... He was sentenced a five year sentence yet he only served a nine month term in Landsbury. ... He continually stressed that the German people were racially superior and the "lower classes" were here to serve the superior white Europeans. ...

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As Mandlebaum states: "For no country more than the Soviet Union did the underlying structure of Asian international politics revolve about a complex interconnected set of triangular relationships. ... Second, the full set of triangles that impeded, shaped and invigorated the policies of Gorbachev's predecessors varied greatly in importance, all of them overshadowed by the crucial Sino-Soviet-US triangle. ...

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This attitude in America served to heighten American concerns over Soviet influence abroad and increased paranoia in the United States. ... As Mikhail Gorbachev entered office, he faced a unique set of political, economic, and militaristic circumstances. ... Gorbachev set out to reform the Soviet Union, yet he chose to reform it from within the system. ... Either they could continue the hard-line, socialist policies set forth by Stalin and embraced by Brezhnev and fall into a pit of worthlessness, or the Soviet Union could try and integrate itself more into the world society moving toward ente...

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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. ... Despite the fact that the above connoted act was in favour of immigrants displaced by the World War II, there is a need to comprehend with the fact that the Act set a platform for the entry of other populations into the United States, even those who were not displaced by the war. ...

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However, they are also problematic - when such a large-scale problem-solving mission is launched, its scope and enterprise serve to make the process of obtaining peace both time-consuming and overly bureaucratic. ...

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But the children serve a second purpose in this poster they are questioning the fathers masculinity as he has been put it the female domestic space. ... In Jan 1940 the Home Intelligence Division was set up to see how the public reacted to propaganda. ... These posters served the purpose of bringing some humour compared to the Ministry of Information's earlier efforts "DO NOT DISCUSS ANYTHING WHICH MIGHT BE OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE." ...

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At the time of the Great Depression, government intervention in the economy was higher than it had ever been and a special government agency had been set up specifically to prevent depressions and their associated problems, such as bank panics. ... The assassination is remembered as a loss of national innocence, which served to magnify the appeal of conspiracy scenarios. ... The plan formed the basis of the Covenant of the League of Nations, the 26 articles that served as operating rules for the league. ...

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He had formulated this strict set of ideas several years earlier, and he consciously followed this plan throughout his twelve years in power. ... Hitler's revisionism did contain special traits from the start that would set him apart from other fringe politicians, and set him down the course to eventually developing his program. ...

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279-80) Das Boot begins with a message that resonates and evokes feelings of ambivalence for both American and German viewers alike: "40,000 German sailors served on U-Boats during WWII. 30,000 never returned." ... It is the night before they set out to sea. ... Once this is established in the minds of the audience, and the ship sets out, the character's are isolated and confined to the space in the submarine. ...

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Through much of history, the strength of a nation has been determined by the strength of its leader. Despite the appearance of holding power, leader's often are undermined by their own subjects as the case of Emperor Hirohito of Japan. It is true that during his reign Japan has seen a territorial expansion in Asia not unlike that of Genghis Khan's Mongolia or Julius Caesar's Rome but the question remains whether Hirohito played an active role in that expansion. Though often regarded as the people's emperor, Hirohito has proven to be less of a leader in times of war and ...

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HEMINGWAY HERO "For Ernest Hemingway, the secondary world which he constructed in his many stories and novels served as a mirror to reflect his beliefs about the world in which he lived- (Relations to Fact Through Fiction 1). ... Another episode in 1940 may have also served as a source for the novel. ...

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More people could fit in the diner and be served more quickly while the long counter aloud conversations over different groups to develop. ... The final design that set the stage for the future of diners was the Sterling Streamliner, which can be seen in figure 5. ...

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But they all served as a path to the final design. " (Walsh 4). ... All of these characteristics put together give the AK47 its distinctive look and styling that sets it apart from other rifles of its kind. ... These examples show that Kalashnikov achieved his goal set forth in his statement, "I wanted to invent an engine that...

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Woodrow Wilson President Woodrow Wilson regarded himself as the personal representative of the people. "No one but the President," he said, "seems to be expected ... to look out for the general interests of the country"(Internet 1). He developed a program of progressive reform and asserted i...

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Hitler served as a soldier and a statesman. ... But by most accounts, the fire was set by Marinus Van der Lubbe, a twenty-four year old native of Holland who hoped to arouse the workers of Germany against Hitler. ... In September of 1935, at the Nazi Party's annual November Rally, the Nazis made public a new set of laws dealing with citizenship and race. ...

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While in the building, they tell time by 4,200 clocks, drink from 691 water fountains, utilize 284 rest rooms, consume 4,500 cups of coffee, 1,700 pints of milk and 6,800 soft drinks prepared or served by a restaurant staff of 230 persons and dispensed in 1 dining room, 2 cafeterias, and 6 snack bars. ... Moreover, economist feel that once the worst of the war is over, the stage would be set for a healthy recovery, probably even sometime next year. ...

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For the Third World, a combination of a cut-off of technological assistance and proxy wars, resulted in genocide, which was the overall aim of the ultra-racist Bertrand Russell, and the British oligarchy which he served. ... But the stage was actually being set for the breakup of Indonesia. ...

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Lockard describes the perspective of colonialism from a world view; he states "it served primarily to link Southeast Asia more firmly to a world dominated by the West and to introduce Western ideas and technologies". 1 As Lockard is right in that instance, the conquest that came along with colonial power demonstrated to be a culture clashing experience. ... Both imperial countries had their sights set on each region from an early time. ... He served as the organization's general secretary until August of 1940. ...

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That notwithstanding, they nevertheless were working progress towards the development of the refugee protection framework as they served as precursor and provided the need foundation to the 1951 universally acclaimed international refugee protection regime . ...

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The Cold War is a term used to describe the period of non-violent conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as their respective allies, between the mid-1940s and lasted until the early 1990s. This essay seeks to examine the political relations between the leaders of Britain, the United States of America and the Soviet Union during and immediately following World War II. The deterioration of Soviet-American relations was the combined result of the mistrust between both sides and the inconsistent American foreign policy resulting from the replacement of Franklin D. Rooseve...

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