The war traced its origins to before the Cold War and even before World War II. ... Secretary of State Robert Lansing on June 18, 1919, he was looking for help in freeing his people from French colonial domination after the First World War. ... Eisenhower's advisors after calculating the forces necessary to win the war were perceptive enough to convince him to keep the U.S. out of the Indochina war. ... A war of guerillas and insurgents, a war fought in ambushes not traditional combat. ... The Vietnam War was the first war in the history of the United States to be fought on foreign and do...

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When John Kennedy was born, the United States had just entered World War I, after the war was over, his father started investing on buying and selling movie companies. ... Navy from 1941 - 1945.World War II broke out despite the practice of appeasement, and America entered the war after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. ... The Cold War was the struggle, at the end of World War II, between the Soviet Union and the United States for world supremacy. ... During this crisis the world was in great tension because it could have resulted in a nuclear war. ... His economic programs launc...

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The Peace Corps was officially established on March 1, 1961, when John F. ... In the 1960's the Cold War was obviously a topic on everyone's' mind. ... This was an underlying objective for the Peace Corps, to fight the cold war. ... Now, even though the Cold War has ended, the Peace Corps is still in existence. This is because fighting the Cold War was not the only reason for the Peace Corps. ...

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This honor now beckons America-the chance to lead the world at last out of the valley of turmoil and onto that high ground of peace that man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization."1 These were words spoken by Richard Milhous Nixon. ... Nixon decided that he did not want the Vietnam war to become a campaign issue; but he did pledge to end the war if he was elected. ... However, people back in the United States saw this as expansion of the war. ... The meeting of the two countries, reduced tensions and acknowledged an alteration in world politics, and risks of war with China were...

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Each writer's response clearly indicates evidence that each speaker agrees that the United States tries to play the leading role in all of the world's affairs. ... I think his seven primary concerns are as follows: 1) The termination of the Poverty Program; 2) Sending young brothers to fight for liberation in Southeast Asia, when they don't live free in Georgia and Harlem, and die alongside whites who live in a nation and cannot go to the same schools; 3) The massive violence used in Vietnam; 4) America would never be free or saved from itself unless the descendants had their ...

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At the 4th of september Kennedy declared, that the USA would prevent violent actions of Cuba in the western world with all means. ... JFK put an ultimate to the SU in front of the world public to take away their nuclear missiles from Cuba, if not, the USA would invade. ... End The Cold war with ist height, the Cuba Crisis, was the most threatening war situation, which was experienced by mankind. The effects of a nuclear war we know today. ... The catholic spanish speaking population composes itself of 72% white, 15% mulattos, 12% blacks, 1% chinese. ...

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However, the Military of the United States wants the more powerful insignia, to be better than all other countries in the world. ... War is what it is all about in the world today. ... The film was released on video to the nation's public to view a few years ago (The Economist, p.1.) ... It all comes down to power and who wants to be the best in the world. ... Kennedy saved us from war with Russia, Cuba and also would have saved the nation of the disastrous Vietnam War. ...

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Liberals believed in a government that was active in the nation to provide "economic prosperity, international security and social justice"(Schulman 1). ... (1) There were three major influences in Lyndon Johnson's life. ... Third, it vowed to "defend the free world" from the advances of communism. ... Johnson thought that he could fund the Great Society at home, as well as support the war against communism in Vietnam; later he regretted leaving the "lady he loved" for the war in Vietnam. ... (14) Watts depressed Johnson because, he was wondering why the world was still in turmoil af...

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He entered the race early, Kennedy publicized his war record, concentrated on meeting the voters, and developing a political organization. ... Kennedy called for "a new world of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved." ... The program's goal was to promote world peace and friendship with developing nations. ... Further, Congress appropriated more than $1 billion to finance sending a man to the moon by 1970. ...

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At Harvard he became more and more interested in politics and world issues. ... Kennedy then went on to have three two year terms as the congressman (Chew 1). ... One of most stressful tasks while being in office was the threat of war with Cuba. ... The world was coming upon a nuclear war. ... This ended the "real" threat of a nuclear war. ...

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The Vietnam War had begun, and President Johnson was declining in popularity because of his determined effort to escalate the war (Lindop 126). Kennedy was opposed to the war, and he became an outspoken critic who began many antiwar protests. ... Those of us who loved him and who take him to his rest today pray that what he was to us and what he wished for others will someday come to pass for all the world. (Patterson 1). ... Edward Kennedy states, AAcross the years, his life, his words, and his works have inspired me and millions of others in the United States and in many different lands ...

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1. ... It suggests a motivation for the Warren Commission's cover-up-to protect the world from the consequences of learning about a Communist-directed assassination. ... He had very few, if any, close relationships with other people and he appeared to have great difficulty in finding a meaningful place in the world. ... Roosevelt, after reading the transmission, said that this meant war. ... Although he knew about the Japanese secret declaration of war, he never told the people who needed to know such as Admiral Husband E. ...

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He had a worldwide influence and his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis may have prevented the United States from entering another world war. ... Kennedy put legislation through Congress which was a bill creating the Peace Corps, an agency that trained American volunteers to perform social and humanitarian service oversees and promote world peace. ... When Castro began to proclaim his belief in Communism, Cuba became part of the Cold War. ... The car sped to nearby Parkland Hospital where at 1:00 PM Kennedy was pronounced dead. ...

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As the most treacherous incident in the history of the Cold War, the Cuban missile crisis has inescapably enticed the observation of numerous diplomatic historians. With the dual superpowers wavering on the edge of nuclear war, the dispute of how to eliminate Russian arsenals from Cuba in October 1962, while conserving the harmony, epitomized the utmost trial of John F. ... Regardless of the ferocious opposition, James Meredith enrolled as the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi on October 1, 1962. ... The Cuban Missile Crisis was an undeviating and treacherous opp...

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The concept of AA began upon the signing of Amendment XIII of the Constitution. 1. ... The 13th Amendment states, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction" (US Constitution, Amendment 13, Section 1). ... Other Historians cite that Lincoln had no choice but to free the slaves in hoes of African American men joining the losing forces of the North during the civil war. ... Racial, gender and physically challenged preferences for soc...

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Of the fifteen college students surveyed about JFK's assassination, only about 1/3 thought the government plotted against him, but nearly half agreed that they thought there was more than one killer involved. ... Kennedy did not want the Vietnam conflict to carry out into a long war, while many conservatives as well as many in the government, such as Johnson, supported the war against communism. ... Just two days after the assassination he collapsed before the television cameras, the whole world watching live, shot by Jack Ruby, a gangster and nightclub owner. ...

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They had a son on September 1, 1949 and also named him Fidel Castro. ... Batista fled from Cuba and "on January 1, 1959, Castro triumphantly took power." ... Khrushchev gave in to President Kennedy and it is believed that an all-out nuclear war was diverted. ... While other Communist systems have been abolished all over the world, Cuba remains strongly Communist. "If Fidel Castro's revolution has taught the world anything, it is that determined, dedicated men, provided they truly express the popular will, can have a deep impact on the course of history." ...

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Norma Jeane was born at the Los Angeles General Hospital on June 1, 1926 (Noguchi 62). ... During World War II, Mr. Dougherty was involved in the war effort. ... Dougherty worked in a war factory, assembling parachutes (). ...

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President Kennedy focused on America's pledge to human rights around the world and initiated an alliance with republics in the United States of America that want to escape poverty. ... He wanted the people of the world to work toward a just and liberal civilization. ... During the time that President Kennedy gave his inaugural address there was a lot going on in the world. ... Kennedy expressed his desires to create or start to create a world where all human rights are equal and there is freedom to all mankind. ... Inaugural Address (Kennedy) (2009): 1. ...

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Norma Jeane Mortenson, Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926 at 9:30a.m. in the hospital of Los Angeles, California. ... In 1943 Jim joined the Merchant Marines and then was shipped to the Pacific war. ... After still photo session she became really popular in the modeling world and in less than a year she was on the cover of 33 magazines. ... Marilyn wore a beige wedding dress and a few days later, on July 1, 1956 they had a Jewish wedding ceremony at the home of Kay Brown, Miller's agent. ...

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