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1950 (Gaddis, 1982). What is the NSC-68 exactly? It seems that this report would outline national security strategy during a time...

from east to west and the number of states was growing with that expansion (Foner and Garraty, 1991). Among the more precipitory ...

tyranny, with scarcely anyone considering independence (Burns, 1969). It escalated into the birth of a nation, but the primary thr...

French were greatly outnumbered and they were trapped. This is when they appealed to the United States for help (Vietnam War: Summ...

new technology. With these elements in mind, the following paper examines railroads, weaponry, and ironclads as it relates to the ...

was integral to getting rid of Hitler and rendering what he did something that will likely never happen again. And while there wer...

success in World War II. While both had their strengths, both also had their weaknesses. It was the combined effort that finally...

a shrew mouse" (Remarque, 1987, p. 10). He observes that much of the misery in the world is caused by little men (not an original...

noble. Socrates was doing the right thing. Today, as people wrestle with unjust rules and laws, there are some who simply follow ...

considerably. Two world leaders, in particular, stand out when we are considering these events from a U.S. perspective. These two...

to shift his ground until he agreed with the allies (McCollum, 2003). Germany would be made to pay. "Unfortunately, rather than ...

could have been avoided had cooler heads been leading Austria-Hungary at the time of the assassination of their heir to the throne...

but a few."2 On the home front, during World War I, it was considered imperative to ensure that a system of "elite decision-making...

There were also conflicts between the Australian Imperial Force and the militia troops, who had hastily been drafted when it becam...

of those were Americans. The passenger ship, the Sussex met a similar fate (Kunhardt, 1999). Still, Wilson refused to budge, hon...

had no voice at all. Jefferson Davis accused the North of wanting "an unjust system of legislation to promote the industry of the...

Democracy, say Communist opposition, is necessary for China to modernize, inasmuch as the fundamental essence of modernization is ...

of deterrence is often confused, as Jaime Garcia Covarrubias notes. Many believe deterrence means wiping all weapons off the plane...

In three pages this paper examines how in the Star Wars' trilogy George Lucas incorporated elements of myth. Two sources are cite...

forces as simply the latest in a string of Western outsiders. Herrington explains that Vietnam was occupied by the West for over a...

are an officer - and this included the top noncoms- you went to sleep with your headset at your head" (Terkel 254). Most people ...

However, there are many tribal and ethnic divisions within these and so, it is difficult for all of them to get together and form ...

the action was the straw that broke the Camels back. In fact, not only was it a turning point for the Vietnam conflict, but if one...

The "Carter Doctrine" was later used to justify U.S. intervention in Kuwait under the first Bush Administration as well as Libya a...

citizens (DeLong, 1997). "The projects and politics of militarism and imperialism, of racial and cultural rivalries, of monopolie...

Ordinance was one of the earliest reflections of the importance of the issue of slavery in this nation. There were many more refl...

to the human condition. In fact, many of the existing laws in England today, are based upon his work. Assuming that his words ar...

reveal, American sentiment during the three day period in August 1945 leading up to the dropping of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima ...

the hands of her leader, Saddam Hussein, a man who now has finally been captured and is under American control. During the origin...

except Venezuela where Pepsi had a 42 percent share to Coca-Colas 11.6 percent share. In fact, in terms of market share, Pepsi cam...