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- 111: The Bay of Pigs Invasion
- ... known as, has its origins in the last dying days of the Eisenhower administration and that murky time period during the transition of power to the newly elected president John F. Kennedy. The origins of American policy in Latin America in the late 1950s and early 1960s has its origins in American's economic interests and its anticommunist policies in the region. The same man who had helped formulate American containment policy towards the Soviet threat, George Kennan, in 1950 spoke to US Chiefs of Mission in Rio de Janeiro about Latin America. He said that American policy had several purposes in the region, . . . ...
- 112: The Bay of Pigs Invasion
- ... known as, has its origins in the last dying days of the Eisenhower administration and that murky time period during the transition of power to the newly elected president John F. Kennedy. The origins of American policy in Latin America in the late 1950s and early 1960s has its origins in American's economic interests and its anticommunist policies in the region. The same man who had helped formulate American containment policy towards the Soviet threat, George Kennan, in 1950 spoke to US Chiefs of Mission in Rio de Janeiro about Latin America. He said that American policy had several purposes in the region, . . . ...
- 113: The Bay of Pigs Invasion
- ... known as, has its origins in the last dying days of the Eisenhower administration and that murky time period during the transition of power to the newly elected president John F. Kennedy. The origins of American policy in Latin America in the late 1950s and early 1960s has its origins in American's economic interests and its anticommunist policies in the region. The same man who had helped formulate American containment policy towards the Soviet threat, George Kennan, in 1950 spoke to US Chiefs of Mission in Rio de Janeiro about Latin America. He said that American policy had several purposes in the region, . . . ...
- 114: ... animal fable of a farm in which the farm animals revolt against their human masters. It is an example of social criticism in literature in which Orwell satirized the events in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution. He anthropomorphises the animals, and alludes each one to a counterpart in Russian history. A Tale of Two Cities also typifies this kind of literature. Besides the central theme of love, is another prevalent theme, that of a revolution gone bad. He shows us that, unfortunately, human nature causes us to be vengeful and, for some of us, overly ambitious. Both these books are similar in that both describe how, even with the best ... and the government in 1917-44 Russia. For example, Old Major, who invented the idea of "animalism," is seen as representing Karl Marx, the creator of communism. Snowball represents Trotsky, a Russian leader after the revolution. He was driven out by Napoleon, who represents Stalin, the most powerful figure in the country. Napoleon then proceeded to remove the freedoms of the animals, and established a dictatorship, under the public veil ...
- 115: The American Dream
- The American Dream What is the American Dram, and is it actually working in our society today? The idea of the American Dream has existed in the United States since the beginning of capitalism. The Dream stands on the belief that if one works hard and diligently opportunities and reward will come his/her way. Many ...
- 116: The Industrial Revolution
- The Industrial Revolution In the last part of the 18th century, a new revolution gripped the world that we were not ready for. This revolution was not a political one, but it would lead to many implications later in its existence. Neither was this a social or cultural revolution. This revolution was an economic one. The Industrial revolution, as ...
- 117: The French Revolution
- The French Revolution The crowd cheered as another noblemans head fell to the ground. The contraption used to kill the man had left a shear and precise cut through its victims neck, out which the remainder of his blood was pouring. Blood was not an uncommon sight for this time through. It was a time of not just a revolution, but of the French Revolution one of the bloodiest revolutions in history. During this time thousands of Frenchmen lost their lives, but was there a good cause behind this carnage, and were the aftereffects really worth having a revolution. ...
- 118: Mercantilism Helped To Shape The American Nation
- ... the Spanish, and the Spanish exploited these people for their wealth. There was a massive influx of cash into Europe. Spain began spending money as fast as it came in. The result was the Economic Revolution. Prices all over Europe fell because of rising inflation. In 1497, the British sent an explorer named John Cabot on a voyage to North America. King Henry VII granted John Cabot a royal Charter. This ... only permission - not financial support. The Merchants of Bristol supplied the monetary support. Although Cabot did not find anything, his voyage served as a model for later English settlement of the New World. The North American colonies did not begin as royal colonies - they became royal colonies. The colonies began as individual economic ventures supported by joint-stock companies and given royal charters by the government. Cabot was the first man ... were eleven other British colonies: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, New Hampshire, New York, and New Jersey. The British also had other colonies besides the thirteen on the North American mainland. Barbados was the chief of these. Barbados produced more income than all thirteen mainland colonies put together. The British viewed the colonies as part of the British Empire. They saw the colonies as ...
- 119: Sexual Urges, Society, and Religion
- ... sexual discussion until the 19th century when Darwin and Freud demystified God. This lead to the opening of new thought and communication about sex in the twentieth century. The Kinsey report uncovered the reality of American sexuality. This sexual underground shocked the church going populous of America. The percentages of homosexual activity, sado-masochism and bestiality, were over-whelming. The bedroom door had finally been opened. The church became the origin of American society through the settling of Puritan and Pilgrim societies. The strict line on sex as a sin was followed to the letter. The Puritans and the Pilgrims fled England to create an utopian society of ... over more lives and work was seen as more important than necessarily attending church. With the decline of the church, science took a bigger role in society. Scientific discoveries and theories would greatly influence the American view of sex and almost completely demystify the Puritans' and Pilgrims' conservative view of it. The nineteenth century brought the innovative theories of Darwin and Freud. Darwin developed the "Survival of the Fittest" theory. ...
- 120: Thomas Jefferson
- ... Wythe, the greatest law teacher of his generation in Virginia. Jefferson became unusually good at law. He was admitted to the bar in 1767 and practiced until 1774, when the courts were closed by the American Revolution. He was a successful lawyer, though professional income was only a supplement. He had inherited a considerable landed estate from his father, and doubled it by a happy marriage on Jan. 1, 1772, to Martha ... the Continental Congress (1775-1776), Jefferson was chosen in 1776 to draft the Declaration of Independence. He summarized current revolutionary philosophy in a brief paragraph that has been regarded ever since as a charter of American and universal liberties. He presented to the world the case of the Patriots in a series of burning charges against the king. In the light of modern scholarship some of the charges require modification. ...
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