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- 2561: The Nuclear Threat: Yesterday and Today and Tomorrow
- ... all nationalities and in many countries had seen it too. I reminded him of the reason the movie was made. The purpose was to warn us and remind us of the terrible way a nuclear war would affect each and every person on the face of the earth. If it bothered him so, then certainly it was having the same effect on the leaders of all the countries who had nuclear ... they work tomorrow? Will they be sufficient for my grandchildren? Most of the world breathed a huge sigh of relief when the Berlin wall came down and with it the symbolic end to the Cold War. Soon after, the world’s superpowers agreed to stop aiming their missiles at each other, and decrease their arsenals of nuclear weapons. No longer were two superpowers locked in a stare-down. That sigh was ... nations having nuclear weapons. In fact, “the proliferation of superweapons, (not limited to nuclear, but encompassing chemical and biological weapons also), is now the most dangerous specter facing this planet.” Today the threat of nuclear war is back in full force. There are more nations today with nuclear capability already in place, several nations that are already testing nuclear devices of war, and many who are believed to be developing ...
- 2562: The Extent Of European Influen
- ... for Great Britain, the new nation greatly expanded foreign trade and underwent revolutions in transportation and farming methods that gradually lead to the creation of a national market economy. At the close of the Revolutionary War, the states found themselves in urgent need of manufactured good. War-born shortages of goods quickly brought about a revival of foreign trade. After the signing of The Treaty of Paris, American and British merchants were free to resume trade between the two countries. America also ... European continent north of Cape Finisterre. The Navigation Act also prohibited the exportation of tobacco, rice, indigo, furs and naval store to other countries except Great Britain and other colonies. American victory in the Revolutionary War ended all such restrictions and regular trading developed several countries in Europe, Asia, the Far East and Central and South America. Because of the 150-year trade history of Britain and American familiarity with ...
- 2563: Chuck Yeager
- ... in pilot school because he had excellent vision, 20/10, and learned how to dogfight, that is getting in position to shoot down another plane and avoiding getting shot down yourself. He left for the War in 1942. He was disappointed at first because after 6 missions, they hadn’t seen one German. Yet, on his 7th mission the Americans encountered German planes while escorting a bomber. Yeager killed one and ... not fire a shot, a plane rammed into another). All German planes were shot down and only half of the American planes were shot down. He went on to shooting down 7 more during the war, and was promoted to Captain. After the war, he started working at a test pilot base in California. After a while Major Boyd asked if he wanted to become a test pilot being that he was such a good combat pilot. He ...
- 2564: Queen Elizabeth I
- ... for assassination, and her spirits were never affected, and she was never frightened into cruelty (Sowards, 36). Elizabeth, opposite of past rulers, was trying to live down England's reputation as being a nation of war. Elizabeth negotiated as opposed to initiating war (Sowards, 32). The Elizabethan Age was peaceful. The people of England may have been used to traditional fighting, however, Elizabeth kept peace. Queen Elizabeth had a desire for peace. She managed the nation of England ... Sowards, 25). "English hostility to Spain was growing for a number of reasons: sympathy for the beleaguered French Huguenots and the peasants of Holland locked in their own desperate struggle with Phillip; the undeclared sea war with Spain that English privateers and pirates had already been carrying on for a generation…(Sowards, 26). There was no ground war and the people of England never became unrested. Queen Elizabeth was patient ...
- 2565: Agent Orange
- Agent Orange Agent Orange is a plant killer, which was used during the Vietnam War to destroy the massive amount of trees (Nguyen, 1). The destruction that occurred, however, is far more extensive than once believed. Complications in health occur much more frequently to those exposed to the chemical than those who managed to avoid contact (Nguyen, 2). The use of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War affected the American soldier’s health and genetics. Agent Orange is a 50:50 mixture of two major compounds, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid (Nguyen, 2). This defoliant ... is extremely hard to prove, however, that dioxin is responsible for the countless illnesses acquired by many Vietnam veterans because each individual has their own tolerance to dioxin (Vancil, 1). Many soldiers in the Vietnam War encountered Agent Orange repeatedly. Their lives revolved around the 55-gallon drums, which once were filled with an extremely harmful herbicide. Unaware of the possible consequences, many soldiers built showers and hibachis out of ...
- 2566: Developments Of The Modern Day
- ... MOST IMPORTANT CAUSES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION. PROVIDE APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE TO ILLUSTRATE THE SCALE OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN ADVANCED NATIONS The Great Depression was the largest economical disaster ever to have happened. Unlike World War One, fifteen years earlier, the great depression had an astronomical effect world wide. The economist Hobsbawm (1995) describes the depression as ‘the world’s largest earthquake’ in economical terms. Indeed the effect of this global ... to consider the effect of the Wall Street Crash in causing the Great Depression, but also consider other causes such as the massive unequal distribution in income that existed and the lasting effects of the war in the form of debts owed to the US. To understand the sheer consequence of the Great Depression we can consider a normal economy. Most economies experience a ‘Boom and Bust’ cycle, where economies fluctuate ... million (6). However, the devastation did not stop in America. The Wall Street Crash sent shock waves across the world, effecting all economies world wide. Europe was still recovering from the after effects of World War One. It had suffered periods of high inflation and high unemployment. During the late twenties, however, the European nations, made a small recovery. Again this recovery was artificial. The European nations such as Germany, ...
- 2567: The Odyssey 2
- The Odyssey, by Homer, is about a Trojan War hero, Odysseus, struggling to return home to his wife and son. While Odysseus is experiencing many hardships, which are preventing him from returning home, his wife is being besieged by suitors, and his son, Telemachus ... time, had little or no authority. Due to the fact that Telemachus's age when Odysseus left, Telemachus was unable of taking on his father's responsibilities when he left to fight in the Trojan War. Telemachus was very uneasy, and unsure of himself until Athena came and boosted Telemachus' sprits, " And you, my friend- / how tall and handsome I see you now-be brave, you too, / so men to come ... that, that's why she also favored his son as well. Athena babied Telemachus until his father returned o-home from the voyage that he just par-took in that lasted longer then the Trojan War itself. Telemachus was excited and overlooked when the hero of the war returned, this was because one his father returned and he never got to actually be with his father for longer then a ...
- 2568: My Lai Massacre
- ... out that he s being questioned for murder at My Lai 4. Word gets out to the media about his actions and he receives loads and loads of letters. He received many letters from past war veterans supporting his actions in My Lai. At the same time he received just as many letters calling him a killer. Calley s trial date was set in 1970. His trial begins. Lets flash back ... it s illegal and he can t be a part of it. In the year 2000 Calley s thoughts have changed completely. After the trouble he s been through he says it s immoral and war in the world still isn t right, and he ll still be sickened by it. War is all politics and no one really understands what it is like to be in a war unless you ve been there. In war it s kill or be killed. Calley says twice in ...
- 2569: Billy Graham
- ... and send him back out to the world, with his bible in hand to preach to all Gods Children. The fifties held some of Graham's greatest accomplishments, although they have often been overlooked. World War II had just gotten over and the world's weaponry had changed into nuclear warfare, with the dropping of the bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Not only that, but the Russians began a nuclear arms race with the United States. This had put pressure on the American public, and they lost all their sense of security. The thought of death, and war with all of its pain and suffering, creped into the nightmares of the American citizens and now they looked to religion for salvation. Graham introduced religion in a way that was friendly, and refreshingly honest ... it were in print, it was infallible truth. As a result, not only was communism a force from overseas to fear, it was a force within our own boundaries threatening to tear apart the post war threads that tenuously held the nation together. Billy Graham was not immune to what was going on. When he spoke about communism, he spoke as a person not completely removed from the attitudes that ...
- 2570: General Sir Arthur Currie
- ... Canadian Garrison Artillery; by 1909, he was the lieutenant-colonelcommanding the regiment. In late 1913, Currie accepted the challenge of raising and training an infantry unit, the 50th Regiment, Gordon Highlanders of Canada. When the war broke out in August 1914, the highly regarded Currie was commanded of an infantry brigade. Currie fought with exceptional composure at Ypres in 1915 where his 2nd Brigade made a remarkable stand against the poison ... emerged as an outstanding formation on the Western Front. No force--British, Australian, French, American, of German--could match its marvelous, record, a series of successes without a single setback, by the end of the war. Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Curries was not pleased at the prospect of going to Passchendaele. Currie, like many Canadian soldiers, had grim memories of the Ypres salient, and grim memories to he Ypres salient, and ... Canadians were the only troops that could have taken the position at that time of the year and under the conditions under which the attack had to be made.” It was not until after the war that General Currie was told why Passchendaele had to be taken. in Paris for the Versailles peace conference, Currie met Sir Douglas Haig on 12 February 1919 in the lobby of the Hotel Jajestic, ...
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