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- 951: Nixon's Program of Detente was the Reason for the Decline of World Conflict in the 1970's
- ... b. by establishing trade he improved Russia\china economy 2.It was later administrations that fully ended the Chinese/Russian threat a.Ford & later administrations fulfilled detente b.Reagan's cooperation with Gorbechev ended cold war c.Glastnost/Parestroika tore communism to pieces, ending Soviet threat 3.There was no real threat of a Chinese/Russian conflict a.Cold War created to boost National spirit/ economy b.USSR economy in shambles/ not capable of war c.Both sides knew they couldn't use "nukes" IV. Conclusion 1.US and Russia/China became significantly less of an enemy to each other & US a.Nixon represented US positively to USSR sparking ...
- 952: The Ending of the Post War Boom
- The Ending of the Post War Boom World War II had caused the expansion of U.S. industrialization and also it had changed the U.S. corporations into a new global economy scale. The war had brought America in return a huge increase in its prosperity. In the U.S. society, most people believed in that big business and government can do just about everything. The period between 1948 ...
- 953: The Formation of an Independent Country: A Case Study of the Republic of Korea and America
- ... continent. It is an old place, whose people were united as one from the seventh century until 1945, when it was divided by the United States and the Soviet Union at the end of World War II. The ensuing cold war created two very distinct governments one in the north, which went on to be known as the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), and one in the south, which will later be known as ... resistance, Japan formally annexed Korea. In 1919 tens of millions of Koreans took to the streets in peaceful demonstrations for independence. The movement was suppressed and Japan tightened its control until its defeat in World War II in 1945. Right before the end of the war in the Pacific, the United States and the Soviet Union (which was called the USSR) agreed to divide Korea at the 38th parallel for ...
- 954: Theodore Roosevelt
- ... led to an inherent competitive nature that dominated his life and presidency. In essence his career was extremely effective because of his aggressive fight for power. He aided the American cause in the Spanish American War, by taking matters into his own hands. While his boss took a days absence Roosevelt commanded the navy to prepare for battle off the coast of Hong Kong. Yet his fight for American imperialism ... United States. He was headed to unthinkable heights, he wanted the country to become the most powerful nation in the world. The next foreign issue the president had to grapple with was the Russian- Japanese War. The small island of Japan was clearly destroying the huge Russian nation. After years of isolation, the Japanese had pursues the path to modernization in 1840. To prevent conquest the Japanese had copied the governmental ... existing within the world, TR decided that the Japanese must be stopped. No other country, except his, must prove to be unstoppable. The Japanese were stepping on American territory as the ever-powerful nation. The war must end before the Japanese destroy the Russians. Thus, the United States entered into the war as a referee. The war ended on neutral grounds with neither side winning. Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace ...
- 955: United States Enter War!
- United States Enter War! Today, we have word that despite earlier decisions, the United States of America has now decided to become part of the Great War. The States had first decided not to become part of the war, saying it was "strictly a European conflict." The states have entered the war for several reasons. These reasons include: German subs had a policy of warning and allowing passengers to evacuate. However, in 1915 ...
- 956: Causes Of The Holocaust
- Post World War I Germany saw difficult times. Germans were searching for a reason to blame someone for their problems and extremist groups such as the Nazis provided a focus for the German people. Some historians will argue that extreme nationalism was the cause of the Holocaust because of the power of the Nazi party. While a large part of this is true, Germany's anguish after World War I sent people looking for reasons to blame someone or something for their burdens, Germany's humiliation after World War I, its dire economic situation, and antisemitism all came together to cause the Holocaust. Germany's embarrassment after losing World War I was one of the major reasons for the cause of the Holocaust. ...
- 957: A Civil Action Position Paper
- A Civil Action Position Paper Civil suits are important because they draw attention to a problem. Even though the case was somewhat of a failure, I feel that it had a great societal impact. It did not fulfill the task of being a vehicle for social change, although it had great potential, and did create an important awareness. Social change is a term conveying that a lawsuit of a civil action should result in justifying the impartiality. This does not always happen- like in A Civil Action. The city of Woburn, Massachusetts had a problem: it was being poisoned. No one quite knew why, ...
- 958: The Causes of the Holocaust
- The Causes of the Holocaust Post World War I Germany saw difficult times. Germans were searching for a reason to blame someone for their problems and extremist groups such as the Nazis provided a focus for the German people. Some historians will argue that extreme nationalism was the cause of the Holocaust because of the power of the Nazi party. While a large part of this is true, Germany's anguish after World War I sent people looking for reasons to blame someone or something for their burdens, Germany's humiliation after World War I, its dire economic situation, and antisemitism all came together to cause the Holocaust. Germany's embarrassment after losing World War I was one of the major reasons for the cause of the Holocaust. ...
- 959: Slaughterhouse Five
- ... on you come to terms with it understanding it better. There are some things that remain to be answered and only Kurt Vonnegut can answer them. He is a person who has been affected by war in a big way. The trauma of war shows itself in a full-blown proportion in Slaughterhouse Five. The text on the whole is told in a period where, the central character Billy pilgrim comes unstuck in time and keeps on going to ... to further his work. The author himself tells us he had to write this book. His subtitle A Duty-Dance with Death also takes on a personal aspect. Vonnegut had to reconcile himself with the war, the death, and its impact on him. Tools and Context (war) Through the use of philosophies and ideas, characters, and entire settings, Kurt Vonnegut makes his experiences as a soldier and a prisoner in ...
- 960: All Quiet On The Western Front
- Erich Maria Remarque s All Quiet on the Western Front, a novel set in World War I, centers around the changes wrought by the war on one young German soldier. During his time in the war, Remarque s protagonist, Paul Baumer, changes from a rather innocent Romantic to a hardened and somewhat caustic veteran. More importantly, during the course of this metamorphosis, Baumer disaffiliates himself from those societal icons parents, ...
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