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- 3221: Cost Of The Golf War
- ... ruler of the Middle East and his pride wouldn't allow him to settle for any less (Dickey 34). After an unsuccessful war with his neighbor Iran, his next target was Kuwait. Kuwait was a great source of oil, and Saddam thought it belonged to Iraq, as it had in the past (Dickey 35). On August 2, 1990, Saddam invaded Kuwait, and Saddam was suddenly faced with an allied coalition against ... 39). Even when the allies were able to maintain a "blitzberg" blasting through Iraqi defenses, with few casualties, Saddam still didn't see, or didn't want to see, what he was up against. This great miscalculation cost Saddam Kuwait, the war, and his great power. Saddam may have underestimated the allied forces, but he also underestimated his own defenses. Saddam put too much confidence in his weapons system. Iraq had a 5 hundred thousand man army, with 7, ...
- 3222: DOROTHY
- ... as the gospel singing act, the "Wonder Children "Around the 1930's Dottie &Vivian joined a third girl (Etta Jones) in a song and dance act known as the "Dandridge Sisters" Hard times and the Great Depression forced them to move to Hollywood, where, at age16, "Dandridge Sisters" Dorothy danced with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in "The Big Broadcast of 1936." The same year she sang at legendary Cotton Club in Harlem, where ...
- 3223: Time For Reform? Considering The Failures of The Electoral College
- ... Nixon from getting a majority (Bailey & Shafritz p. 65). In the latter instance the issue would have, as in 1800, been sent to the House for rectification. In either instance Wallace would have had a great deal to gain, and the temptation to wheel and deal (at the compromise of democracy) would have been great indeed. It is possible Wallace could have used his influence with Southern House members to get Humphrey elected. In the process he would have likely `garnered great political clout for himself. Wallace could have bargained with Nixon for an administration position in Nixon's cabinet in return for Wallace's electoral votes. The possible scenarios are endless, and for the most ...
- 3224: Lester Pearson
- ... of External Affairs despite their beliefs. At the time Pearson had a very important position because Canada had finally achieved a feeling of nationalism. Canada also had hardly any diplomatic relations with other countries because Great Britain still handled most of it's affairs. For that reason when Great Britain went to war with Germany, so did Canada. In 1948 he was named Secretary of State for external affairs. He promoted proposals for western alliance tied in with the formation of the North Atlantic ... Pearson Canada's 14th Prime Minister. People knew he would do a good job and they also thought the Liberals would bring economic stability. Pearson's first move was to restore relations with US and Great Britain that Diefenbaker had destroyed. Pearson became good friends with John F. Kennedy while trying to resolve the nuclear weapons issue. One of Pearson's major moves was the Canada Pension Plan. The Canada ...
- 3225: Frederic Douglass
- ... here to fight to keep it around. By the end of the 1840's, Douglass was well on his way to becoming the most famous and respected black leader in the country. He was in great demand as a speaker and writer. He also believed that women's rights were important and he communicated with and stay friends with Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott. Douglass was a good father although ... to Lincoln never had to be used. For the Union won the war and Lincoln was re-elected. Lincoln was then assassinated shortly there after and Douglass mourned the loss of a friend and a great man to the black community. With the Thirteenth Amendment passed in December 1865, slavery was officially abolished. Frederick Douglass was 47 years old, he still was active. He stepped in as an advocate for the ... the hearts of millions and spoke out when no one else would. He fought for the freedom of the black man and stride for the basic human rights they deserved. Frederick Douglass was truly a great man who cried out for freedom.
- 3226: The Condition of African Americans in the 1920’s Compared to Amory Blaine
- ... such as Princeton, which Amory attended, received large amounts of money and support in order to educate the white race ( Mabel Smythe 413). In high school, Amory attended an American prep school, which cost a great deal of money. His family paid for this quality education, and Amory did not put forth the effort to get his money’s worth. One of Amory’s professors at this school told him after ... Clothide (the maid) is having your breakfast brought up” (Fitzgerald 2). This displays not only her love for Amory but also the upper class treatment he gets. According to Mabel Smythe, “Family status is of great importance to the education of a child, just as education will be a vital determinant of the status of his or her own family in the future” ( 324). Since African Americans received less than three ... This son of mine is entirely sophisticated and quite charming-but delicate…(Fitzgerald 3). As seen by these examples, Amory had a tremendous advantage over the African American people of the twenties. He had a great, loving family, a good education, and an abundant amount of money. He very rarely had to do without anything. On the other hand, majorities of the African American people his age worked as sharecroppers ...
- 3227: What Are The Decisive Events And Arguments That Produced The American Revolution?
- ... sough ways to make the colonies most profitable to England at the least expense. Settlers were pouring into the Ohio Valley, and land speculators were busy with schemes for opening the country won at so great a sacrifice from the French. Such activity excited the worst fears of the Indians. That year, a great chieftain, Pontiac united the tribes and led them in a series of destructive raids on the advancing frontier. Britain feared a long and bloody Indian war, which it could not afford. To quiet the Indians ... often brive-taking politicians too incompetent for good positions at home. Relations between the colonists and England steadily worsened from 1763-1775. This was the time when Parliament passed a number of laws to increase Great Britain’s income from the colonies. The colonists reacted angrily. They lived far from Britain and had grown increasingly self-reliant. Many Americans believed that the new British policies threatened their freedom. In late ...
- 3228: Liberalism and Freedom
- ... also an attempt to move equality and liberty into their proper places in the American system (Dunbar, 1991). Roosevelt's "New Deal" is an example of an action with two reactions, it prevailed over the great depression and changed the government's role in freedom. This assisted in the establishment of the government as an aid to liberty instead of a hindrance to it. The Role of Government The role of government ...
- 3229: Richard M. Nixon
- ... little sleep. His junior year he decided to study law and become a politician. In 1929, his senior year, he won a part scholarship to Harvard University, but couldn't accept. Due to the economic depression that was over the country, Nixon didn't have enough money to pay for the rest of the immense cost to go to Harvard. But in 1930, he entered Whittier College. In 1933, tragedy struck ... many things. He passed strong new anti-crime laws, he had the military draft reduced then eliminated, he cut taxes, and he made progress with civil rights and equal opportunities for women. He also made great strides in foreign relations. In 1972, Nixon talked to Russian leaders and came up with the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (known as the SALT agreement) which limited the production of nuclear arms in both the ...
- 3230: Cloning 7
- ... embryos by showing pictures of already born children like a product," says Prof. Ruth Macklin, of New York's Albert Einstein College of medicine, who specializes in human reproduction. Splitting an embryo mat seem a great technological leap, but in a world where embryos are already created in test tubes, it's a baby step. The current challenge in reproductive medicine is not to produce more embryos but to identify healthy ... them to grow in the womb. Using genetic tests, doctors can now screen embryonic cells for hereditary diseases. In the not to distant future, prenatal tests may also help predict such common problems as obesity, depression and heart disease. But don't expect scientists to start building new traits into babies anytime soon. The technological obstacles are formidable, and so are the cultural ones. Copies of humans are identical, but are ...
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