"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common Defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America". Preamble United States Constitution During the years following the Revolutionary War, it became apparent that the governing document of the United States, the Articles of Confederation, was not working. From May 14 to September 17, 1787, a group of the nation's political leaders gathered together in Philadelphia to try to resolve all of the issues with the Articles of Confederation.…
The devastating effects of World War 1 cultivated a sense of disbelief and shock within Europe and its socio-cultural order, European civilization and cultural orientations were shaken to its foundation. Consequently, World War 11 utterly obliterated any reassurance of hope World War 1 left, pessimism and disillusionment pervaded every aspect of European civilization. The nuclear warfare that effaced Japan in 1945 and the revelation of the evils of Fascism further dampened any apocalyptic positives for the future of European social order and values. The cataclysmic aftermath of World War 11 plunged Europe into deep ideological crisis and brought with it, a conscious valuation of the individual subject and a critical reconsideration of traditional…
One of the most significant arguments in favor of free trade is its ability to improve economic efficiency. If free trade opens up a market to imports, the consumer benefits from the low priced imports. If free trade opens up a market for imports, then producers benefit from the new place to sell. Supporters of free trade state that free trade in an economy improves welfare for society…
Socialism is the idea of a social organization that supports production, distribution, and trade that should be controlled within the community itself. There are many aspects of socialism that are unique, setting it apart from other social systems in the world. The ‘social’ aspect of socialism gives evidence to the fact that in the system, everyone in society is expected to contribute to the economic production of the state. In socialized health care, everyone pays the government and those who need care, get it without paying extra. Citizens all have to pay the same amount and have access to the same benefits. The problem this system runs into, however, is that there often is not enough money to go around. People tend to become greedy when they see that some things are free and then start to abuse the system. According to Einstein the real purpose is “…precisely…
War. When looking at the international community war seems to be the one thing we can always count on to be present. The majority of us do not seem to realize that there is always a war going on somewhere in the world. We go on living our cushy lives while people all over the world are suffering. One thing we may not realize is that we are in the midst of a war ourselves. This war has been going on since 1947, and it was thought to have ended in 1991. But did the Cold War really ever end? No it did not. Yes the war between the United States and the Soviet Union that was thought to have ended 24 years ago never really did. Tensions between the United States and Russia have increased gradually since the supposed end of the Cold War, which leads…
When news broke out that communism was in America, the public was astonished and feared what communism in the U.S. government would do. Many politicians baffled on why they were even trying to run for office. What they did not see coming was the popularity that would follow communism in the future. The fear did not come from the Communist Party itself, but the obsession of a small group of people with power to stop the Red Scare that spread rapidly in the America in both the early 1900’s and 1940’s.…
This committee in the 1950s would soon become one of the most influential centers against communism. Communism started to spread throughout the US during the great depression. Others were drawn by activism of americans on a vast range of social causes and beliefs this included the rights of the workers, African americans and the unpaid. The Red scare received the the name “McCarthyism,” from one of the most notorious communists, Joseph McCarthy. After the second world war, the Soviet union and the united states became apart many economical conflicts.…
Federalism is the division of power between national and state government. Anti-Federalists believe that power should be equal between the nation and state.…
Carl Marx’s famous philosophy of communism initially inspired a nation, but collapsed when power was accessible. Napoleon and Stalin shared a deep desire for power, which led to a collapse of their nations. After Old Major’s (Marx’s) death, a gradual deterioration of communism began with the greed for power by Napoleon (Stalin), the blind obedience by all animals (Russians), and the self-serving persuasive techniques used by Squealer (Lenin).…
Fear. It’s a powerful force and often what both drives us and restricts us. Fear can be a powerful motivator to accomplish things that many would otherwise consider unimaginable- sometimes with a negative outcome. Consider the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War Two, in which fear that citizens of Japanese ancestry would act as spies caused America enact one of their worst human rights violations. Also consider the extreme case of Joseph Stalin, in which fear of betrayal and sabotage caused him to murder and execute members of his own government, many of whom were actually loyal. While many historians and psychiatrists have since argued that Stalin’s paranoia stemmed from underlying mental conditions, his terrible actions were…
Russian spies meddling in the Presidential election, the leader of North Korea threatening the use of nuclear weaponry, and turbulence in the Middle East, though far apart and distinct, are inexplicably linked through the decades-long Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as many other countries which were indirectly involved. In this war, The United States strived to fight off the phantom doctrine creeping across Europe, Asia, and South America—communism. Despite the diversity of nations affected by communist revolutions, the United States poured colossal effort, time, and funding into preventing the spread of communism, using strategies involving economical influence, military force, and diplomacy. The United States…
With the growth of the Soviet Union after World War II, Communism had spread worldwide mainly in Eastern Europe, which was mostly lands occupied by the Soviets, and in Southeast Asia. During that time, those Asian regions were oppressed by poverty and from the government too because of that. Communism is often a response from these poor lower class or working class people, tired of their life like that. They believed that by adopting Communism system of the society, everything will be fair and equal.…
It was 1900, 1920, 1940, 1960 when the signs still said, Whites only, not 100 or even 1,000 years ago when the confederate flag was hoisted. Most of the foreign people who are allowed to vote come from places where disabled are just disabled. No benefits. Most foreign people come from systems of “cast”, you were born poor, you die poor. That, is not the American Dream. Many of them were running from places, and are just glad to see that someone is doing worse than they are. Wake up! Communism was not just in places like Russia, Germany and Eastern Europe; it was here in the United States of America. Many escaped and sit in mansions spending up the money their ancestors exploited. That is why there were all those movies causing you to look for…
Two of the most well known economic events overt the last decade are the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and the emergence of the market economy in China. They both changed for the citizens.but they differed in the form of government they wished to achieve and the reasons why their governments failed and needed to change . China changed to do something about the poor of their country, while Russia was more focused on their upper working classes.…
Governments are a group of people who run a country, state or city. The government keeps order in that country and has a police force to keep that order. They make laws that the citizens must follow and if they do not then there is a justice system that may fine them, take them to court and they're guilty, take them to jail. There are many types of governments around the world and they lead their country in many different ways. Democracy and communism are just two of many governments that are controlling countries right now.…