The movement was created and sponsored by Iran in July 1982‚ initially as a form of resistance to the Israeli presence in Southern Lebanon. Hizballah followers are radical Shi’ite‚ which adhere to Khomeinistic ideology. The principle goals established by Khomeinism are the equality of all Lebanon’s
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world organization of the third world countries. A meeting of those countries of the world who had no alignment with any super was held in Bandung (Indonesia) on April 24‚ 1955. The term "Non-Alignment" was coined by V K Menon in his speech at UN in 1953 which was later used by Indian Prime Minister‚ Jawaharlal Nehru during his speech in 1954 in Colombo‚ Sri Lanka. In this speech‚ Nehru described the five pillars to be used as a guide for Sino-Indian relations. Jawaharlal Nehru was the architect of
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Containment as U.S. policy during Cold War Era From after World War II and up until 1991 the foreign policy of the United States was based on Cold War ideology and the policy of containment; to prevent nations from leaning towards Soviet Union-based communism‚ as first laid out by George Kennan and later used as one of the key principles in the Truman Doctrine (LeCain). As this essay will argue‚ because of this policy the United States made a commitment to fight communism everywhere in the world
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Batista regime • 1952-58 • 1952 coup by Fulgencio Batista • Canceled elections – began to centralize power in his own hands • Opposition by the Cuban middle class • Allies with the US- large scale foreign business
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way the Iranian population was in charge again over the Iranian oil. But in 1953 Masaddegh was removed from power through cooperation between the American CIA and the British MI6. Mahammed Reza Pahlavi was installed as Shah. He kept his power through the police and by threatening people. It was a time of threat‚ fear and torture began and then he started to westernize Iran and enraged the mostly Shihad population of Iran. All this ended in 1979 when the people overthrow the Shah and Khomeini returned
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When analyzing the ways in which the Cold War manifested itself in the American psyche throughout the post-war period‚ the need to maintain order at stability at home are central. Beginning after WWII‚ Americans looked for a “return to normalcy” to cope with the losses of wartime; the results were magnificent—large economic boom following a short recession‚ massive consumer revolution‚ and advances in science‚ health‚ and technology. Together‚ this created an overall wave of optimism that provided
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Iranian plateau in the southwest‚ the South Caucasus plains in the north‚ the Karadagh Mountains in the south and the Moghan Steppe in the southeast” (Bournoutian‚ 2004). Armenia is bordered by Turkey‚ Georgia‚ Azerbaijan‚ Azerbaijan-Naxcivan and Iran. Armenia has a variety of climates. The winters are long and harsh. The summers are hot and dry. The soil is volcanic and abundant if provided with sufficient irrigation. Traditional Music Traditional Armenian music is made up of folk melodies performed
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expected future income of the U.S. would likely: A. shift its AD curve to the left. B. shift its AD curve to the right. C. make its AD curve flatter. D. make its AD curve steeper. 5. In 2009 Iran was experiencing inflation of about 20% per year. Other things equal‚ the expectations by the people of Iran of worsening inflation in the future would probably: A. shift the AD curve to the left. B. shift the AD curve to the right. C. make the AD curve flatter. D. make the AD curve steeper. 6. Which
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Causes of Tension Between Cuba and the United States‚ and The Bay of Pigs Invasion On January 9‚ 1959‚ following their successful overthrow of the oppressive Batista regime‚ a band of freedom fighters‚ anchored by Fidel Castro‚ marched through the Cuban capital city of Havana. Upon his arrival‚ Castro immediately seized control of the Cuban government and declared himself the highest executive of the island nation‚ Premier of Cuba. In April of 1959‚ Castro visited the United States in order to gain
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lessons to be learned. I will first discuss the background leading up to the operation‚ the operation‚ then failures and lessons learned. Fulgencio Batista was the 9th and 12th president of Cuba. His last term as president stemmed from a military coup and was from 1952-1959. During this era‚ there was extreme paranoia of communism and its agenda to take over the world. While
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