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    The cold war was the war that happen almost directly after world war II and had many people involved. In this era the atomic bomb was founded by Einstein and everything went south from there. The Cold War was just a continued session of the Holocaust but with more powerful weapons. Initially the Cold War started with Containment and the Marshal Plan. Greece and Turkey were the first nations spiraling into crisis that had not been directly occupied by the Soviet Army. Both Countries were in severe

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    The factors we are examining appear in bold relief in the story of the Boer War. Their appearance in this poorly remembered South African adventure previews many aspects of the world conflagration that soon followed it: * It was the quintessential example of the union of capitalism and imperialism. *Canada’s participation allied her with gross human rights abuses and civilian deaths. *As it was a white on white‚ Christian versus Christian war‚ it was necessary that churches and the government

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    Vietnam had been split into two‚ with a Communist government in the North under Ho Chi Minh and a Democratic government in the South under Ngo Dinh Diem. The North lead by Ho Chi Minh‚ who launched a guerilla campaign in South Vietnam‚ the campaign was led by Viet Cong units‚ with the intention of bonding the country under communist rules. The Unites States began to train the Army of the Republican of Vietnam (ARVN)‚ to stop the spread of communism and to provide military advisors to help combat

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    The Korean War marked an important stage of the Cold War. It was a crucial moment in history when communism faced capitalism in a war front. In October of 1950‚ China intervened in the war only to increase the existing tension of the time. According to Michael Hickey‚ after Korea was independent from Japan by the end of WWII‚ it was split along the 38th parallel between North and South. Anti-communist US troops occupied the South and the Soviets the North. Stalin encouraged North Korea’s president

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    Why Did The Us Enter Ww1

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    Initially‚ the United States declared a position of neutrality in the international conflict of World War One‚ however‚ after two years of conflict‚ America entered the war. Although it is well understood when the United States entered the war‚ the motives behind their involvement are still debated. Many explanations have been suggested‚ one being that Germany’s unchecked aggression and unrestricted submarine warfare threatened the United States‚ which gave sufficient reason to declare war on Germany

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    Explain the reasons why Australia became involved in the Vietnam War Australia had multiple reasons which led to her involvement in the Vietnam War. Australia’s involvement consisted of four critical reasons that made young Australians to go to war in Vietnam. The fact that communism was in Australia gave many Australian citizens an internal fear. This brought Australians to resist communism in Vietnam and support the War. Australia became enthusiastic to support their alliances‚ where they requested

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    Module 4 BRIEF BACKGROUND OF AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES The United States’ policy was to govern the Philippine Archipelago for the common welfare of the Filipino people and to train the Filipinos for self-governance. The United States was hoping that the Filipino people would be capable of independence someday. President Mckinley assure that the Philippines are theirs‚ and so it should not be exploited‚ rather to develop‚ to civilize‚ to educative and to train the Filipinos in the

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    If not now‚ then when? Will someone else’s children have to risk their lives instead of us risking ours?” (Toronto). By this he meant if theFreedom Rider’s have risked their lives who would‚ and when would someone take a stand. Freedom Riders involvement in civil disobedience was due to personal influences‚ the group chose to participate in civil disobedience to protest race segregation‚ and they also finally achieved success using their controversial method of standing up for what they strongly

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    Womens Role Prior to Ww1

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    Women’s role prior to World War I Prior to the First World War women’s role in society in western countries was generally confined to the domestic sphere (but not necessarily their own home) and to certain types of jobs: ’Women’s Work’. In Great Britain for example‚ just before World War I‚ out of an adult population of about 24 million women‚ around 1.7 million worked in domestic service‚ 800‚000 worked in the textile manufacturing industry‚ 600‚000 worked in the clothing trades‚ 500‚000 worked

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    Ww1 Weapon Essay Example

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    deadly weapon during the world war I David Seo Mr. McKenzie Oct. 28‚ 2010 Thesis: Poison gases should be banned from the battlefield because they have fatal and catastrophic effects on humans‚ the nature‚ and they were not as effective as other weapons for winning the war. Poison gases had many deadly effects on human bodies. Chlorine‚ phosgene‚ and mustard gases were mainly used (First World War). “Deficiencies of chlorine were overcome by phosgene and they were used mixed with equal

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