VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE April 27th‚ 1975‚ North Vietnamese soldiers had finally reached the outskirt of the southern capital‚ Saigon. The war in Viet Nam that lasted 20 years is about to come to an end with communism taking over. It was all over‚ Saigon was surrounded by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops. Presiden Nguyen Van Thieu resigned as president and gave his farewell speech and denounced the United States for failing in aiding the South before the North would later come into the city
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Using these four passages and your own knowledge‚ assess the view that during the Second World War the relationship between the ussr and the west was characterised more by co-operation than by disagreement. The four interpretations are in agreement that during the second World War the relationship between the USSR and the West was characterised more by cooperation than disagreement. There was major conflict over various issues regarding Communisms security in Eastern Europe‚ specifically expansionism
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culture‚ advancements‚ and the critical cause of decline in the worlds of the Americas‚ Mesopotamia‚ Egypt‚ China‚ India‚ Hebrew‚ and Iranian civilizations will be examined in along with the lasting legacies of these former societies.
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Soviet Union had become locked in a Cold War. The war was a dreadful time for both sides‚ keeping all citizens on edge. The war didn’t only affect the two superpowers prepared to fight though; it also affected the rest of the world. The Cold War had a large impact on developing countries like India‚ Cuba and Egypt. Depending on whom each country allied with‚ it either prevented or helped each country’s reform‚ development and independence. Because of the war‚ the US and the USSR needed the support
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colonial Latin America In order to discuss the racial composition of Colonial Latin America‚ we must first examine the three civilizations that were present when the Europeans reached Latin America. The three civilizations present were: Mayans‚ Aztecs and Incans which could be considered native Indians. The people of Latin America are a mixture of racial groupings that include native Indians‚ white Europeans‚ black Africans. The central foundation of economic activity in Colonial Latin America
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Name: Course: Tutor: Date: Social Polarization in Latin America and the Carribean Introduction Social polarisation is the widening gap within a given society that emerges from income disparities within individuals causing various social groups‚ from high income to low income. It entails the expansion of jobs that require low skills while at the same time‚ jobs that require higher professionals and expertise still experience growth. There is a rising concern on issues of social polarisation
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Traditionally in Latin American culture‚ women did not have the same rights as men. This is because in Latin America is ruled by patriarchal cultures in which men are in control and women are treated as if they are second class citizens. This is a mentality that many Latin American countries around the world have towards women. Women did not revolt against this until the 20th century when woman’s suffrage and social movements became more prominent and women demanded the rights that men had. Some
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Chambers/R. Hansen 29 September 2014 Cold War—1947-1989 CE Cold war: why did it happen‚ when did it end‚ and what was the international system like after it? what was it? Baltic States under strict Soviet control after the Second World War. The term Cold War was first used in the 14th century to describe a conflict between Muslims and Christians in Spain; it was later coined by the famous American journalist Walter Lippman in the 1940s. The Cold War was a period of entrenched‚ ideological opposition
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Women In Latin America | June 13 2012 | Shikira Sherrod‚ IA‚ Jones: Block 1X | | Shikira Sherrod 07/25/2011 Women in Latin America This internal assessment is about the unfair treatment of women in Latin America. The method being used for my investigation is‚ researching different articles relating to the different struggles women are going through like‚ domestic violence‚ rape‚ abortions‚ inequality between men and women‚ etc. This was the topic of choice because it’s current and a very
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Cold War Essay What do you think the Cold War is/was? Was it a war between communism and democracy? Well the Cold War was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ the Soviet Union wanted to spread communism while the United States wanted to spread democracy. The Cold War was called Cold because there was not direct fighting between the two countries the Soviet Union and the United States. The two countries only fought proxy wars against each other‚ the definition for a proxy war
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