In the Iran-Contra affair‚ the exchange of hostages for arm significantly changed many citizens views of the U.S. officials. The political scandal demonstrated what the government could do without suffering the consequences the encounter between the U.S‚ Iran‚ and Nicaragua led to the exploration of new relationships in the exchange of hostages for arms. The Iran-Contra Affairs in the 1980s emanated from the Reagan Administration’s foreign policies. The Administration believed that changes to Nicaragua
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The 1980s was a period of when the scandal‚ in which what was known as the Iran Contra Affair‚ had occurred. The situation of the Iran Contra Affair took place during President Ronald Reagan’s second term of administration. In addition‚ the Iran Contra Affair besides the US‚ involved two other countries: Iran and Nicaragua. (Infoplease.com). Over in Iran‚ there were "seven American hostages being held in Lebanon"(Wikipedia.com). Meanwhile‚ there was also a war going on between Iraq and Iran in
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he struggled for enough money to live. Because of his experiences as a lawyer‚ Castro saw the imbalances between rich and poor in Cuba. He also developed a dislike for American businessmen who lead the country. 1947‚ Castro joined the Cuban people’s party. Cuban people’s party was expected to win election of 1952 until Fulgencio Batista took control if cuba’s government with force. Castro lead 123 men to attack the Moncada Army Barracks‚ however‚ Castro’s forces lost the battle and they were captured
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Castro was a Cuban dictator‚ he was born in Biran Cuba in 1926. Castro overthrew the government by using guerilla warfare tactics. After successfully overthrowing the government he was sworn in as Prime Minister. As Prime Minister‚ Castro established secret military and economic connections with the Soviet Union. These relations later lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1976 Castro became president of Cuba. Castro was the one of 6 children‚ two brothers Ramon and Raul (current Cuban president) and
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accent of Cuban speech. C. Food 1. Spain and Africa have contributed the most to Cuban food. 2. It is rare that hot spices are used. 3. Most common meals are made with pork‚ chicken‚ rice‚ beans‚ tomatoes and lettuce. D. Carnival 1. There is a Carnival held in Santiago and in Havana 2. They will dance; have a parade and lots of food. E. Music 1. Cuban music is influenced by West African and European (mostly Spanish) music. 2. Combines Spanish guitar‚ melody‚ harmony and the Afro-Cuban percussion
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independence in Cuba‚ American businessmen already occupied the island for cheap labor in order to harvest sugar cane in the tropical Cuban climate. However‚ in 1868‚ growing tension between Cuba and Spain caused for the public opinion of Americans to be split: American business men being in favor of Spain in order to protect their investments‚ and other Americans favoring the Cuban cause for independence. At this time in American history‚ the United States government was very much in favor of supporting large
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Nurture Trumps Nature A worldwide debate that has been going on for years is over just a simple question: What affects people more‚ nature or nurture? In Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi‚ the main character is Marjane‚ who goes by the nickname Marji. She is a young girl growing up in Iran during a time of war. Marji is affected by both nature and nurture‚ but she is more heavily affected by nurture. In Persepolis‚ Marji is affected more by nurture than by nature. When Marji is sent to Austria as a
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But the Cubans in the United States thought otherwise‚ especially the once in Florida and Miami. They were the one who escaped cuba after Castro’s became the ruler of Cuba‚ and during the economic crises‚ the people fled because they don’t want to be ruled under a communist dictatorship. After hearing about the death of Fidel Castro they were filled with joy they were celebrating across the street of new york they were marching and weaving the Cuban flags across the street of United
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war on terror at Guantanamo Bay is doing something unconstitutional. The main reason the U. S decided to use Guantanamo was after 9/11 in an attempt to fight the war on terror. The use of Guantanamo goes back to the Spanish civil war‚ and even when Cubans were sent to this prison by Castro. Guantanamo also is currently in debate on its closing. Guantanamo Bay was first discovered in 1494‚ by Christopher Columbus. Christopher sailed here on an attempt to locate gold. Although no gold was found the
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On the night of Tuesday September 19th‚ 2006 the Royal Thai Army staged a coup d’état against the elected government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra that eventually led to the over throw and replacement of Shinawatra and the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party. There are many reasons as to why the 2006 Thai coup d’état was staged against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his caretaker government and a lot of it had to do with the political crisis of 2005 and early 2006‚ the planning/timing of the
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