The Cold War was one of the longest conflicts that the United States of America has been involved in. It was between the worlds two largest super powers at the time‚ The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or U.S.S.R and the United States of America. During this 45 year conflict‚ there was never any direct military conflict between the two‚ but there were other events such as the Korean War‚ Space Race‚ Arms Race‚ Cuban Missile Crisis‚ Vietnam War‚ and the creation of NATO along with many other events
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the Peloponnesian war as one of the circumstances that led to the end of the Athenian Golden Age. During the height of its glory‚ Athens had successfully incorporated numerous city states into the Delian League which with its dominate control over the league‚ Athens converted the league into the Athenian Empire. “When Athens concluded an alliance with Corcyra in 433‚ and started to besiege Potidaea‚ it threatened the position of Corinth. Sparta also feared that Athens was becoming too powerful
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Was World War One a total war? Why? Why not? The First World War of 1914-1918‚ also known as the Great War‚ was the first total war in history. What began as a European struggle over the balance of power between the triple alliance of France‚ Britain and Russia on one side and the central powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary on the other‚ soon became a global conflict that involved the imperial powers of Europe‚ their colonies and lands such as the Ottoman Empire‚ Japan and the United States
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Was the Vietnam War Winnable? The war in Vietnam waged by America was unwinnable through the type of warfare that was used by the US . If they had concentrated on certain key aspects they may have prevented the spread of communism to South Vietnam and achieved their ultimate goal. Americas inability to obtain the “Hearts and Minds “of the Vietnamese led to a continual supply of fighters. The US was unable to fight against an ever-increasing civilian army. In Vietnam the US relied tremendously on
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Iraq invasions The Iraq war was a horrible thing. It caused many things to happen. I’m against going to war with them because there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq as the US government claimed. One of the main reasons listed by George W Bush for the war was to secure Iraq’s chemical and biological weapons‚ which did not even exist. Secondly‚ there were no terrorists in Iraq‚ and Iraq had no connection to Sept. 11. We should have focused our resources in Afghanistan where the real terrorists
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Colonel John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming "Jack" Churchill‚ DSO & Bar‚ MC & Bar (16 September 1906 – 8 March 1996)‚ nicknamed "Fighting Jack Churchill" and "Mad Jack"‚ was an English soldier who fought throughout World War II armed with a longbow‚ arrows‚ and a claymore. He once said "any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed." Born in Hong Kong to English parents and educated at King William’s College on the Isle of Man‚ Churchill graduated from Sandhurst in 1926 and
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your head when you hear Greek Civil War? The language‚ Destruction‚ Athens or ancient artifacts. Greece is a country in southern eastern Europe consisting of 2 mainland peninsulas and thousands of islands that lie along the seas. It was the birthplace of the Western civilization and the ancient landmarks. During World War II‚ Greece had helped Albania in which they were being invaded by Italy. Once the Greek army held them back the Nazis had intervened during the war and had overthrown both Greece and
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For America‚ the War of 1812 was justified. Clearly there were sufficient reasons for America to declare war with Great Britain. Time after time the British violated American rights and freedoms. Acts such as impressments‚ the attack on the USS Chesapeake‚ the violation of American neutral rights and waters‚ blockades on U.S. ports‚ and the ignoring of stipulations of Jay’s Treaty and their Treaty of Paris all imposed threats on America. To prevent further altercation‚ America tried to solve the
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Introduction 1. Sir Winston Spencer Churchill was among the most prolific figure of twentieth century. He emerged as a great leader in World War II (WW-II). He advocated defiance to Nazi oppression and acted as a ray of hope for the nations of Europe. He was a creative author and remembered as a master of the spoken word. 2. Early Life. Winston Churchill graduated from Royal Military College of Sandhurst. During his initial career in military he served in Cuba and India‚ subsequently
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a great leader Quality is a strong word used to describe someone or something of value. When it comes to world leaders past and present‚ John F. Kennedy is worth his salt. Below are 4 qualities that made Kennedy a great leader. To begin‚ the first quality is bravery. John F. Kennedy was a brave leader because he was a highly respected lieutenant in the Navy and led his troops into a battle and brought them out safely. Later during the Cuban missile crisis‚ he kept us from a nuclear war. Next‚
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