The Good and Bad: The War on Drugs The current War on Drugs has had horrible effects on society economically and socially. The drug prohibition efforts have had little impact on the supply of illicit drugs and have had no success in lowering the demand. Rather than spending trillions and incarcerating millions for a failed drug war we should be regulating the supply of drugs and providing treatment for those who want it. Legalizing drugs would lower abuse and deaths from illicit substances and
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The French in Indochina Creation Before French colonization‚ Indochina was broken up into three independent‚ separate countries in Asia. They were known as the Khmer Empire (Cambodia)‚ the Laotian Kingdom (Laos)‚ and Vietnam. The Vietnamese were ruled by emperors from neighboring China for hundreds of years before the French took over. The emperors had nominal rule however. One of the old social facts of pre-Indochina included the emperors collecting revenue. But the taxes were
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The Social and Emotional Effect of the Vietnam War on Returning Vets The Vietnam War is arguably one of the biggest mistakes that the United States Government ever undertook. The War lasted from November 1955 to April 1975 Over the course of nineteen and a half years America took the lives of over one million vietnamese civilians. The public’s opinion on the war changed dramatically over the course of the war. Two years before the end of the war the last poll on public opinion was held‚ finding
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always been dominant in war‚ except for one which left a foul taste in the mouth for all citizens; this was the Vietnam War‚ one of the most controversial wars the U.S ever participated in. Not only was it an incredible defeat‚ it additionally was seen as having the worst aftermath of any war fought by the United States previously. A large sum of the combatants in the Vietnam War suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD)‚ which plagues veterans to this day from this war‚ as well as several others
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through the cumulative effects of underlying shifts in the international landscape and as a result of strategic moves that opened the Soviet Union to outside influence. Both kinds of developments made a difference by affecting the conditions in which the domestic political game was played out. Only on occasion did external factors intervene in developments more directly by influencing the behavior of key domestic actors. Through a combination of ‘ conditioning’ and ‘intervening’ effects‚ the international
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Power to the People: The Effects of the French Revolution on European Politics The French Revolution was an event that altered the course of politics in Europe forever. From 1789 to 1799‚ the French people battled for their rights and freedom against the French government and monarchy. A few decades before‚ the Americans successfully declared their secession from Britain after years of discontent. France played a big part in this revolution by aiding the American colonists to gain their independence
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The Cold war started after World War II when the Soviet Union disliked the idea of a democracy and the U.S. disliked the idea of communism. Communists believed that everything was owned by the government and the U.S. had the economic theory of capitalism which let things be privately owned by the business not the state. Russian leaders believed that communism must spread throughout the world but the U.S. didn’t‚ this caused a great tension between this two. The effects of the Cold war showed how
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Just after World War II science fiction spread throughout the world‚ with the development of the atomic bomb spiking interest‚ and oracular suspense effects of nuclear war creating impacts on the science fiction genre. Technological advancement‚ space travel‚ visit to the moon and politics‚ reflected publishings during this era. Communism paranoia widely spread during the onset of the Cold War as Americans felt threatened of their freedom. USSR and the United States both within arms reach
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Affect on the Cold War The Cold War is categorized by intercontinental associations during the time of Europe’s innovations. The long lasting effects and extensive lasting supporters still hold strong for Europe. The Cold War came about by public speculations and pressures in Europe at the close of World War II and by collective control quarrels amid the Soviet Union. Financial parting among the Soviets and the west also amplified pressures‚ along with the risk of nuclear war. The Soviet
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The Cause and Effect of the Civil War Though slavery was a key cause of the Civil War‚ it was not the sole reason for it. To hold slavery as the sole reason for the Civil War is incorrect as there were numerous economic‚ political and moral reasons behind the strife. Sectionalism (between the Northern and Southern states)‚ Economic (between the industrial North and agrarian South)‚ and Political differences (such as the South’s deeply held belief in states’ rights) all contributed to the conflict
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