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    victory. Truman wanted it to be a silent war and Mac Arthur wanted it to be a huge war that came with a victory to no end no matter the cost. Truman wanted to Rebuff aggression in Korea and that was his only goal in the war‚ he didn’t even want it to be a war he just wanted it to be a small battle and nothing would really come out of it- devastation wise. His only fear was that there would be a huge war and it would put them in World War II and there would be much devastation. Truman told Mac

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    Eisenhower/ Truman Study Guide The questions cover Chapters 5‚ 6‚ and 7 from the Cold War book- Pearson‚ and Ch. 12‚ 16‚ and 17 and pages 150-161 from the Todd book. All of these sections were assigned and questions were asked in class covering most of the readings. 1. What was the difference between Cominform and COMECOM? Cominform: Communist Information Bureau (September 1947) created as an instrument to increase Stalin’s control over the Communist parties of other countries. COMECOM:

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    why America had a growing involvement in Europe between 1945-1948. The USA implemented the Truman doctrine to contain communism‚ used the Long telegrams to spy on the USSR and gave money to western countries to discourage them from communism. I will explore all of these points in this homework and why America got involved in Europe because of these points. One reason was the Truman doctrine. The Truman doctrine was the idea that the United States would try to prevent communism from spreading.

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    allowed to use cell phones in school for education is for the sake of the teachers‚ a teacher should not have to fight for the attention of his or her students due to technology. After twenty years of teaching history and ESL for Lowell High School‚ Miriam Morgenstern is quitting her job for multiple reasons. One of Morgenstern’s reasons for quitting is her students and their cell phones‚ she explains her frustration‚ “The texting‚ tweeting‚ and snapchatting during class time are ‘an incredible distraction

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    Harry Truman is justified for sending atomic bombs from the United States to Japan civilian cities. Two parts of Japan in particular named Hiroshima and Nagasaki were targeted to kill off the civilians. The bombs were supposed to target a certain range of people‚ the hiroshima ranged from 90‚000 to 146‚000 and the Nagasaki ranged from 39‚000 to 80‚000 deaths. These bombs initiated the action of surrender from Japan and this happened on August 15‚ 1945. There are documents that prove Harry Truman should

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    In the spring of 1947‚ President Harry S. Truman gave a speech to a joint session of congress‚ where he declared his new foreign policy approach for the United States in the post war era. This approach would become known as the Truman Doctrine‚ in it the U.S. would as Truman said‚ “support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures” . Effectively Truman’s speech indicated that the U.S. would act to stop the spread of communism whether it be from

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    In the book In Cold Blood‚ Perry Smith is the most complex and interesting character. What makes him interesting is that Capotes is able to portray Perry in such a way that the reader feels for Perry‚ he may have been a murderer but he still gains a lot of sympathy throughout the book. Capote shows the reader how complex Perry is‚ Perry is a person who was able to commit murder but is unable to confine in people and trust them. Another part of Perry’s complex personality is that even while murdering

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    purpose is to convey his opposition towards the death penalty. Through the stylistic elements of rhetorical appeals‚ a selection of detail‚ and imagery Capote reveals the attitude he holds against this unreasonable form of justice. Tying into the events of the trial‚ Capote uses the rhetorical appeal of pathos to highlight his viewpoint. Capote speaks on what the psychiatrist was not permitted to share in court: The state of Perry Smith’s paranoid schizophrenia composed of "poorly controlled rage”

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    Due to events in Greece in 1946‚ where communists were trying to overthrow the monarchy‚ the Truman Doctrine was announced. As mentioned above‚ according to the Percentages Agreement the British were responsible for oversight of this country. However British Foreign Minister – Ernest Bevin – appealed to the USA and Truman announced in March 1947 that the USA would “support free peoples who are resisting subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures”1. This announcement made it clear that

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    In 1953‚ gas was roughly twenty-seven cents per gallon (61). In contrast‚ gas today is about two dollars and nine cents per gallon (varies across the country).When stopped at the gas station to purchase more gas‚ Bess Truman had to figure out the fuel efficiency manually‚ but to figure fuel efficiency today‚ the driver only needs to push a button‚ and the car will show the gas mileage automatically (61). While the Truman’s were stopped in a town getting gas‚ there were

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