Chapter 5: The First Arab-Israeli War and the 1956 Suez Crisis The war of 1947-49 Following Israel’s declaration of statehood the Arab armies attacked along all the borders of the Jewish state. Egyptian forces attacked from the south; Syria‚ Lebanon and Iraq attacked from the north and north-east. By 28 May 1948‚ the Jordanian Arab Legion had occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank. After initial setbacks‚ however‚ the Israelis successful drove the Arab armies out of the north‚ regained
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WWI Summary ➢ War on the Western Front: ✓ The Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front: Stalemate: Situation where neither side could make a successful breakthrough on the Western Front. The Schlieffen Plan; was the German strategic plan that was to be put into action if there was war against both France and Russia simultaneously. The Franco-Russian Alliance: alliance of 1893 stated that if either France or Russia were attacked by Germany‚ the other would assist
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1. Weimar Republic Emergence of the Democratic Republic and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles November Revolution • triggered by a mutiny in the navy ( spread to Kiel where sailors were joined by soldiers ( wanted democracy • 9th November ( announced the Kaiser had abdicated and a National Assembly was to be elected‚ to draw up a democratic constitution • the Chancellorship was handed to Ebert‚ head of the SPD ( called for elections for the Assembly 19th Jan 1919 • the National Assembly
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HDFS 145 - The Individual‚ Marriage‚ and the Family Fall Semester‚ 2012 Instructor: Mrs. Joy Jacobs‚ CFCS‚ MAEd (“Mrs. J.”) E-mail address: jacobsj@msu.edu Please always use “HDFS 145" on the subject line when you e-mail. Office hours: Mrs. J. will be in the classroom one half hour before and will stay after class until all students are gone‚ or you may make an appointment with her. Go to this website: https://ntweb11.ais.msu.edu/aas/ Because of advising responsibilities‚ she is not available for
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Immigration Issues in Modern America (a paper explaining immigration in a non biased way) Immigration has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of American history. According to the Brookings Institute News Letter‚ “the economic‚ social and political aspects of immigration have caused controversy regarding ethnicity‚ economic benefits‚ jobs for non-immigrants and crime.” Presently‚ in the United States immigration is a hot topic‚ especially in light of
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Bootlegging has a long history in America and its meaning has evolved over the years. During the prohibition era the consumption of alcohol was illegal and in modern times the illegal obtaining of consumer media is considered bootlegging. Bootlegging in the early times spawned the practice of rum running which was another extension of bootlegging. This bootlegging is mentioned was described in The Great Gatsby in which one of the main characters runs a bootlegging business. America ’s history is one that includes
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Racism in Modern Day America Often times in America‚ citizens avoid addressing racism in its modern form. Modern racism is the mindset that certain races are better or worse with specific instinctive abilities or weaknesses. Many of these beliefs are perpetuated by the media which shows stereotypes in different forms such as movies‚ cartoons‚ music videos‚ sitcoms‚ and newspapers. Whites are often regarded as naturally rational‚ fair‚ and caring while Blacks are often regarded as criminal‚ untrustworthy
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Censorship in Modern America Censorship has affected America throughout its years‚ but modern America seems to be the most affected by censorship. Censorship occurs when we watch television or a movie‚ listen to the radio or buy music‚ or even read a book or magazine. There are regulations for what the public can and can’t see or hear. So who decides what the public can and can’t see? Who ultimately decides what is obscene and what should therefore be suppressed? Aren’t we a society capable of
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rights of marginalized people throughout the world. Freedom is the oldest of clichés and the most modern of aspirations. At various times in our history‚ it has served as the rallying cry of the powerless and as a justification of the status quo. Freedom helps to bind our culture together and exposes the contradictions between what America claims to be and what it sometimes has been. American history is not a narrative of continual progress toward greater and greater freedom. As the abolitionist
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Geography Crisis in Modern America Today in the United States‚ there is an alarming and ever growing problem present. The people of the United States are among the worst in the world when tested over geographic literacy. In his address‚ Peirce Lewis‚ the president of geography at Pennsylvania State University‚ states that the majority of Americans are immensely uninformed about geography. He goes on to say that geography can be split into a subject matter and a profession. Subject matter‚ as its
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