Libya‚ an oil-rich nation in North Africa‚ spent more than 40 years under the erratic leadership of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi before a revolt pushed him from power in August 2011 after a six-month struggle. On Oct. 20‚ Colonel Qaddafi was killed as fighters battling the vestiges of his fallen regime finally wrested control of his hometown of Surt. The country was formally declared liberated three days later by the provisional government‚ the Transitional National Council‚ setting in motion the process
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Sandy Cheng CASE BRIEFS Interhandel Case (Switz. v. U.S.)‚ 1959 I.C.J. 6 (Mar. 21) Case Facts The Interhandel case was brought before the Court by Switzerland on October 2nd‚ 1957 to declare that the United States was under an obligation to restore its assets which had been vested in the United States from 1942. In 1946‚ US and Switzerland entered an agreement called the Washington Accord that the US will unblock Swiss assets in the US. Interhandel is a Swiss company entered in the Commercial
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Serbia’s strategic location between two continents has subjected it to invasions by many peoples. Belgrade is believed to have been leveled to the ground by 30 different armies in recorded history. Apart from being under nominal Serbian rule since the 7th century (having been allowed to settle in Byzantium by its emperor Heraclius)‚ through history various parts of the territory of contemporary Serbia have been claimed or ruled by the Roman Empire (conquered the indigenous Celts and Illyrians); the
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TITLE: HOW DO WARS AFFECT ECONOMY War is a state of violent‚ large-scale conflict involving two or more groups of people. The factors leading to war are often complicated and due to a range of issues. Where disputes arise over issues such as territory‚ sovereignty‚ resource‚ or ideology‚ and if a peaceable resolution fails‚ is not sought‚ or is thwarted‚ war often results. Factors leading to war: The basic motivation‚ of course‚ is willingness to wage war‚ but motivations may be analysed
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5. Describe how the Cold War was fought. Arms race- Space race- Sports (Olympics) and Movies- Truman Doctrine- support countries that don’t become communists Marshall Plan- Without it there can be no political stability or peace. NATO- If one or more of them in Europe are attacked that each of them will assist in whoevers being attacked. What is Khrushchev’s view of US actions? According to Khrushchev what will happen? They are hypocrites and another war will happen. What
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The Truman Doctrine‚ the Marshall Plan‚ NATO‚ support for Chiang Kai-shek in China‚ and the American response to the North Korean invasion were all based on the foreign policy of containment in hopes that the United States could create a way to eliminate the threat of anymore Soviet expansion. The Truman Doctrine was a way for the United States to give aid to those who who were trying to stop the damage that the Soviets were causing. The Truman Doctrine was the main contributing factor to why the
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As a traditional music‚ Bluegrass has built its root. Acoustic guitars are commonly used in Bluegrass music. Dreadnaught shape guitars are so popular in this field. A guitarist search for maximum volume & projections which can easily get from this six best acoustic guitar for Bluegrass. (I am not a bluegrass player but I am an expert about this type of guitars.) I did many kinds of research on Bluegrass guitars. If you like bluegrass and search a perfect guitar for it‚ then my research will help
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aid to Western Europe after World War II‚ in June 1947. The Marshall Plan was offered to all European countries‚ but Stalin would not allow the countries his military was occupying to take part. In April 1949‚ the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed (Browne 263). The countries
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Ethnic Religion Cleansing/Genocide (Bosnia) In 1991Political upheavals in the Balkans displaced 2.700.000 people by mid-1992 of which over 700.000 of them sought asylum in other European countries.Methods used during the Bosnian ethnic cleansing campaigns were including murder‚ torture‚ extra-judicial executions‚ rape and many other ways sometimes you cant even imagine that something like that can be done to a human being. Since the war stopped in July 1995 things started to get better. People
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135(10)‚ 26-31. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database. Stockton‚ P. (2009). Reform‚ Don ’t Merge‚ the Homeland Security Council. Washington Quarterly‚ 32(1)‚ 107-114. doi:10.1080/01636600802535523. Williams‚ M. (2009). Homeland Security and NATO Policy. Military Technology‚ 33(10)‚ 95-100. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.
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