1) II República y la guerra civil The Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed when King Alfonso XIII left the country following municipal elections in which anti-Monarchical candidates won the majority of votes‚ and the Spanish population celebrated the beginning of The Republic and social pressure made the political regime change. Its government went into exile on April 1‚ 1939‚ when the last of the loyalist Republican forces surrendered to rebel forces (calling themselves nacionales) led by Generalísimo
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hearing about this I researched the percentage of deaths (militant and civilian) in Pakistan‚ the number was eye opening a staggering sixteen percent of people killed during drone strikes in Pakistan were non-combatants. To me this means that the US and NATO have “murdered” hundreds of civilians for the “greater
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Thirteen Days “Thirteen Days” is a thriller movie that reveals how close we came to World War III back in October 1962‚ after President John F. Kennedy discovered the Soviet Union had installed nuclear missiles inside Cuba that could kill over 80 million Americans. “Thirteen Days” is told from the point of view of presidential assistant Kenny O’Donnell. Through his eyes‚ we gain knowledge about President Kennedy’s inner most circle during the whole crisis. President John F. Kennedy and his
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Nuclear weapons and disasters 1.A. atomic bomb- a bomb whose explosive force comes from a chain reaction based on nuclear fission in U-235 or plutonium. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/atomic+bombhydrogen bomb- a bomb‚ more powerful than an atomic bomb‚ that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hydrogen%20bomb?s=tnuclear fallout- Nuclear fallout settles on the ground and in the atmosphere after
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But communism started expanding and NATO was created because of it. NATO created allies between America and other countries. If there was ever an attack to on the U.S‚ the other countries would jump in and help them. When the men were returning from war‚ the GI Bill of Rights was passed. It provided veterans
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The Effects of 9/11 Attacks Research Paper Jamie Linthecome Contemporary History SUMA10 - Sec D Instructor: Marek Mckenna 8/22/2010 The Effects of 9/11 Attacks America and its people pride themselves on the fact that it’s politically ran government has provided them with a great deal of security. That sense of pride was permanently changed with the events that occurred on September 11‚ 2001. The effects of 9/11 attacks are significant because it brought about national and international
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destroy it. The overall goal was to back up the surrounding countries if the communism spread. So it was not an act of aggression. (Flynn) Military: The Truman doctrine also was the first step towards collective security and overall the creation of NATO. (Flynn) In 1946 The Soviets invaded Iran for oil and minerals and Stalin tried to stay there through political means asking for mineral and oil rights. However Britain and the U.S. did not stand for this so they threatened military force and Stalin
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Edward W .Said Prof. S. Jayaraman. Edward W. Said was born in Palestine. He was educated in Palestine and Egypt. He later migrated to America. For the first time‚ it was Edward Said who challenged the established theory of the western orientalists. He brought together overwhelming material evidence to expose the dominant European imperialistic point of view‚ in his path - breaking book ‘Orientalism’. In that book‚ Said exposes the hidden agenda of imperialism to
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among them. Creation of UN to replace League of Nations. USSR promises to join war in pacific after Germany falls Harry S. Truman. President 45-53. Decisions made during his administration: Truman Doctrine‚ Marshall Plan‚ World Bank‚ Berlin Airlift‚ NATO‚ Point Four‚ Korean War‚ decision to drop atom bombs. Favored strong resistance to communism and Soviet expansion. Potsdam Conference/Agreement 1945 in occupied Germany with Big Three‚ with Truman‚ Stalin‚ Attlee after defeat of Germany. Fate of
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Was the cold war a clash of ideologies or a clash of superpowers? With the Nazis attack on the Soviet Union in 1941‚ the United States and the Soviet Union transformed from enemies into allies. The Grand alliance consisted of a shared mistrust of each other’s motives. Stalin always had his suspicions of the Western aims. The different views they had began to aggravate their post war settlement‚ to the West the adamant stand the Soviets had on the future of Eastern Europe was threatening. And so the
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