University of Phoenix Material Modern America Matrix Week One: 1950s The Korean War From the following list‚ choose five and identify their significance during the Korean War. Japanese occupation; Soviet position after war; 38th parallel‚ Truman; Syngman Rhee‚ NSC-68; Soviet support of North; UN position; Chinese involvement; Inchon; Talks at Panmunjom; Martin Letter; General MacArthur; Stalemate; POWs‚ Armistice agreement |Event |Significance in Korean War
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Jagveer Khangura POSC 1501 Arnold Schwarzenegger An individual in a position of authority who I admire is former governor of California‚ Arnold Schwarzenegger. He inspires me because he does not fall into the stereotypical form of a politician. In his early years as an immigrant in the United States‚ he made a career out of bodybuilding. He is of Austrian descent‚ and came to America in 1968. His bodybuilding career ultimately led him over to pursue a career in Hollywood. After the successful completion
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publicized event involving media revealing corruption is the Watergate Scandal. The Watergate Scandal is an important event of history that was documented by muckrakers and subsequently led to the president of the United States resigning. President Nixon was a paranoid man with many insecurities. He ordered the installation of cameras and recording devices into the Watergate hotel to record the conversations of other political parties. They were eventually caught and he was publically sabotaged. His
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surrounding Vietnam became the driving force of musicians writing hundreds of songs talking about the war. Rock music bacame another form of popular music in which many artists used as a protesting tool. Protest music began its demise once President Nixon began gradually withdrawing troops out of Vietnam; this led to the traditional messages of romance and courtship back into popular music. Popular songs
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Kennedy to change from subject to subject while also remaining in chronological order with his life. Aronson wrote‚ “How did Kennedy take the key states that he needed?” while talking about the presidential election in 1960 against both Jack and Richard Nixon. By asking this question it gets the reader thinking about how the presidential candidate went about his business‚ and possible ways that helped him gain votes during that time. Just before that question‚ Aronson was talking about how Kennedy was going
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Introduction The election of Ronald Reagan to United States presidency in 1980 marked a departure from big government and the rise of modern day conservatism. Characterized by lowered taxes‚ praises of the free market‚ and a strengthened military‚ Reagan’s presidency left a lasting impression that revolutionized what it meant to be conservative in the United Sates. Before the 1980 election‚ the Republican Party was greatly divided by fierce ideological warfare and marred by the persistent efforts
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TOPIC: American values at the crossroads: the United State in 21st century OUTLINE I. Overview of traditional American values and beliefs I.1- Individual freedom and self- reliance I.2- Equality of opportunity and competition I.3- Material wealth and hard working II. American values at the crossroads: the United State in 21st century II.1- factors that affect American history II.2- 20th century challenges to American values II.3- The war in Vietnam and the Watergate
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peak of U.S. involvement in the war‚ more than 500‚000 U.S. military personnel were involved in the Vietnam conflict. Growing opposition to the war in the United States led to bitter divisions among Americans‚ both before and after President Richard Nixon ordered the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973. In 1975‚ communist forces seized control of Saigon‚ ending the Vietnam War‚ and the country was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the following year. America wanted to get involved in the Vietnam
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Hippies and the Revolution of a Culture "Tune In‚ Turn On‚ and Drop Out" was the motto of the hippie movement‚ a significant countercultural phenomenon in the 1960s and early 1970s that grew partially out of young America’s growing disillusionment with U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Hippies were mainly white teenagers and young adults who shared a hatred and distrust towards traditional middle-class values and authority. They rejected political and social orthodoxies but embraced aspects of
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crises. 3. The Assassination of JFK‚ MLK‚ Malcolm X‚ RFK 4. Vietnam Conflict‚ Civil Unrest & the Woodstock Generation There were 3 presidents in the 60s: 1. John Kennedy: 1961 - 1963 2. Lyndon Johnson: 1964 – 1968 3. Richard Nixon: 1969 – 1974 The decade that began with the election of the youngest president and the quote‚ “Ask not what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country‚ “ ended in civil unrest‚ turmoil‚ and the election of a president who would
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