Culture of Southeast Asia. When discussing queer culture in modern times‚ it is automatically classified as a western idea. Queer identities and queer struggles are associated with whiteness‚ as a white concept. This is one of the many causes of colonization‚ and how in some way it erased the history of oppressed communities. However‚ pre-colonization history indicates that queer culture had been developed within ancient civilizations. If we look at ancient civilizations in Latin America‚ societies
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Chapter 8: From a World War to a Cold War (Contains Cuban Missile Crisis) Why did Cold War break out? This portion of the content deals with the reasons for the outbreak of the Cold War between the USA and the USSR Competing Ideologies: The Cold War confrontation between the USA and the USSR was a clash between the opposing ideologies of Communism (USSR) and Democracy (USA) Supporters of Democracy felt that Communism was akin to slavery and that only Democracy could offer freedom. On the
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of the United States in the Korean War 1. Introduction A Korean proverb reads “when whales collide‚ the shrimp suffer” which refers to the Cold War during the second half of the 20th century and to the role that Koreans saw themselves in. The Korean War is in general referred to as the first battle of the Cold War‚ the first clash of two superpowers with opposing ideologies‚ namely the Communist Soviet Union‚ aiming to spread Communism in countries all over the world‚ and the United States‚ representing
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THE EAST ASIA CRISIS How IMF Policies Brought the World to the Verge of a Global Meltdown The International Monetary Fund was created in 1945‚ after the 2nd World War‚ to help promote the health of the world economy. Its primary responsibilities include the promotion of international monetary cooperation‚ the promotion of exchange and economic stability and the control of a balanced growth of international trade. The IMF is also responsible‚ through its policies‚ to provide any resources available
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Women in the Middle East During the Late 19th and Early 20th Century As a result of Western imperialism circa 1900‚ throughout the Middle East things began to change. European writers and tourists flooded into Middle Eastern countries and developed a very exoticized view of the men and particularly women who lived there. Ultimately the general consensus was that Middle Eastern women were oppressed by Middle Eastern men. Through the Western lens this perceived oppression was indicative of the “uncivilized”
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Success and Failures of Reconstruction: When the Civil War finally came to an end the South was in destruction. The infrastructure of the South had been copletely destroyed and ruined. Gen. Sherman’s march was truly devastating for the South and it’s agriculture. Not only was the South’s land in need but also its government was in debt. The South was truly in need for a "Reconstruction." Reconstruction was the period after the Civil War when we were in need to reunite our nation in peace
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tensions between the two Cold War enemies during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. The policy aimed to increase communication between the Soviet Union and the USA so that the superpowers could resolve their differences and actively cooperate to form a respectful relationship. Whilst détente significantly reduced tensions and increased peaceful communication‚ it did not lead to the end of the Cold War nor did it resolve the ideological differences between the two nations. The policy of Détente was highly
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The Cold War took off after the end of the Second World War when the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as the two global dominant superpowers each grasping ideologies that were dichotomous from each other. This adverse relationship continued for half a century and the clash of two distinct and differing political ideologies of communism and capitalism saw no clear conclusion or victory for either side. The tense atmosphere resonated not only in the United States and the Soviet Union‚ but
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Ancient Middle East “Cradle of Civilization” The ancient middle east was called the “cradle of civilization” by historians. Why was this? This was because the ancient middle east settled and prospered near two major rivers‚ the Tiberis and the Euphrates and created the very first flourishing civilization. The middle east was broken into two areas. The northern area was called Mesopotamia and the southern area was called Babylon. In these areas a new civilization arose called the Sumerian civilization
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President Ronald Reagan‚ originally an American actor and politician‚ became the 40th president of United States serving from the year 1981 to 1989. President Ronald Reagan term saw a restoration of prosperity at home‚ with the goal of achieving “peace through strength” abroad. At the end of his two terms in office‚ Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution‚ which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance
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