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    War in the world

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    War (Attracting the reader)Do you think there is a” just war” in the history of world? Do you think it is the only way to solve problem by war? (Providing background) Different people have different opinion. Herbert hover‚ who is the 31st President of the United States have ever said:” Whether you have to fight for justice or not‚ war is a crime! “In his opinion‚ whether the war is just or unjust‚ it is cruel‚ and the death is inevitable. Marxist thought‚ making clear the nature of war is the necessary

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    Afghanistan has always been a prey to invasions and warfare. It has been through wars‚ coups‚ riots in order to find its own political identity and to become a safe country for its people. This is in fact true for many other countries. However‚ one thing that makes Afghanistan different is its modern state. It is not a powerful‚ beautiful country like any other countries. Inside‚ it is the very definition of turmoil and depression. Although there might be many reasons why this is true‚ the primary

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    The World Wars are inarguably some of the greatest conflicts in human history. With roots going back to the earliest years of the twentieth century‚ what is now known as the Army Air Defense Artillery branch played an integral role in the Second World War. Initially called the Coast Artillery Corps‚ rebranded as the Anti-Aircraft Artillery‚ and finally becoming the Air Defense Artillery‚ the branch maintains a storied history of action through several key battles of World War II. The basis for

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    Cold war was a state of political and military tension after world WW2 between powers in western bloc and eastern bloc. The westerns bloc’s military is so much weaker than the new rising eastern bloc country because of the serious wound from ww2. It seems the western bloc country got no chance to win. But the cold war ends with the instantaneous collapse of Soviet Union. I think there is three reasons that caused Soviet Union lost this war. Frist of all it’s the awful foreign policy of Soviet Union

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    The Second World War sparked Canada’s economic boom while drastically changing its political landscape‚ which moulded Canada into the country we know today. Both factors brought Canada back to life after the Great Depression‚ which assisted in creating an economically and politically stable nation. Before the war‚ Canada was suffering a financial crisis‚ infamously known as “The Great Depression‚" where millions of Canadians lost their jobs and savings. However‚ due to the onset of WWII‚ the economic

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    Ukraine to Soviet Union

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    Ukraine to soviet union The breakup of the Soviet Union was a pivotal event of the 20the century that changed significantly the political environment of the world. Million of people in Eastern Europe awakened from a bad dream as the communism collapsed. Poland and Ukraine are two of the countries that have come out of the Communist block and embarked in a transition‚ from the general characteristics of a Communist society (dictatorship‚ single-party system‚ state economy) to those of a capitalist

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    World War II vs. World War I World War I and World War I are two of the deadliest and costly conflicts to occur in world history. With over 100 million casualties they combine to be two of the most devastating wars ever. They both are very similar and destroyed a good amount of land in Europe‚ while also involving the same allies on both side. Although they both have high casualties World War II is more important to Europe for many reasons. Some reasons are the holocaust‚ advancements in technology

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    Regional Trading Blocs

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    : A regional trading bloc is a group of countries within a geographical region that protect themselves from imports from non-members. Trading blocs are a form of economic integration‚ and increasingly shape the pattern of world trade. In general terms‚ regional trade blocks are associations of nations at a governmental level to promote trade within the block and defend its members against global competition. Defense against global competition is obtained through established tariffs on goods

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    Neo-Colonial Africa in a Post-Soviet World A continent of rapid change and slow modernization‚ Africa is a place of several failed and rogue states that are key to the international foreign policy of many world powers during periods of both the past and present. The United States of America (USA)‚ the emerging superpower of last half of the 20th century‚ would clash and eventually prevail against the communist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) through proxy wars and competition of

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    At the outbreak of the Second World War‚ Australia as a nation was still very closely tied to the British. Therefore when war was finally declared after a period of appeasement‚ Australia’s Prime Minister Robert Menzies of the United Australia Party‚ made his famous Melancholy Duty speech‚ committing Australia to the war effort. However as the war waged on‚ and when Winston Churchill’s promised support was most needed‚ they weren’t there. It was America that showed up to help save our proud nation

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