Cold War United Nations Chiang Kai-Shek Mao Zedong “China Lobby” Containment Doctrine George Kennan Marshall Plan National Security Act of 1947 Central Intelligence Agency NATO Berlin Airlift Warsaw Pact NSC-68 Servicemen’s Readjustment Act – 1944 GI Bill Coal Strike – 1946 Fair Deal Labor Management Relations Act – 1947 Progressive Party Thomas Dewey Korean War Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur HUAC The Hollywood 10 Alger Hiss Whittaker Chambers Richard Nixon J. Edgar Hoover
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Field Surgeon Career Paper I wish to pursue a career as a military surgeon‚ which is a person who operates on people on the battlefield or base depending on the scenario and tends to wounds inflicted upon others‚ I would still be following my dream of being in the military‚ I would have a job in the medical field which I am fascinated with‚ and after the military I would have a job set up being a surgeon in civilian hospitals. Military surgeons also get job benefits like insurance provided by the
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malicious effects years after being introduced to the environment. Such a case would be the story of Agent Orange. Agent Orange was an herbicide used in the Vietnam War by South Vietnam and the United States to try to get rid of the jungle in which the Vietcong used as cover. Unfortunately‚ the herbicide contained an extremely dangerous and potent compound 2‚3‚7‚8‚ - tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)‚ or commonly referred to as just dioxin (Herbicides). TCDD has caused many ill effects in people who have
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because it could be a sign of them trying to take over the world. JFK elected Walt Rostow to be his presidential advisor. Rostow believed that the United States need to use their military power to cut off the supplies they’ve been giveing to the Vietcong. He also believed that they need to bombed North Vietnam‚ which make South Vietnam more modern. General Maxwell Taylor criticized Eisenhower’s conventional training efforts. McGeorge Bundy shared similar views as Rostow‚ except Bundy wanted to attack
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Does a Picture Really Tell A Thousand Words? According to John Berger‚ photographs from August 6th‚ 1945‚ are “images of hell.” (316) That was the day the US dropped an atomic bomb on Japan‚ killing countless innocent civilians and severely burning others. In his essay‚ “Hiroshima‚” Berger faces the idea that our culture has “abandoned” the “concept of evil.” (320) Countless pictures seem to be the only thing left of that day‚ and from Berger’s perspective‚ the
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Title In the early morning of February 3‚ 1948‚ in Queens‚ New York‚ John and Angela Miller’s one and only son was born. I was that only son. MORE HERE. Although they say that I was the greatest thing to happen to them‚ sadly‚ it never seemed like it. They rarely talked to me or spent time with me. As a result‚ I spent most of my early childhood alone. Over time‚ I began to like being alone‚ spending most of my time either in my room or outside in the nearby boroughs of Queens. I was happy with
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Gaugamela was the perfect battlefield for Darius’s army and both leaders knew this. But‚ Alexander decided to take his chances and try to end the war with this battle on Darius’s land. As the Macedonian army set up camp overnight‚ Alexander was advised by his right-hand man Parmenion to attack Darius at that moment (Grant). It would have been the perfect surprise attack on the Persian army but‚ Alexander declined and said a surprise attack would be considered stealing a victory‚ so he decided to
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Edexcel IGCSE History 4HI0 Tuesday 7 June 2011 – Morning Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Paper Reference 4HI0/01 Questions and Sources Booklet. Do not return this booklet with the Answer Booklet. Turn over P38750A ©2011 Edexcel Limited. 1/1/1/1/1/1/ *P38750A* BLANK PAGE 2 P38750A Contents Section A A1 Development of a nation: Unification of Italy‚ 1852–70 A2 Development of a nation: Unification of Germany‚ 1848–71 A3 Development of dictatorship: Germany‚ 1918–45 A4 Development of dictatorship:
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Chapter 28: The Liberal Era‚ 1960-1968 A New Beginning: Nixon-Kennedy televised debates made voters choose Kennedy: chose Lyndon Johnson as VP‚ got Catholic votes JFK won and promised a “new frontier” to get America moving again--won in ’61 Kennedy’s Domestic Record: JFK’s major policies included: Boost defense budget—nuclear weapons‚ military‚ and “Green Berets” to do guerrilla warfare “Race to the Moon” Cut in corporate taxes Anti-pesticide warnings and Clean Air Act—regulating automotive/industrial
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The Vietnam War was one of‚ if not the most controversial wars to date‚ including the wars on terrorism still happening today. There are many views and opinions on what went wrong with the Vietnam War and after reading Where the Domino Fell: America and Vietnam 1945-2010 and “Article 46 & 47” in America Firsthand I will tell you what my views are. The main issues that I see with the war was the lack of the United States government to know the history of Vietnam and learning from the French’s mistakes
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