* Vietnam War (1959-1975) * Cuban Missile Crisis (1962 * Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979 – 1989) * Both sides sought an easing of strained relations to relieve poltical tensions and deter military attack. * Threat of nuclear war was real and alarming Instead of an open war the USA and soviets: * Had a policy of trying to dominate parts of the world * Used spies‚ economic pressure and propaganda against each other * Built up all types of weapons * Threatened armed
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How far do sources 1‚ 2 and 3 support the argument that Henry VII was a good king? Henry VII had a very controversial reign. Some people argue that he was not in fact the rightful king; which resulted in a lot of tension among Britain and the houses of Lancaster and York. However despite Henrys weak hereditary claim to the throne‚ others argue that he was in fact a good king. Sources 1 and 3 both have firm views of Henry VII as a monarch‚ but source 2 presents both sides to this debate. Henry VII
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Was James I a good king for England? James I was a very educated man‚ well read in theology and political theory. Having taken over the Scottish throne at the age of thirteen months‚ one can think that when he started ruling England he was more than enough prepared for being a king. However‚ I should say that to me he was neither a good nor a bad king since he took some good and wrong decisions during his reign. On the one hand‚ James I was brought up as a Presbyterian‚ and as a Christian‚ he
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Allusion“I have sworn before you and all mighty God.” | Personification“With history the final judge of our deeds” | Metaphor“We are the heirs of the first revolution.” | Hortative Sentence“So let us begin a new one…” | PathosBased on the emotions of JFK. | Cumulative Sentence But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort…yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance. | Oxymoron“But this peaceful revolution.” | AntimetaboleAsk not what your country..” | Rhetorical
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KING JOHN AND ELEANOR If there had not been a King John‚ there would not have been a Magna Carta. John was such a bad king‚ he was considered to be a serious threat to the very existence of England as a free nation. Back when the hated William Rufus was king‚ he was assassinated‚ and nobody mourned his passing. A similar solution was also possible when it came to John‚ but because of the previous history England had experienced‚ and because of the wise leadership of Stephen Langton‚ the Barons
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“How far was the growing conflict in Vietnam in the 1960s due to the policies of President Kennedy?” President Kennedy’s policies did play a role in the growing conflict within Vietnam during the 1960s; however this was only only to certain extent and other factors such as fear of communism expansion‚ the threat of Laos‚ American prestige and the unpredictable‚ brutal nature of Diem ’western democracy’ in South Vietnam all played a role in escalating the Vietnam conflict. President Kennedy’s policies
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Suleiman was considered the most significant ruler in the world‚ by both Muslims and Europeans. His military empire expanded greatly to the east and west. In Constantinople‚ he embarked on many cultural and architectural projects. While he was a brilliant military strategist and politician‚ he was also good with arts. Suleiman’s poetry is among the best poetry in Islam. He sponsored an army of artists‚ religious thinkers‚ and philosophers that overthrew the most educated courts of Europe. In Islamic
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President Truman’s primary goal was to quickly bring an end to the war and reduce American casualties in doing so‚ thus the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was necessary‚ yet repercussions still continue to be debated among many scholars today. Due to the importance of the Manhattan Project remaining a secret‚ President Truman was not informed of the project until after he became president. The atomic bomb was not an infallible plan to force Japan to surrender unconditionally‚ so the American military
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Inaugural Address John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address was intended to inspire and to captivate his fellow citizens. According to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum‚ he came into the presidency at a time when the world felt unsafe due to the threat of a nuclear world war but luckily his fellow Americans were able not only to witness a great leader but were part of the history of a president who brought a sense of security back to the Americans. His inaugural address used three major
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Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was born 11 September 1917‚ in the town of Sarrat‚ Ilocos Norte to Mariano Marcos and Josefa Edralin.[2] He was baptized into the Philippine Independent Church.[3] According to the family’s oral history‚ the original surname was Quidit‚ and their Ilokano stock had some Han Chinese and Japanese admixture.[citation needed] Marcos once claimed that one of his forefathers was a "15th century Chinese pirate." This pirate is the well-known Limahong or Lin Feng in China. Rumors
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