For many years‚ State of the Union is presented annually by the president of the United States. The president outlines the accomplishments over the previous years‚ as well as the things to be done for the coming year. On the 12th day of February‚ 2013‚ President Obama declared his agenda on his second term. He was very detailed about his promises and goals to people of the nation. The speech was made to deliver his obligation and responsibilities which will bring the prosperity and restore the complication
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regarding Russia in 1959. On February 16‚ 1959‚ Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba‚ and accepted the position on the condition that the Prime Minister’s powers be increased. Between 15 and 26 April Castro visited the U.S. with a delegation of representatives‚ hired a public relations firm for a charm offensive and presented himself as a "man of the people". U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower avoided meeting Castro‚ but was instead met by Vice President Richard Nixon‚ a man Castro instantly
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Barbary Wars The Barbary wars were a set of conflicts between the United States and several of the Muslim nations on the coast of North Africa in the 1800’s. The North African countries on the coast were involved in piracy on the open seas against merchant shipping. The piracy against American shipping continued until the U.S. gained the military and naval strength to protect American-flagged ships. The First Barbary War The first Barbary War was also known as the Tripolitanian War. This war
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One topic that stuck with me while reading the Cold War was that why wasnt the Cold War avoidable. The first thing that comes to mind is that during the war‚ it was two very powerful countries competing on the world stage to become the next super power. Being as powerful as they are things can get a little out of hand. Something else that also contributed to the war was how conflicting the political philosophies‚ which were Representative Democracy vs Communism‚ and for that a fear of the opponant
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historian that other countries had part in the civil war located in Korea after World War II whether those same countries were a spark leading to the raging fire other even if he Koreans brought it upon themselves then followed by other countries. Even before the Korean War‚ Korea suffered being invaded by neighboring countries and being controlled by Japan the start of the 20th century. In August of 1945 two young officials having ties with the State Department made the decision of dividing Korea Across
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The Cold War was by chance the most stressful part of the World’s history than anything else because it stretched across the entire globe and affected every country in one way or another. There are several reasons that the Cold War began and several different points that can be described as the beginning of the Cold War. By far the most influential part of the Cold War was the distrust that Joseph Stalin had between Winston Churchill and Harry Truman. The hostile relationship between the countries
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The Geography of the Cold War: What Was Containment? It was a glorious meeting. On April 25‚ 1945‚ at the Elbe River in Germany‚ two powerful armies met. Coming from opposite ends of Europe‚ the Americans and Russians had cut Hitler’s Germany in two. Now at the Elbe‚ soldiers from the Red Army of the Soviet Union reached out their hands to their American counterparts. It was a time for great happiness. World War II‚ the deadliest war in all of human history‚ was nearly over. Unfortunately
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the Second World War ended the Cold War began. The Cold War was a struggle between America and the USSR. The cold War impacted places all around the globe such as Latin America‚ Asia‚ and Europe. During the Cold War the continent of Europe was divided. (Doc. 1) Western Europe was non-communist while Eastern Europe was communist. During the Cold War the U.S and USSR were known as the superpowers. The American led military alliance was called Nato while the Soviet led alliance was called the Warsaw
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Cold War Essay January 22‚ 2013 The Cold War For this essay I decided to interview my three friends since we were all hanging out last week. Not sure it was the best group of people to interview since they are all around my age‚ but I work with what I’m given. Not knowing much about the Cold War myself‚ it was interesting to see some of the responses they gave me. Not knowing if they were correct or not‚ I had a fair share of research that had to be done. To start off my interviews I had the
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wanted to send Americans to the moon was because he wanted the United States to catch up the Soviet Union. Kennedy announced that the United States had a strong chance at achieving to go to the moon before the Soviet Union. In my point of view Kennedy’s motivation is the Soviet Union he wanted to accomplish better things than the Soviet Union. Kennedy stated that they made 45 satellites that were circling the earth and the 40 of them were "made in the United States" and that they were far more sophisticated
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