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… War to counter-act the domino theory of the 1950's and 60's. Australia's involvement led to the establishment of a strong inter-continental relationship with the United States of America, which can be seen today with the involvement in conflicts…

… CRIMINAL YEARS IV. CONVERSION TO MUSLIM V. INFLUENCE OF ELIJAH MUHAMMAD VI. MECCA VII. THE ASSASSINATION VIII. CONCLUSION It has been nearly 35 years since the assassination of Malcolm X, yet the stature of the man remains in tact,…

… claim that there is only progress because any increase over zero is a net increase, and that different measures will give different results. The traditional notion of progress as an increase in perfection or optimality has been abandoned, for it rested…

… reasons, such as the inability to match the Vietnamese War machine, lack of vision regarding the end of colonialism and independence for Vietnam, and finally the disaster which was Dien Bien Phu and the reaction at home. The French had controlled…

… atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, some 66,000 people died almost instantly after the explosion and the subsequent firestorm. The power of nuclear weapons was instantly apparent and it would bring about an entirely new era in…

… accepted the surrender terms of the Allied powers, and by imperial edict the people laid down their arms. For more than six years after the surrender, Japan was placed under Allied, mainly American, control. Between 1945 and 1948, Japan was embroiled…

… that Indigenous Australians owned the Australian land before the British settlers came. In fact, it stated that 'aboriginal natives' were not to be counted as Australian citizens. This meant that Indigenous Australians did not have federal protection.…

… justified? by Tanya Ashreena I agree to Stephen E. Ambrose's "Americas at War." I think that the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified. Although, I am against using nuclear weapons to win a war, and detest the fact that…

… the Soviet atomic project, even of the major events, so there is very little information known about this topic. As it was a regime with strict secrecy, only a few of the top leaders knew of the events on the atomic bomb project. Most of the people who…

… nothing happened', or the 'Vormärz period' as it started with the Congress of Vienna in 1815, and ended with the revolutions in 1848. However, the term neglects the changes towards unification that were occurring within Germany at the time. In 1815,…