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…Vietnam during July and August 1962 was the beginning of Australia's involvement in the war in Vietnam. By early 1965, when it had become clear that South Vietnam could not stave off the communist insurgents and their North Vietnamese comrades for more than…

…The Use of Animal Imagery in The Wars Timothy Findley's The Wars describes the history of Robert Ross, a Second Lieutenant in the Canadian Army, during World War 1. The story of Robert Ross is a candid recollection of a young man coming of age…

…Persian Gulf War-the Feat of the Western Countries On August 2nd, 1990 Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. The order was given by Iraqi dictatorial president Saddam Hussein. His aim was apparently to take control…

…The Origins of the Cold War is a high debated topic. There are countless reasons why the Cold War developed between 1945-1949. For starters, the West and the Soviet Union had a clash of ideologies. The West firmly stood by capitalism while the Soviets…

…Alliance and Triple Entente and in a general armaments race. Nonetheless, a false optimism regarding peace prevailed almost until the onset of the war, an optimism stimulated by the long period during which major wars had been avoided, by the close dynastic ties…

…The difference between a Revolution and War for Independence. When every single geopolitical map is filled with violent conflict and social struggle, the clarity between a revolution and a war for independence becomes distorted. The bloodshed…

…and techniques, and, for the first time, began to disregard the rules of writing that had once been dogma. Events such as war, financial depression, major social problems, and developments in both technology and psychology led to major literary advances…

…Cheating An Empire The Spanish-American War was brought about over the Spanish policies in Cuba in 1898. America's victory in this war rose debate over the terms in the Treaty of Paris. People argued furiously over whether the country should…

…to accept the legality of the accession, and, as a result, war broke out. Thus the first Indo-Pakistani conflict started (1947-48). The military was called upon to defend the borders of the state of Jammu and Kashmir when tribals--principally Pathans--attacked…

…April 5th, 2002 Causes of World War I 1)Nationalism ?Biggest cause of the First World War ?At the root of all problems -British Nationalism ?German rival naval fleet prompts British to increase their own ?Trade opposition (Germany) ?Germany…