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…over decades of defiance and insurgency, in face of foreign imperialism and domestic corruption within the government. The reasons why the US intervened between 1954 and 1964 can only be understood within the larger context of the Cold War with the Soviet…

…is not important. He is in a crazed society where the only form of government is collectivism. This here is a very good comparison to the cold war. It symbolizes how every country had to just follow orders from the bigger more powerful countries. The countries…

…lost their jobs. <Tab/>Well before this severe recession began, there was a dramatic increase in labor unrest. The raging inflation of 1919 wiped out the modest wage gains workers had achieved during the war; many laborers were worried about…

…The story of the Trojan War, as narrated in Homer's Iliad, has for centuries been interpreted as a literal truth or as a legend based on a conflict that really did happen. It is natural for one to believe that a story as fabulous and colorful like…

…During the time leading up to World War II, there were two leaders who were on rival sides, the men were Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin. These men were each dominate in their rise to power. These two leaders were similar in the ways that they achieved…

…"War on Drugs"         The war on drugs has cost the U.S. billions of dollars in the last decade, and millions are also spent on media campaigns to educate and try to scare young people from using drugs. None of these campaigns against drugs…

…the attacks on the US on 9/11/01. But as Jeff Jacoby says, "the war on the US didn't begin on 9/11." He is one-hundred percent correct in his statement. Terrorism has been happening for countless decades. And it was not until 9/11 that we began fighting back…

…In my view, the US president that produced the most vital and most crucial cold war policies was Harry S Truman, who was president from 1945-1953. A large part of his presidency was focused on foreign policy and the Cold war, such as the Containment…

…Describe the elements of war and death in Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage. This book is divided into two parts. In the first part the main characters, Henry Flemings. illusions disappear when confronted by the reality of battle(WAH…

…of the world. This was, to a large extent, driven by Japan's uncompromising desire to catch up to its international counterparts such as the USA. Japan had, prior to the war, a solid industrial base with which it could build upon in peace time, although much…