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…Civil War - Sectionalism North and South The United States of America, the great democratic experiment, was just that. Not since the great Greek culture had a government of, for, and by the people existed. The entire world felt, that on a large…

…to the point that Germany seemed to be on the verge of a civil war. By late May 1932 Hindenburg (Germanys president) had found Brunning insufficiently pliable and named the more conservative politician, Franz Von Papen, as his successor. After the mid 1932…

…The Cold War The irrational fear of Soviet invasion gripped our country for over 35 years. That fear led to the upper echelons of authority making decisions, which would create a feeling of near hysteria throughout the public. Americans feared…

…the four zones. "As Cold War tensions grew, stimulated in part by the German situation itself, the temporary dividing line between the Soviet zone in the East and the British, French, and U.S. zones in the West hardened into a permanent boundary. In 1949…

…. (Americas Longest War, p 106-108). A 1991 survey of federal and state prisons, found that drug offenders, burglars, and robbers in state prisons were the most likely to report being under the influence of drugs while committing crimes. Of convicted…

…zones. "As Cold War tensions grew, stimulated in part by the German situation itself, the temporary dividing line between the Soviet zone in the East and the British, French, and U.S. zones in the West hardened into a permanent boundary. In 1949, shortly…

…such as the defoliant Agent Orange in Vietnam and a variety of toxic agents in the Gulf War. These health effects can be devastating. Just as terrorism knows no borders, neither do environmental problems. Those environmental harms that do not affect foreign civilians…

…Russia. Meanwhile, Japan was near the end of its financial and manpower reserves. The war weariness of both sides led them to accept the offer to open negotiations made by President Theodore Roosevelt, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomatic efforts…

…, and by August 12, 1898 America had pretty much achieved total victory. On December 10, 1898 the Untied States signed a peace treaty with Spain in Paris, France, effectively ending the war. The treaty called for the withdrawal of Spanish troops from Cuba…

…United States involvement in the Vietnam War began in 1950 when the U. S. began to support the French Army in South Vietnam. This involvement continued to escalate throughout the 1950's and into the early 1960's. On August 4, 1964 the Gulf of Tonkin…