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Second World War Crimes and Japan

things. Resulting in 200,000 deaths, "The Nanjing Massacre is one of the best documented of Japanese atrocities because independen...

Slave Trade Economics and History

them to finance imports" (Fogel and Engerman PG). South Slavery, because it was so economically viable in the South, would neve...

War and Propaganda

rather is a decision that is based on some principle such as self defense or an initial defensive action to prevent an attack. War...

A Speech in Support of the Iraq War

the day before that the threat exists, but had done nothing, if we knew where the source of the threat was, who the terrorist were...

1756 to 1763 French and Indian War

some historians as the first world war (Ricks, 2000). In Europe, the Austrians were not satisfied with the War of Succession which...

War in the Nineteenth Century

to. For example, during the Civli War , the Confederacy imposed a national draft (Miller & Faux, 1997). The union would also impl...

Tim O'Brien and the Vietnam Experience

who and what one was (Lee, 1995). In that, he wasnt unique. Thousands of Vietnam veterans experienced it, and dozens of writers ha...

A Civil War Personal Account

of Benjamin Franklin Ferris, 2002). In August of 1861 Ferris signed up to join Captain H. Cook who was recruiting soldiers to go ...

A Civil War History of Devil's Den Action

Online 2002, PG). Of the nine principles of war that were used in this particular battle, the one most used was that of objective...

Brief History of Vietnam

acquire these riches due to the efforts of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, which facilitates the creation of Lisbon as Europes ...

History of U.S. Army Aviation

1909, the Wright brothers built the first "heavier than air flying machine" based on Army Aviation specifications. During World Wa...

LBJ and His Foreign Policy by Alan Schwartz

the Vietnam debacle, and, consequently overlook Johnsons achievements in Europe, which Schwartz feels "deserve consideration as on...

First Century of American Foreign Policy

tyranny, with scarcely anyone considering independence (Burns, 1969). It escalated into the birth of a nation, but the primary thr...

Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front and Generations

a shrew mouse" (Remarque, 1987, p. 10). He observes that much of the misery in the world is caused by little men (not an original...

Analyzing the Iraq War through Works by Plato and Aristophanes

noble. Socrates was doing the right thing. Today, as people wrestle with unjust rules and laws, there are some who simply follow ...

Social Hierarchy and Imperialism

process, Ho Chi Minh claims that more than two million Vietnamese died of starvation, a result not only of French preoccupation wi...

Post 1980s Foreign and Economic Development of Vietnam

dumb show was left. Not the most dramatic passage in the book, but one of the most compelling, is Caputos description of the day ...

History's 'Longest War'

to shift his ground until he agreed with the allies (McCollum, 2003). Germany would be made to pay. "Unfortunately, rather than ...

Vietnam and Misconceptions Regarding America' Involvement

immediate collapse of the Bao Dai government at the end of the war Ho Chi Minh took the reins in Vietnam. He headed up a coalitio...

Political Questions Pertaining to Asia

Democracy, say Communist opposition, is necessary for China to modernize, inasmuch as the fundamental essence of modernization is ...

Causes and Effects of the U.S. Civil War

from east to west and the number of states was growing with that expansion (Foner and Garraty, 1991). Among the more precipitory ...

Revolutionary War's Political and Socioeconomic Causes

They also vote on issues pertinent to liberty. For the colonists both issues loomed large. There is much argument as to what cau...

Role of Women in WWII/A Research Proposal

alive during the time period are still alive. And, perhaps through further research women can begin to be seen more diversely as i...

An Elliott Johnson Interview

are an officer - and this included the top noncoms- you went to sleep with your headset at your head" (Terkel 254). Most people ...

The Sudanese Civil War

However, there are many tribal and ethnic divisions within these and so, it is difficult for all of them to get together and form ...

Buddhism and Postwar Vietnam

as no one bothered to make sure that things would go well. In the end, the war was just stopped but there were no victories. Ther...

Latin America Problems A PepsiCo Case Study

except Venezuela where Pepsi had a 42 percent share to Coca-Colas 11.6 percent share. In fact, in terms of market share, Pepsi cam...

U.S. War With Iraq and Its Justifications

own citizens and concerns. However, according to the Just War theory, not only was war with Iraq (and Saddam Hussein) warranted,...

Star Wars Trilogy and Mythology

In three pages this paper examines how in the Star Wars' trilogy George Lucas incorporated elements of myth. Two sources are cite...

Michael Klare's Resource Wars and War Over Oil Reserves of the Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, and South China Sea

The "Carter Doctrine" was later used to justify U.S. intervention in Kuwait under the first Bush Administration as well as Libya a...