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

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

of deterrence is often confused, as Jaime Garcia Covarrubias notes. Many believe deterrence means wiping all weapons off the plane...

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

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

that brought the political tensions to a head was the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne; Archduke Francis Ferdinand...

about much of its own global discord by virtue of its imperialistic mindset. While opinions about why Vietnam occurred are as vas...

and dodged the most important matters, continually laying the blame for the killing of millions at the feet of others (Cockburn, 2...

Orend points out that the mere threat of war, or mutual dislike and disdain, are not necessarily indicators of war. "The conflict ...

the United States holding the political bag. Ho Chi Minh determined that this was the perfect time to try and reunite North and So...

aggressive regimes, punishment for a wrongdoing that has not been corrected. Iraqs 1990 invasion into Kuwait is an example of a ju...

deliberation," much like Nestor had cautioned "Agamemnon against hasty judgment" (Gore on War). In both cases, despite any heeding...

war because he already knew that once a troop commitment had been made - no matter how small - it would become difficult not to be...

the singing of cell phones. Nature has somehow gotten away from those who live in this brick and mortar and cyber society. Many ...

and instead of taking the lead, Presidents were being relegated to the role of follower. Policymakers envisioned themselves as th...

that the country had been annexed by the two major powers, protesting, sometimes violently, about political decisions being made w...

be a most applicable means by which to render attack on the enemy; however, what ensued was not so much of a protecting agent as o...

order to obtain the power to act unilaterally in Southeast Asia, Congress felt compelled to assume the full power granted that bod...

suited to fast action and hand-to-hand combat. The jineta saddle has short stirrups that cause the rider to bend his knees, allow...

with the wall in the 1990s. Communism, the panacea of the cold war, was something that never materialized as Marx intended. Instea...

any number of problems with Saudi Arabia and Iran (Thomas, 2003). Even so, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, said at that time that Sadda...

can imagine that carrying letters around are testaments to the fact that he has a life at home. Vietnam provides a backdrop of cha...

Kevin Sims "Four Hours in My Lai." A Rumor of War In Caputos work he states, in the beginning, "In a general sense, it is simply...

a Buddhist monk, Venerable Thich Nhah Hanh, "whether he would rather have peace under a communist regime that would mean the end o...

there are individuals who either remember it or have hand one reason or another to study it. Americans themselves, in fact, held ...

new technology. With these elements in mind, the following paper examines railroads, weaponry, and ironclads as it relates to the ...

but a few."2 On the home front, during World War I, it was considered imperative to ensure that a system of "elite decision-making...

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

1950 (Gaddis, 1982). What is the NSC-68 exactly? It seems that this report would outline national security strategy during a time...

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