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1991's War in the Persian Gulf

2005). This was clearly illegal and those in the Middle East worried that he would try to take over more nations. Certainly, it wa...

Overview of the War of the Roses

Kings inner circle. While government faltered, commerce and prosperity declined and French pirates raided the coast with impunity....

Evolution of the Russian Family Institition

however, in the 1930s to 1950s when the Bolshevik state worked actively towards disbanding the traditional family unit and transfo...

Overview of the Revolutionary War

revoke the three pence tax on each pound of tea(Schwarz 110). This refusal to lift the tax on American sales caused an uproar sta...

The War on Drugs

leads "officials to play a never ending game of narcotic whack-a-mole" (Suddath). Close to half of the marijuana that is smuggle...

What Soldiers Experienced During the Vietnam War

end in failure. The fault of much of the debilitation of the Vietnam soldier lies with the politicians and the military strategic...

Background and Events of the Wars of the Roses

we start with the last king of the Plantagent line we have a good starting point. Edward III had seven sons, although two died ear...

Saving Private Ryan Film by Director Steven Spielberg and its Importance

did not think the film appropriate for anyone under the age of 14 (Gordinier, 1998). Grown men would weep after being through it. ...

America's Enlightenment and Pre Revolutionary War Periods

thought as Puritans came to America. Prior to the Revolution such ideals come through in writings by infamous Americans. For examp...

Overview of the Franco Prussian War

Consequently, Prussia grew bitter over what it viewed as the robbery of two traditionally German provinces. By the mid-1860s, the ...

Causes and Alliances Associated with the 30 Years War

In five pages this paper examines the alliances and causes of the 30 Years War in this historical overview. Three sources are cit...

US Loss in Vietnam

Vietnam War stands out in US history as one of Americas greatest traumas. For the American people, it was a bewildering affair fro...

Yoda's Wit and Wisdom

The Star Wars character is examined in an overview of Yoda's wisdom with comparisons made to Chinese legends in six pages. There ...

The Possible or Probable Causal Factors for the First World War

5 pages and 6 sources. This paper provides an overview of the possible or probable causal factors for the first World War. This ...

Overview of King Philip's War

they were so vastly different in how they lived and how they saw life, with many colonists believing it was imperative that the Na...

Seizure of the City of Hue and the Tet Offensive

President Johnson in charge, limited bombing raids were authorized over North Vietnam and troop levels began to rise (1991). The d...

Second World War Japanese Canadians' Internment and Treatment

(National Association of Japanese Canadians, 2002). During World War II, the War Measures Act allowed the Canadian Cabinet to expe...

Construction and Military Operation of the Bismarck German Battleship

secondary battery of six-inch guns also mounted in twin turrets, which were intended for use against enemy surface destroyers. She...

A Vietnam War Overview

supported by Russia (1991). The political climate became quite complex and the U.S. wanted to help Europe. It was a time of bomb s...

Overview of On the Beach

that a the protagonist will meet his or her demise, and adventure novels too often will show men and women risking their lives in ...

UK Education Policy Prior to and Following the Second World War

late 1830s, more than two-thirds of the working class population was literate (West, 2002). In an attempt to address the educatio...

Cause of the Biafra War

day is the site of tremendous ethnic conflict. The same can be said of other regions of Africa as well. Secretary-General Salim ...

Film Analysis: On the Beach (1959)

Soviet Union were busy building up their nuclear arms arsenals, the specter of the nuclear holocaust hung over society and haunted...

An Overview of the Battle of Dunkirk

had all the emotional attributes of a film where the audience is cheering for victory. Indeed, the operation did much for morale, ...

The Just War Theory

the United States and many representatives of Asia and South America. With this initial agreement international law was put into ...

President Ronald Reagan and the Strategic Defense Initiative

initiative depended on the use of not just ground-based systems but also space-based systems for the protection of our national ho...

A Review of the Themes in Borderlands

Written in Spanish this essay is a 4 page analysis of the 1987 novel by Gloria Anzaldua. The borders confronting Mexican immigran...

Spanish Culture and the Symbolic Significance of the Virgin and the Bull

In five pages this consideration of Spanish culture examines the significance of the Virgin Mary and the Bull. One source is cite...

Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote and Social Criticism

In seven pages this paper discusses the Monty Python type social satire that is featured in this classic Spanish novel. Eight sou...

Spanish Explorers and How They Treated Native Americans

The views of 2 authors regarding how Spanish explorers treated Native Americans are contrasted and compared in four pages. Two so...