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JFK's Vietnam Mistake

Kennedy need not have made the decisions he had which put America in the midst of Vietnam. He could have taken a more isolationist...

How Would American History Be Different Had John F. Kennedy Lived?

the Cold War. In other words, his stance was that he would take a hard line against Communism. He associated his name with those...

Aftermath of the Cold War

also during this time in history where smaller nations were the targets of intense competition between the United States and the S...

Classicism and Greek Culture

a decidedly different climate in relation to justice. The end of the Classical period brought with it Alexanders death, as well a...

Description of the Battle Of Gettysburg

by more Confederate troop who had joined the fighting. Mass confusion erupted and thousands of Union troops were captured. Union ...

War in Literature

In four pages this paper contrast and compares how war is depicted in Catch 22 by Joseph Heller and Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vo...

South Africa's Development and the Impact of the Boer Wars

and the British Empire - black people were also involved at all levels of the war and this in itself had a salient effect on the w...

Union and Confederate Civil War Spies

and shift the direction of battles at almost every turn. Belle Boyd Boyd was perhaps one of the best known spies of her time....

Arabs, Israelis and the Holy Land's 50 Year War

There were many thousands of Palestinians who were forced to make their home in Jordan after they were run out of their own countr...

'The Wall' by Jean Paul Sartre and Existential Writing

matters since, as is shown by the plight of the hapless and rabbity Juan, the authorities are prepared to execute people for littl...

The Dioxins as Lingering Agent Orange Problems

evidence". Agent orange has gained the most notoriety in its use as a defoliant in the Vietnam War. It has been the...

Nationalist Success and the Spanish Civil War

In the following paper we examine this assumption, providing historical information concerning the foreign allies, eventually argu...

Economic Impacts of War

had positive economic effects for the North (Logue 611). When the nation emerged from the recession of 1991-92 (at the end ...

America, Russia, and the Cold War 1945-1990 by Walter LaFeber

or another, repeat itself. In his introduction the student can find information which alludes to this theory as LaFeber presents u...

Letter to The President of The United States

the historical context of the second Gulf War to support their arguments. Since the end of World War II, US defense and foreign p...

Is Peace in Palestine and Israel Possible?

of Israel and her people. This emphasis is understandable given the long history of unrest which has characterized the young nati...

Terrorism and Special Operations Forces

Navy Seals and the Green Berets underwent rigorous screening and training before they were admitted to these Forces. Their trainin...

US Civil War and the Gatling Gun

Benjamin F. Butler of the Union army is generally credited with having been the first company to employ the use of the new technol...

Confederate Black Soldiers

defeats later, which included the devastating defeats at Gettysburg and Vicksburg. The Confederate Congress finally relented in M...

Comparative Analysis of the Film Stand By Me and the Texts The Giver and The Chocolate War

only way to do things, or that individuality is just as important as prosperity, then the whole structure falls apart. The secret ...

Images of War in Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer

Now here, now there, he hunted hem so faste, Ther nas but Grekes blood; and Troilus, Now hem he hurte,...

Stock Markets During Times of War

FTSE 350 all show similar trends over the same period (Financial Times, 2004). Figure 1; FTSE All Share Index 1994 - 2004 (Fina...

Revolutionary War Caused by Mercantilism

the task becomes difficult. The only way that countries could survive economically was to encourage colonialism. Colonies provided...

'How to Remember the Forgotten War' by Stanley Weintraub

inadequacies compiled by Weintraub is impressive. While Weintraub portrays the US as narrowly avoiding another "Dunkirk" -- tha...

'War on Terrorism' and September 11, 2001

with the attack fading, the results of the administration continue to be with us. The hunt is still on for Osama bin Laden who, ac...

Civil War and Reconstruction Effects

life, liberty or property without due process of law, (or) deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the ...

Aftermath of the Second Gulf War and the Middle East

various minority groups, the most notable being the sustained campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Kurds in the north of the c...

Persian Gulf War and Iraqi Portrayal by the Media

were people that were also torn by the events of the war. Media coverage of those people, however, revealed an image that from an...

NATO and the Role Played by Turkey

or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded in 1949. Since that time there had been a multitude of changes. During the...

Civil War Reconstruction and What if It Had Been Overseen by Abraham Lincoln

hold up to the demand. Each time the demand grew so did the number of black farmers who toiled the land. Cotton was not the only...