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US Civil War and the Westward Expansion

had been a part of the Southern way of life for 200 years and they people believed it was a part of their culture (Leidner, 2000)....

Civil War and the Evolution of Warfare in Terms of Naval Power

in weaponry which were unveiled during this time. The evolution of projectiles, for example, had just moved weaponry from relying...

U.S. Civil War and Reasons for the South's Loss

that served as the primary reason that numerous white Americans were able to participate in other interests and occupations withou...

Iraqi War and Its Impacts on the U.S. Economy

however, continue to argue that the economy will be boosted as a result of the war. The purpose of this paper is to analyze each ...

Salvage Law and Government Property in US Waters

is agreeable to turning the plane over to the Navy but only if he is at least reimbursed the money that he has been out recovering...

United Nations And U.S. National Security Policy

the UN when seeking their approval to go into Iraq. For more than a decade, Iraq had refused to meet the mandates of the UN Securi...

Sun Tzu and the War in Iraq

in Iraq is not meeting these objectives. First, a majority of Americans are now solidly against the war, meaning that Bush no lon...

Ferrous Products Co. v. Gulf States Trading Co.: A Legal Brief

money Gulf States subsequently attempted to sue Metallic, based on the invoice that was originally issued. Metallic informed Gu...

US Intelligence After WWII

principles were rationalized due to the assumptions made about the nature of the Cold War and, also, literature suggests that thes...

Oil, Finance and the Political Economy of the Persian Gulf

created a transposition route between these different countries, in addition to this other common factors such at the geological l...

The Individual and Societal Impacts of the Civil War

One of the more interesting roles women took on during the war was as volunteers in the war effort. For...

Capital Flows into Developing Counties and International Financial and Monetary Systems

place between the developed wealthy countries. Another form of capital flow is that indirect investment. This has been seen in m...

The U.S. Move From Isolationism

independent from outside intervention. This establishment was political but it was greatly facilitated by geography. Indeed, the...

Intelligence Agencies in World War II

split; the Nazis "created a separate intelligence organization, the Sicherheitsdienst, or Security Service, headed by Reinhard Hey...

AMERICAN HISTORY: AN OVERVIEW

having to serve it. These days, of course, television is very much ensconced in the fabric of our lives, with most homes having at...

HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE 1900 GALVESTON HURRICANE: A COMPARISON

During the late 19th century, Galveston had come into its own as a major ship port (Casillas, 2005). It had Texas first post offic...

Blood for Oil: The Evils of the Military-Industrial Complex

effort or for the true protection of the country. Brit Hume remarks: "Give me the rest of the theory there. Is it that the United ...

Operational Art and the Battle of Leyte Gulf

"how should the resources of the joint force be applied to accomplish that sequence of action" (the means) (Overview of operationa...

Vietnam, America’s Lost War

United States had not invested the situation in Vietnam with rivalry with Communist powers, the tragedy might have been avoided. B...

President Polk and the Mexican/American War

U.S. settled the Oregon boundary dispute, annexed Texas and "gained about 1.2 million square miles of land, over one-third of its ...

Florida in the Civil War

"twelve infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments, a handful of artillery batteries, and a variety of smaller organizations" (Cole...

An Evaluation of the American Response to Terrorism

A military action at first is successful, but then, the taking of Baghdad only seems loosely related to the terrorism that occurre...

World War II Battle of Iwo Jima

the war was going to end anytime soon (Brown 112). If captured the U.S. could move its supplies to the combat front by way of Iwo...

A Social Problem That Cannot be Solved, Drugs

This paper argues that the US War on Drugs is a total failure and that this social problem will not be solved using this approach....

The United States at the Time of the First World War

al, 2000, p. 648). It appears that Wilson saw American industry as a way to spread democracy; he told a group of salesmen that the...

Tank Technology between the Wars.

First World War; this, the mythology goes, explains why the Germans exhibited such striking superiority in the field in 1940. end ...

SYSTEM OF INQUIRY - U.S. NAVY

Navy Lieutenant Paula Coughlin, a helicopter pilot (Donnelly, 1994). Though the officers involved were berated, there really was n...

Accounting Frameworks - IFRS and US GAAP

last in first out stock management in the US. This is now mainly outdated and not used, but it is still possible to be used. In ot...

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FIRINGS: A BREACH OF ETHICS?

is another matter. The Merit Systems Protection Board has a whole list of reasons for dismissal; and not performing on the job is ...

Civil Service Spoils vs Merit

begins with a rank and expands through steps based mostly on longevity (LeMay, 2005). There are 15 ranks and 10 steps but there is...