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US Reasons for Entering Word War I

were formed as a direct result of Nationalism. Tensions in Germany in particular before the outbreak of war were phenomenal (Arth...

War Films and Politics

he wanted to get it over with as quickly as possible" (Bodnar). While there is also this sort of romantic ideal in Saving Private ...

Questions on American History and Politics

elected to the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governors, Senators, and Congressmen. Black faces dominated the state legislatures...

Why Did the United States Lose the Vietnam War?

could perhaps subtly support South Vietnam and thus bring order back to the nation. They did not take into consideration that the ...

The Horrors of WWI

often referred to as a trench war. And, as one author notes, "There had never been anything like it before and there wont ever be ...

Women in “The Things They Carried”

war (OBrien). Martha is a symbol of what we might call the "all-American girl." Cross speculates endlessly on whether or not she ...

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...

Social Conflict in Western Canada from the Settlement Period to World War II

the Canadian culture comprised two stages first involving the marginalization of indigenous peoples that commenced during the earl...

Comparing Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front with Joseph Heller's Catch-22

the present reality of the protagonists, but providing exposition through the use of flashbacks. This use of voice emphasizes the...

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...

War Contrasts and a Review of Living in the American Century 1940-1950 Exploding Into a Brave New World by Henry Allen

In two pages this September 1994 article featured in The Washington Post is reviewed as it pertains to the Second World War. Ther...

Peace Legacy Left by US Secretary of State Warren Christopher

put him into a position which had not been occupied for over half a century. Christopher as Secretary of State was confronted wit...

Vietnam

a half mile to the beach, lay out a towel, and have this tropical bay with nice rolling waves that compared to the Riviera" (Santo...

Trans-Mississippi West And The Spanish-American War

as people were filling in where buffalo used to be. Right along side this forward motion was the Trans-Mississippi, which wasted ...

Woodrow Wilson and Word War I

as a direct result of Nationalism. Tensions in Germany in particular before the outbreak of war were phenomenal (Arthur, 2004). ...

Dynamic Midwest Campus Against the Vietnam War

Robbie Lieberman recalled, "The Vietnam War was the crucible... The Midwest had become a big locus of it."2 It all began back in ...

Justifications for the Use of Atomic Bombs in World War II

is to argue that while we might have been misguided in our decision to utilize the newly devised atomic weaponry against Japan, ou...

Scott on “The Logistics of War”

process. It is the last that might be most valuable. As an example lets look at Grenada, since it is short enough to be easily sum...

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...

Observations in History, Nationalism, and Military Strategy and Technology

measuring stick against which all the answers to all the questions could be compared to see if they measured up. Not only was sci...

Two Views of War: Jomini and Clausewitz

and strategic; if the army occupies temporary positions along this line, they will be "strategic positions."4 When the army meets...

Metacom of the Wampanoag: Changing Perceptions Over Time

predominant mindset of manifest destiny that set the stage for the many abhorrent actions that were yet to unfold in Native/White ...

The Crimean War and Florence Nightingale

that by instituting improved sanitation and nutrition, there was a corresponding decrease in morality (Tourville and Ingalls, 2003...

Scott: The Logistics of War

the lessons learned from the process. It is the last that might be most valuable. As an example lets look at Grenada, since it is ...

An 18th Century American

a great deal of fur trading to be had, although both French and English were involved in fur trading and dealings with the Natives...

Changes in Military Operations

been bombarded. In effect, the equipment was more refined, the weapons more powerful with airplanes added to the mix, but it was s...

Technology and the Works of H.G. Wells and Stanley Kubrick

In seven pages this paper discusses the impact of technology upon humankind as considered in H.G. Wells' novels The War of the Wor...

Assumptions in the First World War

but preferred diplomacy, and Germany and Russia were somewhere between the two extremes (Waller ). James Joll, in observing all th...

Why Livy And Thucydides Chose To Write About War and Rome

after being cast into the water in a basket -- survived and ultimately grew up with the intent to seek revenge against the king (a...