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by the reality of war. Their psyches have been reduced to the common denominator that is dictated by whatever has to be done in or...

French were greatly outnumbered and they were trapped. This is when they appealed to the United States for help (Vietnam War: Summ...

success in World War II. While both had their strengths, both also had their weaknesses. It was the combined effort that finally...

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

broke down and even when they were working, "were not capable of performing on a real battlefield" (Tank history, 2004). French ...

things. Resulting in 200,000 deaths, "The Nanjing Massacre is one of the best documented of Japanese atrocities because independen...

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

the first of the two great wars where Europe all but destroyed itself began in 1914. And in some sense one can begin to see the si...

progress of the revolution was not so much the rejection of one set of political and social values and the generation of another, ...

moved to the cities (War and prosperity, p. 231). "By 1950, 64 percent of the countrys total population lived in urban areas..." (...

could have been avoided had cooler heads been leading Austria-Hungary at the time of the assassination of their heir to the throne...

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...

from east to west and the number of states was growing with that expansion (Foner and Garraty, 1991). Among the more precipitory ...

rise of nationalism. People of common geographic origin, language, and history began to see themselves as members of large cultur...

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

alive during the time period are still alive. And, perhaps through further research women can begin to be seen more diversely as i...

was integral to getting rid of Hitler and rendering what he did something that will likely never happen again. And while there wer...

considerably. Two world leaders, in particular, stand out when we are considering these events from a U.S. perspective. These two...

tyranny, with scarcely anyone considering independence (Burns, 1969). It escalated into the birth of a nation, but the primary thr...

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

a shrew mouse" (Remarque, 1987, p. 10). He observes that much of the misery in the world is caused by little men (not an original...

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

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

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

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

are an officer - and this included the top noncoms- you went to sleep with your headset at your head" (Terkel 254). Most people ...

spread of communism globally. The French government had been in authority over Southeast Asian theater, but when it looked as if t...

rallying cry (Drew and Snow, 1990). For example, "Remember the Maine" served this purpose during the Spanish American War. The sec...

except Venezuela where Pepsi had a 42 percent share to Coca-Colas 11.6 percent share. In fact, in terms of market share, Pepsi cam...

own citizens and concerns. However, according to the Just War theory, not only was war with Iraq (and Saddam Hussein) warranted,...