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Thus creating many opportunities for women to enter the work force during this time and provide for their family whilst playing the role of both mother and father. New jobs were also created during this time to allow America to supply to those at war and the demand that brought on. The high demand of weapons resulted…

status of Puerto Rico in accordance with the United States has been controversial at best throughout the years. In a 1998 referendum, the majority of Puerto Rico was not in support of statehood. However a 2012 referendum resulted in the opposite with 61% of Puerto Ricans voting for statehood (Castillo para. 2). Although this referendum was non-binding, meaning it did not develop Puerto Rico as a state, it shows the island’s support for full integration and forces Washington to address this issue…

After WWII, the United States and Soviet Union rose as two superpowers. This eventually lead to the Cold War because the two countries were both competing to advance ahead of each other. The Soviet Union took control of the communist countries and the United States did not tolerate the ideology of communism. On the other hand, the Soviet Union did not appreciate the United states occupying and taking control over European countries. From 1945 to 1991 the Cold War was exploding in the dispute of…

The United States encountered many challenges during world war one, which affected America, Foreign Nations, and each of their respective populations. The experience of the United States during the war remained impacted by imperialism, economic expansion and industrialization abroad and at the local level. Imperialism augmented the United States position against upcoming rivals. Economic expansion allowed the United States to acquire territories, expand markets, and establish foreign…

thought that the whole world economy would collapse. Unfortunately in 1929, it did. Uneven distribution of wealth, business in agriculture over production, and the fact that people are buying less we're all examples of economic problems in the United States. By 1929, American factories were turning out more than half of the worlds industrial products. This obviously was a lot of profit. However, it was not evenly distributed. Most families were very poor and cannot buy the goods that were…

into insurgency and decreased security situations. United States military generals and policy makers small decisions influenced segregation and dissatisfaction in areas of Iraqi societies. According to Franklin Miller, a former member of the Bush’s National Council, it was “dangerous to put [off almost] 300,00 men with [weapons] on the street without an [occupation]” (Zinn, Cherish M). United States policy created an influx of unemployed, armed, and mostly uneducated men and placed them in the…

attacked by the State Security Police . Only one student was killed, and was wrapped in a flag and held above the group of protesters, leading to the start of the revolution. As violence erupted through Hungary, the government…

instinct continues to be seen in the present day. The motivation of war is ambiguous, and there does not exist a universal reason which could explain every single war. Aspiration, security dilemma, self-centeredness, as what classic realism would state, wars are basically resulted from the imperfect taproot of human nature, but in the words of Hans Morgenthau, the role of nationalism is also outstandingly significant, which was proved by two world wars. On the other hand, structural realist…

blatantly obvious on how they do it. They are using something they can disperse reliably, while the Americans can’t - money. Using the their immense wealth China can afford to buy the loyalties of the states that are on their doorsteps through lucrative trade deals and cash injections, even if that state has been a longtime US ally. For instance, we’ve recently seen the…

Soldiers in the U.S. military can be separated into two specific categories. First are conventional armed forces that are used to fight an opposing nation’s military. Two examples would be U.S. conventional forces fighting the Iraqi Army in both the Gulf War in 1990 and the early stage of the War on Iraq in 2003. The second category is Special Operations Forces or SOF who are used to fight an unconventional enemy such as insurgencies. Some examples would be SOF battling insurgent groups in the…