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    (West in Age). Most of Asia, Africa, and Latin America were controlled as well, and soon the rest of the world. The new controllers began partitioning Africa in 1830 after all of Africa was taken over and the split between the French conquest of Algeria sparked the rest of the downfall of Africa. Most African were enslaved and working on white-owned plantations and mines. Where land to the people once resided, were now feasting grounds leased to others for hopes to find rubber, diamonds, and…

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    Kasserine Pass

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    1. DEFINE THE SUBJECT/EVALUATE THE SOURSES: a. Battle of the Kasserine Pass The Battle of the Kassserine Pass took place during the Tunisian Campaign of World War II in February of 1943. The Kasserine Pass is a wide gap located on the Atlas Mountains in west central Tunisia. The Allied forces involved in the battle were the U.S Army’s II Corps and the British 6th Armored Division. The Axis forces involved were Afrika Korps Assult Group and two Panzer divisions from the 5th Panzer Army. 2.…

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    September 11th, 8:45 a.m.: A large hijacked airliner, Flight 11, crashes into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it on fire. 9:03 a.m.: A second plane, Flight 175, a passenger jet, crashes into the South World Trade Center tower and explodes. Both buildings are burning, creating alarm throughout the entire world. 9:30 a.m.: George Bush, speaks in Florida, he explains that the USA has endured an "apparent terrorist attack." 9:43 a.m.: An…

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    1. An activist is a person who is striving to bring political or social change. Famous activist Martin Luther King Jr. was a social activist who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States to bring justice for African Americans. 2. To annex means to add to a document or to something. When the United States annexed Alaska would be an annex. 3. The central government is the government that only has power over an individual state. The executive position of a central government is the…

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    The 9/11 terror attacks in New York City thrust Islam to the forefront of the western world. Islamic militancy gained global recognition and a discourse began on the Islamist movement. In the weeks following the attacks, public perception of Islamic violence, Jihad, and Islam were blurred by the media. This confusion created an aura of distinction, fueling nationalism and reigniting the West vs. East debate. Despite this, the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the US government remained firm.…

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    alcohol addiction and suffered from high blood pressure and heart disease due to the violent acts of torture they committed during the war. In the Battle of Algiers, the negative effects of violence can be seen when the FLN bombs store fronts in Algeria because many innocent French men, women, and children are killed from the bombings. These acts of terror were pointless and a negative effect of using violence because random civilians were killed rather than the FLN targeting the French army.…

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    Democratic Peace Theory

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    a rule rather than exception. To begin with, liberal states are peaceful only in relations with other liberal states. For example England and France fought expansionist, colonial wars throughout the 19th Century. In the 1830s and 1840s against Algeria and China. Similarly the United States fought a similar war with Mexico in 1848 and intervened again in 1914 under president Wilson. In ‘Kant, Liberal Legacies and Foreign Affairs’, Doyle wrote that liberal states are as aggressive as any other…

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    fewer than 3 percent of the Algerians and Moroccans living in France; by 1990, they were more than 40 percent.” (Ehrenreich and Hochschild, 5). This example demonstrates the growth of women migrating over less than 50 years. The amount of women from Algeria and Morocco who moved to France escalated from fewer than 3 percent to more than 40 percent because of the increase in need of domestic workers. Women choose to emigrate typically for better pay, but they leave for other reasons as well. The…

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    United States Relations

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    Importance of the United States Involvement in the Middle East “Let our position be absolutely clear: An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force.” Jimmy Carter, state of the union address, January 23rd, 1980. (Jones) Any major world news today is likely to cover the tumultuous affairs of the…

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    “Imperium Universalis’” is a concept that has overseen the foundation of colonization, expansion, and ideologies across 300 years of world history. This concept has been at the core of the colonization actors for centuries. While the methods, players, and continents have changed, the pursuit to expand a countries ideology, people, and influence remains the same as that of the Romans Empire. The pursuit of the Spanish, English and French in the 16th century to expand these ideals is seen…

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