Ally Carter

The British military has had many allies throughout history. France and England have always been allies. There has only been two wars where Great Britain and France fought against each other. Britain and France fought on opposite sides during the Anglo-French War (1202-1214) and the Saintonge War (1242). Besides these two wars, the two countries have been allies. France and the United Kingdom fought together in World War I and World War II on the side of the Allies. However, during the German…

To reduce the need on crude oil imports, America began to emphasize the need for domestic oil production so that if the OAPEC were to cut imports into the country, America would not be as impacted. Following President Nixon’s resignation, President Carter promised to do just that. He worked to reduce America's oil consuming habits by passing a series of bills, many of them involving the creation and research into renewable energy resources ("The 1970's Oil Crisis"). In 1975, almost two years…

of Austria at Sarajevo in late June of 1914. That act was would later be known as the shot heard around the world.This is believed to be the direct cause as the shooters responsible were apart of a Serbian terrorist group and because Germany was an ally of the Austria-Hungary Empire, they supported their demands of Serbia to give up the Black Hand. (The group responsible for the killing.) Though partially agreeing, Serbia denied Austria-Hungary the rights to exert power from Serbia leading them…

everyone he turned to was not willing to support him. With President Carlos Romero having no support from allies he decided to pack his things and turn over the government, with no shots fired. President Carlos Romero was a right-wing military dictator who had kept continue the almost century-long issue of oppressing the poor and helping the rich in El Salvador. This coup was backed and funded by the Carter…

United States, this Communist revolution was met with alarm. The Carter administration recognized that Taraki would undo Daoud’s attempt to steer Afghanistan away from Moscow, and it debated whether to cut ties with Afghanistan or recognize Taraki in the hopes that Soviet influence could be controlled. (U.S. DOS). The President’s attendant for National Security Affairs Zbigniew Brzezinski recommended the past course, former president Carter helped the Department of State’s assistance of…

Andrew Millán BLOCK 4 Step 4 I. Introduction Athletes make major sacrifices during their athletic career, and in 1980 they had to make the ultimate sacrifice and were forcefully withdrawn from the Olympic Games. The relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States at this time was very tense. The Soviet Union wanted to maintain a friendly and socialist government on its border, and with Afghanistan in the midst of a civil war, the Soviets would be able to support the…

United States. During the eight years Reagan served as President, he re-defined the role of politics and the impact it has in a Democracy. He gave vision in America that brought a new sense of hope and a message of encouragement. In 1980, Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, was President of the U.S. and all was going as wrong as anything could. America had inflation of 18%, oil prices were going through the roof, interest rates were high and we had an energy policy that was wreck less and not…

Britain by supplying them with war materials. However, unlike in WWI where America was paid instantly, this time Britain would have a deferment and they would have to pay for every item that they bought from America (Lend-Lease and Military Aid to the Allies in the Early Years of World War II, n.d.). Even though America had lent out money to Britain, they didn’t see an attack that was coming close to their home shores. Pearl Harbor was about the Japanese rising military and the incident at…

the United States of America” (Liliuokalani, 1898). Being that the United States had recognized Hawaii’s independence since 1826, Liliuokalani felt confident that the Kingdom’s ally would correct the actions of its representative and reinstate her as “the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands” (Kualapai,…

took advantage of this policy and bluffed the U.S by supplying them with filtered media that didn’t allow the U.S to see the Nicaraguan government’s lack of democratic principles. Washington allegedly turned a blind eye because having an Anti-Soviet ally like Nicaragua, was what they needed the most to stop communism through Latin America. Further adding to the argument that the U.S is only driven by their national interest rather than by truly spreading democracy. Being driven by own interest…