August Spies

Some families were separated. Some lost family members. It was almost impossible to flee the oppressive East German regime. People were not allowed to have privacy. The government listened to phone conversations, read letters and had spys everywhere. The government regulated what food people got and what movies people watched. The citizens hated it and wanted a change. In the event of looking close at the Cold War and the situations surrounding the Berlin Wall you will discover that…

Another member of the United States Intelligence Community that has a notable role in the protection of the United States interests is the Federal Bureau of Investigations or for short, FBI. Unlike the CIA, the FBI does not directly involve itself in foreign intelligence. The FBI operates under the Department of Justice with a primary focus on federal criminal investigation and domestic intelligence but sometimes there is a cross over and the FBI finds itself involved in terrorist and foreign…

mines, in the Confederate territory they raided. They freed more than 700 people and enlisted about 100 people to the Union Army. (“Harriet Tubman: Her Service as a Union Spy.” 2017). Harriet Tubman is just now getting the collateral she deserves. With a unveiling of her face on the $20 bill coming up in 2020. (“Harriet the Spy: How Tubman Helped the Union Army.”…

Atomic bomb or also known as A-bomb is a weapon that derived from nuclear energy through the fission of heavy atomic nuclei. Just before the beginning of World War II, in August of 1939, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt warning him about the Germans effort to create the Atomic Bomb (G. Dannens, 1996). According to “Manhattan Project” article from U.S History online textbook, President Franklin D. Roosevelt took action by starting a research at Columbia University…

and hardworking. Even with what he has done, the characteristics that he possesses, or even the fact that he was president Franklin D. Roosevelt’s closest advisor, a question that usually comes up when speaking of Harry Hopkins was whether he was a spy for the Soviet Union. Many conspiracy theorists believe that Hopkins was the most important American agent that the Soviet had. The reasoning behind this claim has to do with the relationship he had with the Soviet during…

passion for wine and food, which is why she co-founded the American Institute of Wine and Food in 1981. Cooking was a major part of Mrs. Child's life, but it was not her only occupation. She was a spontaneous woman; during the war, she worked as a spy, typing government officials' names on note cards. Child was a huge inspiration and a great influence on today's cuisine in America. Child was an amazing influence by thinking in ways others around the U.S. had not. She took her passion for cooking…

shot seven days after the civil war end. Emancipation proclamation, Said the all slaves should be free perpetually gazing on January first, 1863. Harriet Tubman, Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist, supportive, and a prepared scout and spy for the Assembled States Armed power in the midst of the American Civil War Underground railroad, The Underground Railroad was a system of mystery courses and safe houses set up in the United States amid the right on time to-mid nineteenth…

the announcement that proved the rumors true: Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden aka Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the devastating attacks on September 11, 2001 and bombings on the U.S embassy in Nairobi, Kenya and Salaam, Tanzania on August 7, 1998 (https://www.fbi.gov). Osama bin laden was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 10, 1957 (http://www.history.com). He was the 17th child of 54 born to Muhammad Bin Laden (http://www.history.com). He was very privileged growing up…

her work in France. She received the award of Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, or the MBE. President Truman also wanted to award her for work as a spy, and he wanted to do so publicly. Virginia declined his offer. She did not believe her work in France deserved any special awards, and because she wanted to maintain her cover as a spy. Although she declined, she still received the award. On September 27, 1945, in a private OSS office, Virginia Hall gained the award of the Distinguished…

was the ruler of Great Britain. George Washington was the commander of Continental Army. William Howe was the commander in chief of British Army in North America. Henry Knox was an American general. Nathan Hale was an American soldier and spy. John Burgoyne was a British general who surrendered to American general Horatio Gates. Baron Friedrich Von Steuben was a German officer. Benedict Arnold was an American officer. John Paul Jones was an American naval war hero. General Charles…