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    In the Truman Doctrine, President Truman wants to contain the expansion of communism everywhere, especially trying to prevent the USSR from expanding out more. Basically America supported and assisted all democratic countries, which are in any way being threatened by the Soviet Union. Truman believe that if one country fell into control of communism then other countries surrounding it would sooner or later experience the same effects. This was called the Domino Effect, in which one by one each…

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    which feared invasion of America from North Korea, at this point, Mao Zedong ordered a Chinese backing of the North Korean army. Rapidly the North Korean army pushed back the Americans and South Koreans. America changed their strategy to favour a containment policy at this point, they no longer wanted to unify Korea, they were willing to return the land to its original arrangement. Meanwhile in Vietnam, the French were attempting to recolonize Vietnam; however, due to the Second World War, they…

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    Effects Of The Cold War

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    MacArthur continued his attack. After a massive Chinese counterattack, the stalemate set in at the 38th parallel, dividing Korea into democratic nation and communist nation. The war in Korea also expanded American involvement in Asia, transforming containment into a truly global…

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    Contraband In Prison

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    cell phones, it would be so much easier if prisoners didn't bother having phones smuggled in, which would happen if the cell phones did not work inside jails and prisons. Fortunately, Securus Technologies just installed another of its Wireless Containment Solution (WCS), which prevent's inmates cell phones from connecting to a network, rendering them useless. Securus develops a wide range of technology solutions for the corrections and law enforcement industries,…

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    industry is highly competitive. In recent years, competition among healthcare providers for patients has intensied in the country due to, among other things, regulatory and technological changes, increasing use of managed care payment systems, cost containment pressures and a shift toward outpatient treatment. In all of the geographical areas in which we operate, there are other hospitals that provide services comparable to those offered by our hospitals. In addition, some of our competitors…

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    Spread Of Communism Essay

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    It can be said that the biggest force that divided the West and the East was the different political views between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The United States were capitalist, and had a democratic government. They believed that an individuals right’s included economic freedom which can be seen as a free-market. On the other had, the Soviet Union were communist, and they had a totalitarian government. The state had control and owned all the properties and…

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    With the little we do know concerning the causes of the Vietnam War, it is for sure that it all began due to the works and effects of the Cold War. Before World War Two began, Vietnam was part of the French Realm. During the war, the country had been overrun by the Japanese. After the war had ended, the Allies gave South Vietnam (Viet Cong) back to the French while the North (Viet Minh) continued to be left under non-communist rule. In 1946, the French declared their plan to reclaim the North…

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    1. Why does the Medicaid program receive a great deal of attention each year in the state of Florida? From legislators? From providers? From health plans? The Medicaid program of the government plays a critical role in the reduction of the uninsured by expanding eligibility to include nearly all low income adults with incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level, but not limited to children and parents, individuals with diverse physical and mental conditions and disabilities, and…

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    In process, these two wars had backup from China and Soviet Union to against United States. From the results, both wars ended in the failure of US that indicated the failure of containment strategy which is failed to contain the spread of communism. On the influence, both wars brought disaster to the people of both countries, a large numbers of lives sacrificed. In general, no victory benefits tend to either sides, there was some…

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    Disadvantages Of Napalm

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    Fuel to the Fire: A Comparison Between the Use of Napalm in Vietnam to Terrorism Terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. In the world today, Isis is the largest and most prominent example of terrorism. A big part of how Isis intimidates is by creating high-production quality that display their ruthlessness with violence as well as their resources at hand (BBC). Also Isis has a clear political aim that involves “enforcing their view of conservative…

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