Council on Foreign Relations

It is at this point in the essay where examining the specific journal entries of Lewis, Clark and the known associates of the expedition help prove the question of whether or not the expedition was truly well prepared for their journey westward. Upon beginning their journey, Lewis was attentive as ever, “staying up till midnight, making observations every five minutes or so for an hour or more.” This was only practice, as the group was still making its way down the Ohio, and was often…

Philippines was released from American control in 1946, but the hope quickly died out. With the Cold War intensifying, the United States had little concern over persuading its European counterparts to grant colonies their freedom. The United States and its foreign policies, despite being very freedom-oriented, was equally shaped by “…geopolitical and economic interests” (Foner 896), especially during the Cold War. It was not in a country’s best interest to relinquish control over their colonies…

while democracy is categorized as a system of rule based on the government of the people, by the people and for the people. The principle of democracy is largely one linked to Western ideals and has indeed been at the forefront of many Western powers foreign policy objectives; to promote democratization and the corresponding benefits of democracy (Heller 485). Interestingly enough, in the last two decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of democracies across the globe (Heller…

opening of our eyes through Thoreau’s excerpt of Civil Disobedience. “In other words, when a sixth of the population of a nation which has undertaken to be the refuge of liberty are slaves, and a whole country is unjustly overrun and conquered by a foreign army, and subjected to military law, I think that it is not too soon for honest men to rebel and revolutionize. What makes this duty the more urgent is the fact that the country so overrun is not our own, but ours is the invading…

After the events that occurred in the United States in September of 2001, its government started to mobilize in order to fight terrorism and be able to give its citizens the security they expected. In order to do so, Bush’s administration, after a series of negotiations with Iraq and the UN, decided to invade the Middle East country in an effort to end terrorism and make the world, and mostly America, a safe place. However, it has been broadly discussed whether this war was in the best interest…

In regards to ethnic groups, 70-75% of the population is Turkish, 18% is Kurdish, and the rest is part of a minority group. Most of the country, 99.8%, practices the Muslim religion, and the other small percentage is mostly Christians and Jews. Their official language is Turkish but people do speak Kurdish and other minority languages as well. Turkey is located in Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Seam between Bulgaria and Georgia. It also borders the Aegean Sea…

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How can a nation turn against itself? How can brothers turn on one another and tear apart their families? No man hesitated to stand up for what he believed in even if the consequence was the destruction of his country. Equality was not an option for some, yet it was hope for others who believed that their country could be a better place. The American Civil War presented the nation with a crucial question: Who could lead America to restoration and unity? It had to be someone with experience and…

necessary to burn all ‘un-German’ books and documents that threatened the national movement of Nazi unity.” Other students argued that “Language held the soul of a people and that German literature for this reason had to be purified and liberated from foreign influence.” Joseph Goebbels gave a speech at a book burning where he said, “Jewish intellectualism is dead,” and “National Socialism has hewn the way.” Contrary to these beliefs, the book burnings were more symbolic and dramatic rather…

Africa is typically thought of as being a continent full of violence and revolution. This concept may have originated from the poor treatment of Africans by the rest of the world through colonization, forced labor in Africa, and the enslaving of Africans in other regions of the world. The danger and violence that stemmed from many countries gaining independence and experiencing political upheaval has been thwarted by peacekeeping efforts from outside agencies, like the United Nations. Africa…