Dean Acheson

The Great War, also known as World War 1, was considered a global war because it involved multiple countries, but primarily took place in Europe. WW1 took place between 1914 and 1918 and was fought by two alliances; The Entente Powers which involved England, Russia, and France. The second alliance group was called The Central Powers, which consisted of Germany and Austria-Hungary. While many debate the actual cause of WW1, some say that the first spark was initiated by the assassination of…

time. But when the Tydings trials came to an end, the Korean War began. It was impecable timing for McCarthy. McCarthy at this point was way too valuable, hence neither party wanted to bring him down. When China entered the war, McCarthy blamed Dean Acheson (Secretary of State) and after a while of tormenting, he moved to General Marshall to attack. In 1952, Eisenhower had become president and Mccarthy and Eisenhower weren 't on such great terms to begin with because Eisenhower did not like…

After the end of World War II, the 38th parallel latitude line became the division in Korea, splitting the tiny, East Asian peninsula into what we know today as North Korea and South Korea (Pierpaoli, Paul Jr., 1). In 1948, the Republic of Korea was established in South Korea, while in North Korea, the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea took hold. The Soviet Union occupied the Northern half of Korea, and the United States occupied the Southern half. The government 's’ contrasting aspirations…

Major causes of the Great Depression include technologies, banks loaning money out on credit and government control over trade. Advances in technologies, and government taking control of the nation are causes of the Great Depression. Technologies like electricity in 1922 helped improve productivity with machines doing the work individuals once did. Now with more time on their hands, people had more time to do recreational activities. New appliances helped the women in the home get their chores…

The devastation of the Korean War came along with destruction that was much more powerful than words could express. The effects of the Korean War are hard to understand if you are not familiar with the tension that went on between North and South Korea before this eruption. To start it is vital to realize that tension between South Korea and North Korea had been going on before Word War 2. Korea sits in between China, Japan, and Russia. It is sometimes called, "The Land Bridge, between China…

South Korea and asked the council it should be handled. Truman wanted to send troops over to help the South Koreans, at the same time had to be worried about a giant war with China and the Soviet Union. It was also brought up by Secretary of State Dean Acheson, during the meeting that the Korean peninsula has no benefits to the United Nations, Korea was not a part of the Asian Defense Perimeter. Truman finally won the council over when he brought up that point, that if the aggression by the USSR…

a Democrat and still supported Democratic views. Senator Joseph McCarthy even accused Harry S. Truman who was portrayed by Senator Joseph McCarthy as a dangerous liberal and members of his Democratic Administration, such as George Marshall and Dean Acheson, of being soft on…

THE U.S. ARMY IN WORLD WAR I On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson tended to Congress, requesting a revelation of war against Germany. A little more than two months prior, on January 31, the German government had reported its resumption of "unhindered submarine fighting." With the declaration, German U-pontoons would without cautioning endeavor to sink all boats going to or from British or French ports. Under the new procedure, U-vessels had sunk three American trader ships with a…

1953 Iranian Coup d’Etat The study of this event goes back to the post-WWII discussions over Iranian oil. For many years, whilst being politically involved in Iran, the US had not pursued comprehensive economic ties. For decades, Iran had hosted oil concessions owned by the USSR and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (Britain), and these two powers held significant power in the region. They alone controlled most of Iran's oil reserves, a vital key to Iranian economic stability and strength. Although…