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Immigrants over the years have helped to shape many parts of America, however, one interesting group to specifically take not of is the Italians. When considering the Italians immigration there are many things to take note of; for instance where did the Italians typically settle? What kind of influence did these immigrants have on New York’s formation as a whole? After these questions the next ones become: what kind of social status did the immigrants hold, as well as what were they known for?…

Immigration in the 20th century peaked after the Second World War. Many people from many countries came to the Netherlands, looking for a new life, or a job. Not just locals from countries overseas migrated, but also the Dutch living in the former colonies, like Indonesia. Many Dutch people from Indonesia came back home after the war. They are seen as the first wave of immigration. At first, they were not going to stay permanently. However, they changed their minds and many stayed for the rest…

As a nation in the United States, we have to make decisions on foreign relationships and these decisions typically can be put into the category of being an internationalist nation or being an isolationist nation. Even though both have pros and cons, being a nationalist society is more beneficial because of the economic benefits, political benefits, and cultural benefits it gives our country. Many believe that isolationism would help our country prosper, but it would actually hurt it. World…

In Robert B. Marks’s introduction,” The Rise of the West?”, in the The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Ecological Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-first Century, he begins by discusses four interrelated themes that our modern world revolves around. The first is how, when, and why parts of the world industrialized and how other parts of the world then used those processes. The second, how people have organized themselves politically. The third, the gap amongst the wealthy…

former territories and “President Putin saw this new step of westernization occurring in the redefined "Eastern Europe" as an "assault" against Russian strategic interests and decided to combat the process of rapprochement between these states and the European Union” (Naumescu). Russia is getting weaker as oil prices drop, and as they lose their interests to the west, but as they use violence and no diplomacy to act on their own selfish needs, the international community or NATO will get…

The United States is a country that for many decades has struggled with immigration. Many people from around the world come in hopes of finding more opportunities they could not receive in their countries. So when it comes to the how the U.S. deals with immigration, it can affect everybody from all over the globe. Millions of people come through the borders with visas for many reasons, but a high amount also come illegally. Immigration can include the policies it takes to manage and secure the…

There are countless problems that are a hindrance to society as a whole. There is the ever expanding nuclear program in North Korea, the rapid growth of China in the South China Sea, and the Russian encroachment into Ukraine. Probably one of the most challenging of these problems is the rise of islamist organizations, such as the Islamic State, that are creating havoc on the battlefields of the Syrian civil war. This is a puppet conflict for Russia to show that it is a superpower in the world.…

The end of the Cold War marked a new beginning of time for international relations. The triumph of liberal democracy meant the expansion of capitalism and globalization. Economically and socially, states were more interconnected. However, states also started to experience new forms of threats. For a long time, it was assumed that states were the primary actors in the international relations. Based on this, it was assumed that the threat of a state was another state. The focus of security…

Germany’s official country name is The Federal Republic of Germany, but it is commonly referred to as Germany or Deutschland. Located in Central Europe. Germany is a country who borders the Baltic Sea and the North Sea; it is nestled between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. At 357,022 sq. km, Germany, is the sixty-third largest country in the world; according to the CIA.gov website it is “three times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Montana.” The population of Germany…

The fight to control illegal immigration, trafficking, and terrorism is a continual effort of the United States and others as they consider human rights and a law enforcement approach to control the borders. In 2014, US Customs and Border Protection ran an ad called “Dangers Campaign” in South America as a mass outreach to warn people of the dangers of migration (Kaneti & Assis, 2016, p. 296). This low-cost approach pales in comparison to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) overall…