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    Winston Churchill's Legacy

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    (1874-1965) was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, and had a second term spanning from 1951 to 1955. He was also an officer of the British Army and writer, who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1953 (Mishra). Churchill was born into the family of the Dukes of Marlborough. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill was a politician, his mother an American socialite. As a young army officer, he served in British India and fought in the Anglo-Sudan war, where he became famous…

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    journalistic jousting “against dishonest governments, [he was viewed as] a fierce, hawk-like competitor who did not shrink from sensationalism in circulation struggles, and a visionary who richly endowed his profession,” (Topping 5). He was a major impact to writing, inspiring many a journalist,…

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    The European colonialism and the Cold War Constitute two major eras in African history. Unfortunately, neither the Cold War or European colonialism lasted for more than one hundred years in any part of Africa. "At the end of formal European colonization of Africa, there has been a lot of controversy relating to its actual impact on modern Africa." There was a very seen pattern that was occurring, and it showed the debate on the impact of the colonialism that followed closely to the…

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    Canada has made a large impact and influence on the world. Canada remains today as a mediator and peacemaker! As mentioned previously, Canada has made many contributions to organizations such as UN, NATO and NORAD. UN stands for the United Nations. The United Nations…

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    was once described as baseball and apple pie. The Cold War forced Americans to choose the status quo of traditional American life or to face a new modernized age. The United States being a superpower in the Cold War locked horns with the very powerful Soviet Union over which form of economic and political system was best. The struggle for power in both countries was fought with espionage, nuclear deterrent, propaganda and a space race. The Cold War had formed a new frontier of changes,…

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    one single incident the Cold War in which the threat of a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union escalated the closest to the point of no return. The end of the incident during the presidency of John F. Kennedy inspired a general change in attitudes from both the American and Soviet sides that they never want to come that close again. In the decades that followed, much has been written about the causes of the so called “crisis” and whether the United States had compelling…

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    World War I was considered by the allies to be the war that would end all wars. This was however untrue which could be seen only a few short years later when World War II erupted. After the great war broke out famous author H.G. Wells wrote a book that referred to the war called The War That Will End All War. H.G. Wells argued that the war was a result of the allies standing back and watching and that the only thing that could truly end the war was tearing down German militarism. By the end of…

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    The Cold War: History and Advancements The Cold War still has great affects till this day be-cause of the conflicts between the countries that were in-volved, and the making of weapons that were used as threats to threaten other countries. Also the end results of the war which still continues till this day. Capital democracies such as the United States where peo-ple have a choice on how they and everyone has an equal amount of say about the decisions that affect their lives. Capitalism…

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    World War II is one of the most well-known wars to have ever been fought. It is known throughout history for being one of the largest and bloodiest conflicts to ever take place. It lasted a long, grueling six years from 1939 to 1945 and had detrimental effects on not only Europe, but the entire world. The war resulted in not only the deaths of millions of soldiers but civilians as well. Additionally, two new world super powers emerged after the war had ended and a Cold War between capitalism and…

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    him was a group of diplomats and politicians, among them the West German President and the Chancellor. Although a large group sat listening, the East Germans weren't allowed to come close to the wall, for fear they would hear anything against the Soviet propaganda. In this scene Reagan said his six famous words; “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” With this quote, Reagan rocked the…

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