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In the 1990s, there were two presidents; George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. George H. W. Bush was elected once and Bill Clinton was elected twice but was later impeached. There were also two vice presidents in that decade; Al Gore and Dan Quayle. Ten years ago, Al Gore claimed that the Earth would be in “a true planetary emergency”, but the Earth is doing just fine today. James Addison Baker, Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger, Warren Minor Christopher, and Madeleine Korbel Albright all served as…

Years later in 1947 soviets finally admitted to taking him but said that he died in a Moscow prison. Claims that he never died but was being interrogated by Russians but no real reason of death is known. Since those times Wallenberg has had more than 20 monuments erected in his honor all around the world. Not only monuments but works of arts…

Encompassing a majority of the world, the Cold War hit Americans closest to home with the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Faulkner's fear of “when will I be blown up” never held such real ramifications for the US. With the rising to power of Fidel Castro and the straying from American influence Cuba began to identify with the Soviet Union producing its own communist regime. In 1961 the US tried to overthrow the newly communist government of Cuba with the failed invasion known as the Bay of Pigs,…

sea around the Philippines and Japan. In 16 November 2015, The United States military is back in the Philippines, and local merchants and government leaders appear pleased. (Voice of America) Why US military should have strong power? Because while Moscow and Beijing arm themselves for the conflicts to come, modernizing weapons and using their newfound…

World War 2, described as one of the most horrendous tragedies in not only america 's history but the world history. Aggression and hostility dominating most European Nations in the 1930s and 1940s which lead to numerous of innocent deaths. Hitler played an important yet notorious role during the time period serving as a relentless german leader along with many more important leaders involved. With the rise of fascism in italy and germany, the goal to maintain peace, which lead to the treaty…

country, with the ultimate goal of Russia as a Communist state, or a class-free system that emphasized common ownership and free access to all goods and services according to need. In March of 1918, the capital of Russia was moved from Petrograd to Moscow, large estates were broken up and given to peasants, and control of factories were given to workers. Also, banks and Church property were taken under state control. The White Russians, or Anti- Communists, opposed these moves, and the Russian…

anticipated this type of action by the Soviets. In fact, they were told throughout most of the summer and early fall of 1962 by Soviet officials, including Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, that there were no Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, nor would Moscow deploy any such weapons on the island. According to the Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, since they were reassured in this way, the American intelligence community failed to formulate and debate prior to their discovery the alternative…

Reflection on Matisse Henri Matisse was born in 1869, the year the Cutty Sark was launched. The year he died, 1954, the first hydrogen bomb exploded at Bikini Atoll. Matisse lived through some of the most traumatic political events, worst wars, greatest slaughters, and the most demented rivalries of ideology. Yet, this did not affect his artwork. He never express his political opinion or experiences living throughout the horror of the 20th century, instead his painting were “the equivalent of…

The Gulag was the correctional system of the previous Soviet Union. Prisoners were shipped to labor camps and were required to work without pay. Citizens could be sent to the Gulag for serious crimes, but also for petty violations like showing up late for work, missing work, or stealing food for your hungry family. Many prisoners were also there for political reasons. If you spoke out against the government, or if party administrators saw you as a threat to their authority, you could be…

to avoid a match with a competitor from which country? 9. Only one Olympics ever featured the intentional killing of animals, the 1900 Paris Games. Which sport included the killing? a) Shooting b) Archery c) Fishing d) Hunting 10. During the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Finnish athletes claimed local Games officials aided the Soviet Javelin throwers by - a) Intimidating opposing teams with whispered threats. b) Greasing the javelins. c) Opening the stadium gates during Soviet throws to harness wind…