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    weapons better. Also, I believe that he would have agreed with the clause that states that a country with nuclear capabilities is not allowed to disclose any nuclear secrets with a country that does not have nuclear capabilities because it would of assured that no more countries can threaten the well being of Soviet Russia. Although, I do not think that Stalin would of enjoyed caving into the pressures of the western…

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    President Richard Nixon: Richard Nixon became president during the year of 1969 and his final term ended in the year 1974. Richard Nixon played a big role towards certain events and ideas which influenced future presidents on their own or continuing the idea. It starts off with the Sun Belt which was a region in the south where the climate contains mild winter, frequent sunny skies. It is the fastest growing region in the U.S. President Nixon is most commonly known for the Watergate Scandal…

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    between powers in the Eastern Bloc and powers in the Western Bloc. The Soviet Union and the United States of America fought as allies in the Second World War. However, their relationship during the war was simply the result of having Nazi Germany as a mutual enemy. Rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States of America to become the greatest nation further complicated the situation. These two states and their satellites had different political systems and ideologies. Capitalism in…

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    When the atom bomb was invented by the United States the people believed that it would be a savior to the war that was occurring, but fate would have the bomb be a global phenomenon as the world stood in awe of its catastrophic power. Having such a weapon that would most certainly win the war for your country was an amazing thought, and of course many country’s believed that too, which inevitably led to the cold war. What were to follow was a race to develop these bombs many of the world’s…

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    authorities. Despite Marxist and Anarchist similarities they differ in ideas of the role of ‘the state’ and they conceptualize the use of power structures differently, one through direct action and the other through expecting capitalism’s own self-destruction. Williams and Shantz and Karl Marx offer different ways to understand power; both works raise questions regarding how we can dismantle, redistribute, or…

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    massive parties, but he was trying to accomplish what was always his dream for himself. Even when encountering Daisy, he cared more about him being with her than whatever she wished. In deviations from multiple proposed philosophies, Gatsby assured the massive destruction of ideas, as Fitzgerald described it, a “holocaust” (Fitzgerald, 162). And with the death of Gatsby, died the dream of the Übermensch. People had stopped caring about Gatsby or anything he stood for. As Nick said, “I found…

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    Post-Cold War Security

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    In the Post Cold War Era, new aspects of security became apparent and led to the expansion of security; security was not only the security of particular states or people but the security of the international society and security was not only based on issues between states but issues within states. The Post cold War developments of security led to the concept of human security which emphasizes the security of individuals not of states. The chapter implies that security had remained the crucial…

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    128,650 US causalities were caused from the Korean War, though that is just one event from the Cold War. From about 1945-1991 The Soviet Union and the United States had “icy” tensions which was also known as the cold war. The U.S. wanted capitalism as the Soviet’s wanted communism, they became enemies and the worlds superpowers. In order so communism didn’t spread to the U.S. and our territories, we had contained all of those areas from it. Some argue that US exaggerated communist threat and…

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    Vietnam, which had a similar storyline as Korea. To fend off communist expansion, the US fought in Vietnam while the Soviet Union provided arms for the North Vietnamese. Once again, in the big picture, the fight was not between North and South Vietnam but rather between the US and Soviet Union. Afghanistan was also a strategic location in which the two major powers fought for the influence. While the US did not see value in expanding their influence to Afghanistan, they saw value in thwarting…

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    Abortion is a sensitive topic for many to discuss and one of the most controversial issues in the United States. Abortions became legal in the United States in 1973 after the Supreme Court judged in favor of Roe vs. Wade (McDonagh). There are many opinions on whether abortions should be legal. This research project will focus on the affects an abortion can have on a woman. There are still many questions concerning if abortions can cause psychological and physical damage. Abortion is the…

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