NATO

1. Harry Truman was the US President from 1945 to 1953. After World War II, he signed the United Nations charter, ratifying the international organization for peace. He also signed the act initiating the European Recovery Program, which supplied sixteen European countries with economic support to rebuild the damaged sites. In Europe, the partitioning of Germany, especially Berlin, added to the increased hostility between the Soviet Union and the western powers. In 1948, Truman created a massive…

Muammar Gaddafi: Libya’s Saviour From September 1st, 1969 to October 20th, 2011, Muammar Gaddafi ruled the country of Libya from his coup d'etat to the day he died. Gaddafi gained power in place of the terrible King Idris when he saw an opportunity to better his country. Although dissenters may claim that Muammar Gaddafi was a horrendous leader, he was, in reality, a benevolent figure that dedicated his life to the people of Libya and successfully transformed his country from a wasteland into a…

Majoritarian democracy refers to democracy based upon majority rule of a society's citizens. Although common, the majoritarian democracy is not commonly traditional. If the majority (say 85% of the people) passes a law that the minorities (15% of the people) no longer have certain rights or are no longer citizens, or cannot protest their situation...then that’s the way it is. In the 1950's and 1960's if the U.S. had been a majoritarian democracy, African American’s would not have received more…

military bases in the United States and other 900 bases are in 130 countries overseas. (Political Fact and Military Bases.co) The United State is member Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Unites States is cooperating with allies countries and forces. United States Armed Forces should have strong power in the world because allies need strong leader. China is planning to take control of the sea around the Philippines and…

they operate with mostly outdated equipment, NK’s military power should not be underestimated. They are capable of sustaining a conventional war with the U.S. It is unclear how long this conflict would last but there would be substantial U.S. and NATO casualties. In the event the U.S. entered a conflict with North Korea, officials estimate 300,000 casualties within the first 72…

Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This alliance would be named the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), created in hopes of suppressing and counteracting the political and if need be military actions of Soviet armies stationed in central and eastern Europe. Since it’s creation NATO has gained many new allies. NATO’s creation was crucial to stopping the Soviets as well as deterring the possibility of a real war. None of the nations…

Using the Defense Security Service Insider Threat Risk Equation Where, Risk = (threat, vulnerabilities, values, or consequence), I propose the Risk of Russian insider threats has grown substantially, that US citizens, many with DoD security clearance access, maintain radicalized or adverse political beliefs favorable to Russia. Our vulnerabilities range from poor personnel vetting to all aspects of information and systems security, and DoD facilities security. Lastly, the values of these…

of the war in 1945 (Ware 36). This tank design became known as the Centurion tank. Even though World War II ended, the Centurion eventually demonstrated its worth in various subsequent wars and proved to be a valuable asset in the arms race between NATO and the Soviet…

The Cold War is an important moment within America because it changed the way Americans thought. It changed the belief system and the functionality of American laws and citizens. The Cold War was caused by many factors mostly revolving around the Second World War. America changed in how it dealt with its citizens domestically and also how foreign affairs were handled. One of the main reasons for the Cold War was the containment of communism. Communism was viewed as something that should be…

that the Soviets would entice West Germany and get it to abandon its plan for democracy. What America wanted was a united Germany in NATO in an attempt to ensure its involvement with the future of Europe through the preservation of NATO (Hutchings). The process of reunification was practically unstoppable, partially due to America’s determination to keep Germany in NATO and solidifying a U.S.-Germany relationship. Two months after the fall Germany elected its first chancellor, Helmut Kohl, and…