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The USS General C.C. Ballou was a transport ship for the US navy in World War 2. It was named in honor of U.S. Army general Charles Clarendon Ballou. The ship later was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service on March 1, 1950. The ship returned around 3,000 World War 2 veterans after the Japanese surrender. The ship made many other trips around the world returning a lot soldiers to the U.S. in 1945-1950. General C.C. Ballou was reacquired by the U.S. Navy in March 1, 1950 for…

Is there any way to truly know who’s making decisions in North Korea and what their ultimate motives might be? Eric Talmadge admits in his opening statements in his article for the Associated Press, that knowing the true goals of the North Korean regime is difficult at best, but then writes an analysis to explain his opinion to the minds of the Western world. It is Talmadge’s view that North Korea will never willingly abandon its goal of nuclear weapons regardless of any repercussions from its…

It is debatable as to whether or not America won the war in Vietnam. While there were many factors that played a part in the success, or failure of the war one factor that affected the war greatly was the public opinion on the war. While the Vietnam War garnered a vast amount of hate from the American population that viewed the war as a battle that did not involve the American people, the war garnered hate in Vietnam for other reasons. The American view on masculinity, among other American…

Syngman Rhee Syngman Rhee was South Korea’s first president. He was raised in Pyongsan County, North Korea. As a young boy, he had completed known everything about Confucian education and was enrolled in a Methodist school. In the school, he became a nationalist. In 1896, he and his other friends formed a club that would force Japan to give Korean independence. When someone closed down his club, he was arrested and imprisoned until 1904. After, he left the hail he decided to go the U.S. in…

In Blaine Harden’s book, he recounts a Korean man’s escape from a North Korean prison camp to freedom in the west. The former prisoner, Shin In Geun, is the first man known to have successfully escaped from a North Korean "total-control zone" grade internment camp. In this book, Harden captures Shin’s difficult past while in the camp to his freedom afterward as an adult. Born in the prison camp, Shin had never experienced life outside of the treacherous conditions he faced on a daily basis.…

By the year 1750, settlers and slaves combined outnumbered Native Americans. Although, Indians still controlled much of North America. The relationships between Europeans and Natives was based on many factors. The size and length of time the settlers stayed, as well as their intentions such as trade, resources, and religious conversions. Indians worked in Spanish borderlands because Spaniards wanted complete control over them. These conditions were mainly found in Florida and New Mexico. The…

The issue of political violence is an important subject within politics across the globe. We face political violence within our own country, such as police brutality. North Korea has had history of being victim to political violence while on the other hand Iceland has very low violence levels at all. I will be exploring why North Korea struggles with political violence and how it affects political freedom and general equality within the state in comparison to Iceland. Iceland has historically…

The changing nation of the U.S. reflects a growing sense of national pride and identity in many ways. After the war of 1812, in the U.S. everyone is high on nationalism because of the defeat of the British. During James Monroe’s presidency, called The era of good feelings, is where everyone is high on nationalism and The government makes questionable decisions because everyone has too much nationalism they don't want to go against what the government is saying. Andrew Jackson knows the…

As New York Times (NYT) says, “North Korea may be the most oppressed nation in the entire world,” this article will demonstrate to you why. Everyone already knows that North Korea is a strict and highly censored country. Canadian Journalists For Free Expression (CJFE) says, “To call North Korea an authoritarian environment would be putting things mildly.” An authoritarian environment means that the people of NK have to have a strict obedience to authority, especially in a government. Freedom…

starvation, depression, and humiliation. Joseph worked hard to make sure he survived, with or without the help of others. He set many short term goals that he knew would help push him accomplish lifelong goals. Joseph Kim lived during the Great Famine in North Korea. When Joseph was thirteen his father died due to starvation. Then later that year his mother left and went to China in search of food and money. Joseph Kim was left alone with his sister until she left to look for her mother, food,…