Foreign policy was influenced by the Cold War when relations between the United States and the Soviet Union began to deteriorate in 1946. A premise that created the turning point in history was when Stalin declared communism would ultimately triumph over capitalism. The need to stop the spread of communism became the fundamental foreign policy priority of the United States, as well as other members of the United Nations. In order to accomplish this America adopted a foreign policy of…
few lines however, readers are reminded of the glorification of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, from his citizens; “Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...The respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un left the Phanmun Pavilion at…” (KCNA,…
the daughter of Aung San, one of Burma’s known independence heroes and a current representative of Burma’s Parliament to accede the Presidency. It is the belief of the Human Right’s Action Center that by allowing Aung San Suu Kyi to serve as the President of Burma the chance for better human rights can be achieved. Burma is a place where there are many human rights issues and without someone to advocate for the people they will not be resolved. The HRAC is currently trying to raise awareness…
Rwanda is a small landlocked country in East Africa, with a population of about 11 million, Rwanda was one of the last countries to be infiltrated by European contact. Rwanda has been showing signs of rapid economic development. Internationally many countries are concerned with Rwanda’s declining human rights. Rwanda is an amazing country that has been able to renew and rebuild its economy. There were three peoples in Rwanda Twa, Hutu, and Tutsi. The Twa preferred hunting and gathering and…
I found out about demographics, Geography, Climate, health issues and visiting Costa Rica. The capital of Costa Rica is San Jose. The currency is Costa Rican colon is what the use in Costa Rica. The Population there is4.872 million people. The president of Costa Rica is Luis Guillermo Solis. There official language is Spanish. Costa Rica located in Central America, Costa Rica has coastlines on the Caribbean Sea and pacific Ocean. The Tropical coastal plains rise to mountains, active volcanoes,…
Vietnam, historically known as one of America’s most catastrophic war and bloodstained. Thousands of Americans lives were lost, however the Americans were not the only Military force to loose mass amounts of troops in this nation’s history. France acquired years of struggle and massive thrashings against the Communist country. But one Battle in particular was the battle of Dien Bien Phu. The quantities of casualties were shocking and the tactical portion was farfetched. This Battle went into…
The Justice of Intervening in North Korea The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea to the United States, has effectively existed as a hermit kingdom since the end of the Korean War in 1953. A cease-fire was signed and the DMZ of the 38th parallel became the tentative boundary dividing the North from the South. South Korea has enjoyed economic prosperity and liberal democracy in the past several decades, but the North Korean government exercises strict…
President Harry Truman became the 33rd President of the United States on April 12, 1945 after Franklin D. Roosevelt died from a cerebral hemorrhage. Truman, being thrust into a position that carries a lot of weight, was given the power to decide how the U.S. would operate with other countries. Some of Truman’s decisions like fighting against communism by manking the Truman Dcotrine and laying an anti-communism bedrock for foreign policy, trying to stop the expansion of the USSR and Manipulating…
Current Industry Landscape: According to the Exhibit 5, today China is the world’s largest car manufacturer responsible for 26% of total production. Kenya is on the opposite end with only 3,080 cars being produced annually. China, India and Kenya are comparable in terms of labor costs. If GM facilitates production in Kenya, then it would have an easy access to the resources and cheap labor; while in China and India it would have to compete for the same resources with a large number of domestic…
In early April 1898, Congress passed four resolutions that declared Cuba was and should be independent from Spain. Furthermore, Congress demanded, not requested that Spain withdraw instantaneously from Cuba, even going as far as to authorize the president to use lethal military force. In 1898, utilizing yellow press, America was able to start a war with the very weak Spanish at the time. Secretary of state John Hay called the Spanish-American war “a splendid little war”, merely because it only…