South America

The South Carolina Nullification Crisis of 1832 The Nullification Crisis was a major political crisis in 1832 during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The concept of nullification was first discussed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, when they created the Doctrine of Nullification in order to oppose the Alien and Sedition acts. Despite the fact that Andrew Jackson was elected for his bravery and leadership in New Orleans during the War of 1812 and because he was in favor of the common…

On June 27th, 1950, the American people and the world were addressed by president Truman that america would be intervene in the conflicts in Korea between the communist north and the republic south. Our main intentions were to stop the spread of communism once again like in Berlin, but this time in the asian countries. We had believed that just like before in germany the soviets were to blame for spreading the communism further. They had inflicted North Korea to become a state of communism and…

The Buddhist Crisis During the Vietnam War, there was a religious and political movement of Buddhists in South Vietnam. Buddhist were being supressed of their religion. In this time, Vietnam was led by a powerful leader, President Ngo Dinh Diem. He was a pro-catholic leader who was trying to displace many of the Buddhist in South Vietnam. In fear of losing their job, many Buddhists converted to Catholicism, but there were also lots who did not, causing there to be dangerous revolts and protests…

The rise of communism in the USSR and China sparked fears in the American government. The U.S. learned of a new power rising in North Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh who wanted to gain control of the South making all of Vietnam communist. Through Eisenhower’s tactics (which ran poorly) America lost many of its troops. The domino effect ran through the predecessors of Eisenhower who wanted to continue in his ways. However, each President proved that their policies were faulty and could not withstand…

The Vietnam war was a 19-year long battle that took place in North and South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. To Harry G. Summer, the conflict had the 18th century stylistic fighting and war strategy so many causalities of Men, Women and Children. And to Michael Hennessy the vietnam war was a strategic war that started peaceful and ended as not so peaceful. I find myself wondering what the advantage of the Vietnam war was to america. Our two Historians , as well as others, will help us find the…

Education in South Africa vs United States Education is an institution found in nearly all cultures around the world. Education varies in ranking in what is fundamentally important within a culture. There are different learning styles, educational pathways and perceptions of education that are influenced based upon a culture’s language, norms, values, symbols and beliefs. Such a case of variation between cultures is seen in the educational practices and systems in South Africa and the United…

Vietnamese people and their allies and the Northern Vietnamese people and their allies. South Vietnam’s ally was the United States so; the U.S. helped South Vietnam try to defeat North Vietnam. The American troop’s jobs were to protect and guard an airbase that America had recently used for a series of bombings on North Vietnam. The U.S. is said to have taken part in the Vietnam Conflict because they were South Vietnam’s ally and it was the U.S.’s responsibility…

The Vietnam war affected America in ways that helped our country become more superior. The Vietnam war was just another war entry America could not help but be involved. Although, three presidents were able to serve their term in office. America succeeded in assisting South Vietnam while dealing with our problems, such as economy, social, and cultural life complications. During the time of the war, life was nothing but war related to American citizens. Moreover, President Kennedy at the time…

Every day, violence is increasing in Latin America, and people are very worried about that. The Republic of Panama as a part of Central America faces many threats with national and international reaches. The most important national security threat is Narco-terrorism because it negatively affects many aspects of our society. When looking for the cause of increase in violence and criminal activities, the Panamanians know for sure that it is due to Narco-terrorism. In this essay, we will…

treaty after World War II. The North being backed by China and the U.S.S.R and the South being backed by the United States. The 17th parallel was the dividing line that separating the country into North and South Vietnam.(779) America was in the early stages of the Cold War with U.S.S.R. and did not want to see the spread of Communism in South Vietnam. So the United States had placed military advisers to help South Vietnam as they fought to keep the Vietcong out of their country. In 1964,…