South America

The South American Economic Miracle Since colonial times, Spanish South American countries have been at the mercy of foreign interests. Spain dominated the fertile and mineral rich Spanish South American landscape, using it to extract raw materials and ultimately profit largely at the cost of land deterioration and slave work. Culture, language, and more importantly, socio-economic strategies used in South America by Europeans or North Americans have played a crucial role in the course of many…

the American people, but what I intend to ask of them.” He promises that the set of challenges upon all the Americans. Also in 1961 the major world event was the two superpowers in the world, the Communist Soviet Union, and the United States of America. Kennedy’s attitude towards Russia was pretty aggressive.Russia was part of the Vietnam war, they supported north Vietnam with weapons and troops with the other communist countries: China, east Germany, north Korea, and…

The shackleton Expedition was led by Ernest Shackleton. His dream was to reach the south pole. He was a veteran explorer, he had tried to make it the south pole before with Robert Scott. On That expedition they had to turn back before they made it to the south pole. He got the funds to take his own expedition he wanted to choose his crew. He choose his crew by putting out an ad to get people to volunteer. His ad stated what the expedition conditions would be. He said how there would be many…

the importance of Americans being aware of the issues with a nuclear North Korea. This objective is strengthened by the author’s concerned and informative tone. Ignatius’s audience is broad as his article is directed towards Americans, voters in America, and people around the world. With the use of a clear and logical pattern of organization, argumentative appeals, and a broad array of reasoning methods, Ignatius effectively exposes the critical problem with North Korea having nuclear weapons…

Defence officially list the American deaths in Vietnam and ended in 1975 when South Vietnamese surrendered after Communist troops entered Saigon. America’s involvement in Vietnam started when US presidents promised to help countries who were threatened by Communism after the Cold War, as they wanted to try and avoid the spreading of Communism (Domino Effect). There were half a million US troops were helping defend South Vietnam by 1968 and it was from here on where the protests rose…

States, northern and southern Vietnam, China, Viet Cong, South Korea, Thailand, Australia, North Korea, Soviet Union, Philippines, New Zealand’s, Taiwan, Khmer Rouge, Pathet Lao, Khmer Republic, and kingdom of Laos. This war initially was just North Vietnam government fighting with Viet Cong to reunify Vietnam under communist rule. At first they just viewed the conflict as colonial war, fought initially by France then America then even later South Vietnam. The Vietnam War was something we had to…

strategy. Allen Millett touches on the historical significance of the Korean War in “Introduction to the Korean War.” The Korean War brought new challenges and strategies for the Americans. This war was a different from some of the others that America has been involved in. This was what Millett describes as a “People’s War of revolutionary national liberation.” This conflict was surrounded by regional and global conflict due to “power intervention.” Peter Gries et al “Contentious Histories…

temporary resolution to conflict in Indochina. The agreement played a pivotal role in the development of both South and North Vietnam until 1964, creating instability in both regions. Politically, of one of the key elements of the peace agreement was the division of Vietnam along the 17th parallel. The division played a significant role in the social development of the North and the South. Similarly the Peace accords brought about dramatic changes to the economic situation in Vietnam. The…

The civil rights movement can trace its roots to the very beginning of America, but the biggest root of all was Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. This was so important because it was the first time ever that all blacks were legally given equal status as the rest of the country. However this promise was not…

the history of the United States due to America losing countless men in a costly war thousands of miles away. It not only divided our country politically, but also on a moral and a philosophical frame. To understand why the United States would be drawn into such a war, one must understand the immediate history of that era. Vietnam was at war with France in 1954. The French, overwhelmed at the battle of Dienbienphu, requested American air support. America considered stepping in the war, but they…