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prevented the Soviet form influencing communism through Germany and causing Germany to turn communist. During the Korean War North Korea invaded South Korea to try to unify both North and South Korean and become communist. Rather than taking down North Korean we stood our ground at the 38th parallel and containing the North Koreans from spreading communism into south Korea. Finally the Cuban MIssile crisis gave the Soviets an upper hand it taking down the U.S, but the U.S. was not allowing the…

Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness follows a young man named Marlow during his travels through the Belgium Congo. Throughout the novel there are countless mentions of the native Congo people being inferior to the white man along with many mentions of the white man’s abuse of the natives. The seemingly constant symbols of light and dark can be interpreted to represent the complicated relationship between the two races, however there is a lot of ambiguity in the specific scenes. Contrary to…

civil disobedience and boycotts. Also the influence of Nelson Mandela had a big impact during the fight for the end of the South African apartheid system. Finally, the uprising of the people demanding civil rights and the opportunity to be part of the government was also a cause of the end of this system. One of the major contributions to the end of the apartheid state in South…

They Geneva Agreement ended up dividing Vietnam into two different political zones. The north Being communist and the south not being communist. In 1954 Dooley was transferred so help in the aid of the crossing of 600,000 Vietnamese refugees. He was later recognized for this and awarded by the vietnamese government. This mission was called the Passage to Freedom. On the…

Both blacks and whites have the same rights today and are treated equal.They can ride the same buses, go to the same schools and use the same restrooms. Back in the 1930’s things were much different. Blacks were the lowest of the low on the social ranking system and were treated like dirt. Blacks were very poor, and most of them worked for whites. Past historical events have influenced many things in the future, such as Harper Lee’s book, To Kill a Mockingbird. Some events that have influenced…

Problematically, the US and the Soviet Union both staked their claims in the political machinations in Korea, which lead to the creation of rival systems in the north and the south. The US and the Soviet Union sought to work together to create a consolidated government. However, their first attempt to construct a political system led to bids from over 400 different parties, many of whom had no substance or backing. Because of…

Kumalo and Jarvis: The Differences and the Similarities In the prodigious novel Cry The Beloved Country, by Alan Paton, Paton conveys a great amount of details to help the readers visualize the scenery of South Africa. Paton does an exquisite job to show the problems of Africa. Paton writes in a way so the readers must ponder about Africa. In the novel there are several main characters that face problems due to the situations in Africa. Many conflicts occur between Msimangu, Absalom Kumalo…

The Komagata Maru The Komagata Maru has been an important aspect to the life of many individuals because it changed the immigration policy and it is the reason why Canada has become a multi-cultural country today. Canada had a main focus to exclude Chinese, Japanese and Indian immigrants. In 1904, Canada raised the head tax which is a tax on incoming Chinese laborers, to $500 which is equal to two years ' gross earnings of a Chinese laborer here (Hannant). This had made it harder for Chinese,…

When the Civil Rights Movement began in the 1950s it was the beginning of a new future for African Americans. The Civil Rights Movement was a movement to gain basic rights for African Americans (Davis, 2014). It created the rights that said the difference of skin color between black and white people made no difference, both races deserved the same treatment. Since the Civil Rights Movement racial equality has improved through things such as African American’s government roles, and their rights…

that everyone knew about. It wasn’t good for the country of Korea on that day. Many people ask why this is a bad event for Korea. Well, on that day the unthinkable happened, Korea split into two countries. That country would soon be called North and South Korea. They had to build a wall in the 39th parallel so that the countries would fight and hurt any of their loyal citizens in the country.They called this wall the demilitarized zone or the DMZ. This was the first time in history that had to…