United States invasion of Panama

Martha Gellhorn was a war correspondent and covered many wars in her lifetime from the Spanish Civil War to the United States Invasion in Panama. Martha began covering wars when she met an aspiring writer of the time, Ernest Hemingway who took Martha with him to cover the Spanish Civil War which sparked a fire in her to cover wars. Although Martha is most known through her war novels, she is also best known for her short stories and other novels as well. Martha a well rounded traveler ventured…

The debate over whether or not the United States should continue to interfere in the affairs of other countries has raged since the United States first began to involve itself in World War One. This issue has led to strong opinions on both sides, from those in the highest echelons of government and academia to the average American citizen concerned about the direction the United States has been taking. I would like to argue that the U.S. should not choose to pursue a less activist foreign policy…

planes to commit an act of terrorism and forever change The United States. This moment in history is now known as 9/11, the day thousands of US citizens died, the day the twin towers fell, and the day that sparked change in United States foreign policies. Before 9/11 the United States played hero, the only remaining super power, saving other countries from themselves. After 9/11, the US stopped fighting countries and started fighting non-state actors. They joined a war on terror and started…

In the world there is only one superpower; that is the United States of America. However, behind this superpower country, is one country that has been its rival since and during World War II. Both countries have and still do intervene militarily throughout the world, which is what this paper will be focusing on. The question becomes what was the success rate with the military interventions of both the United States of America and Russia (and in it’s past the Soviet Union) in the creation of a…

the Moon Landing conspiracy. In the 21st century, many happenings can be buried without their truths. Therefore, it is not an option but a requirement for the citizens to know about the conspiracy theories. The Iraq War conspiracy suggested that United…

The invasion was an attempt to overthrow the communist leader Fidel Castro. It took place on the day April 17, 1961 and lasted until April 19, 1961. It was not the first time that America had tried to get rid of Fidel Castro, nor would it be the last. There would…

Since before the United States was officially formed as a Nation, the citizens have been volunteered or been told to take up arms against oppression and tyranny. Men and women of the United States have been involved in fighting that did not always directly affect American soil but always in some way had an effect on what America stood for and believed in. Those who fought, faced unimaginable dangers and the compensation they would receive has changed throughout the course of time. The…

George Herbert Walker Bush, who was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush, is a member of the Republican party. Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. He was also a two-term U.S. vice president under Ronald Reagan, from 1981 to 1989. His career was viewed successful in foreign affairs but a disappointment in domestic affairs. Bush was unsuccessful because he failed to persuade the Americans to give…

According to him, the domination of the Greater Caribbean Basin gave the United States effective control of the Western Hemisphere, which, in turn, allowed it to affect the balance of power in the Eastern Hemisphere. Similarly, he suggests that since the South China Sea links the trade of the Pacific and Indian Oceans; consequently…

After World War I, the United States became increasingly isolationist until World War II, when America was forced to become more involved in foreign affairs to support France and Britain against Germany and Japan. Originally, the devastating consequences of World War I including war costs, the failure of the Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations in the US, and the harsh treatment of Germany led to America’s isolationism and neutrality. After pulling out troops from Latin American nations,…