United States Secretary of State

address the nation on the events taking place. Kennedy informed the nation of the Soviet nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba. The fourteen- day phenomenon sent the United States government into a scramble to decide what they were to do, and how to go about doing so. The President took immediate action calling upon the CIA and Secretary of Defense, Communicating directly with the Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev, Kennedy’s own view on peace, and eventually an official trade embargo of all…

“Resistance War against America”, motivated by the United States’ doctrine of containment of communism, represents a remarkable turning point in this doctrine’s implementation. The doctrine of containment had the goal of “[preventing] the Soviet Union from […] reshaping the postwar international order”, a prospect as dangerous to the West as Germany’s or Japan’s attempt (Gaddis 4). World War II, and more precisely Pearl Harbour, had also “ended [the United States’] isolationism for any realist”…

and West. Communism and the Soviet Union claimed the East, while the West allied itself with the United States, England, and France. In August of 1961 the Soviet Union started construction on a barrier to halt a mass emigration from East to West Germany. The barrier would become known as The Berlin Wall. It was a large concrete barrier that divided Germany physically and ideologically. Four united states presidents have visited Berlin while the Berlin Wall divided the city. Of those was…

World War Two Ends, Cold War Begins June 25 1950 is the year that the cold war started which is only five years after World War II started on 8 May 1945. The two who were fighting in the war was the Soviet Union and The United States. For example,” The Soviet Union and the United States had fought as allies against Nazi Germany during World War II. But the alliance began to crumble as soon as the war in Europe ended in May 1945.” (“The Cold War”) this shows that just after fighting the war…

process. By ridding of surrounding small problems, Kerry believes he can rid of the large scale issue and lead Palestinians and Israelis toward a large solution. John Kerry is the current Secretary of State who…

This is a story about a guy trying to come to the United states and have a better future: the struggle of him crossing the border. He gave up in some point of his life but now he’s here trying his best for himself and not giving up. “Gracias a dios que me dio la oportunidad de llegar hasta mi destino y dejarme volver a ver a mi 0 hermano y su familia, también por ayudarme a luchar por un buen futuro” (Thank god that gave me the opportunity to get to my destination and letting get to see my…

In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s America seemed to find itself in the center of conflict often. America had just recently gotten out of a Civil War and was experiencing many problems. At this time there were a lot of different beliefs in the country on how it should be run and what to do with the growing country. Many of the issues in the country surrounded war and how and when America should enter wars. War should be considered a viable option when another country or foreign force attacks…

how easy it was for the terrorists to stay and communicate within the United States. Gale’s Online Database has an updated article on the Department of Homeland Security and the role it has played in the United States. The Office of Homeland Security was then created in October 2001 by President George Bush. Later in 2003, the “office was upgraded to … the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with Ridge as its first secretary” (“Homeland Update”, para. 1). Richard Panchyk wrote an article…

the Spanish and Portuguese quickly claimed land in the Americas. The Spanish sent common men to lay claim to treasures and lands. These men were called conquistadores. In a book titled, Latin America: an Interpretive History, author Julie A. Charlip states, “The rest of the new world civilizations fell rapidly to the Spanish: within half a century after Columbus’s discovery, Spanish adelantados had explored from approximately 40 degrees north-Oregon, Colorado, and the Carolinas-to 40 degrees…

There have been infinite control policies over the course of the Tlingit people’s history that effected their schools and educational system. Before Alaska was purchased by the United States, formal education came primarily from the efforts of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian-American Company. The Russian Orthodox Church through Bishop Innocent (Veniaminov) created the first alphabet for the Tlingit language and developed a Tlingit literacy program. Additionally in the nineteenth…