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    created by the United States of, but to what extent was the Marshall plan employed to contain communism? The Marshall plan was passed in 1948 and it’s publicly known main purpose was to help rebuild Europe’s economy and landscape during the post world war two crisis that many countries were dealing with following the war. Europe had spent tremendous amounts of money and used many resources on their fight to subdue the Eastern invaders. The Marshall plan was created by Secretary of State George…

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    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…

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    The Fog Of War Analysis

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    The Fog of War As stated in “The Fog of War” Robert S.McNamara was an American business executive and the eighth U.S. Secretary of defense. He is also recognized for helping guide the United States into the Vietnam War, which made him an important figure in the controversial figure. He also faced many challenges during the Cuban missiles when the Cuba pointed to the American.Comparing to the current leaders they are causing lots of violence, such as dropping a bomb on the other country without…

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    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…

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    American Influence On 9/11

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    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…

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    Tlingit Education History

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    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…

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    Vietnam War Social Impact

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    He surrounded himself with applicants like Walt Rostow who told him what he wanted to hear and got rid of those who offered an opposing view (for example, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara). • Johnson had the opportunity to save his presidency and end the war but he continued to mislead Americans on how the war was going on. This ended up dividing the Democratic Party and his chance of re-election faded…

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    1. There are many social changes happening within the military and some affect us more than others. As armed forces military members there is one particular issue that will affect us in the near future, if it has not already. The topic being, should men and women meet the same physical standards in the military? As one the most recent items in discussion it is important to have a solid understanding of the pros and cons of either adjusting or not adjusting the physical standards for women.…

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    opposite values between the United States and Soviet Union. The United States represented "capitalism, free market, private enterprise, individual liberty, and open political system"(Lecture#10). While the Soviet Union beliefs were "communism, state planning, state enterprise, community good, single party/limits on dissent" (Lecture#10). The United States and Soviet Union are both powerful nations in the World. The Cold War was different from other wars by the United States or Soviet Union did…

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    Richard Hofstadter said in his book: “American traditions also show a strong bias in favor of equalitarian democracy, but it has been a democracy in cupidity rather than a democracy of fratemity.” The ideal of American Liberalism did not occur at The New Deal time period,but it did attract people at that time. When people realized under the situation of financial crisis,is was not possible that to still have a free market, they needed someone to involved into their economy and help them get out…

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