United States territory

adjacent to a state and under its jurisdiction and extending outward from the coast about 31⁄2statute miles,” however, whose jurisdiction does that area fall under. The sea is classified as being between Malacca Straights to the Strait of Taiwan. Significant regional competitors for the maritime control include; China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines, with yet still smaller regions laying claim too. Among some other non-direct bodies of interest include the United States and…

The affiliation between the United States in Latin America is one that has undoubtedly demonstrated both historical and contemporary intervention by the American administration for social, economic, ideological and political motives. Latin American resilient partnership with the United States has fostered significant progress yet face ongoing trials. The historical removal of trade barriers between Latin America and the United States saw the latter region being the largest foreign provider of…

In the first half of the 19th Century a young United States began to face many conflicts regarding civil rights as well as continuous opposing views between the North and South. One of the more prevalent issues at the time, even though both the Democratic and Whig parties attempted to avoid talking about it, was regarding the institution of slavery and whether or not it was “right”. Another issue that arose was whether or not the country would go to war with Mexico after Democrat, and current…

Sectarian violence within Iraqi territory is becoming more and more serious and continues to worsen. These violences, in a large part are due to the conflicts between the Sunni and Shia extremist groups. The first Iraqi war, lead by the United States, took place between 2003 and 2011. However, there has been a second war that only erupted last year and has been ongoing ever since. There have been countless suicide bombings, of which several have taken place in Baghdad. About a month ago,…

known that the United States started out as colony of a world power that sought to end its oppression. So with this in mind, some people wonder how the U.S. could impose imperialistic force on other smaller countries. This was especially true during the early 20th century when the country was in Turmoil about what to do with countries such as: the Philippines, Costa Rica and various other trade port islands. Coincidentally, we faced these decisions when the U.S. freed these territories from…

The United States like other Western countries entered a period of imperialism prior to the war in which they hoped to gain territory, resources, the spread of US ideals, and naval bases. It was a period of Social Darwinism in which imperialists believed they were superior and believed Anglo-Saxon principles should dominate. Spain had similar goals in regards to imperialism and expansion, and had already colonized Cuba, a nation only 90 miles south of Florida; however the United States had…

because of the war. New organizations were formed, laws were passed, the country got a new president, and the United States almost engaged in war with the Soviet Union. The changes that occurred in this decade were the start of a new era. The domestic and foreign policies of the United States in the 1940’s helped to shape the world into what it is today, by forming organizations like the United Nations, engaging in the Cold War, and changing the home life of Americans with new laws. World War…

The start of many new nations is a time of failure and improvement. The formation of the 13 new colonies and how they eventually lead to the creation of the United States is amazing as the nation as a whole jumps various obstacles. After the revolutionary war the U.S gained power as a nation through physical and economic growth. It also establish that it was a nation not to be messed with such as in the war of 1812 where the U.S was able to put up a fight against one of the worlds biggest army.…

start of the Cold War. Offner states that Truman really was not experienced enough with global affairs and was a “parochial nationalist” who did not how to deal with Russia accordingly. Gaddis states in Truman’s defense that Stalin was truly a difficult human being who refused to find middle ground and really was the cause of the Cold War. Honestly I agree with Offner because Truman did handle the situation very poorly and the main cause of the Cold War was the United States not trusting…

Why Did The United States Invade Cuba? The Spanish–American War was a conflict fought between Spain and the United States that started in April and ended in August (1898). There are many interpretations of what caused the U.S. to invade Cuba to fight the Spanish-American war. The three main reasons though, were the sinking of the maine, yellow journalism, and imperialism. Because of yellow journalism over the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine it caused the U.S. to act out in anger and sought revenge.…