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ISIS is all we here about nowadays. ISIS is the talk of the century. ISIS stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Syria is located in the Middle East, and part of Southwestern Asia. It has coastline along the eastern Mediterranean Sea, just below Turkey. The neighboring countries of Syria are Iraq, Israel, and Jordan. Syria is going through a rough time with ISIS. ISIS is taking over Syria rapidly and is on the move for others as well. Sources like CNN say, “the militant group has seized…

claim is different to the US when the Monroe Doctrine was declared. Obviously, the United States and the claimants of these areas have special interest in the area in the same way that China has. Also, when the US stated the Doctrine, the states affected by it accepted it and was not opposed to American intervention according the Monroe Doctrine’s Wikipedia page. Looking at the response to China’s claim, many of the states affected by this claim contests it. In addition, as stated in the case…

310320 Period 5 Nationalism Essay Nationalism came to the United States after the war of 1812 was fought. Even though the United States citizens didn’t fight as a whole, after the war was fought the people were more connected. With nationalism on the rise, many new changes were brought up that bettered the nation. America was starting to produce more things for themselves. Nationalism was also brought up to the United States during James Monroe’s presidency. Nationalism ended up bringing…

During the Pacific war from 1941-45, the Japanese were controlling many countries and gaining territory in the Pacific. By 1942-43, Japan was planning a full scale attack on mainland Australia. To do this, they had to take many positions that the Australians were occupying in Papua New Guinea in order to isolate Australia. The Kokoda and Milne Bay military campaigns were both very successful in protecting Australia from Japanese aggression as they prevented the Japanese from taking the Kokoda…

of imports and investments from other countries. Political sectionalism is the support of a particular part of the United States of specific political interests. Economic nationalism and political sectionalism can be seen in Andrew Jackson’s actions in the South Carolina nullification crisis, the Bank War, and the Indian Removal. Andrew Jackson argued that the legitimization for state invalidation of government laws was misinformed, unlawful, and treasonous to the nation. The north started to…

Operation Desert Fox occurred in Iraq from 16th – 19th of December 1998. Operation Desert Fox was a four day military bombing campaign organised by the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The United States and the United Kingdom justified the strikes as Iraq had not complied with the UNSC’s resolutions and kept interfering with the UNSC’s weapons inspectors. Another main reason the bombing occurred was to punish Saddam Hussein's regime with military force in the hope of removing…

leader. The group uses terrorist and insurgency tactics against Syrians, the people of Iraq, and sectarian regions of the Middle East.” (Threat Assessment of ISIL and Al Qaeda in Iraq, Syria and Beyond, 9/13/2014). The leader of ISIS claims the United States to be in direct conflict with ISIS. The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) believes any attack by extremist or insurgents from ISIS will be limited and small in scale. The rise of ISIS is part of the global jihadist movement with…

According to a Synopsis of Philippine History (n.d.) in the beginning of the third century, the current inhabitants were in contact with Asian merchants, and the Japanese even built a trading post in Luzon territory. However, it was not until 1380 that Muslim Arabs built settlements in the southern region. Later in 1521, the Spanish started to arrive in large numbers and began to colonize the Philippines. The major influence that the Spanish had on the local…

resources to help while offering a safe place to live. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) website, there are 21.3 million refugees in the world as of 2016 (Figures at a Glance). This rapid increase of refugees started growing in 2013 and has grown every year since. This is due to the civil unarrest that ripped thousands of people from their homes and the lives; as ISIS gained more territory in Iraq and Syria. People were faced with three options: become a…

and his band of foreign policy believed that Stalin intended to exploit any Western weakness and to take over any territory he thought to be vulnerable. -In a speech, Truman stated that “I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities and outside pressures.” In this speech, Truman did not state that the armed minorities were the Communists; however, no one at the time or thereafter doubted that that was…