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Soviet occupation in Poland), and bolstered attacks, asserting on the USSR's behalf, their bent on world domination. The United States misconstrued Soviet intentions and assigned ‘world domination' as Stalin's main goal. With such a seemingly aggressive Soviet threat at hand, the U.S. utilized documents and speeches like Kennan's Long Telegram, Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech and the Truman doctrine to acknowledge the maturing Soviet menace. These three documents and declarations deepened the…

battle between Britain and America. It first started because Great Britain was putting restrictions on America’s trading. The United States suffered many costly defeats at the hands of British. American troops were able to repulse British invasions in New York, Baltimore and New Orleans, boosting national confidence and fostering a new spirit of patriotism. Many in the United States celebrated the War of 1812 as a “second war of independence,” beginning an era of partisan agreement and national…

immigrants must still help progress this nation; however, true progress can only be achieved by those who have a firm grasp of the language of their new country. A common language forms unity. The American identity and economic infrastructure relies on a united country and will be compromised if there is a lack of communication and cohesiveness within the country. For the nation to have the best chance of economic success in America, immigrants coming to the U.S. need to learn English for…

because of Russia’s suspicion for the West; followed by the atomic bombs dropped against the two Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Russia felt that it had an interest in maintaining a neutral territory in Eastern Europe that would protect them from attacks from the West. While, The United States was committed to free and democratic elections in Eastern Europe. In the aftermath of the Second WWII power blocs were formed in Europe, in which one of them was dominated by America and capitalist…

Women, in the United States are view as dominating-leaders. In Middle East, this is view as discontent among women with the extent of state. Muslim men view this as disobeying and interferences in personal relationships or with the disparity between their own status and that of being loyal and their position. How an individual display their loyalty to another group is a personal preference but once their opinion is force upon another group, according to Race & Ethnic Group Stratification (n.d.)…

have many trained soldiers, they had to travel to places they did not know, it was a very far distance to supply the troops and send more troops. The Confederacy had their advantages and disadvantages as well. The Confederates fought on their own territory, so they knew all of the area. Their soldiers were all trained very well, better hunting skill and they attended military school. They also believed in the cause because it was for them, and their independence. A disadvantage of theirs was…

NSC-68 and Patriot Act are the most debated constitutional amendments in the history of United States of America. NSC-68 was a top secret policy paper that was proposed by US’ National Security Council that was presented to President Truman in April 1950. To date the NSC-68 is considered to one of the most important statement of American policy in the Cold War. The Patriot Act is the United State law that was enacted in response to September 11, terrorist attacks that provided law-enforcement…

84 sq. miles yet still you will see traces of St. Croix's rich cultural diversity in the island's distinctive arts, crafts, music and festivals. St.Croix is apart of the United States Virgin Islands along with two other islands; St. Thomas and St.John. Some may refer to my island as paradise while I call it home. The distinctive flavors of spices bring such an unforgettable taste and not to mention the warmth all year round bring tourist from the main land to enjoy a beautiful day on the…

One clear example was the creation of peace settlements resulting from the development of new nations and territories on the world map. For example, as Germany and Austria-Hungary heavily dwindled in size, new territories like Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia were mandated from peace settlements. Mirroring the Ottoman empire’s demise, Austria-Hungary’s government also began to disintegrate. The death of Emperor…

capabilities". In this essay I will explain my opinion regarding the preferred strategy to fight Isis. In my opinion, what may work for the benefit the US foreign policy is not necessarily good for the security of the state of Israel. Isis is a pseudo state, because it occupies a territory, it keeps military capabilities, it controls lines of communications, and it has sophisticated military organization. In addition, as we see in Martin Himel's lecture it makes extensive use in…