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  • World War II

    World War II

    World War II As totalitarian sates emerged into power, the United States got involved with World War II to help control these groups and to promote democracy in the European theatre of the world. The party with the most power at the time was the Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler. This socialist party was led by a powerful dictator who broke away from the League of Nations and began to conquer vast amounts of

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    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Brief Timeline of Events Leading up to World War one

    Brief Timeline of Events Leading up to World War one

    Brief Timeline of Important Events 1820 March - The Missouri Compromise is negotiated allowing Maine to be admitted to the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state in 1821. This act will maintain a balance between free and slave states. The compromise establishes the 36 degree, 30' parallel of latitude as a dividing line between free and slave areas of the territories. 1827 The state of New York abolishes slavery. 1828

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    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: July
  • Politics and War Term Paper

    Politics and War Term Paper

    Politics can influence war. This has been going on forever since men government and war have been around. Democracy has tried to expand across the globe. There is a struggle for human rights and democracy. The media has played a large role in this struggle. Influencing people one way or another. The people seem to rely on this to make their mind up. It is as if the people are unaware or just don’t have

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    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Steve
  • Military Pre-War Intellegiance

    Military Pre-War Intellegiance

    Military Pre-War Intelligence Presidents give speeches to the American people about what they want to hear. In this age of popularity a President will sugar coat his speeches to tell the people what he believes is the right thing to say, even if sometimes it means lying to his country. This has been going on forever, especially during declarations of war. America’s leading officials will start a war with someone else to get what they

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    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Max
  • The War on Drugs: A Losing Battle?

    The War on Drugs: A Losing Battle?

    The War On Drugs: A Losing Battle? In 1968, when American soldiers came home from the Vietnam War addicted to heroin, President Richard Nixon initiated the War on Drugs. More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force, headed by then Vice-President George Bush, in response to the city of Miami’s demand for help. In 1981, Miami was the financial and import central for cocaine and marijuana, and the

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    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: July
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    Introduction One of the longest fought and emotional wars that the U.S. Armed Forces have ever engaged is the Vietnam War. It is considered as the most unpopular military conflict in U.S. history. There is unprecedented lost in suffering, sorrow, and a national turmoil that can never be appeased with disgust (Johnson, 1988). Such participation in the war was a saw America so divided. And for many of the more than two million American veterans

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    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Star Wars

    Star Wars

    Star Wars By George Lucas Paperback, November 1998 Star Wars is a science fiction adventure novel. The symbolism and characterization was really excellent in the story. The story gives a great look into the future as it has many different types of things we have not yet invented; blaster rifles, space ships that go the speed of light, fat alien slugs, and beam swords. The plot of the story sucks you into the novel and

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    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Jessica
  • 7 Years War

    7 Years War

    The seven years war in America significantly changed our way of living. The War changed it economically, politically and ideologically. Without the seven years war, America would not be what it is today. It has become changed economically by people realizing now that the lands are becoming more and more valuable like what Canassatego, chief of the Onondaga Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy said to the Representatives of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia: "our lands are

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    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Fonta
  • War from Myceneans to Rome

    War from Myceneans to Rome

    7 July 2002 WAR FROM MYCENEANS TO ROME The modern day soldier did not arrive at the current level of training methods overnight. Throughout history warfare techniques and strategies have evolved from the earliest primitive battles to the latest technologies. The only way to learn about war is to study the past engagements and lessons learned. There are nine principles of war as follows: Objective, Offensive, Mass, Economy of force, Maneuver, Unity of command, Security,

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Jon
  • Franco - Winning the War

    Franco - Winning the War

    Franco was an excellent field commander and strategic leader. This is demonstrated in his incredibly fast rise in ranking so early in his life. Early on, he soon gained a reputation as a good officer, and became the youngest Brigadier-General in Europe. "He was also proposed unsuccessfully for Spain's highest honor for gallantry, the coveted Cruz Laureada de San Fernando," (Holguin 5) but refused it, trading it instead for an increase in ranking. In October

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Victor
  • Why Is Our Nation Still at War?

    Why Is Our Nation Still at War?

    Why is our nation still at war? In recent times, nothing has changed the lives of Americans more than the war in Iraq. The events preceding and surrounding this military activity has captured the emotions and changed the lives of nearly every American. As a nation, Americans made a myriad of hasty and uninformed decisions to alter the socioeconomic future of several nations. The American people deserve to know the truth about the decisions made

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Vika
  • The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War Vietnam was a long and vigorous war because it consisted of two sides that wanted different things. The main reason why North Vietnam was fighting South Vietnam was because the North wanted to spread communism. The south did not want that so they called the U.S. for help. I do not agree with the U.S. joining the Vietnam War for many reasons. First, it was not our war so we should not

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Jack
  • Bush Vs Truman

    Bush Vs Truman

    As President Bush goes further and more involved in the war on terror, his approval rating goes down. Right after September 11th, President Bush declared a war on terror. He had much of America’s support, but as the war continued his support dropped. This could be for countless reasons, including the loss of American lives. However, compared to prior wars, the loss is minimal. During his commencement address at West Point earlier this year, President

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    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: July
  • War on Drugs

    War on Drugs

    The war on drugs is not a war that can be fought on the beaches of Normandy or in the jungles of Vietnam. It is a war fought in the backyards of all Americans, every day. This is a war that cannot be won with the aid of nuclear weapons or the help of any other forms of artillery. The number of casualties, however, will be determined by whether or not the legalization of drugs

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    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Max
  • Disappearance of the Anasazi Civilization

    Disappearance of the Anasazi Civilization

    Disappearance of the Anasazi civilization Summary The Anasazi civilization was a wonderment of there time. They were far ahead of any Indian civilization of that time era. They were cliff-dwelling people who where very knowledgeable in architecture, astronomy, and farming. They had built houses on the sides of cliffs that were more then 5 stories tall with plenty of space and even had religious meeting areas. They had a system for tracking the movement

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    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Artur
  • Second World War

    Second World War

    'Radar and the excellent new fighters account for Britain's victory in the Battle of Britain'. How far do you agree with this judgement? The Battle of Britain which started on the 10th of June and officially ended on the 30th of October is usually divided into five phases: The Channel Battle, The Operation Eagle, the classic phase of aerial bombardment between the Luftwaffe and Royal Air Force(RAF), the Battle of London and finally a series

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    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Mike
  • Humor at War

    Humor at War

    Humor at War During the Vietnam War, Soldiers in Vietnam go through different actions like being ambushed and attacking the enemy which may make them feel different emotionally. These men deal with everyday death and other horrific conditions of the war. The soldiers in the novel The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, have been put through emotional and physical situations in and out of the battle field. To keep themselves from breaking into

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Stenly
  • War on Drugs Speech

    War on Drugs Speech

    10 April 2002 WAR ON DRUGS SPEECH The following speech is to be presented to the youth of America currently enrolled as High School Students. The topic of the War on Drugs directly coincides with the War on Terrorism. In order to stop terrorism, the funding through drugs must be stopped. The presenter will be using first person speech to make for a more personable presentation. On September 11th the United States became the victim

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Mike
  • Why Are Big States More War Prone Then Small ones

    Why Are Big States More War Prone Then Small ones

    War! Huh! Good God y’all! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!” (Springsteen). Contrary to the immortal words of Bruce Springsteen, there is a purpose to war. The world has many different states and nations, and not all have similar interests; and when the interests of two or more countries conflict with one another, war is a possible outcome. War is no stranger to any country in the world, but some countries are much more

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Fonta
  • The War on Drugs: A Losing Battle?

    The War on Drugs: A Losing Battle?

    The War On Drugs: A Losing Battle? In 1968, when American soldiers came home from the Vietnam War addicted to heroin, President Richard Nixon initiated the War on Drugs. More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force, headed by then Vice-President George Bush, in response to the city of Miami’s demand for help. In 1981, Miami was the financial and import central for cocaine and marijuana, and the

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Steve
  • Position Paper: The Inevitable Cold War

    Position Paper: The Inevitable Cold War

    Ashley Wigfield Mr. Fox HS 132 J 10/04/05 Position Paper: The Inevitable Cold War Following World War II, the actions and prevailing beliefs of both American and Russian leaders fueled distrust and resentment between the two powerful nations which eventually led to an unavoidable confrontation. Although the American mindset would have all blame placed on Russia, it is important to examine both sides of the issue in order to prove that both nations were merely

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Jon
  • Athenian Civilization

    Athenian Civilization

    One of the successes of the Athenian civilization was their educational system which was the basis to the Athenians’ undying curiosity in making inquiries in medicine. Thucydides (Hist. Ex 2.39) states that “There is a difference, too, in our educational systems [with the Spartans].”While the Spartans were focused solely on their military force, Athens’ educational system was based on the fact that success was not wholly based on a country’s military capacity. One of them

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Monika
  • Civilization and the Importance of Iron and Oxygen

    Civilization and the Importance of Iron and Oxygen

    Steel is used everywhere in our daily lives, but we are not quite sure where it came from. Even though we know it is extracted from an iron ore, most of us may not know how an iron ore looks like, much less how it has been generated. This time, I am going to introduce one of its places of origin along with earth's history glimpsed by iron ores there. I don't know how long

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Jon
  • Cola Wars

    Cola Wars

    Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century I. Case issue: Implications of strategic rivalry on cola industry's structure and performance (See Exhibits 1 & 2 for analysis) A. Implications on structure of cola industry 1. Bottlers have been consolidated by concentrate producers (CP), placing smaller CPs at the mercy of Pepsi and Coca-Cola's distribution systems (See Exhibit 3) a. Making it tougher for smaller CPs like Cott Corporation to compete and leaving

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    Submitted: February 8, 2010 By: Max
  • The War on Iraq

    The War on Iraq

    Michael P. Haney Professor Riddle ENG 111-31a July 18 2005 The War on Iraq On Tuesday, September 11th 2001, American Airlines flight #11 took off from Boston's Logan airport with 81 passengers and 11 crew members on what airline pilots called a "severe clear" morning. The time was 8:46 a.m. when a one hundred and thirty-seven ton Boeing 767 filled with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel, flew 500 miles an hour south down the Hudson

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    Submitted: February 8, 2010 By: Monika

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