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  • Special "world War Ii" Edition of the Stax Report

    Special "world War Ii" Edition of the Stax Report

    June 6, 2002 - Stax here with a Special "World War II" Edition of The Stax Report! June 6 marks the 58th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied forces' massive invasion of northern France. Rather than put together a list of "The Greatest World War II Films Ever Made," I opted to spotlight a small and rather eclectic mix of (primarily lesser known) films set against the backdrop of World War II (and, in one case,

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Andrew
  • The War in Iraq

    The War in Iraq

    The war in Iraq is a waste of our country's time and funds. September 11, 2001 two highjacked planes collided with New York's World Trade Center, and the Pentagon in Washington. Following the attacks, President Bush declared war on terrorism. For the past four years, American and other allied troops have entered the Middle East to cleanse terrorism. Such terrorist leaders as, Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein have been brought down. But, why is our

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Andrew
  • The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War lasted through six presidents, 50,000 dead American Soldiers and 25 years of battle. In 1945 Vietnamese nationalist declared independence from France. In 1954 France surrenders 10,000. Vietnam splits, North and South. American’s thought that Vietnam was thought to be the gateway for China and Soviet Union. South Vietnam was thought to be vulnerable to attack from these countries. Ho Chi Minh wants to unify Vietnam. Eisenhower felt that South Vietnam was

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Mike
  • World War 2 1939 to 1945

    World War 2 1939 to 1945

    World War 2 World War 2 took place during 1939-1945. It was the largest and deadliest war in history.The war was between the axis and allie powers. The allies consisted of Poland, Britian, France, Soviet union, U.S China, against the axis powers Germany, Italy nd Japan.By the end of the war there was 62 million people dead.The war began when Germany invaded poland. The U.K and France declared war on germany. There was many

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Top
  • Aviation in World War 2

    Aviation in World War 2

    Aviation in WWII Abstract Since the end of the Second World War, a contentious debate has churned over which aircraft was the best overall fighter aircraft to emerge from the global conflict. There are various ideas and declarations on how the Allies achieved victory over the mighty Luftwaffe and destroyed the entirety of the Third Reich. Some experts believe that strategic and massive bombing campaigns were the key to dismembering the Luftwaffe and the Axis

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Monika
  • Australia and Cold War

    Australia and Cold War

    Badminton is one of the most popular sports in the world and has been around for a very long time. Its popularity is spreading rapidly across the US. In this paper I will discuss the history and origin of badminton, the rules, and facts that I found interesting in badminton. Badminton originated in India and then went on to China, Japan and Thailand. An early version of this game in china used a shuttlecock but

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: July
  • Pro War in Iraq

    Pro War in Iraq

    Pro War in Iraq I do not subscribe to the fashionable notion of moral equivalence between all deeply-held beliefs. I believe in the rights of the individual over the collective. I believe democracy is better than dictatorship, both morally and practically. Not necessarily democracy as we or the Americans or the French practice it, but the idea that in every possible practical way, you should let people make their own decisions, and if these decisions

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • Causes of World War one

    Causes of World War one

    W.W.I World War I was the first major war that included a country from almost every part of the world. It was the second bloodiest war second only to W.W.II. The greatest destruction that humankind had ever previously experienced began on a calm and beautiful August day. It was a senseless slaughter that no nation benefited from. It lasted from 1914-1918. America was involved from April of 1917 to November of 1918. It ended with

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Steve
  • Do You Agree with the View That the First World War Hindered, Rather Than Helped, the Cause of Female Suffrage?

    Do You Agree with the View That the First World War Hindered, Rather Than Helped, the Cause of Female Suffrage?

    Do you agree with the view that the First World War hindered, rather than helped, the cause of female suffrage? In the sources presented there are conflicting views as to whether the First World War helped or hindered the cause of female suffrage. There were many people who argued that because women had worked so relentlessly during the war, it would be impossible to deny them the vote, especially due to the fact that working

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Jack
  • Intelligence in World War II

    Intelligence in World War II

    Intelligence agencies of the United States have made vast strides since their inception in the early twentieth century. However, during their early days, there were many gaps in technology and the abilities of the agents, but intelligence agencies also had some major successes. Intelligence was especially key during World War II. Frequently, operational failures during World War II were due to either a lack of or error in intelligence, a failure to funnel the information

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Kenyan Peace Talks

    Kenyan Peace Talks

    Kenyan Peace Talks In Nairobi, Kenya, a new deal has given hope for reconciliation in the country, where there has been increasing violence and deaths as a result of allegations of a manipulated presidential election in December 2007. President Mwai Kabiki of the PNU (Party of National Unity), the incumbent, beat Ralia Odinga of the ODM (Orange Democratic Movement) by only about 200,000 votes and was sworn in subsequently, but evidence of electoral manipulation upset

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Labor Day Campaign Kickoff Touches on War, Economy

    Labor Day Campaign Kickoff Touches on War, Economy

    Labor Day Campaign Kickoff Touches on War, Economy I read the article "Labor Day Campaign Kickoff Touches on War, Economy," and I believed that the idea of politics is confusing because I do not pay much attention to today's news. To me, current politics are meaningless because Bush is too war loving, Kerry changes his mind too often and has a not so impressive war history, and politics overall tells people what they want to

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Jessica
  • War with Iraq

    War with Iraq

    The war with Iraq began about fifteen years ago. Still to this day people are torn between going to war and trying to keep peace with Iraq. Back when the United States first had a problem with Iraq was when they invaded Kuwait in 1990, and refused to leave. Their were three main causes that made Iraq invade Kuwait. The Iraqi leaders have always considered Kuwait to be part of Iraq because of the way

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: David
  • Declaration of War Austria-Hungary on Serbia, & Hostilities Between Allied & Cpcont

    Declaration of War Austria-Hungary on Serbia, & Hostilities Between Allied & Cpcont

    WW IJuly28,1914, declarationofwar Austria-Hungary on Serbia,&hostilities between Allied & CPcont untl the signg of the armistice on November11,1918. Casualties land force amoun +37 mil close 10 mil death amng the civilan pop. were caused indirectly by the war. Despite worldwide hopes that the settlements arrived at after the war would restore world peace on a permanent basis, WW I actually providd the basis for even more devstting conflt. defeated Cp declared their aceptce of Pres

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: regina
  • The Fall of Germany in World War I

    The Fall of Germany in World War I

    The Fall Of Germany In World War I None of the European power wanted World War I, but they feared Germany. Germany was newly unified, and was beating the European powers in population and Industry. France wanted to recover the Alsace-Lorraine. Britain was a country used to being on the ocean, so they felt threatened by Germany's colonial expansion and William II's insisting on a large navy. Russia and Austria feared pressure on their unstable

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Jack
  • World War 1

    World War 1

    On June 28 1914 a spark was set off in Sarajevo, which would become an explosion throughout the world. The event that led to World War One was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. A Serbian nationalist secret society, also known as the Black Hand, was who was responsible for Ferdinand’s death. Before United States entered the war, they exported hundred of millions of dollars to Great Britain. Almost a

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Jon
  • War & Humanity: Where Do We Go from Here?

    War & Humanity: Where Do We Go from Here?

    WAR AND HUMANITY: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?. There is an average of twenty ongoing wars in the world at any given time. Some are internal civil wars, others are between nations. But the purpose of this thesis is not to report warfare, but the act of it. This includes the evolution of conventional and nuclear warfare, the potential effect of a nuclear war and why it is necessary for nations to fight war.

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Marshall Plan Impact on the Cold War

    Marshall Plan Impact on the Cold War

    The Marshall Plan was America’s principal plan for rebuilding and creating a stronger foundation for the allied countries of Europe, and repelling communism after WWII. The Marshall Plan became a four year program that would cost the American people approximately $13 billion dollars before it ended in 1952. Although it’s impact on the Western countries was a promising one, its impact on the relationship between the two former allies the Unities States and the Soviet

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: July
  • Us - Iraq War

    Us - Iraq War

    The US-Iraq War, a military action led by the United States against the regime of Saddam Hussein, the authoritarian leader of Iraq. US president George W. Bush, who announced the beginning of the war in March 2003, explained that the goals were to disarm Iraq and to free its people. For months, President Bush had threatened war, arguing that Saddam Hussein's regime posed a grave threat to US security and peace in the region because

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Mathew B. Brady: Civil War Photographer

    Mathew B. Brady: Civil War Photographer

    Mathew B. Brady: Civil War Photographer Mathew B. Brady: Civil War Photographer was written by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk. Elizabeth Van Steenwyk has written many good books for young people including: Saddlebag Salesmen, The California Missions, Frederic Remington, The California Gold Rush: West with the Forty-Niners, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Woman of Courage. Elizabeth now lives in San Marino, California with her husband. Mathew B. Brady was born somewhere between 1823 and 1824. His early life

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Top
  • Flaning in a Price War

    Flaning in a Price War

    Flanking in a Price War Article Main Points Summary The article begins by giving a brief analysis of a study that was conducted in Quebec in the early 1980's involving the grocery industry. It discusses a point of time before the leader in market share, Steinberg, Inc., initiated a price war. One of the authors of the article, Roger J Calantone, was involved in an experiment with one of the smaller grocery chains, IGA. The

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: regina
  • War Crimes - What the Publis Should Know

    War Crimes - What the Publis Should Know

    Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know The term war crime brings to mind a combination of horrific images, concentration camps, ethnic cleansing, execution of prisoners, rape, and bombardment of cities. These images correspond in many ways to the legal definitions of the term, but international law draws lines that do not in all ways match our sense of the most awful behavior. War crimes are those violations of the laws of war, or

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Anna
  • Special Operations in American Wars

    Special Operations in American Wars

    Running Head: SPECIAL OPERATIONS Special Operations in American Wars Michael Qualls James Madison University United States Special Forces have been used in �covert’ operations since the beginning of the US Military. From Vietnam to Iraq, they have played a major role in battle, and continue to as technological knowledge increases. What are Special Forces? The Department of Defense defines Special Forces as, “organized, trained, and equipped to conduct special operations with an emphasis on unconventional

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Fatih
  • How Did World War one Change American Society?

    How Did World War one Change American Society?

    Introduction In 1917 America entered World War one. By doing this America played a grave role in conquering Germany and ushering peace to Europe. However, the Great War also meant that the US would change dramatically through historical issues and changes which resulted in American society. Industries had started to realise that it was not as simple as it was before to abstract the immigrants. As the country developed and became more successful it

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Civil War

    The Civil War

    The Civil War was one of our nation’s greatest and saddest events. Many elements came into play in causing the war. The debates of the annexation of Texas, new land acquired from the Mexican War, all of the debates of the 1850’s, the rise of the Republican party and their presidential nomination, Abraham Lincoln were major factors. Slavery was not the only problem, everything dealing with the expansion of our western borders. In the 1830’s,

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Stenly