After WW2, the most powerful countries in the world were the US and the Soviet Union, who soon became bitter rivals. The Soviet Union began invading Europe and destroyed their democratic governments, replacing them with communist governments. In the same year, 1949, China also became a communist nat...

1) According to the text, what are the major themes of the 20th Century before WWI? "The twentieth century opened on a world dominated by the West." It was during this period that profound progress and European power led the world affairs from the end of 19th century to world war, revolution, and ...

In the first significant battle between American troops and the North Vietnamese, the momentous Ia Drang Valley Battle served as a catalyst to furthering U.S. involvement in Vietnam. We Were Soldiers Once...and Young gives the reader a rough and raw look at the realities of war, Vietnam, and the...