The origins of the Cold War were, some say, a battle of ideological governments (communism vs. capitalism). However, I believe the origins of the Cold war are set between two superpowers, both struggling for control of the world. During WW2, the U.S.A. and Russia were teamed together to fight agai...

Survey of art. Jeff lussier Extra credit A couple of weeks ago I embarked on a journey to the Currier gallery of art. Myself and a few students from our class were on a mission to view the art they were displaying at the time. It was an interesting trip to say the least. When we entered the bui...

Changes within the Iron Curtain of Soviet Russia varied greatly based on the individual in power. Stalin represented a conservative and nationalist regime, which was later de-Stalinized by Nikkita Khrushchev. Yet this change was also reversed in some ways when Loenid Brezhnev took power and began...

Introduction The nineteenth century saw the conquest of new territories for the United States, Great Britain and Japan. It is important to understand why these conquests were important for nation-building and why some territories were incorporated into countries, while others were created...

By 1939 France and Great Britain had declared war on Germany. Germany had invaded Poland and was working towards European domination while on the other side of the globe Japan had launched a massive attack on China and Korea and was steadily moving over the Pacific in an attempt to gain complete con...

By 1939 France and Great Britain had declared war on Germany. Germany had invaded Poland and was working towards European domination while on the other side of the globe Japan had launched a massive attack on China and Korea and was steadily moving over the Pacific in an attempt to gain complete c...

The calamity of September 11th were not random acts of evil, rather they were calculated attacks on the attitudes that every American held prior to September 11th including myself. My lack of knowledge on American foreign policy proceeding to the measures of September 11th underscore, in my underst...

WAR There were many battles fought to make the United States what it is today. Many men sacrificed their lives, homes, and families to make America what we call our home sweet home. Three very important wars that made an impact of the future of this country were the Revolutionary War, the Ci...

The era of the 1950's presented a wave of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. Yet, the 1956 revolution of Hungary is relatively unknown to the pages of modern history. Unlike the better known nations which fought against their Soviet-friendly governments, Hungary was left...

Living in a multicultural society among people of different faiths, ethnicity, and nationalities has a number of obvious advantages as well as disadvantages. If an individual, or the society as a whole, is able to tap the positive synergy of diversity, there are enormous benefits to be gained. On th...

Europe will never be like America. Europe is a product of history. America is a product of philosophy. Margaret Thatcher (1925 - ) In the year nineteen hundred, the center of world power inarguably resided in Eur...

Freedom is a beautiful thing to have, but when does my freedom become a prison? If I have freedom then I have no restriction, and I can do whatever I want to do, but only to a certain extent. With independence, I also can express myself and voice my opinions, but I am not always allowed to act upo...

9/11/01 On the morning of September 11, 2001 I awoke thinking that this would be yet another normal Tuesday, little did I know that this day would change my life forever. Seeing two of our countries largest towers collapse one after another was the scariest thing I have ever faced. After witn...

Was there really a need to drop the atomic bomb on Japan to end the second World War? Most of the American people will say that yes, it was necessary. American soldiers were dying. The Japanese soldiers were fanatics, happily giving their lives for their country. The atomic bomb provided a quick a...

The Early American Consumer Out of the ashes of World War 1, a new world emerged. This new era in history manifested itself in different ways throughout the globe but in almost every nation, society changed in the wake of the most devastating war humanity had endured up until that point. Even b...

Over the course of the last half-century the U.S. has enjoyed unprecedented power in every aspect whether it be politically, economically, militarily, or by any other means. In its dominance of world politics since WWII, the U.S. has been able to cast its influence around the globe. However...

The book Mein Kampf (My Struggle) was written by Adolf Hitler before World War II (1933). Hitler was an evil genius, which wrote of how he felt about racial elements and how he felt they were differently situated. Hitler also wrote of the importance of propaganda, and the correct use of the lies p...

I believe that the Republic of Korea's (ROK) location is a paradox in that it is both advantageous and disadvantageous in their dealings with neighboring countries. The ROKs position at the center point of three major economic powers – China, Japan and Russia - allows for excellent trade...

"Woodrow Wilson Wouldn't Yield" In the article "Woodrow Wilson Wouldn't Yield" by Thomas A. Bailey, Bailey describes Woodrow Wilson as president in the time of the Great War as he fought for the League of Nations and fought against the Senate. Wilson was a strong c...

In America in the Twentieth Century, George Donelson Moss describes the change in American society as a result of World War II. He argues that during the Second World War the United States went from a nation suffering the effects of a Great Depression while dealing with a world occupied by war and ...

Americanism and the new american paradigm. *note* this paper is 99% opinion, and inspired by Noam Chomsky's 1997 lecture in boston on "Propaganda And Control of the Public Mind." The year was 1989, the cold war had subsided, and America was looking for a new paradigm, a new reas...

Man's dream of flying has been apparent almost as long as mankind himself. However, the concept of an aircraft has only been around for approximately two hundred years. Before this time, man tried to fulfill this dream by mimicking the birds. They first built machines called ornithopters to u...

Spanish Influenza Epidemic Influenza is and acute infectious and Contagious disease sometimes becoming Pandemic. It is characterized by an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract. Epidemics of this disease have been recorded as early as 1510. The Influenza pandemic of 1...

The Communist World and the Free World were two kinds of economic and political camps existing in 1985. At the center of these camps were two nations, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics who followed the principals of communism, and the United States of America with the belief in Capitalism and...

Losing a loved one is hard. Losing a loved one is even harder whenever you don't really have anyone there to comfort you except for yourself and your brother and sister. When Mary Bekka's father was killed in World War 2, she had to be the person there for her brother and sister. She acted...