Several factors contributed to the rise of the African-American protests leading to the civil rights movement in the 1950s. A prominent factor in the shaping of the Civil Rights Movement was the legacy of World War II. After the black men and women served in the military or worked in war plants, the...

The Korean War, or more accurately, the Korean Conflict was quite obviously both a civil conflict and an international conflict. As I go forward in this discussion of the "war", I will attempt to explain my theory on both separate ideas. Fundamentally, it is hard to have a civil conflict, ...

The Greek populace desired to stay out of the war in 1940. They did not have a very strong government. At the time it was a monarchal parliament under King Paul II. General Ioannis Metaxas was allowed to function as a dictator under the auspices of the king. Metaxas was well known as a general, and ...

World War II and it's Affects World war two significantly affected the United States and its people. Despite the awful tasks of waging and supplying a war, surprisingly the economy was booming. Big Businesses and Labor Unions strengthened, women were able to make a living on their own, a...

Cold War Notes - An ideological conflict between capitalist democracies and communist Dictatorships - Fought by Spheres of influence, space race, culture and athletic competitions, arms race (deterrence), Propaganda, Proxy Wars (others fight your wars for you) Containment: - Truman Doctrine...

The Vietnam War is one of the most controversial events to ever divide the US aside from the Civil War. Although throughout history the US was known to be very isolationist, this time, they took charge. As time passed and the threat of Communism spread to Vietnam, the US gradually became more and mo...

The Cold War laid its effects on many countries and nations, however, for some parts of the world the end of the cold war had a much greater effect. Of all the countries and nations that were left with an everlasting impression of the Cold War, Germany was left with much more. The rise and fall of t...

The Anti-War Movement J,J,J,J, United States participation in the Vietnam War was a subject of much debate among the American public. While many Americans supported the United States involvement in the War, in agreement with the Government that American assistance was needed in order to stop...

During the twentieth century, conclusions of wars created the conditions for subsequent wars. Whether it was the conquered or the conqueror, few ever remain content past an initial truce. Two examples of this can be found in the events that lead up to WWII and the constant conflict in the Middle Eas...

The Vietnam War leaves many dark legacies described in the superlatives: the most unpopular war, the most bombs dropped compared to all prior wars combined, the worst loss in U.S. military operation, and the list goes on. However, a legacy that is acutely palpable today as many Americans protest ag...

For hundreds of years Korea was dominated by the Chinese empire. After Japan was defeated by the allies in WW II., Korea became occupied by the Russians in the North and the Americans in the South. Both the U.S. and the Soviets realized that Korea was a strategic country. It was important to occupy ...

The Vietnam War (1955-1975) is probably the most problematic of all American wars. First, it is morally ambiguous. It was both a war against communism and a war to suppress nationalist self-determination. Second, it can be (and was) very confusing. American objectives were not always well defined. A...

A Generation in War and Turmoil: The Agony of Vietnam The assignment is to: 1. List and discuss four changes in the lifestyles of some Americans during the post-World War 2 era. 2. Describe the major American foreign policy decisions concerning Vietnam between 1945 and 1966 under the administr...

In the 1950s, the People's Republic of China became a growing source of concern for the United States. China's expansion of power and influence was potentially leading to the spread of communism in the world, especially in Asia. The United States wanted to keep its position in Asia, so they decide...

Oppenheimer and Sakharov and the Cold War J. Robert Oppenheimer and Andrei Sakharov are both considered leaders of nuclear physics during the World War II and the Cold War. The two men had astonishingly similar lives, achievements and views on nuclear weapons. Andrei Sahkarov (1921-1989), ...

In 1823 the United States declared in the Monroe Doctrine that it claimed interest in the Western World. And America has pursued this goal. But what kind of effect have we had in Central and South America? In many cases, America should not have had the right to involve itself in Latin America. ...

At the conclusion of the WWII Germany was divided into 4 zones of occupation controlled by Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States. Berlin, the capital of Germany, was located in the Soviet controlled section of Germany. A lack of agreement and compromise with the Soviet ...

At the conclusion of the WWII Germany was divided into 4 zones of occupation controlled by Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States. Berlin, the capital of Germany, was located in the Soviet controlled section of Germany. Lack of agreement and compromise with the Soviet Union...

Conservatism (1980's Style)- the principles and practices of the Conservative party in United Kingdom. Irangate- a big scandal that was compared to Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal, but it raised more troubling issues. It was significant, because it left the role of the president unex...

The Sixties split the skies. Only Civil and two world wars so neatly divided our history into a Before and After. And the Sixties were more divisive than World War II, which drew more people for the war effort. The Sixties drove people apart – husbands from wives, children from parents,...

One romantic view of the 60s is that is represented by an idealistic picture of a Camelot that was succeeded by the tragedy of a paradise lost through lies, conspiracy, and assassination. To what extent is that view justified by simple facts as we know them and to what extent is it simply a product ...

The song "Eve of Distruction" by Barry McGuire is from the time of the Vietnam War. There is a lot of controversy over this war. It discusses how people felt about the war integration, and the demonstrations of that time. Most of the younger people thought that America shouldn't ge...

MAO: A NECESSARY EVIL The lecture that Philip Short gave on his book Mao: A Necessary Evil was a very interesting insight into the life of the controversial leader of China. He started by talking about Mao's early life, growing up in central China. There was very little outside influence t...

Bombs, Beats, and Bus Boycotts: The Turbulence of the 1950s At the end of World War II , Americans saw prosperity that they had never seen before. The standard of living had risen, and America was racing for world dominance. Moreover , the events that took place during this decade would change th...

At the end of World War II , Americans saw prosperity that they had never seen before. The standard of living had risen, and America was racing for world dominance. Moreover , the events that took place during this decade would change the way we look at this era forever. This decade was an era of tu...