Latin AmericaAfter world War II until the 1980's, many Latin American leaders installedreforms to deal with new demanding issues in their country. These new reforms werefrequently viewed by the United States as alarming due to the recent rise of communismin the world. Following almost a century o...

What Were the Prime Motivations in the Conduct of US Foreign Policy From 1898-1941? Primarily the United States entered the world political spectrum following its comprehensive victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War (1895-1898) and it was to prove the forbearer of American foreign polic...

The Cold War began as an ideological struggle between the two superpowers that emerged in the aftermath of World War Two (WWII). The destruction of the former Western European balance of power post-WWII allowed for new nations to emerge superpowers. The tensions that arose from the restructured bipo...

In his book Nils Gilman speaks about the many theories that defined modernism and modernization during the twentieth century. Those theories refer mainly to the American pint of view and their concept of situations, compared to other countries that were, at that time, less developed. The theory of ...

Foreign Policy has varied throughout United States history, in order to adapt to changing times and needs. The alterations to foreign policies are generally made depending on the relationship the United States has with other nations, and to meet their own desires. Three types of US foreign policies ...

War or no war"December 7, 1941 was the opening battle of the Second World War for the United States of America. But Pearl Harbor also marked the closing of one historical period and the opening of another. America finally ended its self-imposed isolation from world affairs on that day, and for the...

Introduction The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was one of the turning points of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. At that time the two superpowers came closest to war than they had ever been, most likely with nuclear weapons. The actual crisis started when on Oc...

The Rise and Spread of Communism in China The aftermath of World War II had left many countries in ruins, as great masses of countrymen were beginning to suffer from its devastating effects. The remains of what had once been great cities were now destroyed, and the remnants of great buildings an...

Dulce et Decorum Est, by Wilfred Owen, is one of those rare examples of poetry that, although relatively skimpy when it comes to symbolic meaning that probes deeper than the surface of the text, is so wonderfully written that it casts itself far above the status of an ordinary poem. It is not surpr...

In the following paragraphs, we will be an analysis and discussing the formation, the contribution, and the security of the United Nations. We will also be offering our personal assessment of the success and the failures of this task, along with our personal future prospects of this organization. ...

The motives behind the establishment of American relations andintervention in the internal affairs of smaller nations have been anywhereor anything from security, ideological, economic to psychological (Pastor1998). The attention pattern the US shows is said to fluctuate betweenobsession an...

The nineteenth century was irrevocably swept away in a tide of mud and blood with the coming of World War I. "The Great War" lasted from 1914 through 1918. More than eight million soldiers lost their lives in the struggle between the Central Powers and the Allies. The old ideals of warf...

Show how poets you studied this year develop universal themes and images. Language is the greatest form of communication, separating humans from the other primates. Literature, the written form of spoken language offers an opportunity to express emotions and thoughts precisely. This highly develo...

The Vietnam conflict took thousands of American and Vietnamese lives. Twenty five years after taking second place in this conflict it is easy to say what we should or should not have done, but hind sight is based on the results of history and the decisions made at the moment of living it. The le...

PEACE CORPSChange, whether it is for better or worse, is inevitable in our society. We as individuals have the ability to bring about change in society and the world. Throughout history, cultures and societies have benefited through the sharing of skills. A modern day example of this is the Peace...

In the chapter of the 1900's called the Cold War, there is one clear and undeniable climax. October 16, 1962, and the twelve days that followed, the world came to a standstill over an event known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. This conflict was an inevitable wake up call to all involved that provided...

Poetry EssayIn "Dulce et Decorum Est," Wilfred Owen uses a range of literary devices to give the reader a highly realistic portrait of the true horror of war. While the most important part of Owen's poem is the structure, since the poems organization is critical to a clear understanding of the poet'...

A professor at the University of London, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Political Sciences and Humanities, George Modelski; writes "Globalization is a process along three dimensions: formation of world opinion, democratization, and political globalization." Arnold Toynbee's essay "For th...

Course BackgroundDominant Civilizations1. The dominant civilization at the time was the Roman Empire.2. Western Europe was right behind the Roman Empire in civilization.3. With the fall of the Roman Empire, Western civilization fell.The split of civilization1. Western Europe began to slit in to sepe...

Unit oneEDMUND BURKE: wrote "Reflection of the Revolution-didn't agree with Fr. Revolution-felt it tried to change fr. OvernightTHOMAS JEFFERSON: brains of U.S. revolution-helped write Declaration of IndependenceHOGARTH: developed a new art form: engravingTHE STAMP ACT: taxes imposed on items that w...

Mommsen's article had as aim to eliminate as a causal explanation German imperialistic aims and the argumentation is convincing in that respect. Regarding Mayer, he clearly attributed a large causal role to domestic policies within the Great Powers and presents compelling evidence to that effect. U...