The origins of the East-West conflict stems from multiple events. This tension brewed into a bitter and long conflict known as the Cold War. The struggle for dominance and world power was masked with differences in ideas of political, social and economic ways of life. At the climax of the Cold Wa...

Terrorism is an international problem in today\'s global community. Many nations are affected, whether directly or indirectly. Most nations oppose terrorism, while others condone or even support active, brutal terrorism and terrorist groups. Terrorism is defined by the US State Department to contain...

A sword between two stones can turn out to be a problem. Two forces working against one another are the reasons for the dilemma. This predicament can be overcome, and the sword can be free if the two forces work with one another. An additional dilemma is deciding how these two forces are going to...

1. What is an International System and which are the main actors in international relations? Explain.An international System is a set of relationships between the world's states, where there are certain rulers and patterns of interaction between the states. These rules include who is considered a me...

Many times when we say or think of any word, automatically we relate to an image. Casablanca, for example, principally is associated with the place where U.S. presidents live. However, others like me think it is a great classic movie that was made during the Second World War in 1942. Casablanca is a...

In recent research, I've found that Pearl Harbor and In Love and War are two very similar films. They both portray an injured soldier from either World War I, or World War II, who falls in love with a nurse, while competing against a friend for her attention. Although Pearl Harbor received be...

They sometimes say that people most fear what they don't understand! Past and present warfare conflicts have brought a sense of patriotism and American duty to the United States. But in World War II in brought a sense of fear home with it too. In Chapter 11 of "American Realities,"...

William Golding William Golding is a very influential author who wrote many different works. Some of his works are: The Lord of the Flies, The Inheritors, Freefall, Paper Men, and The Double Tongue. One of his first and probably most popular works to this day is The Lord of the Flies. Wi...

Joseph McCarthy became a United States Senator for the State of Wisconsin, in January of 1947. After losing popularity within the Senate, McCarthy utilized a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia to announce a communist plot that he had discovered within the United States Government. Given the situat...

In the system of international politics almost everything is strategic. Even the most basic analysis of international historical events can seem like decoding the rules to a complex board game. This is most evident when analyzing grand wars, such as WWI and WWII. Although states and state leaders ma...

Blue Remembered Hills – coursework essay. How Does Dennis Potter Represent Childhood In His Play – Blue Remembered Hills? Charlie Kilshaw. 17/3/01 The title of the play – Blue Remembered Hills comes from a line in A.E. Houseman's poem that is quoted at the very end of...

Japan\'s brutal colonial rule over the Korean peninsula during the first half of the 20th Century left many Koreans distrustful of their larger neighbor. Therefore South Korean government banned importing Japanese cultures including music and films after the liberation. It was only in 1998 that Sout...

In Stanley Milgram's article, "The Perils of Obedience," the Yale Psychologist suggests that authority and obedience are essential in the "structure of social life" which leads into a discussion about authority, obedience, and the natural aggression of a person. Conservati...

What military force we will see in the next millennium will not be conventional. Conventional military force, Defined as: the movement of mass armies across frontiers. I'm not saying that this won't happen but the likelihood of two states, especially major powers fighting each oth...

" The great dimensions among human kind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural . Nation Sates will remain the most powerful actors in world affairs, but the principle conflicts of global politics will occur between nations and groups of different civilizations." (Huntington, S, 1993)...

How does Hedley Bull's conclusions on the pluralist/solidarist debate help us understand the issue of human rights during the Cold War? Hedley Bull's conclusions on the pluralist and solidarist debate helps are understanding of human rights issues in the Cold War in terms of why the USA...

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 ...

Schindlers list, it is one of the many historical films, like Titanic which impressed audiences world wide. It received record gate reciepts throughout America and the rest of the world and undoubtly owes its success of particularly the western world in the horrific events concerning the treatment o...

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt was a good role model. She was a caring person who thought of others before herself. She always strove to improve the lives of people all over the world. She was a great reformer and humanitarian. Mrs. Roosevelt was a representative for reforms for ...

As Philip Berrigan walked the streets of London, Bristol, and other cities of Britain, he saw the faces of death from those who burned to death to those who were crushed from buildings collapsing; and if they survived, how they would be deformed for the rest of their lives. He became filled with e...

Last year was a year which was described by many as a disappointing year for film, with very little of significance coming from the film industry, in terms of ground breaking or memorable movies. For me last year was the year that Hollywood decided to make some interesting (The Insider), un-conventi...

Adolf Hitler was responsible for more evil and suffering than any other man in modern history. There were many occurrences during his lifetime that triggered the outcome of what would happen later in history. Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau Am Inn, Austria, on April 20, 1889. As a child he di...

From 1945 to around 1952, America endured the Red Scare. The Red Scare, the hunt for Communists, was epitomized in the McCarthy trials when many innocent citizens were labeled as Communists. In many ways, it resembled the notorious Salem Witch Hunt of the 1690's. Both involved fear...

In 1962, Stanley Kubrick made a satirical movie about a nuclear holocaust titled \"Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned How to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.\" Now, more than four decades later, Kubrick\'s film is an excellent example of human feelings during the early sixties. In fact, the movie c...

"The Crucible:" A Lesson Learned from Salem 1692 Does the Salem Witch Trial from 1692 offer any modern day lesson for America? Often authors and playwrights use their art to teach lessons to the people who read, view, and enjoy their works. Often artists will use a real life event...