Society-as described by Webster's Dictionary is: human being collectively; the fashionable world; a community; an association; companionship. The usage of the words, collectively, community, association, companionship, proves to me that when something changes, or when an events occurs it effects al...

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...

Ambassador Ross began his speech by first addressing the topic of the War on Terrorism. Ambassador Ross believes that in order for America to overcome September 11th events, we must first understand that \"terror\" should not be taught or used in the battle over terrorism. Ross also feels that netw...

Resistance is futile. I can only imagine that was what the Nazi's were thinking while they were butchering millions of Jews in concentration camps all across Europe. The Jews however, had a different thought. Jewish resistance against the Nazi's sprang up, and helped give hope and ins...

Assessing Corporate Culture Paper: American Red Cross The American Red Cross, a diverse, volunteer-led, community funded organization has led the world in helping others year after year since 1881. We are about to cover the basic foundation of the American Red Cross, ranging from the organizationa...

Americans have always wanted the \"best\" of things. Brand new cars, big houses, and flashy clothes have historically been an American way of life. Even in the face of extreme hardships, Americans being Americans, go to extreme measures to preserve their way of life. Of course, we Americans have our...

The conflict between the Kuomintang(KMT) and the CCP(Chinese Communist Party) became obvious when the leader of the KMT died in August of 1925. This death caused the initial overthrow of Wang Jingwei and finally Chiang Kai-shek. Even before Chiang gained power, however, he had oppressed the CCP by a...

Arms Control Arms control is a major issue facing the nations of the world today. The concept that a war today could destroy every living thing doesn't sit well with many people. So to control weapons and what nations have these weapons will help control war. With problems with Nuclear...

JAPANESE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POST WORLD WAR II World War II left many powerful nations in smoke and rubble. The deconstruction of many countries gave them the chance to rebuild their cities and economies. No country took more advantage of this opportunity than Japan. Japan was a huge milita...

Stephen Biddle\'s review essay \"The New Way of War?\" in the journal, Foreign Affairs, states the advantages and disadvantages of the present form of a new war, which would approve security issues. Biddle discusses the positive and negative effects of war, unlike the previous world conflicts. He u...

At the conclusion of WWI the world had experienced enough lose of life and resources. A group of peacemakers felt it imperative that an organization be formed so that the devastations of WWI would not be seen again. Eventually in 1920 an international body formed under the title "The League of ...

Berlin is the capital and the biggest city in Germany. It has a population of about 3.5 million and extends over 889 kilometers. Berlin is located in central Europe, longitude 13:25 E, latitude 52:32 N, and is 34 m above sea level. Originally, Slavic tribes who were replaced by German settlers in th...

War is often perceived as glamorous and an adventure to those we are involved. However, war destroys many people in many ways. After fighting in the trenches of World War I, Erich Maria Remarque and Wilfred Owen poured their experiences into works of literature. Even though Remarque and Owen were...

Berlin is the capital and the biggest city in Germany. It has a population of about 3.5 million and extends over 889 kilometers. Berlin is located in central Europe, longitude 13:25 E, latitude 52:32 N, and is 34 m above sea level Originally, Slavic tribes who were replaced by German settlers in th...

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...

Term Paper on Nashville, Tennessee Initially the land that occupied Nashville, Tennessee, was nothing other than an outpost for French fur traders around 1717. Just over sixty years later, on Christmas day 1779, the first permanent settlement of non-natives arrived under the leadership of an Eng...

Phase 1 In 1868, the fifteen-year-old Emperor Meiji, as he was posthumously known, moved from Kyoto to Edo. The move marked the beginning of Japan\'s efforts to modernize its political and social institutions, develop and expand its industrial base, and achieve parity with Western industrialized nat...

Many people argue that the conservative movement started with an article in the National Review on November 19, 1955. The name of the article was the \"Publisher\'s Statement\", written by William F. Buckley Jr., the magazine\'s editor-publisher. At the age of 30, Buckley declared, \"let\'s face it:...

The Good and the Bad of Globalization Globalization has had a profound effect on many aspects on the current society, such as warfare and economy. Some experts believe that these influences are mostly positive, whereas critics of globalization believe that the affects are mostly negative. An exa...

AF 2025: Information & Space Warfare A revolution in military affairs (RMA) is a fundamental change, or discontinuity, in the way military strategy and operations have been planned and conducted. Many specialists believe that we have been in the midst of an integrated RMA since the start of the G...

"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...

United States The United States in the beginning stages of the 20th century was very different compared to what it is today. Times were pretty rough around here due to recovery from the civil war. At this time living conditions were very different, along with way of life and the current techno...

During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries nations waged wars with other nations for a variety of reasons. Some people believed that their nation was justified in going to war in order to pursue national interests. Others believed that war is only justified if it is fought in order to preserve na...

Introduction In his 1962 essay, \"Canada\'s Long Term Strategic Situation,\" Dr. R. J. Sutherland took the unusually bold step of predicting the stable foundations of Canadian defense policy for the next four decades, even though he was writing at the height of Cold War tensions and amid revolution...

The history and genealogy of my family on my father's side is difficult to write. Not because it is complicated or shrouded in mystery or intrigue, but because there is no written history of it; no documents, no diaries, no letters. What little exists has been passed down verbally from my Dad's gr...