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News World Report Korean War
1,910 wordsWar! That word is a scary word for a lot of people. Back in 1950 that word was especially scary for the people of Korea, when war broke out. This war was to last for three years. Three years of bombings, hand-to-hand combat and misery. In some cases, however, the soldiers were the safest people of all of them. Especially, if you were one of the lucky few who got to be pilots. Whether you were a pilot for Russia flying their new top-notch MIG- 15, or were flying the US, also new and top-notch, Sa...
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World War Ii U S Army
1,266 wordsGeneral Douglas MacArthur was born on Jan. 26, 1880 at Little Rock Barracks, Arkansas. He died April 5, 1964 in Washington, D. C. He was the general who commanded the Southwest Pacific Theatre in World War II, administered postwar Japan during the Allied occupation that followed, and led United Nations forces during the first nine months of the Korean War. MacArthur was the third son of Arthur MacArthur, Jr. , later the army's senior ranking officer, and Mary Hardy MacArthur, an ambitious woman ...
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Cuban Missile Crisis East And West Germany
1,921 wordsThe Cold War never presented any real threat on America. It was nothing more than the propaganda of two battling super powers. The two super powers involved in the Cold War were The United States of America and The Soviet Union. The two countries were constantly battling over who is the most powerful on the planet. The supposed threats were mere techniques of propaganda used to scare the other countries public into believing they were more powerful. Over and over again the U. S would flex its mu...
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Mcgraw Hill London Routledge
2,057 words... like the benefit of information for their own use. ICT development was so fast and provided different facilities and services in a short span of time, but at the same time ICT helped in building hacking environments because the speed of ICT development and improvement was not matched with the speed of information security technologies development, so it allowed hackers to feel free in doing what they want Taylor (1999). It was ICT failure to provide high quality security technology that enco...
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Axis Of Just As Evil Axis Of Evil Countries
494 wordsIn Speech, Bush Calls Iraq, Iran and North Korea 'Axis of Evil" -- N. Y. Times, 1 / 30 / 02 ANGERED BY SNUBBING, LIBYA, CHINA, SYRIA FORM AXIS OF JUST AS EVIL Cuba, Sudan, Serbia Form Axis of Somewhat Evil; Other Nations Start Own Clubs Beijing (Satire Wire. com) Bitter after being snubbed for membership in the "Axis of Evil, " Libya, China, and Syria today announced they had formed the "Axis of Just as Evil, " which they said would be way eviler than that stupid Iran-Iraq-North Korea axis Presi...
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Attack On Pearl Harbor Pre Emptive
1,150 wordsWhen the big bully at school walks over with clenched fists and that mean look in his eye, is it ok to hit him first? When you see your enemy in the school yard making a pea shooter with no other intention but to shoot you during class, is it ok to walk over and step on it? When discussing pre-emptive strikes on other countries we can put it into simple terms like this. But between whats right and wrong lies this huge plain of grey that sparks great debate. How can one justify an attack if it ca...
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China And Japan Korean Peninsula
1,291 wordsKorea is known as the Land of the Morning Calm. This expression comes from the beginning of the modern history of Korea. Korea means high and clear. This word symbolizes the clear blue sky of Korea. The beautiful nature of Korea is expressed through this ancient name. The beginning of Korean history started from 2333 B. C. The Korean peninsular adjoins China and Japan. Korea was conquered by Japan and divided into South and North Korea at the end of World War II. The Korean War caused devastatin...
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Kim Il Sung 38 Th Parallel
856 wordsThe Korean War 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 because it lay between China, Japan, and the Soviet Union. North and South Korea were divided by the 38 th parallel, it split the country into two regions. Russia and America became p...
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Tension Between China And Part 2
1,710 words... to maintain its capitalist system. Will the Chinese keep this promise? The Basic Law of Hong Kong ratified by a committee in Beijing on Feb. 16 might provide an answer. This law would limit to 20 the number of elected seats in Hong Kong's 60 -member legislature, leaving the majority to be manipulated by Beijing. The elected total would rise only to 30 by the year 20039. If certain mechanisms of control are not observed, the formula one nation, two systems will not work properly. On the other...
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Post Cold War Sphere Of Influence
1,747 words... terms about the long-range future of the security system. Note succeeded Kennan at the PPS and it was his NSC 68 written in 1949, which became the blueprint for American grand strategy in the cold war. Its analysis of Soviet intentions and capabilities set the tone and framework, at the highest levels, for US relations with the Soviet Union. The US reaction to the perceived Soviet threat was to be one of containment. The notion of rolling back the gains of communism however, was never actual...
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Second World War Balance Of Power
1,708 wordsAt the coming end of the Second World War, there was much distrust between the United States and the Soviet Union. Throughout most of WWII, the U. S. and the Soviet Union had made an alliance. The foundation of this alliance relied on a common goal of each country: to defeat the Germans. (This was decided in 1943 at the Tehran Conference that consisted of Great Britain, France, the U. S. , and the Soviet Union). However, once the war was over and the German nation was contained, many new conflic...
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Spread Of Communism Republic Of Vietnam
569 wordsThe Cold War in Asia 1945 - 1980 Asia was the second battleground of the cold war. To Marxist ideology, Asia was not a good place for a communist revolution as it was not an industrialised country with a large proletariat. However, neither was russia. The Chinese Civil War was probably the first sign of the cold war coming to asia. The communist forces, led by Mao had the support of the rural population while the nationalist forces tried to cling on to their decaying powerball. The civil war act...
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