...GREAT DEPRESSION DESRINE SINCLAIR HISTORY 105 DR. TERRY HAMMONS MAY 12, 2012 IDENTIFY 2 MAJOR HISTORICAL TURNING POINTS BETWEEN THE PROGRESSIVE ERA AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION. In the recent studies that I have previously experienced one of the turning points in the progressive era and the Great Depression solely rely on the habits on how the United States was brought into the Great War of World War II. I have learned from early history that World War II was a turning point for the American people we as a nation was brought together to defeat the Axis of power which is widely known as the German power house. Hitler was the benefit of this war that the United States tried so hard to avoid. In the recent information that I have put together there was evidence that many people did not want the U.S. to get involved. We as a country was facing our own economic problems the Stock Market crashes and many investors who placed solely all their savings, checks and balances in the trust of the banking systems. The failure of the baking systems placed a strong grip on the American people forcing them to profit off other means such as hoarding their possessions and even entering into the war against Hitler and his German advisories. During the ordeal there also was a mass accumulation of immigrants into the United States and many were from Ireland, did not want the United States to intervene in the War to assist the British. There were shortcomings of the reaction on how the Irish who already...
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...Midway naval warfare, is an important battle in the second world war.This is a carrier battle group to the carrier battle group.Is the U.S. navy with less number of a famous trophy.It on June 4, 1942, the U.S. navy not only successfully repelled the Japanese navy in the battle of midway atoll, Pacific theater has the initiative, thus became the turning point of the Pacific theater of world warII. Midway island, covers an area of only 4.7 square kilometers, its special geographical location determines the importance of its strategic position.The island from San Francisco and yokohama, Japan, the United States are 2800 miles apart, in the middle of the Pacific routes between Asia and North America, so named midway island.In addition it is apart from the Pearl Harbor, 1135 nautical miles, is one of the important bases in the United States in the Pacific and transport hub, is also the portal and outposts in Hawaii.Midway island a but lost, the capital of the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor will be the other is in danger. Naval battle of midway in June 4, 1942, is a important battle of the second world...
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...Many of the incidents that occurred around the Vietnam War could be referred to as “turning points”. Included in this list is the coup against Diem, the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy, the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, 1963 Buddhist riots, and the 1964 United States Presidential elections. In addition, the attack on the U.S.S. Maddox in 1964 was also a turning point for America’s involvement in the war. On August 2, 1964, the Maddox’s radar detected five patrol boats. “When the boats were less than 10,000 yards away, the destroyer fired three shots across the bow of the lead vessel.” (Andrade & Conboy,1999) In response, the North Vietnam boat launched a torpedo. The Maddox fired again, this time to kill, and hit the second North Vietnam boat just as it launched two torpedoes. Badly damaged, the boat hobbled home. On August 4, 1964, the U.S.S. Turner Joy and the Maddox believed they were again the subjects of attacks by patrol boats from North Vietnam. It is believed today, that these attacks did not in fact occur and they were reports from jittery radar and sonar operators (Andrade & Conboy, 1999). These were considered to be the first two attacks by the North Vietnamese against the U.S. For this reason it would be considered a major turning point in the conflict. These attacks by the North Vietnamese against the U.S. boats was the first intentional act of violence against the U.S.. America responded to this by creating the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. This resolution...
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...Coup D'état according to Merriam-Webster dictionary is a sudden attempt by a small group of people to take over the government usually through violence. Ngo Dihm Diem was the first president of South Vietnam in October 1955. The coup d'état of Diem was a turning point in the Vietnam war and world history. South Vietnam was supported by United States but during his presidency the civil war still continued between anti-communist and communist guerrillas backed by North Vietnam. Diem valued power more than people of Vietnam. He was a core Catholic and was against all Buddhist. President Kennedy's administration urged government reform upon Diem- he was asked clean up the corruption within his government. He ignored the plea from the States and that was an insult to Kennedy Administration. Thus coup d'état against Diem on November 1, 1963 was plotted so it was a turning point in history. An event is what happened in history. A turning point is considered when something changes the direction. It was not a event because it was not supposed to happen this way but had to do the plotting against diem to avoid more conflict and spread of communism. The event preceding the turning point was necessary and essential in preparing for the turning point because Diem misuses his political power with his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu and his wife. Population in South Vietnam 80 percent were peasants. Majority of the Christians who were wealthy landowners were on Diem's side. Diem's regime was marked as widespread...
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...Using military strategy, the United States has succeeded in demonstrating the imperialistic nature of its military operations over seas to other countries. The question of whether or not the United States is an empire is a question that has been asked at different times during by different people throughout American history. One must consider some of the events that have transpired in American history when it comes to determining whether or not America is an empire. “The expansion of the original 13 US states westward and southwards in the course of the 19th century was itself a quintessentially imperialists undertaking (Ferguson, 2003). During this period in history, people from different ethnic backgrounds were displaced, vanquished, discriminated against, and treated as if they were insignificant. This kind of behavior during this period in history demontrates the actions of a country who at this point in time used practices that can be considerd to be imperialistic in nature in an effort to expand territory. The militaristic influence of the United States is vast and extends well past US borders to other countries. The U.S. Military has successfully acquired small territories for use in military functions; the land the in these countries are used as military installations for troops that are deployed overseas. “Prior to the invasion of Iraq, the U.S. Military had established around 752 different military installations located in over 130 countries” (Ferguson, 2003)....
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...historical turning points World War II one of the most devastating event in human history. It cost the lives of millions of people. During World War II through the 1970s, there were many major historical turning points. (Ganzel, 2010) “October 24, 1945 the United Nations was established. It was the second multipurpose international organization created in the 20th century. The United States, United Kingdom and the Soviet Union took direction in designing, structure and decision making of the new organization”(P.1). With a worldwide membership and scope, the purpose of the United Nations was to maintain security and peace among countries, as well as working on developing friendly relations. According to the United Nations Charter, it aims: “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom.” Another turning point was the creation of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization also known as NATO was established by military alliance on April 4, 1949. Its quest was to develop a counterweight to Soviet armies. (Ganzel, 2010) “Original NATO members were Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States” (P.1)...
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...and U.S. Diplomacy: The Truman Doctrine Mark Newsome Strayer University Politics 300 Dr. Sussie Okoro 16 March 2014 The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy: The Truman Doctrine Harry S. Truman was President of the United States from 1945-1953. President Truman presidency was marked throughout by important foreign policy initiatives. Central to almost everything Truman undertook in his foreign policy was the desire to prevent the expansion of influence of the Soviet Union. At the end of World War II it was immediately apparent that Russia was trying to draw as many countries as it could into its influence, if not total control. The United States became extremely alarmed as country after country did indeed fall under Russia’s communist influences. At the time, the United States Government was under suspicion that Russia was supporting the Greek Communist was effort and worried that if Communists won in the Greek civil war, the Soviets would eventually influence Greek policy (state.gov, p1). In light of the appearance of Soviet meddling in Greek and Turkish affairs, and the withdrawal of British assistance to Greece provided the motivation for the Truman Administration to reorient American foreign policy. The Truman Doctrine was the name given to a policy announced by then United States President Harry Truman on March 12th 1947. The Truman Doctrine was a very simple warning clearly made to the Soviet Union, though the country was not mentioned by name. The United States of America...
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...After World War II the U.S. faces many hardships while struggling to keep communism from spreading. The Cold War affected the U.S. both financially and politically while stopping the Soviet Union from spreading communism throughout Europe and Asia. After WWII America’s military demobilized and the public’s opinion swayed to becoming more concerned in global affairs. Relations with Russia were deteriorating and there needed to be a force to keep them in check. As The Soviet Union forced communism to other countries, the U.S. step in pushed them out. President Kennedy faced many issues regarding the nuclear weapons during his term. He trained Cuban exiles should an invasion of their homeland occur; this method was supposed to establish a non-communist friendly relationship with the United States’ government. The exiles were either killed or captured when they landed at Cuba’s Bay and Kennedy took full...
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...contrast, disapproved of the approach that Americans took to their business and interests in Cuba. It was time, he believed, for Cubans to assume more control of their nation. “Cuba Sí, Yanquis No” became one of his most popular slogans” (History.com, 2009). This was just the start of a war between the U.S. and Castro. After Castro started taking over Cuba, some of the citizens were upset and exiled into Florida. The exiles were a key component to the invasion in April of 1961 along with the CIA of the United States. Before the Invasion It is important to understand some of the events that ensued prior to the actions of the U.S. in the Bay of Pigs. This is vital to...
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...The Battle of Saratoga: And its effects of the United States Carina Alvarez HIST101 American history to 1877 Daniel Hicks 25 November 2012 The American Revolution was the war fighting for American independence in 1775. Within this war there were many smaller events that lead to the actual American independence in July 1776. Once the United States declared itself independent there was still a long way to go before other countries truly considered the United States to be its own Country. At this point in history, the Battle of Saratoga came into play. There were many things that the U.S needed to gain a victory in the Battle of Saratoga against the British. The Battle of Saratoga was actually made up of two battles, The Battle of Freeman’s Farm and The Battle of Bemis Heights. The effects of these battles were crucial aspects in the history of the United States. The Battle of Freeman’s Farm was the first battle of Saratoga. The battle took place in the clearing around the farm of Loyalist John Freeman on September 19th, 1777.[1] This battle had a lot less detail and was fairly shorter than the second battle. Neither the Americans nor the British seemed to have won The Battle of Freeman's Farm. The ensuing battle raged back and forth until nightfall, when the American forces were finally forced to break contact. At the close of the battle, Lieutenant General John Burgoyne, commander of the British forces at the battle, held the field.[2] The Second battle involved...
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...between North Vietnam—supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies—and the government of South Vietnam—supported by the United States and other anti-communist allies.[37] The Viet Cong (also known as the National Liberation Front, or NLF), a South Vietnamese communist common front aided by the North, fought a guerrilla war against anti-communist forces in the region. The People's Army of Vietnam (also known as the North Vietnamese Army) engaged in a more conventional war, at times committing large units to battle. As the war wore on, the part of the Viet Cong in the fighting decreased as the role of the NVA grew. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces relied on air superiority and overwhelming firepower to conduct search and destroy operations, involving ground forces, artillery, and airstrikes. In the course of the war, the U.S. conducted a large-scale strategic bombing campaign against North Vietnam, and over time the North Vietnamese airspace became the most heavily defended in the world. The U.S. government viewed American involvement in the war as a way to prevent a Communist takeover of South Vietnam. This was part of a wider containment strategy, with the stated aim of stopping the spread of communism. According to the U.S. domino theory, if one state went Communist, other states in the region would follow, and U.S. policy thus held that Communist rule over all of Vietnam was unacceptable. The North...
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...The Buddhist Crisis as a Turning Point in the Vietnam War Anonymous March 24, 2013 There were several events during the Vietnam War that can be considered “turning points”, which can be described as the occurrence of an event that changed the course of history. One such event was the Buddhist crisis in 1963. The Buddhists of South Vietnam had experienced decades of religious persecution during French colonialism that continued with the Catholic government, which was backed by the United States (Toong, 2008). The demonstrations, protests and self-immolations that followed as a result of this religious persecution and the media coverage it generated encouraged the Kennedy administration to back a coup d’état against Ngo Dinh Diem, the leader of South Vietnam, which was a major turning point in the war. This paper will examine why the Buddhist crisis was a turning point in the Vietnam War, as well as why the events leading up to the Buddhist riots in 1963 were essential in preparing for the turning point and what subsequent events were dependent on the action of the turning point. Buddhists in South Vietnam began gaining the world’s attention for their plight of religious persecution through the distribution of literature, as well as through hunger strikes and peaceful demonstrations (Toong, 2008). As these demonstrations became more dramatic, including acts of self-immolation, public opinion around the world began to turn against Ngo Dinh Diem, the...
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...average citizen of a country. The GDP per capita is an approximation of the value of goods produced per person in a country, and is calculated by dividing the countries GPD by the total number of people in the country (Web Finance, Inc. 1). In 2003 U.S. CIA intelligence had information that Saddam Hussein, an enemy of the United States and dictator of Iraq had legitimate programs to build weapons of mass destruction, and was planning to pass those weapons onto the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization. U.S. intelligence believed that Al-Qaeda would ultimately smuggle those weapons into the United States and violently murderer millions of Americans (Lobe 1). To prevent such an atrocity from occurring in the United States, former President George W. Bush decided that the only course of action against these murderous terrorists was to defeat them abroad before they could attack us at home (Bush 7). On March 18th, 2003 the United States launched operation Iraqi Freedom. The goal of this operation was to remove Saddam Hussein from power, prevent Al-Qaeda from obtaining weapons of mass destruction, and defeat Al-Qaeda (Bush 8). President Bush stated that the goal of Operation Iraqi Freedom was to defeat Al-Qaeda and protect the United States by creating a prosperous and democratic Iraq. If successful, Operation Iraqi Freedom could inspire millions across the Middle East to rise up against Al-Qaeda and other terrorist governments and demand freedom and democracy in their own countries....
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...The U.S. responds by cutting off oil exports to Japan. This caused Japan to become very irritated, thus leading up to the Pearl Harbor (ushmm.org). On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the United States Pacific fleet (veteranstoday.com). This put a halt in interfering with Japan for a short period. This severely damaged the American fleet and led to the United States entry into WW2 (ushmm.org ). After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor they had a series of military success. They conquered many Pacific islands, including United States colonies...
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...The Tet Offensive began January 31, 1968 as the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong broke a cease-fire that was declared for the duration for the Tet Celebration. These attacks were launched at over sixty districts, thirty-six provincial capitals, and in major cities all across South Vietnam. This attack was successful due to the extreme lack of intelligence and communication between the United States and the U.S. embassy in Saigon. This attack led to major changes in the political and civil systems in both the United States and South Vietnam. This was a major turning point for the war as it caused many problems within the governments’, as well as within the American public. By the fall of 1967 polls indicated that the public support for the...
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