The Cuban missile crisis was one of the first major escalations of the cold war. If this crisis where handled wrong it could have caused a nuclear war and possibly, ended the world. J.F.K. and his team of advisors managed to peacefully remove Soviet nuclear weapons from Cuba and maintain world peace. This crisis started when reconnaissance photos from a U-2 spy plane showed Soviet missiles in Cuba. These missiles posed an immediate threat to the mainland United States. Immediate action was needed
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Korea had been a colony of Japan since 1910. Along with the surrender of Japan in the World War II in 1945, the colonial period that had lasted for 35 years ended. As one can imagine, Korean people were extraordinarily happy when the Japanese announced surrender, since they could eventually get rid of the harsh days – of the language deprivation that they were forced to abandon Korean and adopt Japanese, and of family members having been sent overseas to serve the Japanese in all manners including
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Jefferson’s Purchas and the United States Government The Louisiana Purchase was a great event in the history of the United States. From this one act the size of the nation was more than doubled and one of the greatest enemies of America, “Napoleon” was removed as a threat. More than ever, the Louisiana Purchase was the greatest achievement of the president Thomas Jefferson. Because adding the new territory to the United States Jefferson held new land for the expansion of future Americans. Also
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department of defense. The NSA is the premiere signals intelligence agency. In the United States Intelligence Community, agency efforts are channeled through the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The American intelligence community works closely with foreign intelligence agencies, especially on SIGINT matters. The members of the Cold War era UKUSA Agreement (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States) also known as ‘Five Eyes’(FVEY), are partially close collaborators. In
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countries. In the treaty, the United States government was obligated to pay Mexico fifteen-million dollars. In return for the compensation, The United States expanded its territory. The territory that was obtained via the treaty eventually became New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, and some of Utah.[1] This treaty, especially in the long run, benefited both the United States and Mexico, but there are many arguments about why the war started. Some argue that the United States was power hungry
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financial aid to countries such as Turkey and Greece to combat Communism. The Truman Doctrine would ultimately be the basis of United States strategy during the Cold War. Turkey & Greece On March 12, 1947, President Truman introduced the doctrine that was destined to bear his name. In the body of his doctrine he described the struggle between Communism and the free world. One way of life is based upon the will of the majority, and is distinguished by free institutions, representative government
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Depression, while many first think affected the United States, largely affected the entire world economy. Every country that had direct or even indirect ties suffered as a result of America’s collapsing economy. Discussed below are some of the countries affected by the Depression as well as economic changes after the Great Depression. One of the countries most affected by the Great Depression was the United Kingdom. Some even argue that the United Kingdom slid into their Great Depression, called
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Drug Trafficking in the United States 7/7/15, 10:49 AM Almanac of Policy Issues Home : Policy Archive : Search Sponsored Listings Questia: Search over 400,000 books and journals at Questia online. FastWeb Free Scholarship Search: Find free money for college or an advanced degree. U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Added May, 2004 Almanac Search Drug Trafficking in the United States Web The illegal drug market in the United States is one of the most profitable in the world
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companies recovered nearly $16 million, which was distributed to the fraud victims. Usually the fraud victims with the most pressing financial needs are paid first. ("United states v.," 2005) I would consider this to be a white collar crime because of the wide range of actions that were involved in this case. Case 413 F3d 727 United States V. L Young stated that, “Following their indictment on fraud charges, the appellants cooperated extensively with the government agencies that were investigating
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popular television. Not all inventions were used for the advancement of the human species. A weapon with immense power was developed called the atomic bomb. In October 1939, just after the outbreak of World War II in Europe, the President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt received a letter from physicist Albert Einstein and his partner Leo Szilard. This letter spoke of an unheard of power by using the forces of nuclear fission or splitting the atom. Thankfully the two scientists fled Nazi
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