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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were against the removal act. Originally all I know about the removal act was the trail of tears. I did not know that the United States planned to move the Indians west for farmland and expansion. The Indian land they were given what is in present day Wyoming. I did not know that United States push them continuously until they reached the uppermost west corner the United States, Washington. I know about the pain and suffering that the Indian people had to go through to the long journey I did not
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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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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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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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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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Abstract Immigration is the subject of much debate in the United States. Throughout that debate many differing topics are discussed including politics, national security, financial burden and over population. The topic that many would expect to see here is race but it is not part of the current discussion on immigration. Immigration Immigration has been a controversial subject throughout the history of the United States. In the past much of the conversation about immigration had to do with race
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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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