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world wars and in the shadow of nuclear, biological, and chemical holocaust, man is living in a society where war can erupt at any time and at any place. War is a state of intense hostility between two countries or involving a group of countries.…

and 1960's conducted major nuclear testing, in the pacific region, which had affected the lives of many. It is important to note, why did the both of these nations, conduct such tests on foreign soil? Thus, this essay, will explore the different perspec…

many similarities and differences between ideas of terrorism of long ago and now. In the mid-1700's the British placed a tax on the colonists called the Stamp Act. American colonists were outraged. Many colonists thought that they could not be…

were needed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. With railroads raising prices for short distance rides and the high cost to ship goods farmers found their funds to be insufficient and crops began to fail. The new problems that farmers faced…

-1978 A dramatic event took place in November of 1977. Anwar Sadat decided to visit Jerusalem, which set in motion a series of developments which were to have far-reaching implications for the Arab-Israeli conflict, including its central Palestinian…

affects everyone. Over the past couple of months, President George H. W. Bush has wanted to stop Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction. Many nations of the World do not agree with Bush but only a select few. I chose this topic to research…

times between all countries in the world is illogical, but the way these feuds are dealt with is a different story. When dealing specifically with the war on Iraq, war was the last option on our long list of things to do in order to solve matters…

in Kuwait as a senior airman in the United States Air Force. I was a member of a flight of paratroopers (also known as "pj's") assigned to help enforce the No-Fly zone in Southern Iraq. Life there was fairly uneventful; most of the days were spent…

rid of Saddam Hussein is not the problem either, we can probably achieve both missions, although the cost may be more that expected. The problem, is what happens after we have 'won?' To roll the credits back a notch, lets look at where we are in Afghan…

Indian Empire, in August 1947, into two independent states, Pakistan and India. At that time there were also around 565 princely states, large and small, which were under British suzerainty but were not directly ruled by the British Government.…