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    WAS THE KOREAN WAR AN EPISODE OF THE COLD WAR? The Korean war that was fought between the Northerners and Southerners of Korean with the support of the USSR and the United states of America; in the name of United Nations was one of the major events of the cold which increased the tension and contributed so much to the development of the cold war. The involvement of the super powers triggered the extent to which the Korean War can be referred to as one of the episodes of the cold war. In addition

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    The Vietnam War was a long armed conflict that the communist regime of North Vietnam and its South Vietnam allies. By 1996 peak of the United States led to divisions among. . Ho Chi minh launched a campaign in South Vietnam. The Vietnam War was the war where children had to attend after high school who didn’t have enough money to attend college. The Vietnam War also have roots Vietnam’s century’s imperial powers‚ and colonial which took over ancient Vietnam‚ then France took over of Vietnam in

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    RE I think war is unacceptable for a number of different reasons. My first reason is the amount of civilians killed‚ such as when the two nuclear bombs were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in world war 2 and killed 350‚000 innocent lives. The Just War theory states that ‘civilians should not be targeted’ during a war. Most wars go against the just war theory statements and the two nuclear bombs in Nagasaki and Hiroshima is a prime example. This example also disobeys the just war theory rule

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    Effects of War

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    aggressors conquered Allied colonies in the Pacific. This is a correct answer Lessons Course Information Assessments Gradebook Email Discussion Groups ChatRoom Whiteboard My Folders Students Technical Support Announcements Other Courses Logoff Web 2.0 Tools 8/4/2014 : 3739 http://learn.flvs.net/educator/student/examform.cgi?jlachmund1*jamaribrooks*mpos=4&spos=0&slt=CZFuf9NOR.hsw*3739*0028 2/8 The Japanese government declared war on the United States. Japanese aggressors

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    Yalta Conference 1945 meeting between Big Three to determine post-war status of Germany and rest of world‚ but mostly Germany‚ resulted in division of Germany among them. Creation of UN to replace League of Nations. USSR promises to join war in pacific after Germany falls Harry S. Truman. President 45-53. Decisions made during his administration: Truman Doctrine‚ Marshall Plan‚ World Bank‚ Berlin Airlift‚ NATO‚ Point Four‚ Korean War‚ decision to drop atom bombs. Favored strong resistance to communism

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    Introduction The notion of war has always been the subject of moral debate throughout history. World War II is no different in this particular regard. In order for wars to be morally justified‚ the Just War Theory was developed. The Just War Theory has two specific criteria which must be followed in order for the act of war to be considered morally justified – the jus ad bellum (right to go to war) and jus in bello (rightful conduct within war) criterions. Jus ad bellum dictates that war must be justified

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    IWorld War I (WWI)‚ which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter‚ was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world’s great powers‚[5] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centred around the Triple

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    destruction. According to the Just War Theory‚ war is permissible only to confront “a real and certain danger‚" to protect innocent life‚ to preserve conditions necessary for decent human existence and to secure basic human rights. • Competent authority: Just War Theory states that “War must be declared by those with responsibility for public order‚ not by private groups or individuals.” The War in Iraq was • Comparative justice. In the case of the Iraq War‚ the negatives far outweigh any positives

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    The 'War of Currents'

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    The competition between George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison to supply electricity to cities in the late 1880s is often called the ’War of Currents ’‚ as this battle ultimately decided which type of current became the standard for the generation of electricity today. Due to different advantages and disadvantages‚ Edison promoted direct current (DC) for electric power distribution‚ whereas Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla both advocated alternating current (AC). Edison ’s direct current was initially

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    Religion and the Cold War Between 1910 and 1969 church membership in the United States increased from including 43% of the population to 69%. During these decades the United States faced many issues a whole‚ most notably the Cold War. In the chapter four of the Culture of the Cold War‚ Stephen J. Townsend portrays the significance Communism played in the incredibly fast spread of religion during the Cold War‚ creating a country united through belief in a higher power. This unity was shown through

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