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- 191: The Bay of Pigs Invasion
- ... Cuba saying to Khrushchev, . . . In the event of any military intervention by outside force we will immediately honor our obligations under the inter-American system to protect this hemisphere against external aggression . . . . Even though this crisis passed, it set the stage for the next major crisis over Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba and probably lead to the Soviets increasing their military support for Castro. In the administration itself, the Bay of Pigs crisis lead to a few changes. Firstly, someone had to take the blame for the affair and, as Director of Central Intelligence, Allen Dulles was forced to resign and left CIA in November of 1961 ...
- 192: The Bay of Pigs Invasion
- ... Cuba saying to Khrushchev, . . . In the event of any military intervention by outside force we will immediately honor our obligations under the inter-American system to protect this hemisphere against external aggression . . . . Even though this crisis passed, it set the stage for the next major crisis over Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba and probably lead to the Soviets increasing their military support for Castro. In the administration itself, the Bay of Pigs crisis lead to a few changes. Firstly, someone had to take the blame for the affair and, as Director of Central Intelligence, Allen Dulles was forced to resign and left CIA in November of 1961 ...
- 193: The Vietnam Anti-War Movement
- ... of the war fading, the president fought back by overselling modest gains that his military commanders claimed to be making. This overselling of the war's progress played a major role in creating the domestic crisis produced by the Tet Offensive in early 1968, sparked from the protesters' actions. Although these marchers were unable to levitate the besieged Pentagon, their activities ultimately contributed to the redirection of the American policy in ... people gathered to protest in Washington. By May 12, over 150 colleges were on strike (VN H. and P.) Many of Nixon's activities during the second week of May revolved around the Kent State crisis. On May 6, he met with the delegation of the university. But with the storm of people on the outside of the White House, the government never completely stopped. Despite Nixon's claims that the ... in that position was shattered after the unprecedented nationwide protests against his invasion of Cambodia in the spring of 1970. (Lewis, 83). As the Nixon administration tried to piece together in the weeks after the crisis, a dramatic decline in antiwar occurred once the colleges closed. The nationwide response to the Cambodian invasion and the Kent State killings was the last movement by the people, which had such an impact ...
- 194: The Bay of Pigs Invasion
- ... Cuba saying to Khrushchev, . . . In the event of any military intervention by outside force we will immediately honor our obligation under the inter- American system to protect this hemisphere against exteral aggression . . . . Even though this crisis passed, it set the stage for the next major crisis over Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba and probably lead to the Soviets increasing their military support for Castro. In the administration itself, the Bay of Pigs crisis lead to a few changes. Firstly, someone had to take the blame for the affair and, as Director of Central Intelligence, Allen Dulles was forced to resign and left CIA in November of 1961 ...
- 195: The Bay of Pigs Invasion
- ... Cuba saying to Khrushchev, . . . In the event of any military intervention by outside force we will immediately honor our obligations under the inter-American system to protect this hemisphere against external aggression . . . . Even though this crisis passed, it set the stage for the next major crisis over Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba and probably lead to the Soviets increasing their military support for Castro. In the administration itself, the Bay of Pigs crisis lead to a few changes. Firstly, someone had to take the blame for the affair and, as Director of Central Intelligence, Allen Dulles was forced to resign and left CIA in November of 1961 ...
- 196: After The Atomic Bomb
- ... against nuclear weapons was thought to be impossible and their use could cause mass devastation throughout the world (1). In October of 1962, American military planes discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba. The Cuban Missile Crisis had been the single closest event to bringing the world into nuclear war (Cuban Missile Crisis 1). The Soviet Union had built missile bases facing directly at the United States (1). In a follow-up action President Kennedy demanded a withdrawal of the missiles, and created a naval blockade on Cuba (1). Although the crisis was soon over it importantly started the realization that nuclear war should be prevented at all costs. The Cold War indicated both the rise and fall of a worldwide nuclear threat. The Soviet Union ...
- 197: Social Security In the Future? Maybe Not
- ... but I'm just getting to old. We all agree that I am not going into a nursing especially me. If the government would have told us that they couldn't solve the Social Security crisis almost 30 years ago I would have prepared better. But instead they promised they could save it and the program would still be aruond when I retired. They obviously lied and now I have nothing ... have a bad dream. The Presidential election will be coming up this November 96 and the question that many of Americans have on their mind is what are you going to about the Social Security crisis? This question has our nation divided between generations. The elder people of our nation (ages 50 and up) feel confident that Social Security will be there for them and that it should be left alone ... Generation X it is our duty to vote for change in Social Security to ensure we will have something to look forward to when we retire. We can not wait any longer to defeat this crisis. The Social Security crisis is the threat of the Social Security system going bankrupt. Well its more than just a threat its the reality. The common belief is that Social Security is a saving ...
- 198: What Leads to Intervention?: A Case Study of Intervention During the Bush Administration
- ... Intervention?: A Case Study of Intervention During the Bush Administration As Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful armed force in a world plagued by small military crises, the question ultimately becomes: when does a crisis call for intervention? From 1988 to 1992, this was President George Bush's dilemma. The days of the United States fearing embroilment in international affairs due to the towering menace of the USSR and global ... military based on his own intent. During his term in the Presidency, George Bush was confronted with many opportunities to demonstrate his intent for the US military. The four years while Bush was President saw crisis situations occur with alarming frequency. In each of these crisis areas, gross human rights violations were committed. In some cases he reacted with swift military action, in the name of humanitarianism, while in other cases he allowed sanctions to do the job. The crisis ...
- 199: Australians Against Further Immigration
- ... of individual rights will disappear under the pressure of group, ethnic and racial rights in a multicultural society. Now we are being told that Australia is a part of Asia and that we must adopt Asian cultural values. Values that are often totally alien to our civilisation values and background. COUNTRY AUSTRALIA Country Australia is paying a high price for immigration. At the same time as the government cries, poor, and ... look after their export earners, but our government ignores, denigrates and exploits ours! ASIANISATION The government's justification for continuing mass immigration into Australia can be summarised in one word - Asianisation. Our politicians plan an Asian future for Australia. As Immigration Minister, Senator Bolkus, said on the 6/12/94, we cannot cut and should not cut immigration because of our integration with Asia. Do we need to change the ethnic ... of Australia for trade? Trade comes and goes, but the soul of our nation should not be traded for money, international approval or to fulfil a bizarre social experiment. 70% of our program is from Asian countries and ANU demographer, Charles Price, concluded that Australia will be 27% Asian within 25 years and of course it does not stop there. In a democracy, how dare our government force such changes ...
- 200: Communism in the Soviet Union and Why it Failed
- ... Konstantin Chernenko. After Chernenko's death in 1985 the leadership was passed on to Mikhail Gorbachev. Both as an ideology and a practical system for the organization of a state, communism entered a period of crisis in the late 20th century. By the 1980's it had become quite clear that state-owned systems of economic production were unable to provide the same standards of living obtained in many countries with ... the Soviet Union beyond any parameters envisioned by the process of reform they were attempting to stem. When Gorbechev came into power he knew that his country was stagnating but they termed it a "pre-crisis situation". They did not realize the depth of this problem and believed that their nation only needed reform. Six and a half years later the Soviet Union and Soviet Communism were dead. The Soviet Economic crisis was clearly visible in the declining growth rates, increasing scarcity of exploitable resources, and the worsening imbalance between military production and that for the general economy, especially consumer goods. The Soviet economy seemed ready ...
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