Richard Nixon declared a “War on Drugs” in July of 1971 due to the increasing amount of servicemen in Vietnam being discharged due to their drug addictions. James Reston discussed Nixon’s stance on the drug issue describing it as the, “Tragic realities of the troops”. The issue revolved around men getting addicted to narcotics in…
07. Different national perspectives
07. Different national perspectives
Research on Different National Perspectives Kayla Mizelle
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For my research, I started by looking through history that most excites me to see if there were different national perspectives associated with it. I wanted to figure out if there were any different perspectives related to the counterculture. I started with a google search and went from there. I mostly found common misconceptions related…
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Andrew Pregnall: Reflections on Latin American Coups
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For this Tuesday’s class, I read about U.S. involvement in Latin American political coups during the Cold War since I felt like there was an interesting juxtaposition between US and Latin American narratives surrounding the events. To explain, when I was in high school I remember these political coups being taught in one of three …
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The Soviet Union Facilitates the Six-Day War
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Jason Arquette Professor Hirsh Blog 7u October 3, 2017 Between the days of June 5th, 1967 and June 10th, 1967 the Middle East hosted the Six Day War. Although the war was ultimately fought between the Country of Israel and a coalition of Arab Nations, the conflict’s genesis was more specifically between Israel and Syria.…
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Delanie Tarvin: How the British Felt About the Korean War and US Decision-Making
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In “Presidential Decision Making in the Korean War: The British Perspective,” Michael A. Lutzker details the course of the war, focusing primarily on the British perspective. To start, Lutzker discusses the “series of paradoxes” within this conflict (Lutzker, 979). First is the American narrative, one that says “the UN Security Council, led by the United States, …
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Redefining War
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When we look back at American History, we are often greeted with a lineage of war, conflict, and malcontent. There is an old Thomas Jefferson quote that says, “Every generations needs its revolution.” That statement has been twisted in modernity to “every generation has its war”. In many way, this is the reality faced by …
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War of 1812: Win, Lose or Draw
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The standard history of the War of 1812 in the American mindset is one of victory. Victory over the greatest empire then known, the triumph of our new republic and the assurance of our independence from colonial rule. However this interpretation is challenged when considered from two other perspectives besides the US and the British …
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Cece Burger: Different Perspectives
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This article by Thomas Welskopp, a Professor of History at the University of Bielefeld, comprehensively examines the German-American experience of Prohibition in the U.S. from 1919-1933. The German-American experience is a unique one and adds a new perspective to an event which is only briefly learned about in American schools today. Welskopp starts the article with …
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The Falklands War: Britain vs. Argentina
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In 1982, the British and Argentinians fought in a 10 week war over islands in the Southern Atlantic Ocean. After seizing the islands and claiming sovereignty, the Argentinians were met with a British Naval task force, beginning the Falklands War. It lasted for 74 days, and ended with an Argentinian surrender. Background: The British discovered …
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British Perspective vs German Perspective in the Battle of Britain: Carter Man
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I am writing my papers on the Battle of Britain. Most historians agree that the British won the Battle of Britain, I have yet to find one argue otherwise. The biggest variation in interpretations of the Battle of Britain is the nature of the victory. The big question is whether the British did more to…