... the formidably stronger opponent, the Americans confronted the strategy of the weak, or, in other words, made the Vietnamese more fervent underdogs. Because of this, there was no way the Americans could ever win the war without eventually committing genocide, thereby contradicting the purpose of their efforts to begin with. The efforts of the Vietnamese people against the United States demonstrated how misguided American perceptions were about the strength of ideological resolve and the ... social organization of Vietnamese culture. This was also largely paradoxical to the anti-colonist...

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... attempt by Stalin to create a sphere of influence on the USSR's southern perimeter. When the Soviets did not observe the deadline of March 1946 for the withdrawal of their troops from Iran, the US immediately responded and took the issue to the United Nations (UN), and the Soviets evacuated by May 1946. These actions had directly infringed on the rights of Iran and the US saw it as an act of Soviet expansionism ... it hard for mutual understanding to happen between the two superpowers. In the case of Greece, the Greek Civil War and the involvement of the Greek communists made the US fea...

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... states, so that many young students from the SRV were sent to East Germany. In most cases, the state and the citizens of the GDR financed the stay and study of the foreigners through so-called solidarity funds with the goal of putting down a marker against the imperialistic Western States. Unlike the 'brain drain' common in the the USA and other western industrial countries, the fundamental reason that young students from socialist countries attended college ... in foreign socialist countries was the endeavour the be trained in highly qualified ... ...

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... a collection of lectures where there is obvious subjectivity, Kennan successfully displays an objective view on the topics he discusses in the lecture. Kennan's lecture gives the reader a panoramic view and solid background of American thinking about themselves and the rest of the world, with respect to events leading up to the conflict with the Soviets. As a result, Kennan gives a clearly articulated picture of his thoughts. Kennan explains his ideas ... that carried over to World War I, World War II and the Cold War. He points out that the American feeling at the time was that the pro...

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... interesting illustration of this point may arise between partners of the "Coalition of the Willing", namely Australia and the United States during the "Free Trade Agreement" talks between the two nations in the near future. Although no official financial concessions were promised at the time the was Coalition created, it may have been on the implied understanding that for Australia to commit military resources to ... however, not without their limitations within region security. As witnessed during the post World War Two the lifespan of alliances can vary from many decades, with the creat...

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... its imperfections. Yes, an economic reform was essential, a more liberal and free-market as well, even a greater freedom regarding the populace's private life, however was the shift from the powerful Soviet entity towards Democracy, provoked from below and should we consider the factor that the collapse of the regime and the transition was accomplished in a fairly peaceful atmosphere, in the absence of external invasion or violent internal upheaval?6 According to a study ... era has its roots in almost every aspect eligible for consideration – the nation, the economic and political si...

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