... (Davidson, 319). It could then be safe to propose, as the Japanese had, that American bull-headedness on an unconditional surrender prevent the war from being over at this point in time. But a new war was beginning, the growth of the Soviet Union had threatened the American influence on trade by them having "equal interest in exploiting foreign markets" (Couvares, 252). ... the Red Scare. The "Korean war, LaFeber insisted, was fought to preserve America's credibility among European allies as the bulwark against communism" (Couvares, 252) although it had, as with Vietnam and our struggles...

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... . Another law was also passed that said that all college sports both male and female must be funded equally. It was called Title IX. Politics of the 70's The biggest part of the 70's was without question the Vietnam War that had been going on years before the 70's even came around. There were protests and arguments all the time. They all became worse ... ozone layer. To add to that, an estimate was made that Americans were using 16.2 million gallons of oil in a single day. That was the beginning of the oil shortage in the 70's. President Nixon urged Americans to preserve the oil as best ...

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... War II. On his sixty-first birthday, V-E Day, Germany surrendered. Next, he issued the Potsdam Declaration to Japan, looking for their surrender in exchange. When Japan refused, Truman authorized the drop of the bomb on Hiroshima, then Nagasaki. Japan's casualties were immense and they had no choice but to surrender. Rosa Parks Most historians date the beginning of ... of the most controversial politicians. He used the communist scare of the late forties and early fifties to catapult his career, but as president he eased tension with the Soviet Union and opened relations with Red China. H...

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