The American people were questioning what they had in there lives in America on which they had based their lives.(2) The feeling of security in your own house had melted away from people. If the government couldn't protect Pearl then how can they protect each and every one of us? ... If the government decided to enter WWII, then where would the supplies come from and who would make them. ... The government told them yes you are tough enough. ...

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There is some evidence to suggest the relationship between the father and the Emperor in Otsuka's novel, and the reason why the U.S. government arrests him on purpose. ... However, is the father a real Japanese spy employed by the Emperor based on these pieces of evidence? According to the father's appearance and background information in the novel, it seems that he has a close relationship with the Emperor, but there are still numerous Japanese-Americans like him not on west coast who are not caught by the U.S. government. ... In his confession, he admits to spying on the U.S. gover...

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The French government decided to preserve the town as it was left. ... Leaving sites such as those preserved serves as a means to let the human imagination recreate the events based on the evidence. ... The French government wanted all to remember the suffering France had endured and the ruins were the evidence. ... This however, was not the only idea the French government wanted to convey to the international audience. ... The French government had hopes of France reclaiming it's status of prestigious nation once more (Farmer 81). ...

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On December 1st, the American Ambassador Grew notified the Japanese government that the gunboat would embark from Nanking on December 11th along with three Standard Oil barges. ... The Japanese government's official inquiry resulted in the claim that the Panay and the vessels in her care had been mistaken for Chinese vessels attempting to flee Nanking. ... However, the United States Government anxious to avoid war, accepted the mistake theory and Japan's apology. In 1947, the squadron leader of the Japanese dive-bombers, Commander Okumiya, spoke during Naval Institut...

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A temporary administration is replaced first by a republican left government in October 1931 then a conservative government in November 1933 and finally by the Popular Front, a coalition of socialists and left republicans, in February 1936. ... In 1935 a conservative government appointed him chief of the general staff. ... On July 18, 1936, when the Nationalist rebellion broke out, Franco flew to Morocco, where he took over the Spanish base. ... By September Spain was divided between government and Nationalist territories, and the Nationalists established a government of their own. ... An impr...

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Japanese-Canadians were interned by the Canadian government as a result of this, therefore the Canadian government was not justified in the internment of the Japanese. ... From this point onward the general public began to constantly pressure the Canadian federal government to intern all Japanese-Canadians as anti-Japanese sentiment grew. ... However, this did not stop the Canadian government from interning Japanese-Canadians in isolated internment camps located in British Columbia's interior. The actions taken were intended to be a safety preventative measure; however, that was no...

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The Swiss government provided the gas needed for the gas chambers at concentration camps. ... The United States warned the Swiss government that the gold had been looted and that trade with the Nazis should be stopped. ... After the war had ended the property was then handed over the Polish government. The Polish government never turned over the property to the rightful owners. ... This opinion, however, is based on different situations and stories. ...

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It meant not only the complete destruction of an important naval base and the loss of many lives, but in the first place signified the beginning of a great struggle for nation's survival. ... While incidents similar to the Pearl Harbor attack were unconsciously expected by many Americans as they were watching in great detail struggles on European scenes of war, they still couldn't accept such a miserable defeat of their naval base. ... As there was no evidence of the German Jews activities against their German government also there was no conclusive evidence of even a single American...

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For example, Stalin already had a dominating influence over several countries because of setting up Soviet-controlled governments in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. ... Stalin's response was that his country needed loyal governments in nearby countries in order to ensure the Soviet Union's security. In contrast, the United States goals were for nations to get along in peace, based on the principles of equal rights and allowing the people to determine their own government. ... Because of the threat, Congress agreed to provide U.S. aid and military equipment to ...

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In 1950 McCarthy made a speech accusing 205 government workers for being apart of the American communist party. ... The films shows viewers what could happen if these communist were not weeded out of the government and in a sense justifies McCarthy's fear. ... Iselin can be compared to Joe McCarthy, accuser of government officials as communism; his costume symbolizes his attempts to being like Lincoln. ... Today's viewers wont feel the same way as those who saw it during the controversy but instead they will be intrigued by an interesting story based on the feelings and facts of th...

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Based solely on the fact that the USSR and the United States had different forms of governments many tensions arose. ... The United States wanted a world of independent nations based on democratic principles. ... The U.S. government has continued a policy of convincing the American public of the great evil existing elsewhere to achieve their economic, technological and defensive objectives. ...

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Animal Farm, George Orwell's most popular book, is a fictional story based on the 1940's rise of Communism in the Soviet Union, a.k.a. ... Orwell changed his story into a beast fable based on the fear of what the public would think about him criticizing Communism. ... Many of the events that occur in the story are based on actual Soviet events. ... Trotsky is truly a good speaker and a smarter individual, but Stalin showed no mercy to his counterpart and outsmarted him solely on the basis of his understanding of government. ... This book is Orwell's most popular book, and rightf...

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A group of conservatives then seized control of the government and placed Gorbachev under house arrest on August 18, 1991. ... More local governments within the USSR headed towards independence. ... The communist government soon grew into oppressive dictatorships, and economic times were not as promised. ... Nationalism and political corruption contributed to the deterioration of this system of government. ... The first and mightiest society based on the ideas of Karl Marx had passed into history.?...

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As uprisings sprung up all over the country, the government had to increase taxes to suppress these rebellions. But because of corruption on a grand scale within the government, half the money never reached anywhere other than that of the official's pockets. The exhausting corruption which soured the lower levels of government and the top positions in the government were monopolized ruthlessly which added to the people's general tiredness of the way things were run. ... Many had the idea that change in the old way of government was a good thing. ... The basis of this new strategy inc...

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The fear of conspiracy to overthrow the government led to an attack that persecuted the people who had ties to the communist party and people who had left sided views. ... His main reason for doing this was to keep communism out of the government. ... The Cold War also made the government spend more money on defense then it ever has. The government was also spending more on defense than on programs (D8). ... Obviously, most of the affects were based on communism and war, but that didn't mean that the Cold War was another terrible hardship the American citizens had to endure....

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United States was a decision that unconstitutionally denied rights to the Japanese Americans and implies rights can be given or taken away based on race. ... On this date, the Japanese attacked the Pearl Harbor military base in Hawaii. ... In the Declaration of Independence, which was the original layout for American government and law, all citizens of the United States have the unalienable right to property, and that was one of the many things taken away from Japanese Americans in Executive Order 9066. ... The US government gave a citizen award to Fred Korematsu and had to repay all of those ...

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Truman wanted to put what Churchill call an "Iron Curtain" around the USSR and which again meant each eastern European country that was near to the Soviet border had to have a loyal communist government in power with leaders who would do what "Stalin" wished. ... Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Rumania all ended up with communist governments and had leaders who looked to Moscow for advice as opposed to the people of the country they governed. ... Greece was in a highly sensitive militarily and Truman, did not want to involve America in any military action wanted to give the ...

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On December seventh, 1941, the Japanese government scheduled and initiated an attack on the British colony of Hong Kong. ... The preparation done by the Japanese Empire began to portray the Japanese government as a threat. ... By doing so, the Japanese Navy was able to capture Shing Mun Redoubt, an area of high ground and the most important strategic position in Hong Kong.7 The outcome of this battle signifies how the Japanese government wanted to gain power and control land throughout the Pacific regions of the world. ... "Garrison duty: troops assigned to maintain or guard a base"1...

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Encouraged government to provide for its citizens being advocated VII. ... Collaborated together on Troubled Island, based on the life of Jean Jacques Dessalines of Haiti VIII. ...

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Once the bombers were on their way, he sealed off his base and refused any type of communication, including telephone calls from the Air Force as well as from the President of the United States. From there, the government's efforts are shown to call the planes back. ...

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The reality taught to us by our parents cannot be trusted because a lot of their reality is based on old traditions. ... Because of these types of upbringing our realities will always be different based on what we choose to believe. ... The government will always keep a tight lid on to their information until they feel it is necessary to tell the public. ... Every possible reality was out there in the news which said we were going to war because we wanted all the oil in Afghanistan, other said for justice because of the destruction of the twin towers and all the lives that were lost and the g...

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Initially, there was a debate over the distribution of the Polish government in 1945, followed by the Soviet Union's pressure upon Turkey and Iran in 1946. ... Actors, directors, producers, and writers were all under close watch by the government for any communist ties. ... Miller compared the two events as equally asinine because neither was based on strict evidence, but rather on the fears of the public. ... This paranoia kept growing and growing until it exploded into a massive finger pointing by the government, much like the events that took place during the Salem witch trials. ...

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The center of the conflict started when the Soviet Union established a base of military operations and the heart of oxidant. ... In 1961 Fidel Castro proclaimed officially a social character of his government. ... After seven days of guarded and intense debate within the upper arrangements government, Kennedy concluded to lay a naval quarantine around Cuba. ... However, the Cuban government was frustrated because either the United States or the Russ did not include Fidel Castro in the agreement to remove the nuclear missiles from Cuba. ...

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Basically, the only ones who were profiting from the war were the businessmen and the government. The government was guilty of not only greed in profit, but also of the very issues they claimed to be fighting against. ... Instead, "what brought the United States fully into war was the Japanese attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941." (Zinn, 410) Zinn also points out that Pearl Harbor was "not really sudden or shocking to the American government." ... In WWI, the public fought for something only the government and industrialists would profit from. ...

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Economic sanctions are an increasingly popular way of economic statecraft available to governments. ... I will look at this, based on the use of sanctions against South Africa in the apartheid years. ... De Klerk also lifted the ban on the ANC and other anti-apartheid groups, opening the door to negotiations on political reforms between the South African government and the ANC. ... q Governments often act covertly to support the sanctioned state even as they publicly profess their support of sanctions. ... Venter, A. 1998 Government and Politics in the new South Africa. ...

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