The Cold War held military peace in Europe for almost 50 years. ... Janos Kadar led the Soviets using tanks and troops to take down Budapest buildings held by the rebels. ... More and more Soviet forces covered Hungary's land, seizing railways, and bombarding cities where the rebels held out. ... The United states offered new homes to 21,500 of the refugees. ... Hungary's first multi-party elections were held in March and April 1990. ...

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This was about the time that Americans at home began to become worried that the war in Vietnam was getting out of hand. ... Black gangs erupted and dodged the draft, became violent, and held to one another very closely. ... Its groundbreaking ceremony was held on March 26, 1982. The memorial has 57,929 names inscribed in it of those men and women who never came home from Vietnam (Ashabranner). ... The groundbreaking ceremony was held on March 26, 1982. ...

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The events of the Cuban missile crisis bought home to the two sides that an arms race was not a solution, and that they need to come to some agreements that would attempt to avert the chance of a heating up of the situation. ... This paradox was bought home to both superpowers in the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. ... The means of communication used during the crisis appear quite absurd when considering the high drama and imminent peril both powers found themselves in at the time, and it was these set of circumstances that bought home to the USA and the USSR the need to find a different modus ...

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You didn't have to understand it, but you knew it was wrong and that it held people back from living the lives they were meant to live. ... Giacona remembers, she was home on June 4, 1989, watching the news. ... She came home and watched the news in amazement. ...

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This is why a lot of people think that photojournalism was the most influential part of changing people's views back home. ... Because of this his photos show his ability to report the truth to the people on the home front, and this truthfulness is one of the main reason why the people at home changed their minds about the war. ... The causes of the Vietnam War revolve around the simple belief held by America that communism was threatening to expand all over south-east Asia and America wanted to stop its spread. ... There were some other factors that could have been important to the chang...

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Their freedom found under Gorbachovian reforms lashed out of control striking at all who held power over them, with the exception of those they freely elected. ... If he could maintain a supposed belligerent foe and keep socialism firmly in place at home, he would have no problems contrary to Marxism-Leninism. ... He sought to achieve these goals through his policies both at home and abroad. ...

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After an extremely devastating defeat for the French at the battle of Dim Bien Phu, peace talks held at Geneva concluded with the French leaving the country and Vietnam being divided at the 17th parallel into North Vietnam, led by Ho Chi Minh, and South Vietnam, led by Ngo Dinh Diem. Unifying Elections were to be held in two years to decide which leader would completely rule the country as a whole. ... This did not go over well with civil rights activists at home. ... Some turned on their commanding officers or even themselves in an attempt to go home. ...

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The result of this was to bring home live uncensored pictures of scenes like small children being burned alive by American napalm. This shocked the Americans back home, and as practically every home owned a TV set, these shocking images bombarded the public, and sympathy for the war fell. The free press brought home the reality of the war and soon people were sick of it. ... Wounded soldiers and veterans came home with stories of how they were encouraged to kill anything that moved. ... They saw the war as a thing they could fight against, and so held protests and peaceful demonstrations again...

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These teach- ins were mass public demonstrations, usually held in the spring and fall seasons on college campuses (Wells, 24). ... Although it faded when the college students went home during the summer of 1965, other types of protests grew through 1971 and replaced it. ... Some units even organized their own demonstrations to link up with the movement at home. ... After viewers actually got to witness the US Embassy under attack, they realized that the US did not have control over the situation and that it was time to bring the boys home (Wells, 241). ...

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These teach- ins were mass public demonstrations, usually held in the spring and fall seasons on college campuses (Wells, 24). ... Although it faded when the college students went home during the summer of 1965, other types of protests grew through 1971 and replaced it. ... Some units even organized their own demonstrations to link up with the movement at home. ... After viewers actually got to witness the US Embassy under attack, they realized that the US did not have control over the situation and that it was time to bring the boys home (Wells, 241). ...

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Caputo was not very thrilled about his switch, but he went with his head held high. ... Once he returned home, he was sent back to Vietnam, but this time he was a consultant for the Chicago Tribune. ... In 1973 Caputo was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, yet was unaware because he was being held hostage in Beirut. ... Caputo experiences all three: he went into the Marines wanting to experience war, but halfway through he kind of wants to be at home. ... These mines crippled a few men so terribly that they were sent home. ...

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Those who joined the non-conformist movement often held liberal ideas and unique appearances. ... Even though Americans at home could see the war from a new perspective, they were poorly informed due to the biased media that reported not only events, but their opposition towards the war. ...

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It was obvious that Australia was not able to continue sending men and still protect Australia at home, so Menzies re-introduced conscription in 1965. ... On some days huge marches were held and many people usually left work and went on the marches to show how strongly they felt about Australia's involvement in the war. ...

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I first watched this movie in theaters followed by many times at home, or at other relatives' houses. ... I have seen pictures at my grandparents house of all these items, and they are identical to what was held in the movie. ...

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He held on, hoping for an exit which would allow America at least the appearance of victory. ... At home anti-war activist filled the streets. ... As Kissinger toasted La Duc Tho with words of peace in January 1973 and as Richard Nixon addressed the nation with news of an honorable peace in Vietnam, Both men knew that as soon as the last American POW was home, the bombing would be renewed. ...

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Basic freedoms, like those held by Americans, are guaranteed unconditionally and cannot be abused without the entire world knowing. ... The worldwide web is the ideal place for intercontinental communication: "No one owns the internet, it is totally decentralized, no one can turn it off, it can potentially reach into every home in the world -(62). ... Investors are now able to buy and sell stocks from around the world from their home computer, using Internet brokerage sites that provide free information and tools to make educated trades. ...

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A cease-fire was brought about on January 28, 1973, which sent all of the US troops home, and Nixon was able to release about 600 US prisoners. ... One that held a spot in history was a demonstration at Ohio's Kent State University where national guard troops killed four students. ... So Nixon froze wages and prices, cut federal spending, and announced that the United States would not convert foreign-held dollars to gold. ...

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Arms control is arguably one of the most prominent issues every nation of the world has to deal with, this is because every man woman and child on the planet may potentially be affected by the arms another country posses. In today's society more than ever the worry over the nuclear capability of countries is at the foreground of debate, some countries possess weapons of mass destruction a thousand times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the most notorious of which are the USA and the Soviet Union. These two countries became the s...

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Rejection and exploitation of the Vietnam Veteran by the US caused the veterans to fight a different war, PTSD when they returned home. ... Therefore the war became a rather solitary war, where one soldier was sent alone, and then proceeded to return back home alone. ... Confusion as to what would happen next tore at the joy that he felt in being alive and going away from the war, back to his home where he belonged. ... When someone finally did leave and go back home his buddies would be left behind in the field without his skills and he would return home with mixed feelings of joy and gui...

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In my opinion such an invasion in what the Russians would see as "home affairs" could give a birth to a major mistrust and even hostility between the two states. ... By 1945, Stalin was the veteran revolutionary, a man who had held the reins of Soviet power and authority for nearly twenty years. ... The Soviet Union has seen America as a state with the desire for an Empire, who was interfering with their home policies; the US has seen a direct threat in the foreign policies of the USSR and therefore has seen their role as state which would lead the whole world to democracy. ...

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Any communist anywhere, at home or abroad, was, by definition, and enemy of the United States. ... Following that battle, an international conference at Geneva, Switzerland, arranged a cease-fire and provided for a North-South partition of Vietnam until elections could be held. ... The American troops and POWs came home, but the war continued. ...

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The treaty stated that the United States would withdraw from the conflict, and all United States prisoners of war held by the North Vietnamese would be released. ... Most of these young men returned home feeling confused and bitter, unsure of how to proceed with everyday life. ...

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The world held its breath as these events unfolded before their eyes; If any decision had have been different, it might have led to WW III. ... Even though the U.S.S.R. had an easy way out, it still hurt Khrushchev in his political life on the home front. ...

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Theodore Roosevelt History, to me, is all of the events that make a person, or a society, who they are. There is an infinite amount that can be learned from other people's mistakes, victories, and defeats. History affects every person. Much can be taken from the decisions of great leaders. Fr...

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The occupation of one country among several countries was divided into two separate nations because of their disagreements. World War II left most of Germany in ruins. In June 1945, the Allied Big Four Britain, France, Soviet-Union, and the United States took over supreme authority of Germany. The...

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