... Noam Chomsky reminds us that Communism is a broad term that includes those with the ability to get control of mass movements. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles once stated that, “The poor people are the ones they appeal to and they have always wanted to plunder the rich.” So, in one view, the U.S. felt they must be overcome, to protect our doctrine that the rich should ravage the poor. This became another motivation for the Cold War. In his historical account of the events leading to the Cold War, Jacob Heilbrunn reports that after World War II, “realists… agreed that Soviet aggrandizement was responsible for the cold war.” (Heilbrunn) They felt the reason ...

... working conditions were so poor that death was a sure result (Gilbert “The Holocaust”) . In March 26, 1942, Auschwitz took women prisoners, but after August 16, 1942 the women were housed in Birkenau. When the Jews arrived at Auschwitz, they were met with threats and promises. If they didn't do exactly as they were told, they would be beaten, deprived of food, or shot. From time to time, they would be assured that things would get better (MicrosoftEncarta). The daily meals in Auschwitz consisted of watery soup, distributed once a day, with a small piece of bread. In addition, they got extra allowance consisting of 3/4 ounce of margarine, a little p ...

... all slaves in areas not in Union control. Although the proclamation did not free all slaves everywhere, it was the action that would push Congress to pass the thirteenth amendment in 1865. The amendment, ratified later in 1865, stated that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude . . . shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." It seemed democracy had triumphed by giving freedom to slaves, but the amendment was not complete. It only stopped slavery, and made no provisions for citizenship; therefore, blacks were still not considered United States citizens. The fourteenth amendment was the democratic expansion that fixed ...

... in that violence was needed to defend themselves until true equality could be achieved. Aside from being militant, the Panthers did things that helped the community. They set up breakfast, and helped people to clean up their neighborhoods. The Black Panthers gave many urban black communities a sense of unity and identity that they hadn’t had before. The Panther’s rhetoric of violence alarmed the government. In March of 1968, the Panther newspaper printed this warning to police, “Halt in the name of humanity! You shall make no more war on unarmed people. You will not kill another black person and walk on the streets of the black community to gloat about it a ...

... is becoming more important, however, as drug lords from Colombia try to expand beyond the Americas. To gain a foothold in Europe, the Colombians have got to strike deals with the Mafia, which ironically guards its home turf. (273) Italy in general, has added to the crime list of the Mafia for over 100 years. The famous Al Capone, the Italian-American gangster of the Prohibition era, also known as Scarface because of a knife cut to his cheek. (Nash 79) He was born Alphonse Capone in Naples, Italy, and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He left school at an early age and spent nearly ten years "hanging-out" with gangs. In the 1920's he took over a Chicago organizatio ...

... one must have a knowledge of the terms which may be used when discussing espionage, international terrorism and intelligence agencies throughout the world. First is the spy, agent or combatant. This is the person who carries out a mission. He/she does not necessarily work alone. Depending on the mission one or many spies may contribute in various ways. The entire team of spies, combatants or agents is called a “pod”. These pods can act in a plethora of ways. One such way is a clandestine operation, where the actions are taken on foreign soil, specifically in the State, or Country where the result will occur. Generally there are two different types of c ...

... more than 1 and a half million children, under twelve, died. Only one out of ten Jews, survived. Poland, out of all other countries in the world, lost the most Jews. She said that neighbors, and friends of Jews turned on them and helped cause the Holocaust. At a concentration camp, Jews were ordered to make a sign saying, "You could earn your freedom from work." When they did that, they made one letter into a secret message telling the Jews that it was a bad place, where they die. In class from the notes I learned that, World-wide depression had many Germans out of work, and they were hungry. Because of that, the Germans elected Hitler, as Chancellor o ...

... prisoners: red upside down triangle b. Communists and gypsies: black upside down triangle. c. Jehovah's Witnesses: purple upside down triangle d. Homosexuals: pink upside down triangle e. Criminals: green upside down triangle f. Jews: Star of David In November of 1938 all synagogues in Germany were set on fire, windows were smashed and thousands of Jews were arrested. "Night of Broken Glass: was a signal to the Jews in Germany and Austria to leave as soon as possible. World War II began on September 1939. By September 1941 the Jews of German were forced to wear badges or armbands marked with a yellow star. Concentration camps were one of the most tragi ...

... Man 116) The 3rd marine division had to fight most of the fierce and intense battles in trying to take Iwo Jima. They fought on with courage and honor the whole way through. Tadamishi Kuribayashi was one of the most important leaders for the Japanese. He was in charge of defending the one of the most important positions on Iwo Jima, Mt. Suribachi. Tadamishi lost the mountain but still remained fighting the U.S. soldiers as he was told. (John Man 116) Another important leader was Lt. General Holland M. Smith. Also known as “Howling Mad”. He was in charge of leading the assault on Iwo Jima. He successfully landed and deployed all of his troops. (John Man ...

... of the League of Nations. The Senate chose to refuse the Treaty in the fear that it could result in the involvement of the United States in future European wars. Americans simply did not wish to deal with, nor tolerate the problems of Europe and abroad. There were many problems running rampant throughout the country following the conclusion of the war. One of the greatest problems which arose was the Red Scare which was seen as an international communist conspiracy that was blamed for various protest movements and union activities in 1919 and 1920. The Red Scare was touched off by a national distrust of foreigners. Many Americas also kept a close eye on the increasi ...