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… little inspiration from the past, especially from the shopworn Vietnam analogy. That war haunts both supporters … the Dominican capital, to stop what it believed was a communist insurgency there. The action was heavily … for the aftermath than many said were needed. U.S. soldiers soon spread themselves too thin. It took them more …

… One hundred years ago this month, American movie-going audiences experienced a cinematic spectacular : D. W. … “helpless whites look on,” frozen in horror. Even Union soldiers in the film are shown recognizing the threat of the …

… foreign observers predicted that the days of the Chinese Communist Party were numbered. And yet, as we mark the 18th … and Yugoslavia's free-fall into chaos benefited the Chinese Communists. These phenomena allowed the party to say to the Chinese people, in effect: "You may be sick of Communism, but there seems to be something worse out there — …

… in the quality of American presidential leadership than comparison of John F. Kennedy’s handling of the Cuban … succeeded, Bush has failed. To avert nuclear exchanges, JFK compromised and limited their likelihood. To eliminate … security. Kennedy’s caution matched his resolve. He had irrefutable proof of missiles in Cuba before deploying troops to …

… an uprising at New York’s Stonewall Inn. The event has become iconic in popular memory as the spark for a new radical … Stonewall’s wake, a Gay Liberation movement galvanized gay communities nationwide and its anniversary has become a cultural touchstone, as LGBT communities across the …

… of “a general association of nations,” what would become the League of Nations, to adjudicate international … Cold War — but only recently have we abandoned a broader commitment to a world governed by law instead of force. … the opportunity to revive the best in our tradition and recommit ourselves to those principles and ideals that once …

… some ten thousand years ago to the seventh century of the common era. They tell the stories of successive … known to us) with nearly 1,900 characters utilized for communication. Here, too, the first art-historical … 883-859) provides the first evidence we have for the pork dietary proscription in this region of the world. Among its …

… my professor is onto something. Patterson shares with other commentators the feeling that 1965 was a “pivot” or a … that they were distracted by televised sports and Christmas shopping. At the height of his popularity in early 1965, … options: looking soft on communism or sending Americans to die. Patterson emphasizes the feasibility of Johnson’s …

… to take action against Iraq should that nation fail to comply with UN arms inspectors, one arresting question … fight for freedom. By 1824 American citizens had become involved. The American “Hellenes” began to hold public … freedom in a global struggle with the Soviet Union and its Communist allies. Both the Soviet Union and America’s …

… with Christian missionaries following the arrival of oil companies in the early 20th century. The article continues … and Iraqi governments. For this lesson, students will complete a document-based question activity in small groups. … assess their learning with a check for understanding. Once completed with the assessment, the students will continue …

… in Polish-Jewish history. After years of controversies and compromises, the final product represents the dedicated … Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, a professor of performance studies at New York University, who was appointed to as the … flourished for centuries and that it did not completely die after 1945. The Museum is part of the larger, historical …

… the idea of a color-blind America. Media pundits and social commentators nationwide claimed that Obama's election … success. History, however, might prove otherwise.  As we come to the end of the first decade of the twenty-first … meaningful change both in Weaver's lifetime and the future.  It is often one of the problems with writing …

… the real value of benefits, and indexed them against future inflation. In so doing, Social Security served to … Association of Realtors, the largest political action committee, as measured by direct contributions to federal … the crisis,” Bush repeated his forecast about the dismal future of the system. By 2018, he argued, the system will …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … the section is to show what historians do. The page aims to combat the tendency to use history as "a tool to advance … . You can find contributions to Made by History on their website and learn about the project on their welcome page . …

… of the military later found expression in the Posse Comitatus law of 1878, still in force. Archaic as the title … framers of the U.S. Constitution remembered how British soldiers served as police in 1770. Untrained in police work, the soldiers lost their discipline and fired into a crowd in an …

… of power westward in the twentieth century, and control the future of the region–and in large part the nation–in the … sprawling suburbs on the Colorado plains, and multi-ethnic communities in Los Angeles, perhaps ending up with a latte … Professor in the Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban studies & Planning at Portland State University, Ore., and a …

… this new generation of Israeli scholars. This controversy – combined with his scholarship, popular writings, and … the war, ethnic cleansing became a matter of military expediency according to Morris. Morris thus disagrees with his … preceding pages. In addition to the arguments regarding the comparative military advantages of the Jewish population …

… policy debate on Oct. 22, nuclear weapons are sure to come up, especially Iran’s ambitions for the bomb. But the … to end testing first. As Reagan wrote at the time, “I am committed to the ultimate attainment of a total ban on … first requirement on the road to a nuclear test ban was complete.   Reagan’s second requirement for ending nuclear …

… G. Castagnola depicting the disposal of cholera victims' bodies in Palermo, Italy. In a succession of pandemics that … began in 1817 and continue to this day, cholera ravaged communities and strained political and economic orders … and provinces came together to establish protocols for future epidemics. These debates over public health, …

… they should be careful what they wish for. In order to become president of the United States, the Constitution … Hamilton never became president; his clause essentially died with him when he was shot in a duel in 1803. But the … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …

… When Al Gore allegedly claimed he invented the Internet, comedians, political  pundits and Republicans had a field … optic network, along with the servers, software and other components of what became the Internet, didn't differ from … Try to imagine the history of the space program without the commitment of President John F. Kennedy to send men to the …

… standard-bearer for South Carolina. Among his many accomplishments, Thurmond holds the record for conducting the … one is hard pressed to think of another politician who combines self-indulgence with sanctimoniousness in such … took a particular kind of moral and political courage.   By comparison, Joe Wilson’s outburst seems pretty timid. …

… — have orbited the earth since 1961. Space travel cannot become cheap until the age of rocketry is replaced by an age … only child of the 1950s and ‘60s who expected a dazzling future in space exploration. But that future never arrived. Where are the orbiting hotels, bases …

… When Idi Amin, commander of the Ugandan Army, seized power in Uganda on 25 … seizure of power by a supposedly apolitical professional soldier. However, neither patriotism nor altruism motivated … appallingly clear. He carried out bloody purges of soldiers from rival ethnic groups, while his brutal security …