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Michael B

Contra's Campaign Vs Sandinistan Nicaragua - 1 views

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    Written by Gorden Bowen, of Mary Baldwin College
Sabrina S

Afghan- economy overview through history - 0 views

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    US/USSR giving money to afghanistan
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    Civil Military Fusion Centre - that is an interesting name. Do we know who these people are?
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    http://www.aco.nato.int/nato-civilmilitary-fusion-centre.aspx "Introduced in 2008 as an experiment by NATO Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia, the CFC has since transitioned to a core capability within Allied Command Operations (ACO) in Europe. The CFC remains located in Norfolk conveniently located near Old Dominion University's campus. CFC staff is composed of two military officers, nine desk officers from diverse backgrounds ( IO's , NGO's, think tanks, academia ) and intern support from around the world. "
Sean F

iran.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 1 views

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    Did you look at the author's credentials? Here they are http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/faculty/gavin/ Remember to strip off the urls to get to other pages in a web source to figure who wrote it
Sean F

Brief History of the Tudeh Party of Iran - 0 views

  • he Tudeh Party of Iran was formed in September 1941 to continue the work of the banned Communist Party of Iran under conditions of open activity.
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    To show how the Anti-communist motion of part of the world affected the political parties in Iran
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    Keep in mind that this is a political party's web site. You have to assume that everything here is from their perspective.
Madelyn B

International Effects on the Democratic Onset in Chile - 0 views

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    This paper examines the role of international factors in compelling democracy in Chile in the era of Augusto Pinochet and concludes that international factors had a significantly positive effect on the rebirth of Chilean democracy at the end of the 20th century.
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    Stanford Journal of International Relations. I would say this has enough academic cred to have validity. We still have to take into account the perspective of the views expressed here, but at least we know there is an institution behind it
Akshay D

Vietnam: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts, Guide & Travel/Holidays/... - 0 views

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    Discusses Vietnam splitting into two countries: North and South
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    Somehow using infoplease is like stopping a random person in the Port Authority bus station and asking their opinion about Vietnam. Who is the author? What are his/her credentials? What verification do we have about the author?
Elise C

Cold War Cuba - 0 views

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    The tags on this link have to be edited to match the format we are using for this project
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    Do you know this site is a someone's family tree? Do you know how I figured that out. Just strip off the url and look at the base site http://ba-ez.org/
anonymous

Vietnam's Economy: Poverty and Prospects - 0 views

  • “imposed heavy costs in the form of massive loss of life, physical injury, psychological damage, and a demographic imbalance characterized by a relative scarcity of males
  • 1.5 million civilians dead, 15 million homeless, sixty percent of southern villages destroyed. In the north, every major town and provincial capital along with main roads, railway lines, bridges, ports, and industrial facilities had been bombed
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    Gives good information of the economic cost of the Vietnam War.
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    Do you know Ananda Mahto? That name looks like the author of the site, but we are going to have to do a background check before we take his or her word for anything.
anonymous

Afghan war - 0 views

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    The tags on this link have to be edited to match the format we are using for this project
anonymous

1973 oil crisis - 0 views

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    Because of the yom kippur Egypt and arab allies against israel war Israel went on full nuclear alert, persuading the U.S. to further augmented arms sales to israel
Adriana G

Czechoslovakia During the Cold War - 2 views

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    This U.S. Marshall Plan offered Czechosolavkia recover aid for World War 2 to help stop stagnation. The Soviet Union made Czechoslovakia decline the U.S. offer and join an organization against "America's Imperialism" and the Marshall Plan.
anonymous

Ethiopia - 0 views

  • After Ethiopia's 1974 revolution, U.S.-Ethiopian relations began to cool due to the government's linkage with international communism and U.S. revulsion at its human rights abuses. Bilateral relations improved with the 1991 downfall of Ethiopia's regime.
  • and human rights; and regional peace and security. The United States and Ethiopia work together to enhance food security, improve health services, strengthen education, promote trade, and expand development.
  • Ethiopia is focused on reducing famine vulnerability, hunger, and poverty and emphasizes economic, governance, and social sector policy reforms. Some military training funds, including training in such issues as the laws of war and observance of human rights, also are provided but are explicitly limited to nonlethal assistance, training, and peacekeeping support at present.
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    U.S.-Ethiopian relations after the 1974 revolution and U.S. assistance with Ethiopia in 2013
Caroline H

Leftist Salvador Allende elected president of Chile - 0 views

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    This article discusses how Allende became President of Chile, and how the United States tried everything they could to rid him of power.
Caroline H

The Case of Pinochet - 0 views

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    This article discusses the reign of terror in Chile and how The United States put Pinochet in power after they got Allende out of power.
Elizabeth G

Kennedy announces blockade of Cuba during the Missile Crisis - 0 views

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    Events in the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis
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