...Reagan Revolution Through President Obama The collapse of the Soviet Union was a major turning point in world history. The primary causes were political and economic and they were the result of the culture of war. “The Soviet Union was first reformed, then transformed, and then disintegrated all within the space of six-and-a-half years. It had ceased to be a communist system in any meaningful sense from the time of the state-wide contested elections of the spring of 1989. Inside the Communist Party, vigorous public debate had replaced 'democratic centralism'. Moreover, the basic principle of the party's 'leading role' within the political system and society was being challenged from all sides as new political organizations sprang up. In March 1990 the Communist Party's monopoly of power was removed from the Soviet Constitution, formal recognition of what had been the reality on the ground for the past year.” (Brown, 2011). “With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, several small brutal wars emerged as people fought for control of their now-independent nations. With the Soviet Union no longer serving as watchful overlord, several nationalist movements clashed in civil wars throughout central and eastern Europe.” (Schultz, p. 494). The change in foreign policy for western countries, especially America was massive. The collapse of the USSR was probably the biggest event in the second half of the 20th century and political change from it was inevitable. Its impact on western...
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...Assignment 4: “Reagan Revolution through President Obama” In this essay I will identify and analyze the impact of two major historical points in the period under discussion. I will explain ways in which the AIDS epidemic shook Americans general confidence beginning in the 1980s. I will give two examples of how deregulation movement of the Reagan era affects us today. I will discuss the factual rationale behind this nations decision to go to war with Afghanistan and Iraq after the 9/11 attacks as well as the response from the international community. Will the Obama Revolution advance America’s interest Washington, March 1, 2012-Thomas Jefferson once observed, “Every generation disserves a new revolution.” Depleted in war and facing economic collapse, America embraced Barrack Obama as a vanguard of the revolutionary hope in 2008. Where candidate Obama had a thin substantive record to assert the claim for highest elective office in 2008, Obama has laid down numerous markers since January 2009 that deserve and should get close scrutiny through Election Day. Turning points in history can mean that changes in the ways things are done in the past, sometimes for the better and other times for the worse. Two notable turning points in history were the Industrial Revolution and also World War I. These both had some political and social impacts. The Industrial Revolution was a time of great change and increased efficiency. No more would goods be produced by individual means of...
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...Union, although many weapons still exist (Shultz, 2012). The Second major turning point in this era was the large growth in the United States economic after President Clinton took office;and made the changes necessary to make the United States have a $ 230 billion Surplus. They called it the “Third Way” a centrist and eclectic blend of policy ideas taken from both liberal and conservative perspectives. One topic has been talked about for years it was very controversial years ago and is still controversial today; it’s health care for all Americans. It was brought to congress by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton during President Clintons first term. They didn’t like the idea then and the republicans still dislike the ideas now. Today we have made process they have approved the Affordable Health Care Act, or as most people call it “Obama Care”. This is making our American society change for the better today. In 1981 AIDS was detected in the United States, politicians were slow to respond to the AIDS epidemic because they felt that people that were affected by AIDS were mainly homosexual men. The government and President felt they could ignore the issue, because it was a gay problem in their eyes. President Reagan was reluctant to bring AIDS into the spotlight and even ordered his Surgeon General no to discuss this crisis. Reagan felt that it was a gay disease however; it did not take very long for the disease to spread beyond the gay community and affect the lives of many Americans...
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...Assignment 4: Reagan Revolution and President Obama Demetria Davenport HIS 105 Professor Lashunda Calvert December 13, 2012 1. Identify at least two (2) turning points in the period under discussion. 1. Ronald Reagan is President who was also an actor on the movie screen. The Iran-Contra Affair, the United States sold weapons to Iran for use in their war with Iraq. Reagan did this despite an embargo against Iran( imposed after the 1979 hostage crisis) and the fact that Iran was at an avowed enemy; the United States was t the same time offering support to Iran because top official in the Reagan administration hoped that selling arms to Iran would ease relation between the United States and Iran. More damning is that members of Reagan ‘s administration took profits from the sales of arms to Iran and sent the money to a right wing guerrilla group in Nicaragua called the Contras, who were battling the left wing government. It was never proved that Reagan was aware that Iran arms sale finds had been diverted to the contras, but the nationally televised testimony of Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North demonstrated that Reagan was probably not aware of the contra affair and that he had not, therefore, sufficiently controlled his administration. At, Reagan behest, Congress investigated the affair, chastised the president, and indicted several of his men. The aftermath included resignations, fines, and imprisonment for a handful of Reagan’s functionaries, and public embarrassment...
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...Regan Revolution through President Obama Kelly B. Turner Tonya Simmons Contemporary US History Strayer University 06 September 2012 During the time period under discussion from the Regan Revolution to our current President Obama, one major historical turning point was the creation of the Internet. This vast network of linked computers that allowed information to be shared easily and instantly, propelled the information technology of personal computers and cell phones forward at high speed. (Schultz, 2011) The ways that the Internet has changed life in the United States over the past two decades is vast. The economy has widely changed in this new age of technology, American companies reached overseas markets, businesses could broaden their customer base, and computers helped to streamline the manufacturing process. (Schultz, 2011) Fewer Americas read newspapers in the 21st century; instead, they are updated minute by minute on all things news, sports, even keeping up with what their friends ate for lunch via any number of social media outlets. With this burst in IT development came the race to create powerful technology so small that it will fit in a person’s pocket. Americans are not only connected to the world and each other at any given moment of the day, most now have constant access to very powerful computers the size of their hands. Another shift in the culture is the documentation of people’s lives. Every event is documented and publicized...
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...of the battle between two major competing ideas about the world economy over the course of last century. On the one hand, the English economist Keynes believes in the ‘planned economy’ and advocates the government intervention to mitigate the risk during economic recession or depression; On the other hand, the Australian economist Hayek favors the free market mechanism and believes in minimum government intervention as market will eventually take care of itself and the prices system is at the heart of what makes a functioning economy work. The episode tracks the root of these ideas and explains how the world moved toward the government controlled economy during the 20th century in a chronological order summarized as below. The Russian Revolution in 1917 marked the beginning of communism economy, in which government is very important to allocate resources and goods. During the great depression of 1930, the Keynes’ theory began to dominate. According to Keynes, the solution to the depression was for the government to spend more money to restore the full employment. By late 1940s, ‘socialism was on the march and free market was on the retreat’ all over the world. The Keynes’ economic theory dominated for decades until...
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...life. It was at City College of New York, where Powell considered topography, that he discovered his calling—in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC). He soon got to be officer of his unit. This experience set him on a military vocation and gave him structure and heading in his life. After graduation in 1958, Powell was dispatched as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Armed force. While positioned at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, Colin Powell met Alma Vivian Johnson of Birmingham, Alabama, and they wedded in 1962. The couple now has three kids: child Michael, and little girls Linda and Annemarie. That same year, he was one of 16,000 guides sent to South Vietnam by President John Kennedy. In 1963, Powell was injured by a punji-stick booby trap while watching the Vietnamese-Laotian fringe. Amid this first voyage through obligation, he was recompensed a Purple Heart and, after a year, a Bronze Star....
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...Introduction In the show, The West Wing, President Bartlett says that decisions are made by individuals that show up to vote. That quote touches on one aspect of voting which is to choose elected leaders, however voting has many other functions than just choosing leaders. Voting gives a government legitimacy, holds elected officials accountable by placing them under threat of being voted out of office, and influence public policy decisions. Overall, voting is a key piece of the American political system because of the representative nature of the Constitutions and the notion that the people are the rightful masters of the government at all levels of power. Main Body Of all the functions, the connotation around elections is that they are for...
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...fair and just society, and much of the time it succeeds. Through compromise and change, the country has grown, prospered, and made progress toward its ideals. In time, the 13 colonies developed within three distinct regions. As time went on, all the colonies developed governments based on the British tradition of citizen participation. The ideas of liberalism and democracy are the basis of the U.S. political system. As the colonists built their new society, they believed more strongly in these ideas. Britain’s 13 colonies grew in population and economic strength during the 1700s. The American Revolution and the war for independence from Britain began with a small fight between British troops and colonists on April 19, 1775. In 1778, France recognized the United States as an independent country and signed a treaty of alliance. In 1783, the 13 colonies became the United States. Before the war ended, the colonies had developed the Articles of Confederation, a plan to work together as one nation, but the connections among the 13 states were loose. It was a nation of 13 countries. George Washington became the first president of the United States on April 30, 1789. He had been in charge of the army. As president, his job was to create a working government. The American Civil War started in April 1861. The South claimed the right to leave the United States, also called the Union, and form its own Confederacy. President Lincoln led the Northern states. He was determined to...
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...March 19, 2012 Much to American anger and displeasure, India is in no mood to reduce its energy ties with Iran. Let us say that the Indian policy makers are cognizant of some of the critical facts concerning Iran. * That the international community has serious misgivings about the peaceful intentions of the Iranian nuclear programme. * That India is formally opposed to a nuclear Iran. * That under American sanctions, in December 2010 India had to terminate the Asian Customs Union (ACU) arrangement to pay for its oil imports from Iran. * That alternative payment arrangements through Germany, Turkey and the UAE were unsuccessful, finally forcing India and Iran to settle for partial rupee payment for oil imports. * That the rupee payment arrangement covers only 45 percent of the oil bill because the trade balance is highly in favour of Iran. * That State-own Shipping Corporation India has refused to ship crude from Iran because it could not find the necessary insurance cover. * That there are growing concerns over a possible Israeli military strike against Iranian nuclear installations. * That India would have learned some lessons from the September 2005 fiasco over the IAEA vote. Not only its anti-Iranian vote was a last minute decision, the manner in which it executed and explained its vote clearly revealed that New Delhi acted under pressure from Washington. This inept handling angered Tehran and displeased Washington. ...
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...Brown 1 Israel and the United States The relationship of Israel and the United States is very important throughout the entire world of international politics. The country of Israel has a very unique and controversial history, which helps put an emphasis on their relationship to the world and the United States in particular. The relationship with Israel designates the foreign policy of the United States in regards to the rest of the Middle East. This thereby impacts foreign policy throughout the world. “The centerpiece of U.S. Middle East policy has been its relationship with Israel. The combination of unwavering U.S. support for Israel and the related effort to spread democracy throughout the region has inflamed Arab and Islamic opinion and jeopardized U.S. security.” (Mearsheimer and Walt, 1) The United States did not take an overly "sympathetic" position on the Zionist movement until the second decade of the 1900s. One main reason for their new support was the establishment in 1914 of the Provisional Executive Committee for General Zionist Affairs. On September 21, 1922, the United States Congress passed the Lodge-Fish resolution, which lent the support of the United States for Zionists to establish a homeland in Palestine. In May of 1942 at the Biltimore Conference, the Zionists made the declaration that Palestine needed to be recognized as a "Jewish Commonwealth." (Oren, 442) The end of the Second World War brought about two changes in the Middle East. The first of these...
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...the American Revolution. It wasn't officially considered a national debt until the Independence and the declaration of the U.S. Constitution. By the year of 1835, they were completely debt-free due to several budget surpluses and an effective budget planning. However, the budget surplus didn't last that long as the borrowing of money started again right after a year. The U.S. borrows money from Federal Reserve, U.S. Individuals and Institutions, Social Security Trust Fund, and other foreign nations and governments by issuing bonds for sale through the U.S. Treasury. Throughout history, some of the key reasons for the accumulation of the national debt was due to wars such as; WWI, WWII, Cold War, etc., drastic tax-cuts, The Great Depression, economic recessions, military and defence spending, welfare programs, bail-outs of big corporations, etc. America is forced to borrow money every time when their expenses are more than their revenue. This borrowing of money ultimately puts a debt on the U.S. and its citizens. The majority of the U.S. debt is owned by Federal Reserve and other U.S. individuals and institutions like; Social Security Fund, etc. whereas the second largest holder of the U.S. debt is China followed by Japan. Both China and Japan own 1.1+ trillion of U.S. debt each. The major borrowing of the debt started from the Reagan presidency term. Before Reagan presidency, the debt was just under a trillion dollars. By the end of Reagan's two terms as president, the debt accumulated...
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...When will we see Change? A Critical look at Barack Obama and the democratic party. Charles Kerber POLS 202 9AM American Government Livingston This paper will take a critical look at the history of the democratic party, its most recent 2012 election, its current presidential candidate Barack Obama, and the latest platform. While the paper may read as being highly critical of President Obama, it should be caveated by the fact that this is an extremely trying time in the history of the United States, and the government is under considerable pressures from outside terrorism threats and international relations, to severe recession and domestic economic concerns. Nevertheless, one must look critically at President Obama, and answer has he really given us “change we can believe in”? Biography & history The Democratic party went through a number of iterations before it became the current democratic party. The party began as the anti federalists under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Thomas Jefferson a former secretary of state under George Washington's administration who had resigned to protest the fiscal policies of Alexander Hamilton. These two rivals would become the basis of the first two political parties of the United States. Alexander Hamilton favored the constitution, the creation of a national bank and repayment of the revolutionary war debt with federal funds. Under this philosophy they would name themselves Federalists, for their leaders support of ratifying the constitution...
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...include the Missouri Compromise, the establishment of the Monroe Doctrine, the acquisition of Florida from Spain, and several internal improvements such as The Cumberland Road John Quincy Adams 1824; Democratic-Republican; notable events include the creation of the Tariff of 1828 (known as the "Tariff of Abominations") and his support of Alexander Hamilton's American system (tariffs, national bank, and internal improvements) Andrew Jackson 1828 and 1832; Democrat; nicknamed "Old Hickory," notable events include the so-called "bank war" caused by his absolute opposition to the 2nd Bank of the United States, the Nullification Crisis caused by the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832, his policy of Indian removal, and the first attempt to assassinate a president Martin Van...
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...Generations: Baby Boomers Gen X & Gen Y Baby Boomer Information THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU CONSIDERS A BABY BOOMER AS A PERSON BORN BETWEEN 1946-1964 (WIKIPEDIA, DEFINITION, 2009) Description of Baby Boomers “Shockwave” “By the sheer force of its “Pig in the Python” “Baby boomers had a placid childhood in the 1950’s which helped inspire them to start their revolution” numbers, the boomers were a demographic bulge which remodeled society as it passed through it” Special Characteristics of Baby Boomers Boomers are associated with privilege because many grew up in a time of affluence Baby Boomer Baby boomer is a general term mainly used to describe those babies born during Post World War II Baby Boomer Identities Grew up in a time of social change A strong pull between a culturally strong older generation and a newer conservative generation Spiritual Beliefs 42% of all baby boomers walked away from formal religion 1/3 of all baby boomers never strayed from their religious beliefs ¼ of all baby boomers are starting to return to church, however their liberal views on abortion and homosexuality cause disagreements Boomers Coming of Age Around the World Britain Obsessed over Beatle mania Italy Wearing Mod Clothes and Buying the World a Coke India Focusing on new philosophical discoveries Canada United States Organizing Driving to support for Woodstock Pierre and organizing Trudeau, 15th against...
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