Army of the Republic of Vietnam

It was the year of 1984 when the movie “The Killing Fields” shocked, bothered, and awed the world. The movie tells us of what happened in Cambodia during the time of the American-Vietnam war and the seizing of Cambodia’s government by the Khmer Rouge. It showed us the real scope of the disaster that fell upon the Cambodian government and society by using the experiences of three journalists namely: Dith Pran, Sydney Schanberg and Jon Swain. And though I would want to argue that there might have been

War: From World War II to 2002 The end of World War II was the spawn of a new war that would continue for over fifty years: The Cold War. Technically this war was not a fifty-year physical confrontation between two countries but more of a political confrontation between the world’s two remaining super-powers. The dropping of the atomic bomb in 1945 on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the beginning of a new arsenal that would lead to the development of nuclear weapons.      After

At present there are five communist countries in the world, Vietnam, Laos, People’s Republic of China, Cuba, and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. All of these, with the exception of Cuba, are Asian countries. While Vietnam and China are on the upswing economically, North Korea remains one of the poorest. The reason for this may be because it, along with Cuba, have an entirely state run economy. In comparison to the other three Asian communist countries, North Korea has the lowest GDP per

against their parents. In the 1950s Cambodia gained its independence from France and became peacefully ruled by Prince Sihanouk. In the 1960s, Cambodia was dragged into the Vietnam War and in 1970, the prime minister General Lon Nol assumed power and announced the implementation of the Khmer Republic and sent the Khmer Republic’s army to fight the North Vietnamese in Cambodia (Smith-Hefner 264). Prince Sihanouk formed a communist guerrilla

they interfered with the revolution. The United States backed up the military leader that was in charge of El Salvador, Carlos Humberto Romero Mena to stand up against the FMLN revolutionary group. After 12 years of the war between the El Salvador army and the FMLN, the peace agreements were signed, and the FMLN group won. They later formed into a political party. So the United States interfered with a war that was bound to happen, which was going to have the same outcome no matter what. With the

One of the most crucial events in the twentieth century was the fall of the Soviet Union also known as the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). The creation of the USSR was mainly the upshot from the leadership of Vladimir Lenin Ilyich in 1917. He was born in Simbirsk later known as Ulyanovsk in 1870. The USSR, during its prime, was one of the strongest most influential superpowers. Post World War II the United States and the USSR were the only superpowers left on the planet. The collapse

of the research is on the second situation in the Central African Republic, being currently investigated by the Court, because of its practicality since it is a conflict in which sexual violence has played an essential role. The author suggests that the origin of sexual violence is of the utmost importance when deciding to investigate and prosecute these crimes. The role of patriarchal structures within the Central African Republic society determine the impact and degree of severity of sexual violence

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan is a unique country with a unique history. Kyrgyzstan is a former part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic that has maintained a self-governing independence in recent decades. This paper will show its readers a brief history, description of the religious groups, ethnical demographic breakdown and language. The topics of export and strategic location of this country will also be addressed. I will give general awareness and consideration factors to analyze before an

Remus, who were said to have been raised by wolves, founded Rome (History Learning Site)3. This civilization was located along the Mediterranean Sea, in current day Italy. Throughout its history, Rome underwent many forms of government, including a republic, aristocracy, direct democracy, and monarchy. Machiavelli described the Roman society as a mix of aristocratic and democratic governments (Machiavelli on The Founders Constitution; vol 1, chapter 11)4. Since this essay

SLC # 001-16 China also called the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is located in East Asia. China is the world’s third largest nation. With a land, area of over 3 million square miles and population estimated to be over 1.3 billion people. China has over one-fifth of the world’s population. It boarders thirteen countries, some of those countries include Russia and Mongolia to the north and to the south are Myanmar Laos and Vietnam. The climate is very diverse, with tropical climates