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    The Cold War refers to an era of U.S. history from roughly 1945 to 1990. Although the U.S.S.R. and the U.S. fought ideological proxy wars in Vietnam, Korea, and Afghanistan, this era is referred to as the “Cold War” because the United States and Soviet Union never actually engaged in war themselves. The origins of the Cold War can be traced back to the finale of World War II. Beginning with the Yalta Conference, the Allied powers of the Soviet Union, United States, and Great Britain started a discussion

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    released [Freudenrich, 2005]. 5. Methane recovery systems are used to pump methane and carbon dioxide which is then collected and then transported to processing stations [Guo & Song, 1996]. 6. Landfill covers or caps are used to control moisture infiltration, mitigate the release of LFG, prevent and pests from rummaging through the refuse. It also allows the site to be re-used in the future [Kim, 2003]. Figure 3: Typical Landfill Gas Recovery and Use Project Diagram Source: Globalmethane.org 2.3

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    between North and South Vietnam. The bases were intended to serve as a barrier to the infiltration of North Vietnamese troops into South Vietnam. The Village of Khe Sanh was converted into one of these bases in 1962. Khe Sanh was initially a U.S. Special Forces outpost of the Civilian Irregular Defense Groups, a group whose purpose was to protect the locals, to keep watch over the border, and to prevent NVA infiltration of South Vietnam. It was eventually converted into a launch site for the Military

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    “The CPM had learnt from bitter experience to become smarter, more subtle and sophisticated, more pragmatic and aware of its limitations and by withdrawing modestly to the background,” Too commented. (7) “From there, it directed and manipulated ambitious and unscrupulous surrogates to create trouble, thus making it extremely difficult for the security agencies to identify and take proper action against such communist agents. “When sufficient trouble had been created

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    Following the aftermath of World War I, there was a general revulsion against the idea of armed conflict. With a desire to maintain peace, fifteen nations signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact in 1928. Additionally, the effects of the Great Depression forced many nations to turn inward and focus on domestic issues while military forces struggled to identify the next threat. Moreover, vast technological advancements increased the level of uncertainty as military leaders reconsidered the way of war.

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    Japanese have conquered much of the Pacific region, coming increasingly nearer to the American mainland. In order to combat this rising threat, the American military headship began to search for viable alternatives to replace widely used established tactics. The motive for this search for irregular methods the fact that the Allied forces were not strong enough to meet the Axis powers on a conventional battlefield. In December of 1941 Colonel William J. Donovan, a World War I Army hero and presidential

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    Noah Leibsker English 100 Mr. Rangno November 11 2014 The Grey Line:Criminals or heros? The Black Panther party was a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization active in the United States from 1966 until 1982. Although they were many times only seen as a gang or criminal group they have proven to be much more than that. The Panthers operated schools, opened medical clinics, and instituted a variety of other social programs, perhaps most extensively the free breakfast for children

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    Taft passed away, and the party needed a sign from Eisenhower to stand up against McCarthy and his rampage across America (Document 8). The tactic of ignoring McCarthy’s actions was not worth the seven votes it brought in for the upcoming elections, and if the Republican Party wanted to continue to have a program it would not be smart to continue the same tactic (Document 6). McCarthy, as the leader, had a duty to speak out against the actions of McCarthy to separate the party’s ideals from McCarthy’s

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    War tensions fueled fears of widespread Communist subversion. He was noted for making claims that there were large numbers of Communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers inside the United States federal government and elsewhere. Ultimately, his tactics and inability to substantiate his claims led him to be censured by the United States Senate. In February 1950, appearing at the Ohio County Women’s Republican Club in Wheeling, West Virginia, McCarthy gave a speech that propelled him into the national

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    European Witch Hunts stretched from the 1450’s to the 1750’s. During the McCarthy Era in America, fear, and anxiety grew over the goals and tactics of international communism. The term McCarthyism has become synonymous with “witch hunts” it describes the techniques used in the early 1950’s by Senator McCarthy, the committee conducted public hearings on supposed infiltration by communists of the United States government especially the State Department, and the entertainment industry. There are many similarities

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