Post-war america

known as post traumatic stress. We hear on the news that a veteran had hurt his or her family and this disorder was the cause. We have seen the countless reports of the number of divorces that are cause by post traumatic stress. Just by reading the reports and watching the news one can conclude that this is a disorder that is cause by war. PTSD is not a diagnosis solely held by war veterans. It is a disorder can affect anyone and their families. In this paper we will discuss just what post traumatic

religious practice to a Post-modern economic entitlement, a shift seen when comparing the literature of the Enlightenment, the Civil War Era, and the Modern and Post-modern Era. The Enlightenment Era roughly spanned one-hundred and thirty years, from the 1680s to 1810s. During this time, settlers flooded to America searching for a place to practice religion freely, England sought more taxes from the established colonies, and the American militia men fought the Revolutionary War. A new nation and government

Brien's The Things They Carried and Ninh's The Sorrow of War        Bao Ninh's The Sorrow of War is a contrapuntal reading to American literature on the Vietnam War. But rather than stand in stark contrast to Tim O' Brien's The Things They Carried, The Sorrow of War is strangely similar, yet different at the same time. From a post-colonialist standpoint, one must take in account both works to get an accurate image of the war. The Sorrow of War is an excellent counterpoint because it is truthful

and sailors traveled new lands in hopes to find areas plentiful in tradable commodities. In Asia, these travelers eventually found a large amount of porcelain, silk, spices and tea. Interested in these goods, traders began setting up large trading posts in the areas where these commodities were found. As the Industrial Revolution came along, demand for these Asian goods skyrocketed. With the value of oriental goods rising steadily, European nations began a quest for staking a claim to as many of these

The Cold War lasted from 1945-1991, and it was a conflict between the USSR and the USA, the two Superpowers. It was called the Cold War because there were no direct military actions between these countries, but the war has changed the political scene of the whole world significantly. After WW2, the US and the USSR became antagonistic. Both powers had strived to fill the global power vacuum and impose their ideology with expansionist’s strategies. Fundamentally, Ideological conflict was a leading

Revolutionary War. America hardly managed to defeat the British in the Revolutionary War. At first most nations would have never foresaw the Americans pulling off this victory. One of the most important advantages the colonists had on their side was time, and the home turf advantage. The British had to sail troops all the way from England to America, as well as be able to supply them constantly which the crown couldn't afford to do forever. Also, as the British recruited thousands of Hessians, America recruited

"The most successful war seldom pays for its losses," said Thomas Jefferson. On the eve of the American Civil War, a struggle whose death toll surpassed 600,000 troops, it is easy to imagine that many citizens would have agreed with the founding father. And, loss of life was not the only problem caused by the fight. In the wake of the Civil War, Americans of all races faced the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, crippling personal debt, ambiguity regarding the redistribution of southern

The most documented period in the history of the African American search for racial equality comes during the Cold War period, where issues of equality were thrust into international politics. Debatably one of the greatest aids to civil rights was the USA’s promotion of freedom regarding the fight against communism. The intensity of this argument aided the civil rights movement significantly, Dudziak hypothesizing that ‘the fight against communism forced American leaders to introduce key social

Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington impacted the development of the United States. George Washington played a leadership role in the Revolutionary War and established the first presidency, Thomas Jefferson expanded America through the Louisiana Purchase, and Theodore Roosevelt made great efforts for the construction of the Panama Canal. The actions of all three presidents have had positive long-lasting consequences for future generations. By establishing precedents, expanding

In 1947, The U.S. Secretary of state, George C. Marshall, revealed a Plan to “save” war-savaged Europe. The Marshall Plan is often remembered as one of the greatest successes in American Foreign policy, some even crediting Europe’s economic boom in the 1950’s solely on it; however historians have hotly debated the Marshall Plan since the 1980’s, both criticizing and praising its purpose, implementation, and outcome. Particular focus has been on America’s influence in Western Europe, and its intentions