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Introduction: During the First World War Americans began to develop a fear communist subversion within American society, this fear became known as the Red Scare. This fear of communism was compounded during the Cold War because of the paranoid beliefs of Senator Joseph McCarthy, who developed a set of anit-communism ethos known as McCarthyism. The purpose of McCarthyism was to minimize the communist threat to America by accusing and detaining suspected communists by claiming that they were a…

Finalised on the 10th of March 1947, Plan Dalet was enacted. The plan detailed steps to take control of Mandatory Palestine, establish a Jewish state, and defend against an anticipated Arab invasion (Khalidi, 1988). Both pro-Arab historian Walid Khalidi (1988), and pro-Israeli historian…

world’s top superpowers in contention with each other to prove whose ideology was superior. The fight between capitalism and communism escalated immediately following the war and each nation did all that they could do to gain the upper hand. On June 5, 1947, George Marshall gave a speech at the Harvard University commencement ceremonies explaining how the U.S. should help Europe regain economic stability. The controversy lies in the possible ulterior motives of his Marshall Plan which is widely…

research I have chosen Jackie Robinson. The reason why I chosen him was because he changed the way of baseball. In 20th century he was the first black athlete to play major league baseball. Jackie signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 (“Jackie Robinson”). Also in 1947 he was named the Rookie of the year and national League MVP in 1949 (“Jackie Robinson”). In 1955 he took the Brooklyn Dodgers to the World Series and won (“Jackie Robinson”). Jackie was born January 31,1919, in Cairo Georgia.…

India is a country in South Asia and the country’s origins are rooted in ancient history. The name of the country is derived from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization that was centered around the Indus River Valley. The Indus Valley Civilization, which was known as the Harappa civilization, was located in the northwest corner of now what is known as India. The Indus civilization is one of the three oldest civilizations in the world. India has been long recognized for its vast empires and…

he turned into a paid author when the mash magazine Science Stories distributed his short story, ¨Pendulum¨, and he was a full time essayist before the finish of 1942. His initially book ¨Dark Carnival¨ was an accumulation of stories distributed in 1947. That same year he wedded Marguerite McClure (1922-2003). They had four girls and, in the end, eight grandchildren. Beam Bradbury shot to worldwide popularity after production of ¨The Martian Chronicles¨ (1950). He best known work is ¨Fahrenheit…

languages since the first copy was published. 70 years later, the context and backstory of her diary are still getting taught in school today. Anne had the dream of being a writer and her dream became reality. Otto Frank published it on the 25th of June, 1947. She first packs her diary when going into hiding. She adds to it almost daily. She jots down the entirety of her thoughts and feelings. She received a diary as a gift and writes about what she hears on the radio and what happens in the…

These awards included six All Star awards (1949-1954), World Series Champion (1955), NL MVP (1949), Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year (1947), National League Batting Champion (1949), two NL Stolen Base Leader Award (1947, 1949). Other honorable awards included having his jersey number forty-two retired by all Major League Baseball teams and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962. Robinson died October 24, 1972, nine…

(Hartley & Kennedy, 2006). Logistical Alternatives Centralia No. 5 was a thriving coal mine during World War 2. On March 25, 1947 a blast, due to excessive mine dust. “Mine inspectors had been denouncing Centralia's No. 5 for years-one recent report had listed many dangerous violations of safety codes, but little had ever been done to correct them” (Time 1947). The case study of Centralia No.5 (Stillman, p.30) gives a recount of the facts leading up to the blast and also reveals the inner…

had joined forces to fight against Germany. Soviet and American relations began to deteriorate due to disagreements over military plans in WWII. A fear of the spread of communism and an aggressive American foreign policy in response to that fear. By 1947, the United States and the Soviet Union would be involved in the Cold War. In March 1946, former British Minister Winston Churchill spoke of the dangers to basic liberties posted by the Soviet system of government. He declared that an “Iron…