Military of the United States

Article fifty-one of the United Nations Charter states a nation has an inherent right to self-defense when an armed attack occurs against a member of the United Nations. Some argue article fifty-one only applies when the host country consents to allow operations in their country. However, Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan, and Afghanistan have all officially…

Did James Monroe Challenge the European Powers? December of 1823, James Monroe delivered his annual message to the United States Congress, the prelude to the State of the Union held in the present day. In this speech he set the policy that still resonates today in dealing with foreign powers, the Monroe Doctrine. President Monroe informed the nation and the world that the United States would not tolerate the European Powers, i.e., Great Britain and France, interference in the Western…

or a national institution, it is not uncommon to have enemies' attempting to exploit weaknesses. Having an accumulated 18 years of service in the military; and seeing first-hand the integration of the internet for military communication and coordination, I have witnessed numerous cyber-attacks on our nation and individuals over the span of my military…

On May 9, 1982, Ronald Regan, the fortieth president of the United States, gave a commencement speech to the graduating class from Eureka College. Eureka College is where Ronald Regan went to college. This is interesting because previous presidents like John F. Kennedy, Barak Obama, or Bill Clinton all went to ivy league colleges like Harvard or Yale. It is very inspiring that Regan was able to accomplish so much without a degree from a prestigious university. This commencement speech very…

CriticalReflection of Regime of the Second George W. Bush The United States was involved in aiding to achieve an international set of institutions, multilateral relationships, and pacts to resolve political conflicts and global problems. Internationalist multilateralism was complicated due to the Cold world war that split the world into competing blocs and camps. Amid nuclear threat and military challenges, the United States established multilateral organizations and treaties with European and…

relocating each and every Japanese-American seems a bit over the top. February 19, 1842 marked the day President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized that the military relocate the Japanese-Americans; he states that the military has the right to “prescribe military areas” as proper bases for the internment camps (Doc 2). FDR gave authority to any and all military leaders to relocate the Japanese-Americans. A representative from California tried to justify the internment camps by comparing it to…

The United States became involved after the mysterious sinking of the American battleship, "USS Maine", in Havana harbor. The United States had always been interested in purchasing Cuba for their mass production of sugar. During this time sugar was an expensive product and brought in a lot of income to those who took part in its production and sale. Congress gave President William Mckinley authorization to remove Spanish militants from Cuba by force. The Spaniards declared war on the United…

In the 1870s, as the Civil War came to an end, what would later become PTSD appeared in many servicemen. Although the United States’ next encounter with war, World War I, placed many veterans on the streets, World War II would create a much larger number of veterans who found themselves struggling with housing and employment. The United States enlisted thousands of servicemen and women in the 1940s to combat World War II. Many enlistees found themselves homeless prior to war,…

Invaded and occupied France, early in the month of May, 1940. The United States was dragged into the war by the Japanese at Pearl harbor, on December 7,1941, by 1942 the British were already thinking about a invasion across the English channel. With great planing, and difficulties from many generals and intelligence agencies D-day came about. D-Day, June 6, 1944. United the Departments of, Army, Air Force, and Navy, of the allied militaries in what has become known as the largest amphibious…

relations between the West and the Soviet Union. With the defeat of the Nazis, the United States and Britain were concerned about the stagnation and turmoil of the European countries affected by the war and introduced the Marshall plan, a rapid economic reconstruction of Western Europe. But Stalin did not want the Soviet Union to participate in the Marshall Plan and therefore negotiations between the United States, the West, and the Soviet Union ceased, thus beginning the Cold War. In March 1946…