America in the Sixties
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7 pages worth of brief essays and definitions pertinent to any study of the United States during the 1960's. Included are such names and keywords as : Lenny Bruce, Kent State Shootings, Woodstock, Clark Clifford, My Lai Massacre, Tet Offensive, Tonkin Gulf Resolution, Voting Rights Act, Martin Luther King, Jack Ruby and much more. No bibliography.
Filename: Amerc60s.wps

America's Role In The World System
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A 10 page paper. The position is taken that American leadership has resulted in a more stable and safer world system. Hegemonic stability theory is discussed - for a stable world-system, it is necessary for one nation to take the position of leadership. In the 19th century, it was Britain; in the 20th century, it was the U.S. The writer presents a comprehensive explanation of the need for one 'superpower' and the factors that are involved in that nation gaining and maintaining that position. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGwldsys.rtf

America's Superiority During the Cold War
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This 9 page paper supports the view that the U.S. had always been more powerful than the U.S.S.R. Thus, the arms race was just an illusion as the U.S. really held all the power. Still, concerns about former Soviet weaponry remain. The cold war and its legacy is also discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA207cld.rtf

America’s Involvement in Vietnam
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A 5 page paper which examines the history of America’s involvement in Vietnam. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAamvtn.rtf

American Counterinsurgency Tactics in the Vietnam War
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An 11 page discussion of the manner in which American counterinsurgency tactics were hampered by politics during the Vietnam War. The author of this paper contends that while the U.S. military was fully capable of winning in Vietnam, their hands were tied by political decisions which occurred back home and, in fact, by a biased liberal press. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: PPvietCo.rtf