Category: Civil War

Colombian Civil Wars Political and Economic Reasons Table of Contents Introduction Literature Review Conclusion Works Cited Footnotes Introduction The Colombian internal conflict is one of the most protracted civil wars in world history. During the period between 1958 and 1974, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) had established its position as the most stable…

Iraqi Civil War in 2014-2017 Table of Contents Introduction Basic Description of the Civil War and the State Prerequisites for the Civil War Historical Background Relationship to International Relations Theories Impact on International Security Impact on the US National Security Implications for the Future Conclusion References Introduction Modern armed conflicts in fragile and failed states…

Colombian Civil War and the Issue of Political Economy Table of Contents Introduction Literature Review Conclusion References Introduction Colombian internal conflict is one of the most protracted civil wars in the world. After a few decades, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) had established its position as the most stable guerrilla group in Latin…

The United States’ Role In The 1994 Rwandan Genocide The United States involvement, or lack thereof, in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 has been a topic of much public interest and research in the last two and a half decade since the genocide. The United States is faulted for not only having failed to act…

Ulysses S. Grant Essay I grew up in Ohio, my family was anti-slavery and my father was a soldier, who never saw much combat. My family always wanted me to enlist as a soldier in his footsteps and so after getting my education and growing to the ripe old age of 17, I decided that…

Background And Results Of Rwandan Genocide The word genocide is used for describing violence against members of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group or those with contrasting political opinions with the intention of destroying the entire group. In the Rwandan genocide, members of an ethnic group known as the Tutsi were killed because of…

Rwandan Genocide: Historical Aspect ABSTRACT This paper talks about the Rwandan Genocide. In April 1994 an event would take place scarring thousands of people around the world. I used this genocide to gain insight into what genocide is and why people choose to participate in them. Also, to talk about the severity of this event.…

The Justification Of The Rwandan Genocide No logic, no reason, no explanation. Just a prolonged nightmare in which fear, loneliness and the unexplainable walk hand in hand through the shadows. In a moment we will start to gather clues as to the whys the whats the whens and the wheres. We will not end the…

How Identity Construction Contributed To The Rwandan Genocide The Rwandan genocide began in the 2nd week of April 1994 and by the 3rd week of May 1994, about 5-10 percent of Rwandas population had been killed, mostly by the Hutus. Beneath all the propaganda and clichés lies reality- the patholigization of ethnic identities. An unbiased…

Top Five Battles Won by the North The first battle the North won was the Battle of the Bull Run. The second battle was the Shiloh. The third battle was the Antietam. The fourth battle was the Gettysburg. The fifth battle was the Appomattox Courthouse. Referred to in the north as the Battle of Bull…