When did the Unites States overthrow the governments of Iran and Guatemala in the '50s?
In Guatemala it was in June 1954, it was called "Contrarrevoluciòn" as it was overthrowing a revolutionary government that had been in power for the past 10 yrs. and that invasion led to almost 40 years on internal guerrilla wars. If you speak Spanish I recommend this article: http://shr.aaas.org/guatemala/ciidh/org_...
Why did the United States support the government of Ngo Dinh Diem?
There were 3 main reasons: Diem was strongly anti Communist. Diem enjoyed broad popular support from many sections of South Vietnam's population. Diem was a strong leader,so keeping him in power would keep South Vietnam stable.
Where did the united states get ideas about government?
It was a variety of influences, primarily the policy actions of Britain over the colonies after the French and Indian War. This was fueled by writings of Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Bentham, Hobbes, and many others. Kind of scary that none of these other self-proclaimed political geniuses on here have tried to answer this one... I think one of the best all-around books on American political thought for those just kind of wanting to get a feel for it is "The Second Treatise on Civil Government" by John Locke. It's a fairly short book and it's not too difficult to read and understand.
Why does the United States government not view Russian meddling in elections as an act of war?
The main reason is that U.S. citizens would not support it.We are well aware how global politics work and we do the same thing, so to claim it as an act of war is extremely hypocritical and probably not in our best interests.Hillary Clinton. We have had 2 families, Bush or Clinton as either president or VP for 24 out of the last 32 years, with only President Obama stopping that from being 32 straight years. Who were the parties putting up again this election, Jeb Bush from the republicans and Hillary Clinton from the democrats. There are some who hate HRC and will never give her the benefit of the doubt and there are some who will claim some grand conspiracy was involved in her every misdeed. The majority of Americans don't trust her or either party for that matter and wanted a change from the status quo. Unless you can show that Russia forced The democrats to choose Clinton as their nominee and use political games to give her the nomination over Sanders, we don't care.If you thought Clinton was going to win this election you are living in an echo chamber and are completely out of touch with the majority of Americans. Obama was elected because he promised change. Sanders was popular because he represented a change. The democrats decided to not listen to the people and run the most establishment candidate they could find. The bottom line is more people voted against Clinton than for Trump and the media and the democrats are trying to spin some story as Russian interference being the deciding factor rather than their not listening to the people and pursuing their own agendas.
When did America become to be known as "The United States of America"?
america is from canada to argentina.... america includes other countries besides u.s.a... we have always been the united states of america because the usa was formed. it was formed by 13 states unitiing to rebel against great britain
What do you think when you hear the words, "United States"?
A whole bunch of different things.The US is an incredibly diverse and utterly huge country. It didn’t click for me just how unimaginably huge the country really is until I started working for a moving company catering to American clients, and was astounded that they found it perfectly reasonable that a move could take days or even as long as three weeks. For someone who lives in a country you can cross from top to bottom at about 12 hours if not less, that was mind-boggling.But more than anything I think of it as a bastion of personal liberties.Coming from a country like Israel, where the Millet system is still in place, the idea that citizenship is equal for all and religion and ethnicity change nothing in the eyes of the law (and if it’s not the case now, progress is made to ensure that it is) is amazing to me. Same goes for the unwavering support for freedom of speech, especially after fiascos like everything that happened with Natali Cohen-Vaxberg.Ministress of Culture and Sports Miri Regev’s persistent battle over which artists to fund or de-fund (why the fuck does the government have a Ministry of Culture and Sport to begin with, why do they interfere so grossly with free speech?…) pretty much cemented my admiration of American ideals when she effectively lied at the Haaretz Culture Convention about what the US would fund or not: she claimed even the US, ‘the champion of freedom of expression’, would not fund a film portraying the Mexican cartel as heroic or the fight against ISIS as racist. (You should watch the full speech here, if you speak Hebrew. The relevant part is at 20:51.) What she failed to mention was that the Federal Government wouldn’t fund any film because that’s interfering with freedom of expression, and states might actually fund these films because of ‘balance’ or something. (I asked a close friend of mine from California who is well-versed in this stuff.)So, yeah. I think of the US as a country built on a fundamental good that is gradually throwing off the bad.
Do you think AOC will run for president of the United States of America when she is old enough???
"he has said several times he will not run." at least you know Michelle is a he.
If the united states had one machine gun do you think they could have won the battle at the alamo?
If you was to take an M-60 say back in time to assist indefending the alamo then it is very possible that it might have made the difference. For one once the Mexicans started taken casualties at long range then it would have had a major psychological impact on them. An M-60 can be moved quickly so their artillery would have a hard time zeroing in on it. If you put it on the roof of the tallest building it would give you a 360 degree field of fire also. One key factor I think though was how far away was General Santa Anna. My first shots would blow his head out of the saddle. That also could make a huge difference. Target the leadership, and with the soldiers in the Alamo might have been able to pull it off. Also if you have an M-60 covering 1 side you could distribute most your forces over 3 sides instead of 4. That would help a bit.
Why did thomas jefferson believe in strong state governments?
He believed that a seperation of powers was extremely important and that a strong federal government might lead to another monarchy. He was worried that a federal government would seek to control too much of the individual freedoms and aspects of American life. He thought that domestic concerns could and should only be handled by the state. quotes: http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quot... history: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/duel/people... Look up the federalist anti-federalist debate. Jefferson was an anti-federalist.