After World War II, a new threat and direct competitor emerged, the USSR, inspired the U.S. develop new strategies to remain the global leader in military and technology.
In the late 1970's, the Offset Strategy was Developed with the leadership of then-Under Secretary of Defense Bill Perry, consisting in two main parts:
1 - Investment in basic and robust in research and development (R&D), with a focus in information based technology, like networks to deliver and receive information (Internet precursors). These would improve the country's technologies and enable Technological superiority.
2 - Control and application of the technologies through export and trade route control, like the Arms Export Control Act and the Missile Technology Control Regime, allowing the U.S to provide or deny access to particular technologies on command, once these were totally funded, built and controlled by the country.
The strategy was and enormous success, leading the country into an era of scientific-technological dominance by the U.S, resulting not only in the upper hand during the Cold War, but also birthing early-generation microelectronics, nuclear power and a lot of technologies present in the world today.
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) gathered huge support in the mid 1920s but quickly died off after that. they still exist today, but are a small group.
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Imperial nations, such as United Kingdom and France, benefited the most during the 19th century because they exploited their colonies for resources.
If both parties involved are blaming the other for the start of the battle, the historian should try to get the statement of a 3rd party witness, preferably one that is impartial and a first-hand witness. This makes the 3rd party witness more credible. This also avoids any self-serving motives of the the US and Iraqi forces.
The Twenty fifth amendment created a specific order of presidential succession
This amendment allows the vice president to become president if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office
