Why was Cyprus invaded don't understand such a small island why was America involved?
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america was acting as peacekeepers through the un the turks invaded cyprus giving them an hour to go, 1600 cypriots are still unaccounted for and the turks will not allow anyone in or out of famagusta. it is believed none are alive and mass graves are inside of famagusta, and because the turks want in the eu they have refused cooperation as result of mass graves being found would undoubtedly mean refusal of entry to eu. famagusta is quite an eerie place there is a view point that allows you to look through a telescope onto the town, there is still beach towels on the sun beds that sit on the beaches, and washing hanging on clothes lines draped between the houses. in nicosia at the border you can look into the other side and see inside the houses that were abandoned with family pictures on the walls, it really is quite distressing for the cypriots. another thing i remember was one xmas two turk soldiers on the turkish side of nicosia approached the wall at the border and offered the cypriot soldier a cigarette, proposing a ceasefire because of xmas, when the cypriot soldier approached the wall the turks shot him! no one can fully appreciate the horror that the cypriots have lived with and continue to do so. they are really lovely people despite their problems that they have endured
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Basically because Germany invaded Paris (France) without permission, and then Spain got involved as they were allies. Poland triedto stay neutral but this just aggrivated the situation, leading to a full blown war.
588876
yeah right, like if the european people would had ever accepted the excistense of those very "friendly" neighboors such as the Jews. Israel existed only to fit in Palestine. Israel may had been offered all the american continent, but she wants the middle east, where she can control the 3 devine religions, and unleash its deadly conspiracies around the world. The so called promised land, back to thousands of years when Moises was still leading the jews, is so very pathetic, and the story of statut of Soulayman doesn't convince me.\nIsrael has entered an unfinished war in the region, and only 2 outcomes: the end of arabs and mulims ( highly improbable) , or the perish of Israel ( not too far ).\nSo I advise the american and europeans to reconsider their alliance with israel to avoid more terrorist acts.\nVictory is ours!   Hail Lebanon!
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Without Britain, America's staunchest ally in Europe becomes Poland.\n\nIf Britain were to join the EU, America would be up in arms.\n\nAt the UN, Britain regularly sides with the US, and can help convince other countries who don't like America and wouldn't side with America to at least side with Britain.\n\nSo, in terms of strategic diplomacy and global influence, Britain is very beneficial to America.
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The reason is that Turkey brought thousands of Turks in Cyprus as settlers. The results has bee for the T/Cypriots to be a minority in the occupied areas of Cyprus. The settlers were given voting rights by the occupation army dilluting the will of the T/cypriots. The Turkish army also gave stolen properties to these settlers when many T/C refugees from the south were given less or nothing. I believe that the T/cypriot dislike the Turks because they share nothing in common culturally.
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They wanted each state to be a separate country like Europe is.\nThey felt that the North didn't understand the problems associated with the south.\nHad it happened we would have later seen a war between Oklahoma and Arkansas or Texas and South Carolina.\nBy having a federal government we have someone to settle issues for us that otherwise would end in war.\nIran and Iraq and Syria and Lebanon and Israel are smaller than are smaller states.  It is the same as if Road Island went to war with new york city.
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Yes. I'm a foreigner living in south Cyprus. The North is occupied by the Turkish army to protect the local turkish population. The North is geographically much nicer than the South and has better beaches. They use the Turkish Lyra. It is much less developped than the south.\n\nI don't like Cyprus.
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The Cyprus Press and Information Office has a good site where you can read all about Cyprus, it's political problem and all new developments in both English and Greek. It is a very reliable source.\n\nhttp://www.pio.gov.cy
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because if isreal joined the attack on iraq most arab states would have sided with iraq and also denied the allies any help. it was down to religion
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US was an independent country, so it controlled its own territoty, but not much beyond it (the present world domination started after WWII)
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That is a very open ended question.  \n\nAfter WWI America was in a economic depression.  A very strong isolationist feeling was prevalent throughout the land.  America fought in WWI and even though we won, we really received no benefit from being in that war.  When the new war broke out in Europe the American people wanted nothing to do with it.  \n\nAmerica's greatest ally (England) was in danger of losing the war, but we would not help.  We were helping economically and providing arms, but no military.  \n\nIt was not until Japan attacked us that we started fighting back.  The President used the attack on Pearl Harbor as an excuse to start helping England.  If Japan had never attacked us, We may have never gotten involved, and the world picture would be completely different.
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US President Roosevelt considered the UK to be a bastion against facism, and the US to be 'the aresenl of democracy'. Firstly, the UK was allowed to purchase arms and supplies like a cash and carry and later the "Lend Lease" scheme was introduced allowing the UK to get supplies at no cost at point of collection. Eventually the UK traded some ports and based (like Ascension Island) in return for 50 US Navy Destoyers.\n\nAfter that the US Navy was involved in escorting convoys accross the Atlantic, and then on 10th December 1941, Hitler declared war on the US.
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Subjigating China, threatining Australia and it's Pacific satellities and eventually attacking the United States at Pearl Harbor in an attempt to beat down the United States Navy/Air Force to the point where we wouldn't be able to stop them from conquering all the islands in the Pacific. If we had surrendered or lost, they probably would've conquered Hawaii as well.
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Wow, just ignore the previous post. Someone has their wars mixed up.\n\nThe United States was neutral during WWI because they felt that this was a European conflict, and none of their business. What drew us into the war was a German U-boat attack on a US ship.
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What Europeans are trying to take over lands in the Americas?  I haven't heard of any lately, so the Monroe Doctrine couldn't be invoked.
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We were kind of trying to ensure the possibility for expansion.  The Europeans were no longer allowed to colonize, it would be considered unfriendly action if they tried.  And the U.S. stated again it's desire for independence to strive as a nation by telling the Europeans and Britain that they didn't want them interfering in American affairs.  They wanted to remain neutral in Europes war and feared Britain's ulterior motive of thwarting U.S. expansion.
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The people of Britain were staggered when America refused to help. Even more so because the Americans were seen to be siding with the pretty sordid dictatorship of General Galtieri. America sent the message loud and clear - stuff you Britain, we prefer the dictators on our doorstep. \n\nBritain went to the Falklands not just to defend its territory, but to defend its citizens there, who were now the prisoners of the Argentine forces. This was an honourable cause. \n\nThe Brits proved themselves still capable of amazing military logistics in delivering its Forces so fast and so massively into the South Atlantic way beyond the normal operating range of British air and sea power. That they did this without the help of their fairweather 'friends' the Americans, made the feat still more extraordinary. They even turned the ocean liners Canberra and QEII into fighting ships in a matter of days! They got short range Vulcan bombers (veterans of the 1950's) out of mothballs, patched them up and somehow got them in the air all the way, to accurately obliterate the runway in Port Stanley, denying the Argentine Air Force a landing strip and seriously compromising its capability - vital because the AAF was the only really effective element of the Argentine Armed Forces. \n\nAll this was done while the Americans sidled up to the despotic General and the French sold the Argentines the Exocet missiles that did such deadly damage to the Royal Navy.\n\nThis war is remembered with pride in the UK. The British Armed Forces proved once again they're the best. They proved it in the fighting and they proved it in the way they overcame the sheer enormity of the task of delivering a huge military force across the largest expanse of open sea without any friendly harbour or airport along the way - thanks to the Yanks.\n\nThe answer to your question is Yes - the Americans did abandon their greatest ally at a time when Britain truly needed them. Worse, they abandoned the Brits in favour of a a pretty gruesome Dictatorship .... and the British people, who are strong on loyalty and friendship, have harbourred the grievance ever since. America should bear that in mind.