The Heartland model (or "Heartland theory") of Book of Mormon geography postulates that the events described in the Book of Mormon took place, primarily, in the Heartland theory Pros: If you control the heartland and high seas, you would be able to control the rimland which can lead to world domination because you will have access to sea power. Bailey, M.J., Sun, S., & Timpe, B. Volga, Oxus, Jaxartes) or into the icy sea (e.g. Why is the 38th parallels so heavily guarded ? What is the physical boundary between France and Germany ? They have failed numerous fact-checks. Pros And Cons Of Rational Choice Theory. For example, they have advocated on behalf of the tobacco industry, claiming that We argue that the public health community exaggerates the (smoking) risks to justify their calls for more regulations on businesses and higher taxes on smokers and that the risk of adverse health effects from second-hand smoke is dramatically less than for active smoking, with many studies finding no adverse health effects at all. But the Crimean War came close. The idea was that whoever gained control of Eastern Europe, controlled the Heartland also known as the Pivot Areaand whoever controlled the Heartland, could easily gain control of the World Island (Africa and Eurasia). This theory was proposed by Sir Halford Mackinder in his 1904 essay, The Geographical Pivot of History. There is a lot to this theory and its importance, so lets outline some key terms: Keep in mind that big historical figures, like Hitler, believed in the Heartland Theory, and this theory was at the heart no pun intendedof the politics in both World Wars, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. The Warsaw Pact was a communist group a majority of Eastern European countries provided the Soviet Union with allied states. This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. Sir Halford Mackinder in 1919 Continue with this idea of the heart for a bit longer. Working with immigrant children and their families: An application of Bronfenbrenners ecological systems theory. Pros and cons of nature. The Pros And Cons Of Nature Theory. 2022-11-23 Among the model's proposals are that Mound Builders, including the Hopewell and the Adena, were among those peoples described in accounts of events in Book of Mormon books such as Alma and Helaman.