rather long time period: between 1945‚ or the end of the World War II‚ and 1990‚ the collapse of the USSR. This period involved the relationships between two superpowers: the United States and the USSR. The Cold War began in Eastern Europe and Germany‚ according to the researchers of the Institute of Contemporary British History (Warner 15). Researchers state that “the USSR and the United States of America held the trump cards‚ nuclear bombs and missiles” (Daniel 489). In other words‚ during the Cold
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began to trade with Africans in the Congo. Africans were traded and treated as slaves‚ the white folk were cruel and punished them. In 1884‚ to avoid having conflict between themselves‚ European leaders met at the Berlin Conference to create and discuss rules involving the colonization of Africa. Africans were not invited.The leaders agreed that before claiming their territory they would have to build many outposts. It was first come first serve‚ whoever was first to build an outpost on the land
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to 1850s. It was first started in Great Britain particularly in England then spread to Western Europe‚ japan and northern America as well as rest of the world. This industrial revolution was a process where machines take over the functions of hand tools‚ thus‚ the production increase. Many new machines were invented by the inventors in this period‚ for example‚ James watt invented the steam engine in 1755 to pump water out of mines. There were many factors overlapping why Industrial Revolution was
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economic effect upon the nation‚ to which the existing laws and government were unprepared for. The government tried to help‚ but due to “rapidly declining government funds‚ state and local governments relied largely on relief administered by religious and charity organizations” (Downs). In an economic crisis‚ governments at the state and local levels were rendered incapable of offering much aid‚ without laws for the situation at hand. The Depression’s effect upon the government signifies the extent to
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writing? The ballpoint pen. The music industry? The Beatles. For cars? The Ford Mustang. A bold claim‚ for sure‚ but this essay sets out to argue why‚ in this constantly changing world‚ the Ford Mustang still matters‚ not just to car lovers‚ but to the general public. This is the story of how a humble car transcended it’s purpose‚ how it grew to become a part of our culture. This‚ is
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After the American Civil War‚ slavery of the black people ended. However‚ discrimination and injustice towards black people was still happening all around America. Around America‚ black people were pushed around against their will‚ not given the rights that are rightfully by law theirs‚ and even though there were organizations such as The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) working to fight against that‚ not much was being resolved. The murder of Emmett Till erupted
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Question 2. Henry Ford the great automaker changed not only the process of making a car but also the lifestyle of his workers. Henry Ford changed the working class lifestyle from one that encouraged drinking‚ socializing‚ not saving money to one closer related to the middle class lifestyle of that period. He achieved this by the use of the $5 day and the rules one had to follow in order to qualify for it. Henry Ford had a problem. Workers hated to work in his assembly line and the turnover was
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Blekinge Institute of Technology School of Management Ronneby Sweden How Diversity Influences the Work Process in Cooperation Projects Supervisors: Marie Aurell‚ Marie Hemming Author: Sofia M Westerberg Master Thesis in Business Administration September 2007 ABSTRACT Title: How Diversity Influences the Work Process in Cooperation Projects Author: Sofia M Westerberg Supervisors: Marie Aurell‚ Marie Hemming Department: School of Management‚ Blekinge Institute of Technology
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During the glorious years of arts and music‚the lost generation increased spending and enjoyed the prosperity of 1920’s by investing in stock markets and doubling their savings.Unfortunately‚the luxury and comfort did not last through the harsh impacts of depression‚which caused rapid changes‚including unemployment‚failure of businesses or banks and decline of international trade.As world’s largest economy slowly drifted into severe depression‚President Franklin D Roosevelt was the only one‚ audacious
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prosperity they needed to be granted free labour after the US civil war. Additionally‚ the economic depression of 1870 had a negative effect on civil rights as it introduced
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