The Economic benefits of war outweigh the costs. Discuss. The last century witnessed a proliferation of warfare unparalleled in the history of mankind‚ that same century however witnessed also an unparalleled expansion of human economic activity. The two would appear to be linked; war is fundamentally an economic activity. Fighting a war forces an economy to equip large numbers of men with a wide variety of equipment‚ in addition to building warships‚ warplanes and tanks. This equipment has to be
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Benefits of War Although it may not be obvious‚ there are many clear benefits to war‚ at least from an American perspective. As a result‚ war helps to stimulate the economy‚ allowing us to maintain our superior position on the rest of the world‚ creating a sense of nationalism among Americans. Throughout the past years and conflicts many new ideas and benefits were brought about‚ much of which is from WWII. If young men and women‚ barely of legal age‚ are sent into foreign grounds for combat‚ there
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Although not often explicitly expressed‚ there is a belief out there that the institution of war‚ even if not actual wars‚ are vital to modern economies. According to this position‚ industrial economies are intimately connected with the production of military technology and military capacity. Because of this‚ the elimination of war would prove economically devastating as large sectors of society‚ both in technology and manufacturing‚ would be wiped out. It is perhaps understandable that some people
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To what extent is economic migration a threat or a benefit to developed countries? Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. Migration can be international (movement between different countries) or internal (movement within a country‚ often from rural to urban areas). In this article we consider the impacts of migration on the individual‚ the place left behind by the migrant and the place hosting the migrant. We also consider the push and pull factors of migration. More people
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the women were given inheritance rights. During napoleon’s rule religion was thought to be the best way to control the motives of the people. thus napoleon made peace with the church thinking that religion would help people accept economic inequalities.The pope renounced claims to church property that had been seized during the french revolt and the french government received power to nominate or depose bishops. But in return priest who had resisted the civil constitutions of the clergy
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The costs of the Civil War included over 630‚000 American lives lost‚ destruction and damage to lands and cities in the South‚ and total economic costs of the war estimated to be $6‚190‚000‚000. By the end of the war‚ the South faced reconstruction both economically and culturally. A majority of Southern towns were destroyed and had hardly enough money to rebuild. The Civil War led to a boom in manufacturing‚ developments in communication‚ increase in railroad use and eventually an Industrial Revolution
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1947} or the NSA {established in 1952} to collect data before going into a war or any military conflict. Due to this intelligence and the advancement
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The Economic Benefits of the Legalization of Marijuana Crimes related to marijuana have gotten out of control in our society. With more than 750‚000(MPP.org) people arrested annually on charges related to marijuana it’s clear that a change needs to occur. A clear choice would be to crack down on the sale and manufacture of marijuana‚ but the smarter choice would be to legalize it. There are many economic benefits to the legalization of marijuana. The economic benefits that producers
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Although the Vietnam War was clearly a detrimental event in the history of America‚ some still try to argue that it benefited America and or strengthened our nation. They may say it benefited our country because in reality‚ it was a place where we had the opportunity to test new weapons and learn about many new medicines. When trying to refute my personal claim that Vietnam was a bad war for America to join‚ these are the only two main reasons others say the war was a good event for America’s history
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has certainly heard of the many benefits of legalization. We hear argument that claim prohibition did not work for alcohol and it is certainly not working for marijuana. We have heard that there are many positive health benefits to smoking marijuana for people with particular illnesses. And‚ we have certainly heard the cry that argues the economy would be far better off if marijuana were taken off the black market and put into a legalized position that would benefit the economy. In the following paper
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