At the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, there was a national awakening in China. ... Besides this, the social, economic and political exploitation of the Chinese by the reigning Manchu dynasty in collaboration with the Chinese landlords and the warlords resulted in great poverty in China. ... In 1901, China was forced to accept the humiliating terms of the Treaty of Peking with the European powers. ... A U.S. civil government in 1902 replaced the military authority in the Philippines with William Howard Taft becoming the first civil governor. ... China In the Red The ...

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Western countries, Gulf Arab states, and Turkey all support the rebels, but Iran, Russia, and China stand behind Assad and his current government. ... President Francois Hollande urged Syria to create a government in hopes that this would entice the Syrian government and rebel groups to work toward a peaceful resolution (Erlanger). Hollande berated Russia and China for vetoing an intervention by the United Nations in an attempt to protect Assad. ... France will recognize the provisional government of Syria once it is formed" (Erlanger). ... According to the United States, the rebel forc...

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Part I: Provide a history of the formation of the constitution and of early American government through Jefferson's Presidency. ... The history of American government starts several year before there was even an American government with a series of events mainly between the British colonies and Great Britain developing into problems that would cause a change of power to the colonists themselves. ... Three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. ... This separation also rolled down to the state level of government as well. ... African Americans could not vote in ...

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The Chinese government, for its part, wants to keep democratic demands in check and maintain some control over Hong Kong politics. ... Last month, however, the Chinese government announced that all candidates would need to be pre-approved by a committee friendly to the Chinese Communist Party. ... Instead they are being ignored by the so called democratic Chinese government. ... In a democracy there's communication between the people and the government. The government serves the people, not the other way around....

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Stiff penalties imposed by the United States government to prevent offshoring may damage the American economy, just when the American economy needs support. The United States government should not impose stiff penalties, on companies for offshoring, to protect American jobs. ... In addition, there is concern about American military equipment being produced by Chinese firms. ...

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The increased number of refugees is largely due to the fighting in Aleppo and leaflets passed out by the Syrian government that encourages citizens to flee. ... Rebels claim they control over half of the city, but they are quickly losing their grasp as the government forces begin to use their air power. ... Daraya suffered for three days at the hands of the government army, which resulted in daily death toll of 440 on August 18th alone. ... The Syrian government attributes the increase in fighting to the tension caused by Western and Israeli forces trying to dominate the region (Holmes). ....

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The Declaration states that governments "derive their just powers from the consent of the governed." ... Military vessels were often necessary, even in peace-time, to protect business ships in open waters, and without refueling stations somewhere along the way to, say, China, trade would be impossible. ... McKinley's "Open Door" policy, the attempt to protect fair trade in China, was in itself a departure from America's previous neutrality policy, although it is arguable whether this is significant after the Spanish-American War itself. ... In a political cartoon from 1900, America i...

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As companies start to recover from the economic recession, President Obama promised to make government an ally. ... Obama repeatedly expressed the need to find common ground, while also repeating what he's been telling businesses for years - that the clocks can't be turned back and that US companies will continue to send jobs overseas to India, China, and Brazil. ...

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The following quote by the former United States Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, seems to summarize the government's perception of this sensitive subject: An Affirmative Action Plan is a "careful, systematic analysis of who you've got, who's out there, and how you are going to broaden opportunity. ... Since racism and indifference had restricted rights for blacks, executive orders issued by presidents in the 1950s and 1960s established the concept of anti-discrimination measures to guarantee fair treatment of blacks by government contractors. ... This area includes: China, ...

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Though the string of US sanctions on Iran up to the Bush government undoubtedly reduced the funding available for terrorist organisations and damaged the Iranian economy, they did little to remove the autocratic government in power in Iran and served to further damage the image of Western society within the nation, pushing them further into isolation. ... Iran's pursuit of Nuclear technology, whether for use in weaponry as alleged by the US, or for use in research and the production of power as claimed by the Iranian government, has been the main point of contention with marked progress ...

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FDR's predecessor was former President Herbert Hoover, a rich conservative Republican who feared policies with any resemblance of socialism, and who believed that government should not get involved in industry or in people's financial lives. ... He established many economic policies through his New Deal, which gave government power over industry. ... Along with that, the wages were even lower than that of China's wages, as they run from "90 cents to $1.10 per day" (In Foner ["Letter to Secretary" 165]). ... Some, like Herbert Hoover may say that nobody deserves he...

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The federal government has promised to pay 40% of the cost of special education, but presently pays less than 17 percent. ... Second, strengthen our alliances and ensure Russia and China are fully integrated into a stable international order. ...

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