Many immigrants from Europe had their homelands ravaged by the war and sought to come to America, where the war had no damaging effects, in search of opportunity. ... US entrance into World War I transformed it into an economic powerhouse that witnessed spectacular growth in industry, business, and consumerism. ... The Republican policy of laissez-faire continued to dominate in the 1920s and business would be able to operate fully and efficiently with as little government regulation as possible. ... However, as a result of low government regulation, business became increasingly corrupt. ...

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These people against their will were forced to abandon everything from their hard earned businesses, valuable belongings and their home. ... For the gifted Japanese Americans, there was an opportunity to escape interment. ... The homes they lived in, businesses, and friends they had before the war were gone. ... Many also believe that $20,000 is just a base of what would have been made if Japanese Americans were able to keep their businesses and jobs. Through the United States Governments actions they had taken away all opportunity and hard earned belongings from Japanese. ...

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The social status is broken up into just about two sections, such as "old" middle class, which consist of shoe keepers and small business protectors. ... Small businesses in the cities of South Korea make up an increasingly important amount of the urban population. Most workers in South Korea are farmers if they aren't small business owners that sell household items, clothing, and food (Kummer, 71). ... As well as another positive being that South Korean public companies receiving opportunities for privatization. ...

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Soon, African Americans started to receive fair advantages like, high paying jobs, the right to a fair education and many other opportunities. ... In today's society there are so many opportunities for African Americans, that the possibilities are endless. ... African Americans own their own businesses, which once was unheard of. ... The number of black owned businesses has skyrocketed from 424,165 to 620,912 between 1987 and 1992 (LMEA). ...

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It was no longer only a game for "gentlemen, but now for the common man "a morale builder, an opportunity for diversion "enabling them to forget the rigors and sorrows of the war at hand. ... The attraction of the game in those early days was first the novelty and exhilaration of play, second the opportunity for the common man to expend energy in a competitive yet enjoyable setting, and third, to create a sort of harmony throughout America. ... With his self-made success in both the competitive and business aspects of the game, he was the embodiment of the American Dream. ... It wa...

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Three different levels of business, personal, national and international. ... If you want to see the capital, the globalization of goods, the free flow of labor and services all over the world, by a very large business company, it has a huge control world economy, beyond national boundaries. ... Countries now need to take collective action to reverse or slow down but not to have the opportunity to cause damage to the environment. ...

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Saddam's tyrannical behavior towards his own citizens and neighboring nations makes one wonder what he would do if ever given the opportunity to inflict destruction on nations such as the United States, who Saddam reveres as a primary enemy. One might argue that even if Saddam has terrorized his neighbors and citizens, it is still not the business of other nations to judge his actions and remove him from power. ... Again, it may not be the business of America to take action against a regime that murders its own people, and it may not even be the business of America to intervene with a ty...

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When one hears the name Adolf Hitler, they think of the Holocaust, the Nazi Party of Germany, and his brainwashing of certain young males he called the Aryan race, among other atrocities. Adolf was an Austrian-born German politician who led the Nazi Party. He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1...

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At first Jews were dismissed from government employment and businesses were boycotted. ... Before the eyes of the free world men were beaten to death in the streets, tens of thousands were arrested, synagogues were burned and businesses vandalized. "Those fortunate enough to obtain a visa to a foreign country left at the first opportunity. ...

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Higgins was so perplexed and dedicated to finding a solution; he decided to turn away from the depleting business of timber supplies to concentrate on small boat construction and design. ... The US Army Corps of Engineers was the first military establishment to turn to Higgins" new business to fulfill its needs. ... "Higgins loved the challenge, and he had long awaited an opportunity to show the navy what he could do." ...

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., Mexico and Canada-reduced bureaucracy, and encouraged transparency in business practices, administration, and business regulation. ... These benefits are obviously important in the development of a strong, North American or European style democratic state for the reason that economic opportunity is essential to the stability and legitimacy of governments. ...

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Mintz takes the opportunity to examine this essential product and its history when not many other historians have before him. ... The sugar mills in the Caribbean and South and Central American region were owned by powerful families who used subsidized labor to run their businesses. ...

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The real concern of American business was not "the rights or wrongs of trading with fascism" but the fear that commercial rivals such as Japan and Germany would exclude American goods from Europe and Asia altogether. ... On the following day Roosevelt argued that the attack "had given us an opportunity". ...

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"I feel that I am wasting life when I miss opportunities of being with you." ... Because he had spent long periods of his career as staff or an instructor he had little command experience and so loved the opportunity that this gave him. ...

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McCarthy was the person who could take the opportunity and won others round to his aims. ... The whole program lasted for four years and the bureau could carry across 810 such reports (Ellen Schrecker).+++ Show business was one of the most well known industries where blacklisting existed from the 1930s. ...

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War Plans (1905-1910) Summary By 1910, European leaders expected war. Though they expected battle that was fast and localized, most forward-thinking policymakers planned for war in the near future. Alfred von Schlieffen, the Prussian general and Chief of the German General Staff, developed the...

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In this country, women have the ability and choice to create their own lives, own businesses, become what they've always dreamed, speak their minds, or balance a family and a career. ... Women found themselves capable of managing households, businesses, and estates. ... In school, girls were being granted the opportunity to play sports with the boys and compete against one another. ...

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As was done in World War I the German Navy's first line of business was to limit the British resources. ... The Germans knew that the sea was vital to Britain's survival and the German subs missed no opportunity to attack (Pitt, 18). ...

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A person who has decided to become a citizen of another country must have had a good reason to do so - whether it was for experience, opportunity, or another reason. ... Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, many residents feared that there would be more Japanese attacks on their cities, homes, and businesses (Noe, Michael. ...

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After a few years in Liverpool, England, Sam immigrated to Canada to join his brother Shalom in a business venture trading with Indians and fur trappers in the wilds of Ontario. ... The ratification of the 18th amendment to the Constitution establishing National Prohibition opened up new opportunities for the Sack brothers. ...

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They put pressure on president Lyndon Johnson in 1967 to reform the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, who threatened not to enforce sex discrimination laws, so that women's rights would be represented (Women's 1960s). ... Soon, gender roles in American society were called into question, as women became more involved in business in athletics, while men became closer to home. ...

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Historians are quoted as saying that although World War I was not inevitable; World War II was due to the unresolved tension between nations. Countries stopped trusting one another only sharpening existing rivalries. World War II officially began in September of 1939 when Britain and France declared...

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Germany saw World War I as an opportunity to bring their superior culture to all of Europe, and therefor welcomed it with open arms. ... And all men of my age, here and over there, throughout the whole world see these things; all my generation is experiencing these things with me...Through the years our business has been killing; - it was our first calling in life. ...

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This new leisure time, the availability of new automobiles, and the freedom provided by new freeway and interstate systems provided families with an opportunity for a different type of "weekend togetherness." ...

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About 1,600,000 women had joined the workforce between 1914 and 1918 and held positions in government departments, in factories, on farms, in public transport, in post offices and also in business to name a few (Martin, 2009).Women became immersed in the male role which was out of their ordinary positions. ... Florence Bird was appointed as the chairwomen and is best remember due to her role, and in an interview several months before her death she specified that the status of women in Canada ensuring equal opportunities for women with men in all aspects of Canadian society was exactly what she...

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