The North America Continent was not the main battlefield of the Seven Years' War, yet the aftermath of the war had significantly altered the situation in the British colonies on the continent. ... Regardless of the close ties of people and culture with Britain, the colonists started the American Revolutionary War. ... Whilst the Colonies were on the brink of war, they attempted to instigate a mutiny within the Province of Quebec as well. ... The habitants in Quebec regarded the forthcoming war as a "British family quarrel of no interest to them". ... After the Seven Years' ...

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"In 1606 King James I chartered a joint-stock enterprise called the Virginia Company, with two divisions, the First Colony of London and the Second Colony of Plymouth".1 These colonies were both set up on two different ideas, one being purely monetary gain, and the other for religious beliefs. ... The English Civil War was a radical time period in which England suffered tremendous hardships. ... Another important idea that the English Civil war created for early Americans was the sense of isolationism. ... Another major event that helped determine that American values were left untou...

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Nancy Pelosi once said "Women are leaders everywhere you look-from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. ... Women made a breakthrough in 1914 during and after World War 1, where they gained some equality between themselves and men. ... Also, because of their help in the war, it gave men and others alike a new depiction of women. ... In cause of this women were regarded as a force to be proud of by the middle of the war (Martin, 2009). ... Seeing both the pros and the cons of their work in the war effort, women faced confl...

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However The French and Indian War made the French give Canada over to England. The wars along with not enough immigration from France were the primary factors in why the French did not dominate America. ... However, to the disappointment of the company, no gold was discovered around their colony. ... Also the company told them to farm; which then leads to settling in land. ... The French did not create a big enough population to dominate North America and the lose of the French and Indian War totally kicked them out of North America. ...

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This article review will focus on Philippa Levine's article "Battle Colors: Race, Sex, and Colonial Soldiery in World War I." ... SANLC members were kept in closed compounds and were strictly forbidden to enter the home of a European while CAHT (Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport) companies were not even allowed to speak to a white woman and were only allowed alcohol one hour a day supervised by a non-commissioned officer present. ... During such an unstable time like World War I many people probably acted in ways, which were not always typical. ... With their husbands, brothers and boyfri...

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After World War One the world faced a post war depression. ... Canada also experienced cultural development after the war as the 1920's began. ... A company that bought and sold stocks, went from having a single office with two employees and 17 000 capital, to a forty office, fifteen hundred employee company by the end of the 20's. ... People were able to start having fun after the war ended. ... Companies that invested in stocks lost money as well, some had to shut down or make employee cuts; many people were left without a job. ...

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Child labor first started being noticed in the 18th century because of the increasing number of immigrants and industrial companies. ... In this company the children are working with the glass and naked flame. ... Child labor is so commonly used by companies because the children that are so young cannot think for themselves. ... In world war 1 and 2 children were used to create bombs and create armory for the soldiers, many of which got insured and even died because of the explosions of the armament. ... In the following paragraphs, the present will be explained and what companies are doing t...

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The English, Supported by the Virginia company of London hoped to find furs but at the same time wanted to set up permanent colonies. ... It could also be argued that England's salutary neglect let the states build up enough to win the war. What really changed the war was when William Pit decided to change the main theater of the war from Europe to the New World. ...

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During World War 1, Vimy ridge was a defining moment for Canadians. ... After the war, the king knighted currie. ... The importance of this victory was not lost on Canadians; this was the first total Canadian victory with Canadian troops fighting together under Canadian leadership. " This was a significant step in the growth of Canadian pride and nationalism" (Charles Hawkes, CANADA Face Of A Nation, (Canada: Gage Educational Publishing Company, 2000), p.54) In conclusion, if it wasn't for Vimy Ridge, Canada wouldn't have got a seat in the Treaty Of Versaille....

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Oil has not only fueled our wars- the two World Wars, Korea and Vietnam - but is equally the sinew of our might in peacetime: it takes oil to be a superpower. ... President Nixon, who broke into national politics with the aid of a secret $18,000 fund supplied largely by oilmen, received $5 million in known oil company contributions to his 1972 reelection campaign. Nowadays nations without a secure access to oil go to war for it - the Germans and the Japanese launched attacks on Russia and the United States in the second World War to get their hands on oil. ...

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As war comes and goes, so do the deaths of thousands of people. ... While the war continued to rage on for its fourth year, people began to get tired of he war. ... Tunneling companies dug twelve deep subways. ... With war comes those brave people who are remembered as hero's. ... He killed the Germans, but shortly after lost his life (Great War). ...

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One such example of this oppression can be seen in the Opium Wars in China. ... He strengthened the armies that the East India Company had raised. ... In 1813, the monopoly of the English East India Company was broken and all British citizens were allowed to trade with India. ... This act transferred authority for India from the East India Company to Queen Victoria. ... The war left a massive debt on the country, however, and Parliament sought to impose taxes on the colony. ...

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After the long and brutal war, people were eager to enjoy life. ... "They were an escape from the horror of war, and an opportunity to release pent up emotions created by the restricted lifestyles forces on the public by the war effort.... At the end of the First World War, Canada transitioned from a war based full production economy to a peacetime balanced supply and demand economy. ... The post-war recession was forgotten as everyone went on a spending spree.... American companies also invested in Canada's natural resources and manufacturing industries. ...

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The Hudson Bay Company hired them as guides and interpreters but paid them very little in exchange. ... Since they primarily lived throughout the Great Lakes region and most battles in the war occurred there, the Metis could not avoid the war. However, since they had close relationships with the First Nations and the British, the Metis proudly fought for Canada during the war. In fact, the Metis fought in most battles of the war and some units were solely comprised of the Metis. ... As a result the Metis formed a provisional government who challenged the company and rejected the notion that th...

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The Red River settlement was in Rupert's Land, and became a part of Canada when Canadian government bought Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company. ... Many English-speaking Canadians from Ontario were proud to be a part of the war, which the French speaking Canadian opposed of Canadian involvement in the war. ... The French speaking Canadians did not like the idea of Canada helping in the war because they thought if they did help in this one, they would have to be involved with every other war that Britain got into. ... The French and the English were again in disagreeme...

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They do the job of receiving phone calls from various French speaking customers not just from Canada but from any other place around the globe which has business affiliates with those Canadian companies. ... The effects are being faced by the Francophones who are being hurt by the Anglophones desperate to get the same job and also there have been cases of brutal fights over job positions in the companies hiring Francophones over Anglophones. ... Benitez was arguing is that whenever American Economy is booming and when they need cheap labor during war-time, they open the doors to all those Mexi...

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The year 1763 would mark a significant turning point in the relations between England and its colonies, for it marked the beginning of the French and Indian war. ... Also England was faced with the considerable debt they had amassed during the war. Just when the American colonies were beginning to experience a small amount of freedom and independent operation, the English decided to raise taxation to help finance the cost of the war. During the French and Indian war, The English government had issued writs of assistance to help authorities enforce trade laws in the colonies. ...

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The newspapers in Canada are all owned by a few core companies such as Bell Globemedia. ... America has had a long time fascination with the gun and war in general. ... The native americans tried, the spanish tried, so did texas, Japan, but not until September the 11th did america's war machine head in to overdrive. ...

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Later, he became the first president of the CPR. 3) Donald Smith was a former Hudson's Bay Company trader who invested in the Canadian Pacific Railway. ... He became a major CPR shareholder and a Director of the company after 1883. ... He joined forces with Jay Cooke, an American, and formed the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. ... In April 1885, his band was refused supplies at Frog Lake, so the Cree's war leader took nine townspeople as hostages. ...

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On the one hand it can bring many lucrative advantages to the world's economy, while on the other hand, it can also be the author of substantial disadvantages including total environmental devastation, and also a huge vulnerability of peace and international relations between countries, which might end in a war over resources if the scramble gets out of control. ... This is one of the reasons why organizations such as Greenpeace want to ban its extraction in the Arctic, arguing that giving more uranium to the countries is also give them more power to go to war, and that is not really a p...

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In this phase the industry of society has grown to a point where technology is ever increasing because of the need for companies to compete with each other to appeal to the consumer. ... For example the political leaders of the United States could offer Third World country "XYZ" 2 billions dollars in reparation aid because they are recovering from war. ... Not only do these companies take labor away from the country, but they also consume natural resources that are not kept in the country to be consumed by the population, but exported to wherever the highest demand and biggest price will be pa...

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Japan's Foreign Direct investment in Canada in 2011 was C$12.8 billion, which came from 330 Japanese subsidiaries and affiliate companies that worked in Canada. ... Japanese cars overpopulated the streets, produced by companies such as Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. ... The Anti-nuclear movement ties in with the spirit of peace Japan maintains, having been excluded from any military activity since World War II. ...

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If people believe as in a period of rapid inflation that prices may rise extremely fast in the future they may increase their purchases now even though prices have already gone up, it may occur at the outbreak of a war. 3) 4) The amount supplied usually begin to level off at higher market prices because at higher market prices less people would be able to afford to buy the good, thus as the law of demand says as price increases the demand quantity decreases. 5) 6) The reasons for change in demand are, Change in population - a change in the size of the population and i...

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An example of the check and balances is the American president chief of armed forces must issue the order for war, but only the congress can declare war. ... Also, the American government does not function in favor of the citizen's interests instead they are in favor of private interests; for example they do not have a secure health care system or educational system. $19.9 million working Americans cannot afford health care because there are so many different companies providing drugs at such high prices and there's no health plan for the citizens. ...

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A contracted company, the CPR, while being financed by the Canadian government, would complete the railroad. ... Europeans, many non-English speaking, came for many different reasons; the Mennonites settled in Canada to escape prosecution and war, the Jewish community wanted exemption from Adolph Hitler, and the people of Iceland moved to Manitoba in hopes of a good fishing industry. ... After the civil war the fifteenth amendment was developed giving black adult males those rights. ... After the Vietnam War the voting age got lowered from 21 to 18 allowing many more adult children to becom...

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