In 1899, Keith merged his banana trading company with Boston Fruit Company, founded by Andrew Preston, and established the United Fruit Company. ... An offer from an U.S. company is irresistible. ... While United Fruit Company dominated railroad track in the isolated jungle area, International Railway Company (IRC) controlled the main routed that connected Mexico through south Guatemala. ... The company image was greatly harmed. ... It started when Preston became partnership with the West Indies Company. ...

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Parallel to that phenomenon European States, during their colonial expansion over all continents, authorized two other forms of similar violence by non state actors: the corsairs and the colonial merchant companies, such as the East India Company or the Hudson Bay Company. ... Contrary to mercenaries, private military and security companies are transnational corporations legally registered which obtain contracts from governments, private firms, intergovernmental and non governmental organizations. ... The activities of humanitarian non-profitable organizations and those of military and securit...

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During the French and Indian War of 1754, British troops provided blankets that had been infected with smallpox to the American Indians. ... During the 19th century, when President Lincoln and 12 other public officials were assassinated, these were acts of terrorism connected to the Civil War. ... Because of the global concern about terrorism, the U.S. war on terrorism is justified. ... Moreover, economist feel that once the worst of the war is over, the stage would be set for a healthy recovery, probably even sometime next year. In the past, wars have ha...

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It was not until after the Civil War, however, that a permanent railroad bridge was constructed across the Ohio River. After the Civil War, the pace of railroad building increased. ... The Pacific Railroads were founded when the Civil War was in progress. ... The two companies struggled to beat each other in slamming down a record mileage of track. ... Another difference between the two companies was their work-forces. ...

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German and British oil companies negotiated joint ownership of the Turkish Petroleum Company which would produce oil in Mesopotamia(now know as Iraq). A little while later the first world war broke out. ... This gave a 23.75 percent share in holdings of the Iraq Petroleum Company to American companies. ... This began the crucial war called the Iran-Iraq War. ... As the war built, allies started to form. ...

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One of the most tragic of all wars is civil war. ... One of the few wars fought in North America was the Civil War. ... The consequences of the Civil War effected the soldiers during the war and during postwar. ... The Appalachian Civil War can be pawned off as a political battle, but is this really the true reason of the war? There are several opinions about the war, and one can only judge within their self the true meaning behind the Civil War and any other war for that matter. ...

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The years following the Civil War had seen a steady preparation for this. ... He declared that it was the duty of the United States to enforce the findings of this commission "by every means in its power," which meant war if Britain remained adamant. ... During World War II, the United States stationed 65,000 troops in Panama to protect the canal. ... America's 1898 war with Spain made a canal seem essential. During the Spanish-American War, the only way for U.S. battleships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean was to make an 8,000 mile journey around Cape Horn at the tip of Sou...

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And yet, when Noriega was finally indicted in Miami in 1988, all the charges except one were related to activities that dated back before 1984, when he was our boy, helping with the U.S. war against Nicaragua. ... Among other things, he seems to have been dragging his feet about helping the U.S. in the contra war. ... Then in December 1989, the United States celebrated the fall of the Berlin wall and the end of the Cold War by invading Panama outright. ...

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Politicians such as Henry Clay said that he would only support annexation if such a move could be done without any war with Mexico. ... Polk became president; decidedly pro-Texas, pro-expansionist, and pro-manifest destiny, Polk began making war preparations to annex Texas under any means necessary, including war with Mexico. ... Surely enough, Mexico attacked Taylor's troops and killed 11 Americans; that was all Polk needed to declare war on Mexico. In the Senate, Polk was able to obtain permission to declare war on Mexico despite objections from the Whig Party. ... Such an atrocity arou...

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There was also a substantial rise in the women's labor force during World War II when the men went off to war and the women were needed in the factories. But when the men returned from war, there was a considerable decline in the women's labor force as the men reclaimed the jobs that were once theirs. ... Not only does it increase loyalty and motivation within the company, it also drives employees to produce their highest quality of work, which in turn reduces turnover. ...

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Business boomed as sales of compact disk (CD) players rose rapidly and record companies issued many new albums and reissued old albums on CD. ... Among the most popular dance music artists were Kraftwerk, Mel and Kim, Company B, and Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam. ...

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Sukarno was one of the leaders of the Bandung Conference in the mid fifties that brought together newly-independent Third World nations for the first time, in order to reject the Cold War, started by Churchill after World War II. ... The capitalist and communist blocks were then to compete politically by fighting proxy wars in the Third World. ... After the Second World War, the only viable economy left in the world was the American economy. ... Under his British influenced successor Truman, an alternative 'Cold War' path was taken. ... With any potential income from the Third Wor...

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James Otis The Revolutionary War brought out dynamic personalities of men, which have made freedom a reality for us. ... Such orations led to political unrest, often times inciting fellow patriots to seek war. ... As a result, he, the able orator, was able to gain the popular support, maintaining the home front war effort. ... Yet, his mid war selling out to the British, proverbially "bit him in the back."" ... Yet, the British parliament revered tea so greatly, that it imposed a tax on the leaves, and compounded this by forcing the colonists to purchase from the British East India Com...

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Lawrence Hill & Company, Westport Conn, 1982. ... In the decades following the Civil War, Frederick Douglass spoke out repeatedly against say rocketing rates of incarceration for ex-slaves. ... Immediately following the civil war, Black codes created a list of crimes punishable only when committed by black people. ...

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For many years now, pondering minds have questioned the thought of having marijuana, or cannabis sativa, listed as another medicinal drug. Some say that marijuana can not be used as a medicine and that there is no evidence of its medicinal purpose; But on the other hand, there are those who think di...

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In the early twentieth century there was a war Americans won and a Depression Americans beat, all of which catered the impression that government was an effectual force that could solve all and fix all. ... Hayek, and the brilliant philosopher author Ayn Rand waged war against the swelling arbitrary nature of the United States government. ... We saw it in everything from the suspected "conspiracy" that killed a president to the mercenary politics that waged political wars We saw it in the in the 1970s as big government regulated our economy into a recession of unemployment and inflation. ....

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Gabriel Marquez gave an example of the social and economic injustices committed in his home country, Colombia, in his Nobel Prize speech: "There have been five wars and seventeen military coups; there emerged a dictator who is carrying out, in God's name, the first Latin American ethnocide of our time. ... Mario Llosa said in Interviews with Latin American Writers, that by living in Europe, he received "a broadened education" and a "comprehensive perspective, which helped me understand the things in my own country."3 Other major factors in the change of cultural ideas surfaced from th...

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Working families face many pressures that put an added stress on the individual, the family, and the company for which they work. ... In today's fast-paced society, human resource professionals seek options to positively impact the bottom line of their companies, improve employee morale, retain employees with valuable company knowledge, and keep pace with workplace trends (HR Practices). ... Before World War II, the Kellogg Company created four six-hour shifts to replace the traditional three daily eight-hour shifts, and the new shifts resulted in increased employee morale and efficie...

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Since time delays could be so costly, the companies would have to raise prices on their products. ... In the minds of the opposition, this is healthy competition and the company that can make the product and the best quality should stay in business. ... Arizona did not think the federal government was doing enough to combat the problem and enforce the laws that are on the books and took matters into their own hands, Arizona had a few different proposals to combat the illegal immigration and the violence that was spilling over the border because of the drug war between cartels, and the governm...

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Their investment in human labour continued and grew and in 1488, the profit margins generated were so large that they almost solely funded the Christian nation's war against Islam in North Africa. ... The French Revolution lead to a huge social upheaval and the French Revolutionary wars between the new French Republic and other Monarchical European countries. ... The Royal Africa Company established in 1672 was the only company permitted to transport African slaves and was owned by the British government. Between 1680 and 1686 the company averaged transportation figures of around 5000 sla...

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Currently, South Korea has many world-renown companies like Samsung, LG, and Hyundai; and as a result, it has a respectable standing in the world. ... This will decrease conflicts and war that occur due to territorial issues. ... There are many wars that happen due to territorial issues (Frieden, Lake, Schultz, 2014). ... When nations decide to disregard boundaries drawn by history, culture, language, and religion, there will not be unnecessary tension and war. ...

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Hasbro Industries agreed to acquire the Milton Bradley Company in a two-step transaction valued at about three hundred and fifty million dollars. ... On May 8th, veterans of the Vietnam War whose lives or children and wives lives were affected by the use of Agent Orange during the war accepted a settlement in their class action suit. The suit was against seven chemical manufacturers of the herbicide, four of which are: The Monsanto Company, The Diamond Shamrock Corporation, Hercules Incorporated and The Thompson Chemical Company. ... It was filed by two law firms, one of which was that of Vict...

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The tax served its purpose in supplementing revenue during the Civil War and World War I, but continued taking from Americans" income in peacetime, allowing fewer dollars to be spent on goods and services. ... Prior to the Civil War, the vast majority of government funds came from tariffs on imports. The only exception was during the War of 1812, when blockades by the British, as well as the war being with the young country's number one trade partner, lowered income from tariffs. ... Hansen, investments in the war-torn North were better protected if they were taxed than if they were lost ...

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February is Black History Month A full appreciation of the celebration of Black History Month requires a review and a reassessment of the social and academic climate that prevailed in the Western world, and especially in North America before 1926 when Black History Month was established. It is important to recall that between 1619 and 1926, African Americans and other peoples of African descent were classified as a race that had not made any contribution to human civilization. Within the public and private sector, African Americans and other peoples of African descent were continually dehum...

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When a company decides to go global or not, they must take into consideration all aspects of the countries to explore. ... This North American country has an open market for companies interested in starting up there. ... Mexico's motor vehicle industry is also very strong, making parts for American companies and assembling vehicles for European companies. ... Mexico has a high range of products produced for outside companies. ... The hope for Mexico is for many more companies to come into their country to open up operations, in order for...

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