After world war 1 Britain has a post-war boom. ... The two main reasons why exports are in trouble are - (1) International trade is generally much weaker than before the war... Cotton textiles Lanacashire dominated world market in textiles before ww1.But then after the war we invest a lot of money into machinery in the cotton industry and therefore begin to spend a lot of inappropriate money. 2 reasons why we begin to lose are - (1) other countries begin to produce for themselves - often using machinery (2) other countries begin to protect their markets with tariffs possibly a thi...

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During World War II, America needed to turn its eyes from the war and focus on something else. ... Sports also played a major rule during World War II. ... American entertainment during World War II kept America running, and brought the country together at a time of world fighting. ... The years of World War II were the most important years of the decade. ... Entertainment during the World War tied the country together. ...

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After World War II, America was exposed to mass economic growth. ... This post war population led to a revolution of new lifestyle. ... From the depression and wars, Americans didn't have the ability or funds to live the American dream ideals and families were put on hold. ... The most common ages of women getting married and having children was 20 to 25, but most ages saw a rise.1 The reason for such an increase in population could largely be attributed to the GI Bill, which gave allot of financial stability to veterans coming home. ... There was even a big movement of women still wantin...

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People all over the world would love to have the rights of the first amendment alone in their country. ... I think that if there was no first amendment there would be more wars between our own people because of everyone's beliefs. ...

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A Military draft is the practice of a government forcibly conscripting members of the population into the armed forces (Draft 1). ... Our nation is currently at war against terrorism, and at war with Iraq. ... America questioned how a small, poor country could beat the mightiest military and industrial power in the world. ... (Quotations 1). ... The truth of war is war comes down to life and death. ...

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This event put an end to the Cold War: the conflict that had frightened the world for almost fifty years. ... So, since no other country can challenge the United States for world's economic and military dominance anymore, a lot of people from all over the world think that it implies that it is the best country to live in. ... Moreover, with a member of the republican party for president, things should not improve in years to come and, since America is the country which dominates the world, Bush's rightist policies will have an impact on the rest of the planet. ...

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Media Violence Television became commercial in 1945, after World War II (Smith 142). Within 65 years television has become a daily routine for children and adults. Television is the most pervasive influence in Americans daily lives. At least one television is found in every American home. You fl...

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Explored many aspects of lives 1. ... The book explores the past and present lives of World War II veterans and others who live through that time period. ... It is not about the war, but the people that were in it. ... They won the war; they saved the world. ... It disheartens me to me at a sporting event where my peers are talking and joking during the "National Anthem" when the same flag that we are supposed to be paying homage to is the same that flew over many battlegrounds turned graveyards of World War II. ...

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The US did not enter the war until they were truly directly affected by the war. ... Like any war when you are not the aggressor, but the defender, to enter the war you have to be provoked. ... The US was afraid that the situation with the Axis could escalate so far that the Axis could take over the world or a good portion of it. The Axis's overall plan now was to try to dominate the world. ... On November 1, 1941 the Japanese leaders met to plan an attack on the US. ...

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During this time America had just begun her recovery from the Second World War and USSR became its mayor enemy during the cold war. ... Murrow, a former radio broadcaster that changed to television started a show called Hear it Now, witch on television was called See it Now, featuring broadcast of world news. ... They had just gone to war, the cold war was going on, and the communist were looked down on society. ... Instead, literature brought Americans new worlds and many science fiction stories that motivated Americans to read more, and with the actual possibility of space travel science f...

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In this I have realized that there is no easy way to deal with a loved one at war. ... One such example would be America and its allies choosing to make war on Iraq without the United Nations support. ... Even when deploying to regions of the world well away from the war itself, the separation from family in regular life remains difficult" (Pflanz 1). ... It's nothing like you imagine, or ever could imagine"(Friese 1) When letters containing messages such as this reach you two weeks after the fact, then you worry about the safety of your family member much more than you normally would. ...

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The term's thrust into mainstream sources wasn't a staggering event; it's popularity increased because of the resurgence in the post Cold War and post 9/11 induced fraudulent nationalism. ... Attitudes Toward Muslims and Islam "is a study of Americans' opinions regarding a number of world religions with a special focus on Islam and Muslims.... Becoming familiar with Islam and the Muslim world will enable Americans to identify authentic threats pertinently and not waste time on acts such as scapegoating and committing hate crimes. ... This educational procedure should b...

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Tariffs and states right to nullify acts of congress, nearly brought the country to a secession and the possibility of a civil war. ... As an agricultural region dependant on cotton, the south had to compete in the world market. ... This plan consisted of three major points: 1. establishing a protective tariff, 2. resurrecting the national bank, and 3. development of transportations system and other internal improvements. ... Although Jackson never went to war with South Carolina he did wage a war with the Bank of the United States. ...

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In this post-war America, America slowly began to make progression after the First World War. ... In 1929, when the bull market collapsed, 26 million motor vehicles were registered in the United States, or 1 car per 4.9 Americans. ... The result was a thinly veiled "cultural civil war." ... The US had emerged from the First World War as an economic power. Many Americans experienced a prosperity that had been rarely existed in the world. ...

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The conflict for reparations first emerged at the conclusion of the Civil War, when President Andrew Johnson reneged on Union Army Gen. ... Section 1. ... Section 1. ... Section 1. ... After 50 years of similar denial, Japan finally apologized for its wartime atrocities Speaking of the Japanese, the USA has apologized and given restitution to Japanese Americans for internment during the Second World War. ...

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Many artists have written songs in the memory of that tragic day, one of the most popular being Alan Jackson's "Where Were You "(When the World Stopped Turning) (Editorial 2002. Pg. 1) "Jackson's song is among a handful of patriotic anthems that are dominating country music." ... (Seattle Post, Pg. 1) Darryl Worley and Arron Tippen have joined in the patriotic phenomena with their songs as well. ... (Boston Globe, Pg. 1&2) There was a compact disk made with the best patriotic songs of 2003, it is entitled "Exclusive Top Tunes". ... (Editorial June 2002, Pg. 1) With the War i...

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They began to murder 14 students, 1 teacher and injure many more in a mindless assault that lasted 55 minutes before they finally turned the guns on them selves. ... While this seems to be a valid point there are some corrections to Moore's film : 1. ... America has had a long time fascination with the gun and war in general. America sees its self as the peace keeping force of the world. ... 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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We can take two of the people that have been seen as evil in this world and compare them to find that they have very much in common. The two men of war I am speaking of are Adolf Hitler and Slobodon Milosovich. ... Slavery at this time was an everyday occurrence around the world, Americans however, took this to another level to include racism. ... B-1) If I were to interview anyone from the course of Western Civilization I would choose Julius Caesar. Caesar has been regarded as the greatest man in the Roman world. ...

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The world has changed and travel is more common among other countries some of it is legal but there are rules to crossing borders and these rules are not always obeyed. finding out that there are more Spanish immigrants here illegally than any other kind would make people think that they need to cater to their language, this is a mistake as we should not have to be nice to people that jumped a fence to get here and want freedom and have the audacity to want us to learn their language to make it easy for them. 92% of the world's countries have at least one official language accordin...

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The world has changed and travel is more common among other countries some of it is legal but there are rules to crossing borders and these rules are not always obeyed. finding out that there are more Spanish immigrants here illegally than any other kind would make people think that they need to cater to their language, this is a mistake as we should not have to be nice to people that jumped a fence to get here and want freedom and have the audacity to want us to learn their language to make it easy for them. 92% of the world's countries have at least one official language accordin...

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By detonating the atomic bomb over Hiroshima the Americans achieved the following: • Stopping the war, which America declared on Japan, but Japan began. ... • To show the rest of the world that they would not stand for the actions of the Japanese, to promote themselves in the hierarchy of the world. ... The clothes people were wearing were burnt from their bodies within a 1 ¼ mile radius. ... The people of the world still argue whether their decision was justified or a decision made with total disregard and selfishness. ...

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Madison helped strengthen the armed forces, and defeated the British in the War of 1812 for the reaffirming of independence in America. ... What is now the world's largest nationally Democratic political party was established in 1848 by the National Convention. ... He led the country through World War 1, fought for the League of Nations, established the Federal Reserve Board, and passed the first child and labor welfare laws. ...

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A mere .1 percent of Americans held a whopping 42 percent of the nations wealth. ... American's were celebrating victory after World War I and morality was very high. ... The Europeans were affected much more severely by the war then the Americans. European countries had to pay the United States 10.3 billion dollars to pay for war costs. ... However, as the depression drew to a close, the American people would have to prepare for another horrific event: World War II. ...

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The students who have knowledge of there ancestors can prevent another Great Depression from occurring in America or they could learn a way to come to a solution instead of going to war. ... "Introducing material from a Third World cultures and thinning out an already thin sampling of Western writings (Howe 493)." ... It is permeated with every race, sex, and culture in the world. ... Multicultural education also has a large variety of authors, so learning many different perspectives of one event, like World War 1 or World War 11 comes easy to choose an opinion on the topic. ...

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The Steel Beneath the Gold "Gild"ed: To Make seem more attractive or valuable than it is" -Webster's New World Dictionary Between the Civil War and the early 20th century, an era of growth, wealth, and power was born. In this era, the United States became an Industrial powerhouse amongst the world, becoming the most industrialized nation on the planet. ... From the end of the Civil war to the end of the 19th century, the United States population had doubled due to the huge influx of immigrants, seeking a promising future in the "land of freedom". ... In 1890, when the govern...

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