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moved to the cities (War and prosperity, p. 231). "By 1950, 64 percent of the countrys total population lived in urban areas..." (...

This 5 page paper examines how and why computerization of the loan management process is superior to the former manual systems. Th...

war because he already knew that once a troop commitment had been made - no matter how small - it would become difficult not to be...

and dodged the most important matters, continually laying the blame for the killing of millions at the feet of others (Cockburn, 2...

Orend points out that the mere threat of war, or mutual dislike and disdain, are not necessarily indicators of war. "The conflict ...

that brought the political tensions to a head was the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne; Archduke Francis Ferdinand...

about much of its own global discord by virtue of its imperialistic mindset. While opinions about why Vietnam occurred are as vas...

of petroleum for the United States and its European allies" and also to "prevent or minimize Soviet involvement in the region" (Ge...

and the public. Party slogans exemplify doublethink, as they proclaim that war is really peace, freedom is really slavery, etc. Wh...

1950 (Gaddis, 1982). What is the NSC-68 exactly? It seems that this report would outline national security strategy during a time...

a shrew mouse" (Remarque, 1987, p. 10). He observes that much of the misery in the world is caused by little men (not an original...

was integral to getting rid of Hitler and rendering what he did something that will likely never happen again. And while there wer...

success in World War II. While both had their strengths, both also had their weaknesses. It was the combined effort that finally...

broke down and even when they were working, "were not capable of performing on a real battlefield" (Tank history, 2004). French ...

things. Resulting in 200,000 deaths, "The Nanjing Massacre is one of the best documented of Japanese atrocities because independen...

new technology. With these elements in mind, the following paper examines railroads, weaponry, and ironclads as it relates to the ...

Democracy, say Communist opposition, is necessary for China to modernize, inasmuch as the fundamental essence of modernization is ...

but a few."2 On the home front, during World War I, it was considered imperative to ensure that a system of "elite decision-making...

to shift his ground until he agreed with the allies (McCollum, 2003). Germany would be made to pay. "Unfortunately, rather than ...

from east to west and the number of states was growing with that expansion (Foner and Garraty, 1991). Among the more precipitory ...

tyranny, with scarcely anyone considering independence (Burns, 1969). It escalated into the birth of a nation, but the primary thr...

alive during the time period are still alive. And, perhaps through further research women can begin to be seen more diversely as i...

They also vote on issues pertinent to liberty. For the colonists both issues loomed large. There is much argument as to what cau...

war on terrorism, people were at first agreeable and like most other "wars" on anything, the cause lost its fervor after awhile. P...

reveal, American sentiment during the three day period in August 1945 leading up to the dropping of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima ...

Ordinance was one of the earliest reflections of the importance of the issue of slavery in this nation. There were many more refl...

it was too late. Molina and his family also controlled a number of other enterprises, including sugar. PepsiCo then made another h...

the outcome of the conference. At the Teheran Conference Stalin was indifferent to the division of Germany into separate sections...

a drivers license that the only problem is that they cannot see properly. Slides 3 and 4 How Can Vision Affect the Ability to Lea...

for caring for the wounded (Holder, 2003). For the first time in American history, women were asked to leave their homes and act...