The advent of World War II saw and end of the period of economic turmoil and massive unemployment known as the Great Depression, and thus was a time of increased opportunity for many of the nation's citizens and immigrants, but the experiences of so Continue Reading...
The South Vietnamese authorities had been fighting the Vietcong communist guerilla forces from the North which were later replaced by the more powerful North Vietnam army. The U.S. had entered the war with the intention of stopping the North Vietnam Continue Reading...
The American administration was well aware of the genocidal massacre of the Tutsi by their Hutu neighbors that accounted for more than a million innocent victims killed, mostly by machetes that would have posed less of a problem to U.S. forces had t Continue Reading...
Also an excellent resource for court jurisdiction information. Henry, Matthew and Turner, John L., "The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's Impact on Patent Litigation." American Law Review. Vol. 55, 1. February 2005. Pp. 332-342. This out Continue Reading...
S. And hence disturb Australia's trade relations with China which could prove detrimental to its economy. Australia has to find a happy medium so that it would be viewed as a hostile neighbor in its own region: "while Kevin Rudd is not an alliance cr Continue Reading...
Fueled by massive inflows of foreign direct investment, rising exports, and one of the highest personal savings rates (around 40% of GNP) in the world, this exceptional economic performance has translated into a tripling of per capita incomes. A bet Continue Reading...
In addition to energy crisis, an effect of U.S. dependence of foreign oil that many believe has already been exploited is the political affect. According to Feldstein, "the political leaders in the Middle East know that our dependence on their oil Continue Reading...
Apparently, when taking computers into account, the U.S. dominated the South African market. The U.S. had sales of hundreds of millions of dollars in South Africa, with the South African public system practically becoming addicted to using computers Continue Reading...
" (Lindsey, 2004, p.1) it is interesting to note that one of the young protestors stated: "[the world leaders] are sitting over there on Sea Island having their little party only talking about how to fix things, but we are over here actually doing so Continue Reading...
Moreover, the lack of support from the American public brings to fore an issue raised by Grover (3) with the deployment of U.S. military personnel in various parts of the world. As many of these deployments have "the potential for violent conflict," Continue Reading...
Increased oil prices and environmental concerns have increased the interest in nuclear power. However, building nuclear plants is not such an easy thing to achieve. For example, in order to build nuclear plants the United States government must reac Continue Reading...
Raising standards and building codes makes fire prevention a priority and legal requirement that will save the government and community money and protect lives. Another critical recommendation by FEMA and the USFA is to ensure the health and safety Continue Reading...
In many respects, Milk's broad political objectives emphasizing the responsibility of government to solve the problems of its citizens may have been more effective in furthering gay rights than the more militant or at least confrontational approach Continue Reading...
Often times this is done to preserve the evidence and wreckage associated with a crash and in the instances where criminal investigations and evidence are pursued, these chains of command are useful in dealing with the implications surrounding the c Continue Reading...
Dobb's support of stringent immigration reforms however gains him points with the far right of the Republican Party. Lou Dobbs is best known however for this crusade to save the middle class of America by fighting outsourcing and the reduction in wa Continue Reading...
In this case there are differences due to the income level of the person who is replying. The Americans who are making more than $34,000 a year generally say that the persons getting aid from welfare could manage their own lives without help from t Continue Reading...
This is part of a month-long survey to determine whether current weight estimates are accurate. Anyone refusing to give his or her weight could be barred from the flight. Investigators are looking at excess weight and elevator malfunction as possibl Continue Reading...
21, 388). Steinbeck's tone throughout is one of the owners' impending doom. But their violent and cruel methods keep them in control. The labor perspective is posed against this. Tom angrily mentions a strike. He says, "Well, s'pose them people got Continue Reading...
Future of the U.S. Economy: The most widely accepted fact is that the American economy is gradually recovering from the recent global recession though the progress seems to be very slow and relatively disappointing. This disappointing growth is par Continue Reading...
Decision Making Strategies Within any organization or process, there is the cognitive and purposeful role of decision making that is the result of taking in stimuli, choosing from alternatives, and making a final choice of an action, in action, or c Continue Reading...
Economics While the U.S. is only showing the first signs of recovery from the global economic crisis, other nations such as Australia and China have recovered much more quickly. There are a number of factors that have contributed to the disparity in Continue Reading...
Robotic drones have been in use by the United States as a strategy of attack against terrorist groups for several years now, beginning in the administration of George W. Bush. They have been effective and yet there is and has been controversy with th Continue Reading...
President Obama's remarkable ability to combine his liberal inclinations on humanitarian issues with expertly wielded applications of America's economic and military superiority was presaged in an article published by Harvard Magazine before ballots Continue Reading...
Bernstein also makes the point that government debt is not the same as household or business debt, and that is a valid point to make. There are a few differences of note. The first is borrowing -- government has much better ability to borrow than e Continue Reading...
Illegal Drugs in U.S. Annotated Bibliography Annotate Bibliography on Illegal Drug Laws and Issues in the U.S. Annotate Bibliography on Illegal Drug Laws and Issues in the U.S. This work will develop a concept that is associated with the history Continue Reading...
S. was faced with a: "critical test..." (1999) when the Serbs began their assault on the Kosovar Albanians in March 1999" and in fact Starr believes this test was of more consequence than the one posed by Iraq in 1991 because in the Gulf War the Unit Continue Reading...
Costs to Education So lastly, let us try to take a look at how illegal immigration effects education. In many ways this question is the great unknown. Schools, districts and states are aware that the costs of educating immigrants has risen over th Continue Reading...
Healthcare in the United States and India The healthcare systems in the United States and India have starkly different origins: the former arose out of employer based insurance coverage while the latter began through government funding. As Sai Ma an Continue Reading...
Key Issues: Environmental Matters While the economy, Afghanistan and border security have become the most significant issues in the Canada-U.S. relationship since the presidential election, environmental matters will not take a back seat for long. Continue Reading...
The other side of this is that the companies have to spend finances in areas of language training or job training when they outsource. However, over the years, many U.S.-based companies haven't been discouraged by these additional costs because the Continue Reading...
High tariffs have contributed to the United States $8 billion-plus trade imbalance with India (India, 2004). There have been numerous diplomatic and business lobbying efforts over the past several years to further open India's markets to American g Continue Reading...
COLD WAR AND U.S. DIPLOMACY Current Events and U.S. Diplomacy has focused on maintaining close relations with some of the countries that it has had an interdependent connection with during the recent decades. Even with this, changes resulting from Continue Reading...
U.S. Business Environment in the Next Decade and Implications for Business and Households. Over the last decade, the U.S. economy has been undergoing tremendous challenges. This is because the lingering recession and slow recovery have left the une Continue Reading...
The events leading to the Vietnam conflict were determined by the administration in place at that time (VIETNAM CONFLICT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War). Initially it was decided that Vietnam would be occupied by Chinese and British troo Continue Reading...
U.S. State Department advisor charged with advising the President on Latin American policy, what are the major issues you would point to as critical for U.S. interests in the region? The major issues that I would point to as critical for U.S. inter Continue Reading...
U.S. Sanctions Economic sanctions are an important tool of U.S. foreign policy. They are used for a variety of reasons and often have substantial repercussions for countries on the receiving ends. Sanctions are used as a way to stop objectionable a Continue Reading...
U.S. Healthcare Hard Economic and Finance Choices in U.S. Healthcare The United States has recently undergone a financial crisis that has made the government, and the citizens, more conscious of what things cost and have produced debates regarding Continue Reading...
U.S. President Barack Obama made an announcement to the nation that the Al Qaeda top leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by the U.S. special forces. He said that earlier that day, he had ordered a an elite military team to go deep into Pakistan a Continue Reading...
U.S. with prison data collection? The major problems encountered by United States in managing and collecting the data of its prisoners encompass the historical importance of the police department and the extent to which there activities contribute Continue Reading...
