The Privatization of Rhône-Poulenc‚ 1993 Every government is subject to political pressure and finding a consensus between political and financial aims is difficult. In practice‚ some choices may not further the company ’s long-term development. Regarding the main goals of the French government‚ the privatization of Rhône-Poulenc (RP) is supposed to raise funds (essential to cut budget deficit) and decrease new government participation in the French economy. Through privatization the
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Control of the sea is key to world dominance Stimulated a naval race and the US demand for the Panama Canal Hawaii Background: US used it as a way station for shippers‚ sailors‚ and whalers 1820- New England Missionaries entered 1840- US has a heavy influence on Hawaii Pearl Harbor‚ 1887: US gains naval base rights Annexation Attempt: 1893- bad economy because of McKinley Tariff Led to effort to be annexed by US and a revolt against Local Rule Queen Liliuokalani Opposed annexation and
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A. Conquest by the Cradle 1. The common term thirteen original colonies is misleading as Britain ruled thirty-two colonies in North America‚ including the Caribbean Islands by 1775 but only thirteen of them staked a rebellion 2. Among the distinguishing characteristics that the eventually rebellious settlements shared was lusty population growth; in 1700 they contained fewer than 300‚00 people; by 1775‚ there were about 2.5 million people a. Of the 2.5 million people‚ about half
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I. Thomas Jefferson a) Born: April 13 th ‚ 1743 Goochland‚ VA b) Died: July 4 th ‚ 1826‚ Monticello‚ II. VA Educational and Occupational Background a) College of William and Mary b) VA delegate to Continental Congress (1783-1784) c) VA House of Burgesses (1769-1774) d) Governor of VA (1779-1791) e) Minister of France f) Secretary of State for George Washington (1790-1793) g) Vice President for John Adams (1797-1801) III. Terms of Office a) First term: 1801-1805
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Victoria Boldt April 16‚ 2010 AP World DBQ From the onset of the Christian and Islamic religions‚ until about 1500‚ the two religions began with two different opinions of merchants‚ but grew together as time went on. As the two religions reached the 1500’s‚ their view of merchants became almost identical. In the beginning of each religion‚ Christianity and Islam had very different views on merchants and traders. In the New Testament of the Bible‚ hatred
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Productivity: Slumped after the economic boom 25 years after WWI Inflation: Fed by rising oil prices and Great Society/Vietnam funding w/o tax increases Vietnamization: Withdrawing 540k troops from South Vietnam‚ while training Vietnamese to fight Nixon Doctrine: A doctrine that stated that the United States would stay true to all of their existing defense commitments but Asian and other countries would not be able to rely on large bodies of American troops for support in the future.
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Dogs-roving English ships that plundered Spanish treasure ships (1560s) St. Augustine–fort Spain created in Florida 1565 to protect the route of its treasure fleet against English ships‚ French settlers‚ hostile Indians (1st permanent Euro. settlement in US) Comprehensive Orders for New Discoveries-new policy Spanish leaders introduced after military setbacks to pacify Indians by Christianizing missionaries not conquistadores (1573) Ecomenderos-privelaged spanish landowners in NM‚ who were allowed by
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War by Act of Germany -To defend American interests short of war‚ the president asked Congress for authority to arm American merchant ships. -An obstruction of Midwestern senators was a reminder of the continuing strength of American isolationism. -The Zimmermann note was intercepted and published on March 1‚ 1917‚ infuriating Americans‚ especially westerners. -German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann had secretly proposed a German-Mexican alliance‚ tempting Mexico with veiled promises
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required voter approval before taking effect. (2) The Texas Lottery Commission was created in 1993 (House Bill 1587‚ 73rd Texas Legislature‚ Regular Session). Its primary purpose is to administer the Texas lottery‚ which had been authorized by a constitutional amendment approved by the voters in November 1991‚ and which had been administered by the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts‚ 1991-1993. The commission’s executive director is required to exercise strict control over all lottery games
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The flow of silver all over the world affected people socially and economically. All taxes and fees were demanded to be paid in silver by the Ming Chinese government which began to lead the world in silver production. During the mid-16th century to the early 18th century‚ the flow of trade caused social and economic effects in all regions linked with the trade by increasing the unification of Europeans in the globalization of world trade and creating greater economic opportunities but also growing
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