Ordinary people are the ’cannon fodder’ for the exploits of the wealthy who mislead us into war. Often the war is even ’fomented’ by covert (secret) operations where rebels are trained and funded to stir up trouble‚ giving the Western oligarchs a good excuse to "intervene militarily’. Either way you cut it‚ the wealthy use their ’corporate-friendly’ mainstream news broadcasts to dummy down the public‚ create fictitious reasoning for war like: ’this operation is to establish democracy and freedom
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Soviet and the Western bloc deteriorated quickly. British prime minister Churchill said that the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe was like ’an iron curtain’. Relations were generally tense during the ensuing Cold War‚ typified by spying and other covert activities. The British and American Venona project was established in 1942 for cryptanalysis of messages sent by Soviet intelligence. Soviet spies were later discovered in Britain‚ such as Kim Philby and the Cambridge Five spy ring‚ which was operating
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Evaluate the Impact of US Operations in Indochina in the 1960s and 1970s on the Khmer Rouge Victory in 1975 From the 1960’s to 1970’s‚ the United State’s foreign intervention in the Indochina region produced political revolt throughout Cambodia that would contribute to the influential victory of the Khmer Rouge in 1975. The unfavourable US involvement in Cambodia resulted in multiple factors that catalysed the Khmer Rouge’s succession to power. The United States’ military and political interests
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if consumers feel that the product does not belong in that category the pricing and positioning strategy will not work and be it counterproductive for the product and the company. Two common forms of psychological pricing are odd pricing‚ and prestige pricing. Odd Pricing.- In a study conducted by Schindler & Kibarian in 1996 they tested odd pricing using three versions of a direct mail catalog for women ’s clothing. “The catalogs were identical except for the prices which ended with 00
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Security vs. Liberty: The Battle for America In the wake of September 11th‚ the country was in turmoil. Fear and confusion were rampant; direction was required. President George Bush‚ in a famous address‚ acknowledged the severity of the attacks‚ and called for a newly invigorated sense of nationalism. His plan for preventing future attacks called for the creation of the Department of Homeland Security‚ and expanded powers to intelligence agencies (Bush). During this time‚ one of the most provocative
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SOC 324 Exam 1 Review Guide Note: This guide is not meant to be an exhaustive list of everything that is on the exam. It is meant to point you in the right direction. However‚ anything covered in class or in the readings is fair game for the test. Chapter 1 White
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The Role of Culture in Conflict Humans are unique products of individual temperaments‚ varying life experiences‚ family upbringings‚ and individual mental patterns; moreover‚ they are also products of the cultures in which they live or have lived (Angelica‚ 2004). Culture establishes many of our communication patterns as well as our basic values. 32 Often‚ these values are so familiar as to be invisible to the holders. When not understood‚ these cultural patterns can be a source of conflict
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history study guide Vocabulary ● satellite nations countries dependent upon and dominated by the Soviet Union. (Albania‚ Bulgaria‚ Czechoslovakia‚ Hungary‚ Romania‚ Poland) ● containment an effort to block the Soviet’s attempts to spread their influence by creating alliances and supporting weaker countries. ● cold war the conflicting U.S. and soviet aims in Eastern Europe the state of hostility short of direct military confrontation that developed between the two superpowers
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The British colonization of Burma created a racial boundary that had the Burmese dealing with white European supremacy since day one. It is evident throughout George Orwell’s novel‚ Burmese Days‚ that the main theme is the superiority of the white Europeans over the non-white Burmese. The white Europeans are extremely racist‚ sexist‚ and self centered. The social class system in this novel seems to be a two-tier system. The top tier being the white European elite‚ while the bottom tier seems to be
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Containment as U.S. policy during Cold War Era From after World War II and up until 1991 the foreign policy of the United States was based on Cold War ideology and the policy of containment; to prevent nations from leaning towards Soviet Union-based communism‚ as first laid out by George Kennan and later used as one of the key principles in the Truman Doctrine (LeCain). As this essay will argue‚ because of this policy the United States made a commitment to fight communism everywhere in the world
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