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    war and culture

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    the relationship between war and culture found in the Lee chapter you read for this week. Chapter 9 discusses artificial war as it relates to using weapons from the air and those used for long distance bombing. During the Gulf War air strikes and long-range missiles and artillery was far more superior in winning this conflict. The terrain was extremely accessible and the enemy seemed to be easily marked. This conflict changed the military culture for boots on the ground as this strategy dominated

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    Cold War

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    The Cold War began because of a clash between two world superpowers‚ the United States and the USSR. These two countries were in a battle for superiority but this battle never once led to a ’hot’ war as the United States and the USSR never actually fired at each other. The main reason there was such an initial clash between these superpowers is that each country had completely different ideologies. The USSR functioned in a Communist fashion and the United States operated with Capitalism. The

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    Mare's War

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    09/ 02/ 12 Equality in Mare’s War Any normal grandmother would visit you with open arms‚ chocolate chip cookies‚ and comment on how amazing you look. However‚ in Mare’s War‚ by Tanita Davis‚ Mare is not your average grandma (unless you consider normal grandmas to wear auburn wigs‚ stiletto heels‚ and padded push up bras). Therefore‚ Mares granddaughters‚ Octavia and Tali‚ are dreading to accompany their 80 year old grandmother on a road trip across the country. As the three travel further into

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    Price Wars

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    Under what environmental conditions are price wars most likely to occur in an industry? What are the implications of price wars for a company? How should a company try to deal with the threat of a price war? Price wars are most likely to occur when the following conditions are present in an industry: the product is a commodity‚ exit barriers are substantial‚ excess capacity exists‚ the industry is consolidated‚ and demand is declining. A price war constitutes a strong threat. It is difficult for

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    Cold War

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    The Cold War‚ 1949-1963 25.1 American Commitment to Cold War: National Security Council Document 68 1. How NSC-68 influenced America’s response to Communist North Korea’s invasion of South Korea in June 1950 and to Communist expansion in Southeast Asia in the 1960s. The NSC-68 called for military assistance programs that would meet the requirements of our allies. Since South Korea was an ally‚ we assisted them in repelling the invasion of another communist nation. This help for South Korea

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    The War in Afghanistan

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    The War in Afghanistan A basic overview of the war in Afghanistan After 9/11‚ President George W. Bush gave the rulers of Afghanistan an ultimatum: hand over the terrorists responsible for 9/11‚ or “share in their fate.” The Taliban—the Islamic fundamentalists who ruled the country—refused to surrender their ally‚ terrorist leader Osama bin-Laden. Air strikes began on 10/7/01‚ less than a month after 9/11. American‚ British and other soldiers fought together with Afghans opposed to the Taliban

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    The Vietnam War

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    The Vietnam War     -A History project- Nadine Gan‚ Grade 9 Part One. The Overview History ~ French Indochina ~ Vietnamisation ~ Epilogue Vietnam  was  a  part  of  the  French  colony‚  Indo-­‐China.  Then  at  September   1940‚   the   Japanese   decided   to   invade   Vietnam   to   prevent   China   from   sending   supplies   through   French   Indo-­‐China.   Having   invaded   by

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    women and the war

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    Historians still have diverse opinions about women and the war; historians such as Arthur Marwick support the reward theory‚ which states that women were rewarded with the vote after their vital impact on the war effort. Evidence promoting this point like the “Women’s Land Army” shows that the government wanted to honour the women taking up jobs even though these were just woman farmers. For women the war sparked a social revolution. On the other hand historians such as Paula Bartley and Martin

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    The Chocolate War

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    The Chocolate War Why would a person decide to betray the beliefs they had fought so hard for? In Robert Cormiers novel The Chocolate War‚ the character of Jerry Renault changes drastically from a rebel to a follower in the end. The school gang known as the vigils and his moral beliefs motivates Jerry’s actions. He feels he must take a stand against evil. Jerry can be considered a hero because of his beliefs. In the end however he gives in to the things he fought against and becomes a follower

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    Cola Wars

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    Michelle Ramirez Mgmt. 449_06 9/9/14 Case Study: Cola Wars Continue Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola have long competed for market share of the world’s beverage market. As the cola wars continued into the twenty-first century‚ Coke and Pepsi faced new challenges: Could they boost flagging domestic cola sales? Where could they find new revenue streams? Was their era of sustained growth and profitability coming to a close‚ or was this apparent slowdown just another blip in the course of Coke’s and

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