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    The instability created by the First World War (1914-1918) proved to be not the end of a catastrophic international conflict; in fact‚ it marked the beginning of another also commonly known as the Second World War (1939-1945). World War II took the lives of about 17 million soldiers and an even greater number of civilians‚ who died due to bombings‚ starvation‚ and deliberate campaigns of mass murder. Additionally‚ this global war also ushered in the atomic age and was quickly followed by the collapse

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    services to be rendered in the future. By the end of December‚ one third of this amount had been earned. --- B 2. Sally Corporation provided $1‚500 of services to Artech Corporation; no billing had been made by December 31. ----- D 3. Salaries owed to employees at year-end amounted to $1‚000. ---- C 4. The Supplies account revealed a balance of $8‚800‚ yet only $3‚300 of supplies were actually on hand at the end of the period. ---- A 5. The company paid $18‚000 on October 1 of the current year

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    World war II was a global conflict that occurred in 1939 to 1945‚ that involved several countries. Women were often seen as the traditional norm of being a housewife‚ to become a working woman wearing uniforms and being a member of the workforce. During this period men were gone to battle while the women were responsible to be a house wife by doing household chores. Women decided to help the nation by being part of the workforce‚ the women proved their work through their skills. Unmarried women

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    During World War 2 (1939-1945)‚ American men left their home to defend their country against Hitler and the Japanese Empire. Since the majority of the male workers left‚ many jobs were in demand to support the troops with supplies. Until this time women were frustrated at not being able to actively contribute to the war efforts because of law and traditions. The vacant jobs allowed the women to give their energy‚ time‚ and even some gave up their lives as well as sacrificing their sons‚ brothers

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    plot twist in the economic world. It affected society‚ it also made many scratch their heads and caused different nation to reshape themselves. This whole thing started after shattering of Stock Market. Before the Stock Market‚ the 1920s was expecting a high graph for economic growth but‚ when this show happened so many people began to struggle to create money to survive also people began to make very risky investments which started a chain reaction all over the world. Banks started to fail‚ businesses

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    The first major cause of the First World War was the Treaty of Frankfurt. This treaty was signed as a direct result of the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The Franco-Prussian war was started on July 19‚ 1870‚ and the treaty was signed on May 10‚ 1871 (Doerr). This victory over the French helped prove the German empire as a major military force. After the victory the Treaty of Frankfurt was created by the German Chancellor‚ Otto von Bismarck . Otto von Bismarck was the leader that had masterminded

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    The First Amendment in the United States’ Constitution has a great fundamental understanding of what American life should be‚ and shows the true intentions of our forefathers’ revolutionary ideas.The first amendment states that Congress may not interfere with the established rights that people have been given‚ one of which being the freedom of speech. The intent of the freedom of speech was that individuals could express their opinions and ideas without the fear of governmental censorship. The freedom

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    The relationship between war and genocide in the context of the WWII was interwinded. The Nazis’ ultimate plan was the final solution. This process started with persecution‚ anti-Jew laws‚ then labor camps‚ ghettos‚ death camps‚ and eventually genocide. The Nazis had primary goals of economic improvement‚ territorial expansion and nationalism as a result of their WWI losses. Unfortunately‚ in the Nazis pursuit of their goals‚ 55 million people died in total during WWII resulting in the genocide of

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    Susan Thomas In Defense of Consumerism The article I chose to discuss is “In defense of Consumerism” authored by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. This article is very well written and pointed‚ while demonstrating the author’s point of view‚ relating to several topics. After researching Mr. Rockwell and his work I found that his work has been credible with an astonishing amount of published material. He has published several articles‚ a few are entitled as such: “Use the dollar of else”‚ “Operation

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    In this course‚ there have been many different popular culture references to the material. A particular reference which comes to mind in regards to the topic of drug abuse and addiction‚ would be the scene from NBC TV show‚ “This Is Us‚” in which the character‚ William boards the bus with his girlfriend‚ Laurel (This Is Us 2017). The scene speeds through each time they board the bus and how the effects of drug changes them (This Is Us 2017). In the beginning of this scene‚ William is seen to enter

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