Student Handout Background on the United Nations Basic Facts of the United Nations The United Nations was founded in 1945 with the mission to maintain world peace‚ develop good relations between countries‚ promote cooperation in solving the world’s problems‚ and encourage a respect for human rights. It provides the nations of the world a forum to balance their national interests with the interests of the global whole. It operates on the voluntary cooperation and participation of its member nations
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Gang organizations saw a way to create a “black market” for alcohol‚ “The growth of the illegal liquor trade under Prohibition made criminals of millions of Americans” (Lerner). This showed how desperate some Americans were to get alcohol. Even some officials were tempted by money‚ “Police officers and Prohibition agents alike were frequently tempted by bribes or the lucrative opportunity to go into bootlegging themselves” (Lerner). Corrupt
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Sectionalism is how America is divided in half because of their opinions and views of slavery. The North and the South have two very differing views when it comes to economics‚ political stance and social class. When it come to economics the South built its economy through the use of farming and slaves. They produced products by cultivating crops and farming the land. The more slaves a landowner acquired the bigger the plantation and wealthier they became. The south had what we call a Farmer’s
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Wars are things that change the history of a country. Like the attack on Pearl Harbor or the Battle of Britain. The attack on pearl harbor changed the history of the united states because the united states were not involved in war until the japanese attacked attack us navy vessels and more. The battle of Britain change the history of europe because if Germany would of won European countries could of been different in many ways. On the 18th of june 1940 Winston Churchill gave a speech telling
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All the other countries did introduce their own Tariff system. For instance‚ Britain decided to cut the Government expenditure and to concentrate on the protective Tariffs. People who were working in the Heavy industry lost their jobs as they were left on its own by the Government
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on good in different forms of currency. Taxes is placed on good either to regulate the good that is being sold‚ or decrease the amount of people wanting that good because it’s so expensive because of tax. In the US states contain different types of taxes. California is one of the states that has the most amount of taxes. Although many people pay taxes and have to do their taxes annually. Many wealthy people find loopholes and ways to avoid paying high taxes. A problem nowadays is that the wealthy
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reflection of society’s political and economical issues. In order to find a solution to this problem you must understand a countries political history and what was the role that politics played in its historical economy. For example; in the United States of America the economy is politically motivated by those that are rich and those that are in power. Throughout these few pages I will focus on a few topics that can reduce the crime within the United States only if the political sector of the country
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In every culture‚ the beliefs of the people greatly affect every aspect of their lives. During the early Islamic period‚ their strict beliefs and teachings affected the lifestyle of the Muslims. Three of which are; Islamic art‚ the status of Muslim women‚ and the language. Muslims lived simple and pure lives‚ this surely did reflect upon those factors. In the present many ideas have have‚ but the core of their beliefs have remained the same. The Islams were simple and straight forward with their
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correct viewpoint‚ how the family relationship bunches framed was really a standout amongst the most excellent parts of the whole servitude period. It spoke to that when joined under constrained abuse‚ a gathering of individuals can meet up and bolster each other with adoration and consolation regardless. To believe that specific individuals‚ particularly kids‚ were ever treated in this way inside the United States is humiliating and despicable to acknowledge‚ yet as the slave kids did amid their hardships
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How Prison Overcrowding Affects State Budgets By: Clarissa Taylor JUST 6510/ JPS Planning & Budgeting April 18‚ 2015 This paper will discuss how state and federal budgets are affected by the overcrowding of prisons. I chose this topic mainly because I use to work for the Alabama Department of Corrections from 2002 to 2005 as a Correctional Officer I. During the time I was employed for the department‚ I witness a lot of overcrowding in Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women. Things had gotten
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