The term containment‚ introduced by the Truman Administration‚ describes the foreign policy pursued by the United States after the Second World War. The policy itself was an attempt to ’contain’ the Soviet Union within its current borders and frustrate any attempts of expansion. George F. Kennan‚ a diplomat and US State department advisor on Soviet affairs‚ introduced the term in his famous Anonymous X - article. Keenan suggested a ’ Long term‚ patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian
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Main reason for Britain to colonize America was for resources. It provided crops and raw materials which meant that England did not have to import these items. The English wanted raw materials in America now‚ and before they bought them from European countries for a high price (in gold and money). By colonizing America Britain wanted to solve economic problems. It wanted to
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exist in the United States in the modern era. Many decades have passed since the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ yet major forms of prejudice and discrimination endure–some even in a more severe degree than before. The most prevalent: racial prejudice. Racial prejudice continues to occur all over the United States; however‚ Arizona’s state leadership has taken over a big role in perpetuating this with SB 1070. As a result‚ racial prejudice causes racial profiling in some states and may affect the economy
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Lufthansa Lufthansa Lufthansa In January 1985‚ a German company that uses Deutschmarks made a large purchase from a U.S. company that uses U.S. dollars‚ and needed to evaluate the best hedging alternatives to secure the least possible cost. The Chairman of Lufthansa‚ Herr Heinz Ruhnau‚ purchased twenty 737 jets from Boeing. The total purchase price was $500‚000‚000‚ which was payable in U.S. dollars on delivery of the aircrafts in one year. Chairman Ruhnau chose a partial cover by hedging
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throughout the world. Some of these leaders had benevolent intentions‚ and others were certainly heinous to the core‚ however the visions all these individuals brought to a variety of societies and cultures had crucial impacts ultimately affecting how many of the countries developed from there on out. A few of the figures‚ such as Adolf Hitler and Mussolini‚ will take drastic actions ultimately leading to the end of the Interwar period as they’re a direct result for the beginning of World War II
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Poverty in the United States is getting in inferior quality every day and nothing is being done about it. Many people who want to help the poor‚ but no one knows exactly how to help them. A primary reason for people not taking action is because of lack of information that is provided about issues on poverty. Poverty is defined as the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions. According to the U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday September 13th
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China is the second largest trading and fast growing developing country in the world‚ which will be replacing The United States in the future. The main reason that china can have high export rate but low import rate thus China is a self – sufficiency country‚ which mean China can produce everything that citizens needed in their life. China exporting activities represent 30% of GDP‚ which is the main support of economic growth in China. In 2014‚ China exported around 2000 million US dollars per month
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Donald Trump has recently made it a big point that immigration is a tremendous issue in the United States’ economy. According to The Washington Post‚ “Immigration to the United States is the international movement of individuals who are not natives or do not possess citizenship in order to settle‚ reside‚ study or to take-up employment in the United States.” Immigration has been in the United States ever since the country was established. There are almost just as many advantages to immigration as
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Homelessness is defined as people who are living in places not meant for human inhabitance where they temporarily reside. Among youth in the United States‚ homelessness dates back as far as the country’s earliest history. Adolescents deviated and went off on their way to seek economic opportunity and adventure while the country was being expanded westward. During the 1800s‚ a widespread of homelessness among poor immigrant youth who were unwanted and unneeded in the workforce was taking place. Later
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introduced during World War I shaped the way wars would be fought from then on. For the first time‚ tanks‚ airplanes and machine guns made their way onto the battlefield. These new technologies magnified the effects of war‚ both in terms of how war was fought‚ but also how war affected people. World War I had a devastating effect on the world in terms of lives lost‚ with over 37 million casualties [source: Infoplease]. Countries that were hit hardest by the war
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