Most of Asian countries grow faster than US. But Hong Kong is not. But Philippines discontinue investment since 2000‚ so that less than the U.S. And the more slowly GDP growth rate is India. 6. Average percentage of GDP (I/Y) in the Asian countries [pic] The US was the slowest because any countries were invested more than U.S by average percentage of GDP in 1960 to 2000. 7. Describe economic conditions across East Asia in 1960. How did they compare economically to other developing
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Erik Charles Dixon Jr. Professor Richard Byington AMH 2020- American History (1877-Present) July 26‚2016 The Cold War Conflict That Led to the Split Up The Cold War was a time of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States that lasted from 1945 to 1990. The United States and the Soviet Union both wanted to make their mark on the world by spreading their ideas and values‚ the United States wanted to spread democracy and freedom while the Soviet Union wanted to spread Communism
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The Vietnam War emerged as a significant outgrowth of the Cold War due to the geopolitical context of the time. The Cold War‚ a period of ideological tension between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ had global ramifications as both superpowers vied for influence and control. The Vietnam War was a manifestation of this broader struggle‚ with the United States viewing Vietnam as a crucial battleground in containing the spread of communism. This perspective stemmed from the domino theory‚ which
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Cold War The Cold War was a time of major conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that started after World War Two. The Cold War dominated international affairs for many years and the space race and the arms race developed because of this competition. By the end of the 1980’s each side had spent trillions of dollars to possess nuclear weapons and the means of delivering these weapons on their enemies. Though many Americans were against the use of nuclear weapons‚ because of the
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TITLE OF THE BOOK: “The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction” by Robert McMahon This review focuses on one of the themes of the course‚ Main Currents of Modern History OBJECTIVE: The aims of this book review are: 1. To understand about a conflict that spanned four and a half decades(1945-1990) and encompassed virtually the entire globe. 2. To gather the knowledge of how the world order was changed after the world wars and the transition into the cold war. 3. To study the rise and
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Midterm Study Questions 1. How does public opinion affect foreign policy? Is public opinion permissive or constraining? Does the U.S. public support the use of force? Under what conditions? -The public holds the president accountable because he needs approval ratings and support‚ especially during elections. Public can constrain freedom of action (if the public hates something‚ the president isn’t going to do it)‚ and the public generally supports war when it is a security issue. It opposes
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Religion and the Cold War Between 1910 and 1969 church membership in the United States increased from including 43% of the population to 69%. During these decades the United States faced many issues a whole‚ most notably the Cold War. In the chapter four of the Culture of the Cold War‚ Stephen J. Townsend portrays the significance Communism played in the incredibly fast spread of religion during the Cold War‚ creating a country united through belief in a higher power. This unity was shown through
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CRASH COURSE U.S. HISTORY Episode #30: America in WWI What were the years and costs of World War I? It lasted from 1914 to 1918 and costs the lives of an estimated 10 million soldiers What side of the war was the U.S. on when the war broke out? When the war broke out‚ America remained neutral‚ but many Americans sided with the British. What factors led to the U.S. officially entering the war? The factors were: Germans’ decision to resume unrestricted submarine warfare in early 1917‚ the interception
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Europe in the 1500s was a very active continent. Many of its residents tried to leave their mark on their own land. Others wanted to expand the power that they had. They were able to do both‚ and there are signs that show of their accomplishments even today. I believe Europe’s rise was certain. They had navigation skills and well-built ships‚ held advantages in the early encounters of the neighboring countries‚ and the drive to spread their way all over the world. That combined with their sheer drive
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World War I initially started because of the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. He was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. The U.S got involved in World War I as a result in economic trade binding America to the Allies (Brower). World War I or as many people like to call it The Great War was from 1914 all the way to 1919. It was one of the most brutal and destructive wars in European history. “Of the 65 million men‚ who were mobilized‚ more than 10 million
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