1. What were the main reasons for World War I? 2. What were the results of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and what happened to the Romanov family? 3. What reforms were proposed by Mexican Revolutionary Emiliano Zapata? 4. What caused the end of the Manchu Dynasty in China? 5. What were the goals of revolutionary China? 6. What was the weakness of the League of Nations? 7. What were some of the new weapons used in WWI and what was trench warfare? 8. What was
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International agreements are formal relationships between two or more countries. The focus can be either political‚ military or even economic. •Prosperity Is a successful‚ flourishing‚ or thriving condition‚ especially in financial respects; good fortune. •OPEC Organization of petroleum exporting countries. 1.Read "Alberta’s Oil Sands: Perspectives on Environmental Impacts" on page 275 and answer the following questions: (2 points each) ◦Examine the sources of these quotations. How many of the speakers are
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The Middle East Conflict The Middle East has been fighting for years. Throughout history‚ the land has been took‚ passed down‚ broken away and all around undecided about. Even to this day‚ the unresolved problems of the past still remain and will probably carry out into the future. Fights over Religion‚ oil‚ and land ownership often cause chaos and huge problems for those who live and reside in the Middle East. Constant fighting in the Middle East for years is still unresolved and the problems
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differing viewpoints regarding the cause of the oil crisis but the impact the embargo had on the United States economy was severe and was a prime example of an important event in history regarding macroeconomic issues. Many people put the blame on OPEC and the Arab countries for starting the oil crisis. This is due to the fact that they announced their plans for an embargo on October 17‚ 1973. On October 6‚ 1973‚ the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur‚ Egypt and Syria carried out a surprise attack against
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Intra Industry Rivalry Industri telepon selular telah berkembang dengan pesat selama 2 dekade terakhir dan perkembangan itu semakin signifikan pada tahun-tahun belakangan ini. Telepon selular yang merupakan barang mewah sampai akhir tahun 1990-an dan hanya dimiliki oleh golongan tertentu saja kini telah menjadi suatu komoditas umum yang dapat diakses siapa saja hingga golongan bawah sekalipun. Menurut Asosisasi Telepon Selular Indonesia (ATSI)‚ jumlah pengguna telepon selular di Indonesia tumbuh
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After reading “Chrysler Enters the Race to Introduce Electric Models” by‚ Bill Vlasic Chrysler is planning on producing an electric car to sell in 2010. Chrysler has three electric models now but is planning on producing a full line of cars in the future. This is an attempt by the auto maker to compete in the market for electric automobiles. Compared to G.M. Chrysler is adopting its existing models to electricity rather than building a new platform‚ putting their money into technology rather than
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prices and currency • Tightest correlated currencies • Weakest correlated currencies 4 Relation of gold to oil • From 1944 to 1971‚ US dollars were convertible into gold • Prices of gold and oil were fixed • After US ceased gold convertibility‚ OPEC producers were forced to convert excess dollars by purchasing gold • This increased prices for both gold and oil • Over past 50 years‚ gold and oil have exhibited positive correlation 5 Reasons for increasing oil prices • Production initially
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Collaboration * When two or more oligopolies agree to fix prices or take part in anti-competitive behavior‚ they form a collusive oligopoly. They agreement can be formal or informal. * A formal agreement is a cartel and is generally illegal. OPEC is a legal cartel but it’s signed between countries and not firms. * In an informal agreement‚ the firms behave as a monopoly and choose the output that maximizes output. The diagram would be like the monopoly profit maximize. * Collaborations
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Disponering Denne opgave vil undersøge begrebet om den suveræne forbruger. Indledningsvist vil jeg redegøre forbrugersuvrænitetsbegrebet hos Adam Smith og de østrigske økonomer. Dernæst vil jeg redegøre for Carl Schmitts suverænitetsbegreb. Med udgangspunkt i forskelle og ligheder heri‚ vil der være en diskussion af LEGOs brand‚ LEGO Mindstorms. Afslutningsvist følger et perspektiv til McCrackens kulturelle kategorier og Holts post-postmoderne samfund. The Consumer is King Forbrugersuverænitetskonceptet
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Q1. What does exhibit 1 tells us? First of all‚ it tells us that the inventory strategy is consistent regardless of how CSO sales and overall profit from operations perform. This strategy was launched so that the De Beers could control demand and prices. Evidently it also shows that the 1980’s bust is a low peaking point for De Beers‚ as inventory levels for the first time is significantly higher than OP and CSO SALES. Q2. Please briefly talk about the recent boom-and-bust The 1970s were a turbulent
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