“Two American Families” The PBS Frontline documentary “Two American Families”‚ produced by Bill Moyers‚ follows two middle class families in Milwaukie‚ one black and one white‚ for over a decade as they struggle to achieve the “American Dream”. This documentary mirrors the struggle of so many American families who work hard and play by the rules‚ yet fall victim in a struggling economy to a series of policy decisions made. The hand of policy ineffectively steered the lives of the two families
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Current Affairs Week: 16 Jan 2012 to 22 Jan 2012 International Current Affairs 2012. The Government of India and the World Bank on 20 January 2012 signed an IDA credit of 130 million US dollars to finance the project called NERLP (North East Rural Livelihoods Project) Tags: Union government of India‚ World bank‚ Current Affairs January 2012‚ North east region India announced a Substantial Increase in Educational Assistance to Sri Lanka Current Affairs Week: 16 Jan 2012 to 22 Jan 2012 International
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French‚ who had previously held control of the company that controlled the Canal. This con›ict precipitated an international crisis over ownership and operation of the Suez Canal. The French and British were immediately thrust into the domain of losses by the nationalization of the Canal. The British had recently withdrawn 90‚000 troops from the area on June 13‚ in response to strong American pressure.1 The French were having trouble with their colonials in Algeria. Both countries saw the seizure
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The cattle industry from the 1860s through the 1890s went through growths‚ declines‚ and changes; a dynamic industry characterized by hard work‚ long cattle drives‚ and the development of ranching‚ but also racial discrimination towards Native-Americans. It was made possible by the construction of railroads‚ and led to the creation of “cow towns”‚ isolated towns located in an area where there was a lot of raising of cattle. The cattle industry began in southern Texas with Mexican ranchers developing
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Georgi Darnell – 12 U.S. History Trent Affair Mrs. Karpitsky The Trent Affair During the first year of the American Civil War‚ a diplomatic crisis occurred between Great Britain and the United States. The crisis‚ known as The Trent Affair‚ came very close to causing a war between the two countries. War was ultimately avoided leaving both Great Britain and the United States in a better position with one another. Two diplomats‚ James Mason and John Slidell were to be sent to Britain and France
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James McCann American Involvement in Vietnam The Vietnam War was one of the longest‚ and most costly armed conflicts in American history. The North Vietnamese and its southern supporters‚ known as the Vietcong‚ sought to overthrow the South and create one unified‚ communist state of Vietnam. This goal pitted the United States and South Vietnam against the communist regime‚ and the US maintained a military and economic presence in the country for almost 25 years. The increased American presence in
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The American people though viewed the British neutrality with extreme resentment. The resentment was unjustified because the Northern and southern people felt it in equal degree‚ both feeling convinced that they were the correct side and that it was evil for the British not to act on that assumption. The people from North felt that the American nationality was at stake while others felt the importance of giving their whole sympathies to the eradication of slave trade. The Southern people thought
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from several sources. Primarily this debt has accumulated due to the continuing conflict with India over the Kashmir region. Kashmir is a predominantly Muslim state within India. As such‚ the possession of this region has been a source of contention between mostly Hindu India and mostly Muslim Pakistan. This border conflict has been raging on and off for the last half of the twentieth century. Due to these hostilities‚ the Pakistani government spends roughly one fifth of its budget on its military‚ further
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Panic of 1890: The Baring Crisis The Baring Crisis was a unique panic happened in Argentina during 1890 as it was related to sovereign debt. This financial crisis was not just affecting the country‚ but it was also affected some European countries like England and France. The name of the crisis itself came from one of the largest merchant bank in England‚ Baring Brothers & Co. Before the crisis happened‚ Argentina attracted a huge amount of foreign investors to invest and loan money to them. They
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The Haymarket Affair For many‚ America is not just the country they happen to live in but also it is a place of freedoms‚ liberties and independencies and even a refuge for some people. In 1886 though‚ a group of people attempted to share their opinion in Haymarket Square‚ Chicago‚ which led to a dangerous riot and a series of trials with convictions and executions. Throughout the affair‚ innocent lives were lost‚ people were wrongly accused‚ and the judicial system was revealed as flawed. Throughout
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