company‚ why did BP get involved in so much questionable conduct? I think that their main problem when starting the business was money‚ money‚ and money. I’m sure that all they really cared about was making a lot of money; by having “money on the brain” they probably didn’t care about everything else. When they started having problems‚ like the explosion that killed 15 people‚ they didn’t realize that ignoring the little things that caused these problems was going to cost them big time. If BP just took
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States attempted to stay out of the war. However‚ they had many reasons as to why they chose to stay neutral‚ the cost of war is very expensive‚ both financially and in the cost of losing lives. There was also a concern of their side losing the war. Continuing‚ the U.S. felt that it was a European problem and the U.S. did not really need to get involved. Lastly‚ there was the issue of trade. If the U.S. chose to get involved in the war‚ they could lose their trading relations with Europe. This would
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WHY AND HOW DID AMERICA GET INVOLVED IN VIETNAM? America first became involved in Vietnam helping the French against the Vietminh during the Indo-China war by indirect means. This meant America did not send troops into Vietnam until 1964. They were not prepared to send more American soldiers into war after the Second World War. Instead it funded the French army to fight against the Vietminh. They supported the French campaign in Vietnam. In 1950 president Truman agreed to send the French $15 million
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Paragraph 1: Why did the United State get involved in Iran? Iran is a country in the Middle East that got petroleum. For many years‚ Iran was ruled by shah and now it is ruled by a Muslim cleric. For many years the United States had oil companies in Iran. In 1950‚ all that changed when Mohammad Mossadegh became the leader of Iran. The United States got involved in Iran because of petroleum. Paragraph 2: Mohammad Mosaddegh was a secular democrat that was elected during the 1950 in Iraq as
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Why did Britain get involved in the Slave Trade? The Renascence period was a time full of new music‚ extravagant architecture and fine art. All of these things causing an increasing demand for funds from the government. In the 1440’s the Portuguese started trading slaves for various things with the Americans. Britain found out about this trade whilst their pirates were raiding Spanish ships and found them abroad. John Hawkins made the first known British slavery voyage in 1562; this started a
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DEBT! DEBT! DEBT! How did the US get in so much debt? That is one of the most common questions people ask. So why are we in so much debt? Well there are many reasons why‚ like‚ Deficit spending‚ spending too much money on things we could spend less on‚ and another reason is borrowing money with interest. So why is the US in so much debt? Well you’re about to find out. Well first of all‚ deficit spending is an issue that the US has. Deficit spending is when the government spends more money than
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Prostitution has been going on for many centuries. Many studies have gone on‚ researching and trying to understand on why women get involved with prostitution and the main effects it has on then. Some report the main causes of early prostitution was due to poverty and deviance. Many see it as a career‚ a way to make a living and survive and provide for their families. “Studies show that many women engage themselves in such activities as prostitution by their own choice‚ forced into it‚ or because
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Why did the United States get involved in the Vietnam War? Explain what factors led American policymakers down the path towards war‚ and cite specific examples of critical events that reflected these factors. There was no specific factor that led the united states into getting involved in the Vietnam war‚ but rather a gradual series of events and decisions which would lead them down such a path. The initial reasons for U.S. involvement in Vietnam seemed logical and compelling to American leaders
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getting closer to Nazi Germany. Hitler is supposedly dead and Japan has suffered two atomic bombs. The Axis side has surrendered to the Allies and the war is won. There is still questions though about the war. What started the war? How did America get involved? How did the War End? What Started World War II? The war was thought to have started with Germany attacking poland. “When Germany entered the western portion of Poland‚ Britain and France declared war on Germany. But when Russia moved into eastern
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Why did Australia become involved in World War Two? 1) Australia and Britain shared the same king. When the king of England declared war on Germany‚ Australia also was at war. Australia had no choice in the matter. 2) The public did not like the aggressive nature of Hitler’s ambitions. 3) Australians WANTED to support Britain. 4) It was a show of strength in an attempt to persuade Hitler to back down. 5) Germany and Japan directly threatened Australia’s security. 6) It was the right thing
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