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    strength in numbers and with knowledge‚ it becomes increasingly more dangerous for anyone to encounter them. During the early 1980 ’s‚ a civil war took place in El Salvador. The war lasted over 12 years and resulted in approximately 100‚000 casualties (Valdez‚ 2000). The war caused fear among the citizens in El Salvador and as a result‚ over one million people fled to the United States. El Salvador refuges began to settle in Southern California and Washington D.C.‚ with the largest initial group settling

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    Chapter 25 Notes Hard Facts: Manchuria: Japan takes over the providence of Manchuria‚ China‚ in 1931. Due to this the League of Nations began to fail. Shortly after Japan withdrew from the leave and took over the rest of China. Due to this the threat in Asia and the Pacific increased. This was the first event leading up to the war. Benito Mussolini: Italian Fascist who became dictator. He supported the World War and joined forces with Nazi Germany to for the Rome-Berlin Axis. Nazis: National

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    As the United States entered the Second World War‚ migration to California increased because of the wartime boom‚ bringing an influx of outsiders to the state. However‚ as these newcomers came to the state‚ they were not always welcomed with open arms‚ specifically African-Americans‚ and Mexicans. The new wartime industries‚ such as the aerospace and shipping industries needed a temporary workforce as many Californians left to join the war (Textbook‚ 482-483). The state’s new workforce was incredibly

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    Ethnic Studies 001 2015 Summer Session 1 Tues. & Thurs. 1:10-4:00 p.m. INTN 1002 Professor Macías Office: 4042 INTN Office Hours: Tues. & Thurs.12:00-1:00 p.m. E-mail: anthony.macias@ucr.edu Introduction to the Study of Race and Ethnicity This course is an introduction to race and ethnicity‚ focused on the United States‚ that examines the “evolution” and continuing relevance of racial identities and ethnic notions‚ as well as the development and defense of advantageous privileges‚ over time‚ contextualized

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    Fashion’s Revolution Although fashion has progressed since the sixteenth-century‚ the meaning and reasoning for fashion has remained the same. The main reasons for needing fashion are for protection‚ individuality‚ identification‚ and representation. By the sixteenth-century‚ the recently developed printing press was turning out books that were used to give other places around the world the experience of this “fashion.” Styles worn in Italy in the early sixteenth-century showed similarities

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    short-term fluctuations in output and employment. The monetary and fiscal policy can shift aggregate demand and‚ therefore‚ influence these fluctuations. a) 1940-1964: Import substitution model‚ presidents on it: Manuel Ávila Camacho‚ Miguel Alemán Valdez‚ and Adolfo Ruiz Cortines. In the import substitution model‚ the management of public finances‚ which sought to redistribute income and promote domestic production‚ contributed to the process of industrialization and modernization in Latin America

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    Social Change in the United States During World War II As the possibility of a second World War arose people began to form opinions on the United States ’ role in Europe. The general population disagreed on whether or not to get involved in the conflict with Germany. Some people believed in interventionism‚ the theory that the United States should do everything it could to support Britain without declaring war on Germany. Along with William Allen White they formed the Committee to Defend

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    1950s American Fashion In the 1950s women‚ such as Grace Kelly was considered a highly popular fashion icon and strived to inspire women to be themselves. She was an award-winning actress and also the Princess of Monaco who said an independent quote. “Women’s natural role is to be the pillar of the family.” (Brainyquotes.com). Many occurring events in this decade brought happiness and fear into America. One of these many events is the Cold War‚ it brought new styles in fashion and kept citizens occupied

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    In January 2002‚ Luis Garcia‚ an Antenas employee‚ identified a new customer as Jose Melendez at 220 Hawthorn Commons in Vernon Hills. The address was a restaurant Mundelien Burrito and coded the business address as residential. Mundelien’s customers watched the De La Hoya-Vargas match‚ as well as three other fights on other dates‚ for which the restaurant paid only the residential rate to DISH and nothing to Garden City Boxing Club‚ Inc. Garden City Boxing Club‚ Inc filed a suit in a federal district

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    A widely propagated myth would have us believe that Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera and his Sinaloa Federation are less violent than many of their competitors. Statements from journalists and analysts allege that Sinaloa is more businesslike than Los Zetas‚ whose reputation for brutality is well-documented‚ and that this business savvy somehow renders the group relatively benign. In turn‚ this has led many to believe that the Mexican government could broker a deal with the leader

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