...Effects of Globalization Globalization is a process which has been underway for hundreds of years. The world has slowly gotten smaller and smaller, figuratively, with the advancements of technology and the branching out of many nations to dominate and control the rest of the world. There are, of course, negative and positive affects that globalization has brought to this world. Two different authors, Amartya Sen and William Robinson, have both written on opposing views of globalization and how our world has been affected by it, where one writes of the imminent war and the other of the beauties of globalization. Though this world would be very different without globalization, some parts of globalization are very unnecessary and can cause many problems for the world as a whole. Amartya Sen views globalization as a great thing. She refers to it as “global Westernization,” that globalization is a gift from Western civilizations to bring the countries up to a higher living standard, as well as make their political system better. Besides this, a lot of the things we have, we wouldn't without globalization. Robinson on the other hand, has a completely different view; that globalization is going to ruin the world as we know it. He believes globalization will, if it hasn't already, start a new world war. One that will really be a global war that involves all people from all around the world. “Globalization is often seen as global Westernization.”[i] Sen starts out her argument with this...
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...The Marshall Plan and its Legacy The Marshall Plan, which pumped $13.3 billion into the European economy between 1948 and 1952, was probably the most effective piece of lasting cultural propaganda of the twentieth century, despite stiff opposition from the Nazis and the Rise and Fall of Soviet Communism, and the possible eventual winner of the Chinese version of Communism. Learning from the mistakes of the First World War, when the allies of America, principally France sabotaged Woodrow Wilson’s dream of a League of Nations, President Truman ensured that not only did Europe re-emerge as a strong economic force, but that American culture has been the dominant force in the world ever since . The Plan was named after the Secretary of State of the time, General George Catlett Marshall, who was army chief of staff in World War II, Secretary of State 1947–49, and Secretary of Defence from September 1950–September 1951. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1953 for launching the Marshall Plan for European economic recovery in June 1947. However, James Reston, among others has suggested that maybe the Acheson Plan would have been more appropriate name. Acheson was working in the State Department with Marshall and the internal memos certainly give a clearer indication of the aims of the plan than the rather toothless speech that Marshall made at Harvard in June 1947 to launch the program. An anonymous scribe in the Department outlined the aims of the programme succinctly...
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...shaped modern America. The first is the importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in setting the stage for the great industrial growth and development in the late 19th century. The second theme is the impact of industrialization in late 19th century America--economically, politically, socially, and culturally. A third theme centered on the emergence of an aggressive America foreign policy that in general sought to export American values and ideas so as to bring order to the international scene. The fourth major theme is the rise of progressivism in the first two decades of this century. Like the unions and Populists before them, the Progressives responded to the tremendous impact of industrialization and corporate capitalism on American society, however with much more success. A fifth theme centers on the American entrance into World War I and the war's impact on American society and politics. A sixth theme is the conflict over values and power in American society. Different groups (African-Americans, KKK, nativist/anti-immigrant, socialists, women, etc) with their own unique visions of what American society should be came into conflict over whose vision should predominate. A final theme is emergence of a powerful, welfare state in the form of the New Deal which finally addressed in a large-scale and systematic effort the negative consequences inherent in capitalism and industrialization. Below are some questions that should help you prepare for the first midterm. These...
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...“War, a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation,” (dictionary.com). America was introduced into this war by a vicious attack on a harbor, it evolved into changing the American people's life but it made America stronger. This is World War II. The war didn’t only affect Europe and Asia it also affected America. The country wouldn’t be where it is today without this war. Wars are never good, but they can be necessary. They can be necessary for what people believe in and what the people want which is what America is all about. So how did America get involved in this war? It happened December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor. “There were a total of 2,335 military personnel killed, including 2,008 navy personnel,...
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...Chapter 22 World War I 1. Create a timeline of the events leading to the outbreak of war in Europe starting with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand June 28, 1914. 2. What was Wilson's first response to the outbreak of war in Europe? 3 Why was it difficult for the U.S. to remain a neutral trading nation? 4. What was the Lusitania crises and what was the U.S. response? 5.Describe the next 2 sinkings and the U.S. response. 6. Describe the Sussex Pledge. 7. Eventhough we were neutral, how was the U.S. really favoring the Allies? 8. Which ethnic groups in the U.S. favored the Central Powers and WHY? 9. How did the British make sure that America had a negative view of the Germans? 10. Discuss the U.S. lack of preparedness. Which groups and persons thought we should prepare just in case we were drawn into war? 11. What was President Wilson's stance on preparedness? 12. What groups and areas of the country were vehemently against preparedness and why? 13. Describe the election of 1916 and tell why Wilson won. 14. What were Wilson's last peace efforts to keep us out of war? 15. What are 3 major reasons why, eventhough he wanted peace, Wilson had to ask Congress for a declaration of war in April, 1817? 16. What was Wilson's slogan in his war declaration request? 17. Describe the War Industries Board and its leader Bernard Baruch. 18. What was Herbert Hoover's role in preparing for war? 19. What actions did the Fuel Administration...
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...Throughout the years of the 1900’s, the Americans were involved in two wars. Those two wars changed us dramatically, especially for the government. The two wars were World War I and World War II. In between those two wars the Americans were suffering, which cause the Great Depression. So, how did these three events change America, and its history? How did World War II help end the Great depression? In the year of 1914 World War I begin and ended in 1918. At first America decided not to get involved into the dispute between the other countries, but we got involved anyways. In the 4 years of the war, the government accumulated 24 billion dollars in debt. With them being in that much debt, it affected the citizens. The price of daily necessities was raised, which made it not that affordable, because they were already poorly paid. Two...
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...American history and has had an enormous effect on U.S. From Pearl Harbor, First World Trading Center, Truck Bombing of Federal Building, and last but not least September 11, 2001. September 11th was a very devastating event in the history of America. This was a huge problem and caused depression, mourning, and paranoid many people. Of course, this affected many people and to this day still does. What do you think caused 9/11?.... Let's find out. September 11, 2001 was a very tragic day in American history. It all started when 19 terrorists boarded multiple airplanes, hijacked them, and crashed them into different targets. The terrorists focus was at the Pentagon and World...
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...a) Read Chapter 11 through the end of the chapter. b) Why did Great Britain follow its impressment policy toward American sailors? Why did this policy anger many Americans at the time? Enlisted soldiers were quite likely to desert because they found much more suitable jobs aboard merchant vessels belonging to Americans. The British insisted on being allowed to search the ships of American merchants for deserters who easily blended in since most of the Americans were of English descent. Because determining whether someone was either a British subject or an American citizen was a rather difficult task, a number of American sailors were captured by accident. This policy angered many Americans at the time because Great Britain did not return the Americans they had stolen since they didn’t care who they were...
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...Capstone final project Student’s name Course Title Instructor Date submitted Is United States justified to adopt a first-strike policy against independent nations in war on terrorism? The attack on United States on September 2001 brought the truth and reality of terrorism to the land of America in a way that most people had not imagined. Over three thousand people lost their lives. With that several innocent lives lost, America and other friendly nations joined to condemn terrorism. United States accused Taliban government of Afghanistan of harboring perpetrators. The accusation led the United States to begin military operations in Afghanistan. Many nations accepted the military operations as a justifiable response. The Taliban became an easy target because they were sympathizers of terrorist. After a short successful military operations in Afghanistan, United States turned attention to Iraq. They began to build a case against the regime government of Saddam Hussein. The United States suggested that Iraq had also been supporting terrorist and developing nuclear weapons. It was after those inflammatory suggestions about Iraq that a different debate surrounding military operations in that country started to emerge. In September, 2002, American government published a document titled The National Security Strategy. The President, George Bush, pointed the enemy of twenty century as a shadowy network of individuals who were out to harm the society with inexpensive weapon...
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...atomic bomb to end world war two because not only did they end several innocent lives by dropping the bomb, but they also had no real reason to attack them since Japan had no more allies and resources and were already planning to surrender. The United States ended up killing innocent children and people when the bombs were dropped. The bombs were dropped in the middle of civilian cities that were home of a large majority of innocent civilians. Most of the people that had to pay for the war were civilians that had no type of power or say in the decision and involvement of the war. Not only did the bomb affect those that lost their lives but the bomb also affected the land, and the people of Japan for generations that came after. The dropping of the bombs...
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...4/2/2016 War on Terrorism Introduction Terrorism was dated back all the way to the first century, were a Jewish group called the Sicarii were willing to kill their enemies and their enemies associates in order to drive out the Roman Ruler from Judea. There was also the Hashhashin who was an Islamic sect who were located in Iran and Syria from the 11th to the 13th century. Though these groups were not consider terrorist in the modern sense, the use of violence to affect politics was a clear sign of terrorism. The word terrorism comes from the Reign of Terror which was started by Maxmilien Robespierre in 1793, following the French revolution. The definition of terrorism is an illegitimate use of force or violence against people and their property and is used to intimidate or persuade a government and its civilian population to advance their interest of political or social objectives. It is very effective tactic for the weaker side of a battle and can change flow or pace of a war. The act of terrorism has been used throughout history to prove dominance to a certain group of people. The war on terrorism affects people and the countries these people live in all around the world in many ways, for example, the war on terrorism effect the economy globally. According to the 2015 Global Terrorism Index, the cost of terrorism to the world was 52.9 billion in 2014, and it was the highest amount since 2001. Not only that the war on terrorism affect the economy, has it also affects people...
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...the table. Some topics that connected to the great depression are what caused the great depression, how the world wars are connected to the great depression, and Black Tuesday. To better understand the great depression it is important to know how the great depression started. Historians have been trying for years to figure out what the real cause of the great depression was but there are multiple reasons and explanations for the crash(Caldwell). During this time in America there was not enough demand for the goods and services companies there providing (Caldwell). America’s economy was thriving before the crash because durable products were being purchased by my many people. Durable goods are worth a lot of money but once they are purchased they are not needed for awhile. “Durable goods are consumer goods that last a long time, such as automobiles, appliances, and home furnishings,”(Caldwell). Because there was not enough demand for goods companies did not need as many raw goods. Companies buy raw goods...
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...and other nations across the world. The foreign policy also sets platform for interaction for the organizations of this country and its people with the international community. The key objectives of the United States foreign policy have been to establish and also sustain a democratic, secure as well as successful world for the benefit of the international community and to a great extent the American people. It has been a key player in the setting up measures to facilitate commercial interaction with the international community and to protect American business abroad (Wiener, 2012). The other key issues that are largely guided by the foreign policy are the protection of American people in foreign soils, expatriation, and international education. Nevertheless, the U.S foreign policy has been a subject of heated controversy for decades now. The U.S foreign policy has taken numerous approaches to major issues across the world especially the ones that have the capacity to directly impact on its people. After the American Revolution, America is believed to have employed a non-intervention approach to global issues. This implies that America did not involve its forces in issues affecting the international community. Historical review reveals that the First World War did not affect the U.S foreign policy significantly. After the 1st World War, America embarked on activities geared towards increasing its supremacy and military might. By the Second World War, American military strength...
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...intrigued with gold; dating back to the earliest civilizations and even in today's present world. Gold, in early America, was hard to come by. Most often it had to be imported from eastern countries, which of course wasn’t cheap. American needed to discover native gold; not only to save costs but also to reap the rewards that came with that find and in 1848 that dream became a reality. “James Marshall’s discovery of gold at Coloma turned out to be a seminal event in history, one of those rare moments that divide human existence into before and after” (Brands 23), the author’s message is clear from the very first page, however Brands takes an interesting approach to describe the events of the infamous gold rush....
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...The United States is often referred to as the richest and most powerful country in the G8 and the world. So one would wonder how the U. S. A. could be in debt for billions. The current state of events has most citizens asking, where did all the money go? The U. S. economy has suffered blows in the past, like the Great Depression in the 1930’s and a list of other recessions and panics. But for a country to prosper and grow as America does, where could all of the money have went, how is the American currency value less than the Euro? Inflation and other misuses of the money could be the answer to the problem. Or is it a lot deeper than just that? Some might suggest or suspect that it is a conspiracy; others might feel as if the money was not wasted or misused. This paper will help determine who’s right and who’s wrong, and most of all, where all the money has gone. Today, we are currently in a recession brought on by the irresponsibility of the Bush-Chaney administration. But if you take a deeper look, are Bush and his incompetent administration to blame for the current recession? The United States is well known for its consumption of resources and “big spending”. The “American Dream” is to have a big house, two cars, beautiful wife or handsome husband, and of course the 2.5 children. When in reality, that is almost impossible for every American citizen to achieve. There are just not enough resources and wealth for everyone to have an even portion. Someone has to suffer in order...
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