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- 271: The 1960s
- ... it was difficult but not too hard. I myself couldn't find a job in the fields I studies for so, that's why I became a teacher. How did you feel about the FLQ crisis and how did this influence your life? Were you for or against separation? Why? I felt it was ridiculous that people had to use violence in order to get what they want. This, however, didn ... sure. I feels that this was a major concern in the 60's. Teenagers were testing drugs and obviously went crazy over them. They were also living with each other without getting married. Since this crisis hasn't been resolved at that time, it is now today's concern as well. Young people began to question a lot of things that they accepted to that point. You must understand that the ... memory. No one could forget the thrilling, life risking, and especially fun filling 60's. This was the time where parents' orders were ignored and every thing was expressed freely. Drugs were a major teen crisis back then, and now as well. A person who did not have fun in the 60's is considered not to have lived through it. The 60's has been a time where everything ...
- 272: The Cold War - Foreign Policy - Eisenhower and Kennedy
- ... task force used to infiltrate governments of third world nations to protect them from communist government influence. Another display of Kennedy's plan of fighting the Cold War was his dealings with the Cuban Missile Crisis. In response to information that missiles were there he set up blockades around Cuba, a lesser nation, rather than fully attacking the Soviet Union for this action. Kennedy's time in office was characterized by ... South, trouble arose again. Kennedy took a similar course of action as Eisenhower previously did at the begining of the Vietnam problem. Eventually, Kennedy withdrew aid asa soon as trouble arose in Vietnam. The Buddhist crisis made the Kennedy administartion look bad and made them reconsider their situation. In order to preserve their image, and to stay out of war, the Kennedy administration topplied the Diem. Thus, they took a removed ... production of nuclear weapons, it is seen that through these two very different policies of attack the two presidents felt differently toward the way containment should be maintained. Through the handling of the Cold War crisis it can be seen that party lines are not necessarily a definitive boundary which requires that presidents of different parties have diffent forms of foriegn policy. The Cold War era illustrates how Eisenhower and ...
- 273: Affirmative Action
- ... delight, hoping to hear from the marketing firm again. Unfortunately, he never hears from them again. The main reason why he was not chosen, was because of the color of his skin. Since he is Asian, they could not hire him, because 50% of their employees are Asian. Under the affirmative action, they must employ someone who is underrepresented. This type of situation happens often. It is not the qualifications, but the color of the skin that employers look for today. Affirmative action ... our standards. Instead, all students should raise their own standards in order to improve our society. For example, the University of California in Berkeley has a diverse student body with a majority of Asians. An Asian student coming out of high school with a 4.0 GPA, and a list of extra curricular activities would not be accepted simply because of his ethnicity. Instead the school would rather accept a ...
- 274: China In The 20th Century
- ... these are unsustainable figures, China will still keep up of 10% economic growth every year for the foreseeable future. It has been one of the world s fastest growing ever since the late 1970s. The Asian Economic Crisis of 1998 slowed China s growth slightly but it has responded well and created a new & growing stability. Today, the growing prosperity and diminishing poverty is transforming China in fundamental ways. All around China, many ...
- 275: The Political Career of Richard Nixon
- ... Nixon turned his attention primarily to foreign affairs. In February 1969 he visited Belgium, England, West Germany, Italy, and France in an effort to strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). To assure non-Communist Asian nations of continued United States support, Nixon embarked in late July on a tour of the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, and South Vietnam. Nixon then visited Romania. He was the first American president to ... In August 1971 Nixon imposed mandatory wage and price controls and a 10 percent import surcharge to strengthen the economy. The Nixon Administration applied pressure to encourage foreign governments to help resolve the international monetary crisis by realigning their currencies. Foreign governments, in turn, urged Nixon to devalue the dollar. This he did in December 1971, by ending the long-standing convertibility of the dollar into gold. Shortly afterward he rescinded ...
- 276: John F. Kennedy
- ... He was the first Roman Catholic president and the first president to be born in the 20the century. He served in World War II on PT boat. He also helped to solve the Cuban Missile Crisis and started Peace of Corps to help 3rd world countries better them selves. Kennedy was assassinated before he completed his third year as president. Therefore, his achievements were limited. He was shot in the head ... Bay of Pigs). "In Cuba both the bay of pigs occurred, in which U.S. supported rebels revolted in a poorly laid out plan of events that fell out beneath them, and the Cuban Missile Crisis in which the Soviet Republic were building missile silos in Cuba, 100 miles away from Florida."(Encarta' 95). The Space Race was in full force with both Russia and the U.S. in competition to reach the moon during this time. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the world's largest approach to nuclear war. In 1960 Khrushchev decided to supply Cuba with nuclear missiles that would put the eastern United States within range of nuclear missile attack. In 1962 ...
- 277: Development Of Sino-us Economi
- ... s foreign trade volume will reach US$400 billion by the year 2000,within 3 years China will import US$600 billion worth of goods. Meanwhile, to overcome the negative influence brought about by the Asian financial crisis and develop the economy of its back-ward mid-west region, the investment scale by 2000 will be US$1200 billion. Among it, infrastructure alone will need US$750 billion. China will focus on the ...
- 278: Atomic Diplomacy
- ... was chosen as usual on behalf of the Kennedy administration to spell out the problems the new flexible response policy would solve,” It should be noted that we have generally been at a disadvantage in crisis, since the Communists command a more flexible set of tools for imposing strain on the free world than we normally command. We are often caught in circumstances where our only available riposte is so disproportionate ... in no way tangible way. Perhaps simply possessing the bomb is a psychological advantange over the enemy, but the effects of this in Vietnam will nil. Later, Henry Kissenger would point out that in no crisis since 1962 had the strategic balance determined the outcome. There is no easy answer that best explains the Johnson administration's inability to come up with alternatives in Vietnam. Whatever the answer, we can say ... ripe with possibilities of new approaches. To usher in these new strategies, Nixon chooses Dr. Henry Kissenger as his national security advisor. Kissenger's conceptual approach to the making of national security policy eliminated the crisis based flexible response system. "Crises," he said, "were symptoms of deeper problems that if allowed to fester would prove increasingly unmanageable.” Kissinger was one of the firsts to recognize the shift from a bipolar ...
- 279: Teenage Suicide
- ... prevent teenage suicide? Suicide prevention includes addressing these issues; the link between substance abuse and suicide, victimization and suicidal behavior, availability of firearms, and depression and suicide attempts(Utah). Some possible prevention strategies are: 1. Crisis services, but one problem with this is that they lack efficiency, teens don't use them. Another possible strategy is Educational approaches. There has been a considerable increase in the provision of suicide prevention programs ... Trust your own judgement. Listen and understand the feelings behind the words. Take every feeling the student expresses seriously. Tell others. Immediately refer all students you feel are suicidal to the principal, counselor, and/or crisis team member. Remind the student that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Ask the student to postpone the decision for awhile; in return, you might offer to accompany them to find support ... signs. Ignoring confirms to the student that he/she is unloved or misunderstood. Don't give false assurances that "everything will be fine." Don't be misled by the student's comments that the emotional crisis has ended. Don't assume the aggressive child may commit suicide over the "good," "quiet," or "obedient" child(Prevention). If everybody would just follow these few simple dos and don'ts and learn to ...
- 280: Policies on Cuba
- ... act not only made it more difficult for American companies to deal with Cuba but also set out to punish foreign companies that had dealings with the island nation. As Communism fell in Europe and Asian Communist countries started to become a little more open once again the death of Fidel Castro's Cuba was being predicted as the United States led another attack on it's economic livelihood. Now in ... was to blame, if there were riots the U.S. caused them, if there is a drug problem in Cuba it is because the U.S. caused it. Every time Cuba goes through an economic crisis the U.S. is ignorant enough to some how attack Cuba so that Castro is able to blame it on us. The U. S. has underestimated Fidel Castro for over thirty years now. He is ...
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