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- 1851: Impact of the Spanish American War
- ... could not just start a war for territorial control. By doing so the US risked being labeled as a hypocrite nation, for the US itself used to be a colony. But the politicians, and the business owners did not give up their domination dreams and silently awaited an opportunity. That opportunity finally came when Spain sent troops to Cuba to stop the second Cuban war for independence. The American people sympathized ... important reason for United States to maintain a strong political presence in invested heavily in the islands sugar, tobacco, and mining industries, as from $50 million in 1898 to $220 million in 1913. Although many business people were convinced that political control of colonies was necessary in order to protect the large profits to be found there, some were concerned about colonial entanglements. Industrial Andrew Carnegie argued that a policy of ...
- 1852: Bacons Rebellion
- ... plantation fields but the had their own little farm that they use to support themselves and their families, they were almost the middle class however they had almost no say in the political or social business of the colony they were not really respected. The indentured servants were servants that were brought over to the colony by someone else and as a result the person has work from 4-7 years ... and at the end of his servitude would get a few acres of land and some money to start of his own farmer from his master. They had no say in the political or social business of the colony and have no respect they are only workers, however they one day will be free and will have something to work with and although will not be rich or powerful they will ...
- 1853: The JFK Assassination: Conspiracy or Single-gunman?
- ... film.) Lastly, one has to consider what the biggest motives would be to kill the President. One motive has to deal with President Kennedy trying to get out of Vietnam. This war was the biggest business in America at the time. It brought in over eighty billion dollars a year. Thus, since the President was trying to get out of the war, he would have been costing business men a lot of money. Also, vice-president Johnson would have profited a lot because he was the next to become president. Thus, people, including the vice-president, had motives to kill the President. As ...
- 1854: The Slave Trade and Its Effects on Early America
- ... first controlled by Portugal, was now controlled by other European nations. In the late 1600's, Spain, Holland, England, France and Denmark were all sending ships to West Africa. The slave trade was becoming big business (Goodman, 7). Selection of the slaves by the traders was a painstaking process. Ships from England would pull up on the coast of Africa, and the captains would set off towards the coast on small ships. If the slave trader was a black chief, there always had to be a certain amount of palaver, or talk, before getting down to business. As a rule, the chief would expect some presents, or dash (Stampp, 26). Once the palaver was over, the slaves had to be inspected. The captain of the ship usually had a doctor who would ...
- 1855: The War Between the States
- ... cradle, Charles soon developed a strong attachment to the woman - an attachment that would endure to the end of his life. The prosperity of Joseph Whilden and his family would prove less enduring, however, and business reversals, beginning in the late 1820's, combined with Joseph's stroke a few years later and his eventual death in 1838, would reduce his family to genteel poverty. To help make ends meet, Maumer ... as a clerk, probably in a newspaper office. Speculation in copper stocks and land on Lake Superior soon left Charles deeply in debt to his youngest brother, William, who had built up a successful merchandising business back home in Charleston. Desperate to get out of debt, and perhaps longing for adventure, in the spring of 1855 Charles Whilden signed on as a civilian employee of the U.S. Army. After an ...
- 1856: The History of Coca-Cola
- The History of Coca-Cola The Coca-Cola company started out as an insignificant one man business and over the last one hundred and ten years it has grown into one of the largest companies in the world. The first operator of the company was Dr. John Pemberton and the current operator is Roberto Goizueta. Without societies help, Coca-Cola could not have become over a 50 billion dollar business. Coca-Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist. He concocted the formula in a three legged brass kettle in his backyard on May 8, 1886. He mixed a combination of lime, cinnamon ...
- 1857: The Civil Rights Movement
- ... of an economic success is Affirmative Action. This was a program made by the Federal Government which had to be used by companies with a past record of discrimination or companies who sought to do business with the Federal government. These two types of companies had to hire a certain percent of minorities. It was made to help minorities catch up with the whites in the business world. It is an attribute to the civil rights movement because it gave blacks jobs and opportunities. Socially, the Kerner Commission report is partly true today, but overall the civil rights movement was a success ...
- 1858: The JFK Assassination: Conspiracy or Single-Gunman?
- ... film.) Lastly, one has to consider what the biggest motives would be to kill the President. One motive has to deal with President Kennedy trying to get out of Vietnam. This war was the biggest business in America at the time. It brought in over eighty billion dollars a year. Thus, since the President was trying to get out of the war, he would have been costing business men a lot of money. Also, vice-president Johnson would have profited a lot because he was the next to become president. Thus, people, including the vice-president, had motives to kill the President. As ...
- 1859: Click Vs. Brick: An Exploration Of Mp3 File Sharing And Mp3
- ... 00 Record Labels Evaporate 3 U.S. Constitution, Article I, U.S. Government U.S. Government Unknown Section 8 4 www.Boycott-riaa.com Boycott-riaa www.Boycott-riaa.com Dec. 2002 5 Music The Business Harrison A. Virgin Publishings 2000 6 Music Piracy Report 2002 IFPI IFPI 2002 7 Napster Boosts CD Sales Bowman L. www.ZDNetNews.com 20/07/00 8 2001 World Sales IFPI IFPI 2001 9 Digital ... 20 Insiders Test Anti-Piracy CDs BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk 09/04/02 21 Sony, Universal Implement Latest Teri Robinson E-Commerce Times 13/06/02 Anti-Piracy Strategy 22 Music The Business Harrison A. Virgin Publishings 2000 23 Consumed by Ethics? A Model Shaw D. Unpublished Thesis 2000 Building Approach to Ethical Consumer Decision-Making
- 1860: Importance Of Being Earnest
- ... that integrated the two distinct upper class and lower class, that class was the Bourgeoisie, or the middle class. Wilde put this new class into his play with grand success. They were a class of business men and investors, and from that spurned the character Jack. Jack was the character who not only symbolized the middle class, but he also carried the turmoil of, "What class do I belong to?" He ...
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