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- 801: A Study Of The Market Reforms In Post-Communist Eastern Europe With A Specific Case Study of Poland
- ... A Specific Case Study of Poland Introduction Poland, as well as it's fellow post-communist countries, face an arduous task in re-inventing their economies to match the dominant Western style currently dominating the world. The difficulties lie in the areas of ideology, structural needs (massive changes required), world recession(current) and debt load. Communist Economics Why did the economics of the communist bloc fail so miserably? Why has every single socialist, fascist, communist and other non-democratic country had to implement economic change ... lack of innovation and technological improvement. Command economies tend to focus on growth rather than strength leading to larger production and an evan. worse use of available resources. The 1980's marked a change in world markets meant that the communist economies were faced with four challenges that would, if met, have meant the continuation of the USSR. Resource saving miniaturization requiring high technology and skill were demanded (command economies ...
- 802: Historical Analysis On 1920s
- ... rising intolerance and isolation. Americans retreated into a provincialism evidenced by the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, the anti radical hysteria of the Palmer raids, restrictive immigration laws, and prohibition. Influenza and the first world war brought an alarming amount of Americans to an early death. Racial motivated riots spread throughout the country and protests endorsing and condemning racism were the norm. Life in the south was at most times unbearable ... they were not told the reasons for their arrests, denied counsel, and not given fair trials. Immigrants, along with blacks felt the oppressive mentality of the dominant white society in America. The United States entered World War I in 1917. In 1918 the first world war ends. Official records indicate that 370,000 black soldiers and 1400 commissioned officers participated, more than half of them in the European theater. Three ...
- 803: Kamicaze Pilots
- Kamikaze Pilots During World War II in the Pacific, there were pilots of the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy who made suicide attacks, driving their planes to deliberately crash into carriers and battle- ships of the Allied forces. These were ... of young men who would fight to the death rather than be defeated. By organizing the "Tokkotai," they thought it would also attack the Americans psychologically, and make them lose their will to continue the war (Ibid 28). The person who suggested the Kamikaze attack at first is unknown, but it is often thought to be Admiral Takijiro Onishi. However, Onishi was in the position to command the first Shinpu ...
- 804: Summary of Rosen's "My Lost World: A Survivor's Tale"
- Summary of Rosen's "My Lost World: A Survivor's Tale" For my presentation on the Holocaust, I chose My Lost World: A Survivor's Tale by Sara Rosen. It was published in 1993. This book is based upon Sara's personal experiences through one of the world's most horrific events ever. Although My Lost World is an account of the Holocaust, it is only one piece of the ghastly puzzle that forms the Jewish Holocaust. There are three major parts ...
- 805: Violence In Religions Such As Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism
- Violence In Religions Such As Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism To say that all religions are spread by violence is equally unfair and untrue - because contrasted religions has been spread in exceedingly diverse regions of the world, by vastly different cultures. Islam, as a prime example, has been characterized inequitably by historians and the media as a religion of violence. To put it bluntly, as this article does, Islam was mainly spread through Arab territorial conquests (Sudo, 4). However, upon examination, it is not fair to make the generalization that Islam is a religion of violence, and one notices when looking at world religion on a whole, one finds that Islam was no more violent than any other religion. In fact, not only is Islam not a fundamentally violent philosophy, but we can also see that many other ... throughout the centuries, been somewhat a victim of circumstance - indeed it has been perceived by many as oppressive and cruel. This belief originated over a thousand years ago, when Islamic peoples first threatened the western world. As they slowly undermined Byzantine authority, Christians became terrified of their presence, resulting in widespread animosity and aversion. Mohammed, the prophet of Islam, was a great warrior. This invariably lead defeated peoples to believe ...
- 806: "The Beats Generation
- The Beats Generation Near the end of the Second World War, a movement was formed by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs as well as a group of other writers and artists. This movement found its voice during the fifties and became especially influential during the ... person is tired, they may say, Im beat. People can be beaten-up, or beaten-down. The connotation of the word is defeat, downfall, and resignation. The word beat was primarily in use after World War II by jazz musicians and hustlers as a slang term for down and out, poor and exhausted. The word as used by a Times Square hustler named Herbert Huncke came to the attention ...
- 807: France 2
- ... is Paris, on the banks of the Seine River. Sometimes called the "The City of Lights", Paris has been admired and loved by millions for centuries. It is an industrial center as well. Paris is world renowned as a cultural and intellectual center which holds many masterpieces. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889, and today is 1,052 ft. high. It welcomes tourists from all over the world. The revolution of 1789 was a very important part of history. The people could be divided into three groups, the Nobles, the Clergy, and the rest. At this time the peasants owned 80 percent of ... rights at all. To add to their misery, the food was in short supply. It is estimated that on the eve of the French Revolution one-fifth of the population had no resources at all. World War I broke out August 1914, setting France, Russia, Britain, Belgiumand Serbia at war with Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Everyone assumed the war would be over in a few months. Instead, the ...
- 808: Tom Clancy: His Life, His Style, His Books
- ... black-ops. If something is on the news, it is most likely to end up in one of Clancy's books. A well planned Muslim attack on the Soviet Union's largest oil refinery begins World War III in Red Storm Rising. With the Soviet Union's oil economy crippled the politburo decides to invaded the Middle East, but first in an attempt to destroy NATO, they will invade Europe. The book explodes into a race of U.S. intelligence against the Russian's war plans. Fortunately the U.S. has numerous intelligence experts who catch on to the plan. In addition to that, a Spetsnaz commando is captured and forced to reveal the plans to cripple strategic NATO ...
- 809: Kamicaze Pilots 2
- Kamikaze Pilots During World War II in the Pacific, there were pilots of the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy who made suicide attacks, driving their planes to deliberately crash into carriers and battle- ships of the Allied forces. These were ... of young men who would fight to the death rather than be defeated. By organizing the "Tokkotai," they thought it would also attack the Americans psychologically, and make them lose their will to continue the war (Ibid 28). The person who suggested the Kamikaze attack at first is unknown, but it is often thought to be Admiral Takijiro Onishi. However, Onishi was in the position to command the first Shinpu ...
- 810: Life And Times Of Louis Xiv
- ... the king's wife," she told herself thousands of times," and my first duty is to produce an heir to the throne. Soon they will send me back to Spain in disgrace, and the whole world will sneer." (Aspler 15). She was left to mold Louis into the royal king he was to become. Before Louis XIII's death he had another son. Two years after Louis's birth, his brother Philip came into the world. (Wolf 3). Philip was brought up to defer to his brother all things; he was dressed as a girl much of the time until he was well past adolescence, and he continued occasionally to dress ... at the age of five, Mazarin took the opportunity to rule France in his name. He was very unpopular. The peasants hated him because they were bitterly burdened by the taxes with which he waged war. The merchants him because he did not agree with them about the virtues of feudalism. The parlements hated him because he set himself and the King above the law. (Durant 5). These corrupt values ...
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