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Vietnam War
Vietnam War The U.S. involvement in the Cold War and the worldwide spread of Communism sparked an interest in Vietnam in the early fifties. When the Vietnamese fought the French empire of Indochina for complete control in 1946, the U.S. provided military equipment to France because Communist Russia backed the Vietnamese rebellion. The fighting ended in 1954 with the split of Vietnam into a Communist controlled north and a non-Communist controlled south. The Korean War
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Erp Implimentation Process in Indian Oil Corporation
1. Abstract: This report describes the ERP implementation project in IndianOil Corporation. The whole project was one of the biggest ERP project in South East Asia. I joined the firm in 2004 when it was half way through the implementation program. The report is based on my observations and the IT audit carried out by IndianOil Corporation. The implementation process is tracked right from its inception and to where it stands today. An analysis of
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China National offshore Oil Corporation Vs. Chevron
China National Offshore Oil Corporation vs. Chevron Negotiation Situations The negotiation that our group chose was between China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and Chevron and their attempts to buy Unocal, an American oil company. Both parties felt it was crucial to gain vital control of limited energy resources, which Unocal could provide. A major difference between CNOOC and Chevron was each company’s host countries and their cultures. There were many entities involved that
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French and Indian War
The time period of 14-1763 eventually led the American colonists to realize that they did not need the British any longer. The colonists felt that they themselves, were not Englishmen but members of their own society within the American colonies. By winning the French and Indian war the British were entitled to the land east of the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains. As the Americans began to move westward thinking that if they fought
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How to Tell a True War Story Vs.Soldier’s Home
Many authors have written war stories and about the effects of war on a person. Two of these writers are Tim O’Brian and Ernest Hemingway. O’Brian wrote “How to Tell a True War Story”; and Hemingway wrote a short story called “Soldier’s Home”. Both of these stories illustrate to the reader just what war can do to an average person and what, during war, made the person change. The stories are alike in many respects
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Should the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Be Opened to Oil Drilling?
Issue 8 Should the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be opened to Oil Drilling? Taking Sides: Environmental Issues by Thomas A. Easton Pgs. 134-151 Summary Yes: In his piece, Dwight R. Lee explains that with oil drilling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, there would be many benefits as compared to the cost. He doesn’t deny that there would be risks associated with the drilling. However, he feels that they do not begin to compare to the
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The Supply and Demand of Energy and Oil
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879. The first oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania in 1859. Since those two historic discoveries, technology and industry have exponentially grown to a point of absolute necessity today. The requirement of energy and oil throughout the world grows with advancement. As developed countries, like the United States, Japan, China, and Canada, progress and grow in population, more demands for energy and fuel are created. Likewise, as less
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African American Soldiersin the Civil War
In the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and part of the Nineteenth Century the White people of North America used the Black people of Africa as slaves to benefit their interests. White people created a climate of superiority of their race over the Black African race that in some places, still lingers on today. The American Civil War however, was a key turning point for the Black African race. Through their actions and the political actions of President
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The Crimean War 1854-1856
The Crimean War 1854-1856 The Crimean War which lasted from 1853 to 1856 was fought between Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, France, and Sardinia. The war was fought along the Black Sea. This war was a bitter war filled with stories to be told for centuries to come. The casualties of this war were approximately 22,000 British, a minimum 80,000 French, possibly 10,000 Turks, 2,000 Sardinians and more than 100,000 Russians. Many may ponder
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The Mexican War Did Not Cause the Civil War
Plagued with the ever-present plight of war, the United States has endured many forms of this widespread and deadly affliction over the course of its relatively young life. Unceasingly analyzed in hopes of perhaps understanding the underlying and sometimes hidden causes, such wars have captivated the minds of scholars since the moment the nation’s fathers tore independence from the stubborn clutch of England. Consider the great Civil War, a war that tested the United States’
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Review of Dower’s War Without Mercy
Dower, John W. War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War. Pantheon Books, New York, 1986. In this seminal work on the Pacific war John Dower, Professor of History at the Michigan Institute of Technology and Pulitzer Prize winning author, discusses the effect had in the Allied war with Japan. It is the author's opinion that racism and prejudiced attitudes played a role in the development of atrocious behaviors seen in the Pacific
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World War Two
The United states have encountered many tough situations since World War Two. The end of the war did not mean peace. Although the United States have not been in a declared war since 1945 the Cold War caused much uproar throughout the world. After World War Two the United States and the Soviet Union have had many close encounters. World War Two did not end the hostility between the two countries but ironically to another
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War of 1812
John C. Calhoun 12 / 15 / 05 The war of 1812 The war of 1812 had actually been taking place since as early as 1807, but war was not officially declared by congress until June 8, 1812. The war was caused by the need for land and money. Britain had been attacking the Americans since as early as 1803 and it was in the places that hurt the most. The British had been attacking
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The Devil We Knew: Americans and the Cold War
The Devil We Knew: Americans and the Cold War H.W. Brands' book was a pretty solid read. It provided a different outlook on the Cold War, as it sought to show that it was not merely an American victory over "communism" and the Russians. There was far more to the Cold War than most Americans would care to admit, but Brands puts it out there for the reader to take in. Brands' purpose for writing
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The Effects of the War of 1812
The War of 1812 has always been a part of American history not very exiting to learn about for most Americans. It was a tumultuous time for the New Republic and some of the battles of the war shamed the new nation. The War of 1812 did not have the same glorious, honorable, and just cause of the American Revolution. The British made fools of the American people and even burned the Capitol and the
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Cola Wars
The Soft-drink Industry: Both concentrate producers (CP) and bottlers are profitable. These two parts of the industry are extremely interdependent, sharing costs in production, marketing and distribution—many of their functions overlap. The industry is already vertically integrated to some extent. This industry has been around for ages, and although consumer taste has changed over the years, the demand for carbonated soft-drinks has declined insignificantly. This industry as a whole generates positive economic profits. Rivalry: Revenues
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Irony in Stephen Crane's War Is Kind Analysis
Irony in Stephen Crane’s War Is Kind Most poets use their unique gift of writing poetry to relieve stress or just to document their emotions towards a given subject. Others use it as a key to bring about social change and voice their opinion on modern events. This is the case in Stephen Crane’s War Is Kind. The speaker in the poem uses irony as a strategy to convince the reader of the harsh reality
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Conventional Oil Based Plastics Vs. Innovative Green Plastics
Conventional Oil Based Plastics Vs. Innovative Green Plastics The Twentieth century was filled with many inventions that have greatly influenced our world. The invention of plastic was one of the most dramatic of them all. Humans use plastics each and every day and just imagining a day without them is inconceivable. A material can be a plastic if it satisfies three conditions: its main ingredient must be a polymer material, it must be fluid
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How Did Truman, McCarthy, and Kennedy Try to Get the Americanвђ™s Attention About the War?
How did Truman, McCarthy, and Kennedy try to get the American’s attention about the war? “The Cold War forms the organizing principle for the period after World War II. On one level, the rival between the United States and the Soviet Union-or between West and East, capitalism and communism- was quite real” (From the Historical Context in Gorn, 219). During this time, there were three speeches given by Truman, McCarthy, and Kennedy that got the
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The “cold” War: The World Gone Mad
Marshall Coe Government 2302 Mrs. Judie April 27, 2006 The “Cold” War: The World Gone MAD The last half of the 20th Century was defined by the struggle between Capitalism and Communism. While direct conflict between the world’s two Superpowers was narrowly avoided, the Cold War was actively fought in many ways on several different levels and all over the world. World War 3 was the name given by many to the inevitable end of
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The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War Of all of the wars fought by the United States, the Vietnam War was by far the most controversial. After the defeat of French forces, Vietnam was divided into two sections: North Vietnam, and South Vietnam. North Vietnam became a Communist government under Ho Chi Minh, and South Vietnam eventually became a Republic under Ngo Dinh Diem. Under Diem’s oppressive rule, the Viet Cong (those against Diem) grew in power, and the
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The Effects of the War
THE DEFINING MOMENT No other moment in our history has captivated Americans' imaginations more than the Civil War. Tensions between the North and the South built over decades and culminated in the bloodiest conflict this country has ever seen. The war lasted four long years, from 1861 to 1865. It touched hundreds of thousands of families, and devastated many. Nearly every adult either fought in the war or knew someone who did. The Civil War
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The Main Causes of Wars Are Long Term, Discuss
How can you define long-term effects, what are long term effects? In the case of the Wars I am studying the use of long-term effects. To me long-term effects are a cause from which a problem has arisen several years before and therefore have knock on affects from one problem that amounts to another before something finally acts as the catalyst and sets off the war. In the case of World War One the assassination
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World War 2
World War 2 was a factor too often ignored by critics of American policy-American military weakness. When asked to evaluate how many troops were available if and when the United States would get involved, the army could only gather a mere one hundred thousand, when the French, Russian and Japanese armies numbered in millions. Its weapons dated from the first World War and were no match compared to the new artillery that Germany and its
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Vietnam War
I have grown up with TV, magazines, movies, and other forms of controlled media. As a female, I find myself aware of the images of women presented in the media, drawn to some and repelled by others. Like most little girls, my early education began with TV animations featuring fictional girls. I admired Madeline for her friendliness and helpfulness, and worshiped The Powerpuff Girls for their courage and abilities to beat up monsters and naughty
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