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…Economics of War The choice to bomb the World Trade Center was more than symbolic. The collapse of the towers has coincided with an already slowing global economy and was probably intended to cause as much economic as physical harm. The crisis…

…in troops and had congress pass a bill to let him to fight back if he was first attacked. By August 7, 1964 Congress had passed the bill and the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, the US did not declare war, but sent troops over. In 1965 the first US ground…

…by taxing them harshly. Britain and the American colonies are two different people and should be recognized politically as separate nations. The American colonies should fight for their right to be free. Through post-Revolutionary War years, Britain has…

…In the late 1400’s the House of York fought the House of Lancaster for the English crown. Because Lancaster’s heraldic badge was a red rose and the Yorks was a white rose, the long conflict became known as Wars of the Roses. The real lives…

…Sectional tension increased during the mid 19th century bringing America into a civil war. There were a few important factors that helped to increase tensions in both the North and the South. Some of these factors were the Anti-Slavery movement…

…The most contributing factor to the coming of the Civil War was slavery, an economic issue to the South and a moral issue to the North. Slavery was the driving force for the Southern slave states to leave the Union. The Civil War was ultimately caused…

…deposits of oil straddled the ill-defined border and Iraq constantly claimed that Kuwaiti oil rigs were illegally tapping into Iraqi oil fields. Middle Eastern deserts make border delineation difficult and this has caused many conflicts in the region. The war…

…Article Main Points Summary The "Flanking in a Price War" article describes a study conducted in the 1980's testing the pattern of price sensitivity for stock-up grocery goods (products that can be stockpiled) and nonstock-up grocery goods (perishables…

…The War of Freedom of Expression "Taking on anti-Semites and Holocaust deniers in the sanctified courtroom environment is like responding to someone who calls your mother a prostitute. By defending you raise the question that maybe she really…

…." "Gangs in prison?" He laughed. "Of course. There's the Blacks, Latino's, Italian's and Irish." He leaned in towards me. "The Irish and Italian sit dam near on opposite sides of the hall since they are kinda at war with each other." "What?" "Yea…