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Kim Dae Jung South Korea
1,383 words
... tors and banks are meant to help out these
ailing firms by lowering the interest rates on
their loans or rolling them over completely. In
return, the companies are supposed to reform
themselves; although many have simply cooked the
books in order to make their balance sheets look
better. When the company failed to win agreement
from its labor unions for a cost-cutting program,
it found no fresh money was available. The firm
then defaulted on loan repayments to its major
creditor, the Korea D...
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Vast Majority Integrated Circuits
1,790 words
Global Pricing in the Semiconductor Industry The
major issue of the case is dealing with the
question, if a global pricing strategy would be
adequate to pursue in the semiconductor industry.
So far, semiconductors had been bought and sold at
different price levels in different countries to
reflect the various cost structures of the
countries in which they were produced.
Semiconductors made in European countries were
usually more expensive than those made in Asia or
North America, simply because ...
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North And South Great Plains
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Wild mustangs have captured the thoughts and
imagination of almost everyone at some point in
time. From pictures of wild horses silhouetted
against the sunset, to visions of the Wild West
and the Cowboys and Indians that rode the wild
mustangs and ponies. But how much of these stories
are true and what part is pure imagination? My
grandfather was a farmer for many years in
southern Nevada, and although he was never a
"mustang" he used to tell me some very exciting
stories when we would go back t...
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Spread Of Communism Domino Theory
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... ly a Communist, but that he put nationalism
first and had no direct ties to the Soviet Union.
He was not a tool of Communism, in fact, Ho was
relentless in his pursuit of direct ties to the
United States. Also, the Soviet Union was more
anxious to pursue dtente and had no special
concern for Southeast Asia. The Soviet Union would
not even recognize the freedom and independence of
Vietnam. They only recognized the state of Vietnam
after the Chinese recognized them when the
People's Republic o...
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Ho Chi Minh Henry Cabot Lodge
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Vietnam War was fought in Vietnam from 1959 to
1975. The war was between North Vietnamese and the
National Liberation Front (NLF) versus the United
States and the South Vietnamese army. It
eventually divided into two parts, North and South
Vietnam. The United States was incorporated with
the south. The United States became involved in
the Vietnam war because it believed that if all
the country fell under the Communist government,
Communism would spread throughout Southeast Asia
and beyond. This ...
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The Travels Of Marco Polo
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The Travels of Marco Polo (1) If I lived in 14 th
century, there is no doubt, in my mind, that
before reading Marco Polo's book, I would think of
East with the great amount of aversion and hate.
The memories of Chengiz Khan's invasion were still
very fresh, at the time. Basically, the whole
European civilization was brought to the brink of
complete annihilation by the hordes of Asiatic
barbarians, whose only the task seemed to cause as
much destruction, as possible. Yet, after having
read Travel...
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Second World War World War Ii
1,774 words
The Cold War Introduction: Cold War was the
outcome of disagreement between the Communist
nations led by the Soviet Union and the democratic
nations led by the United States in mid 40 s. The
Cold War was fought to control intercontinental
affairs for decades. The main objective of the
Cold War was a clash of these powerful countries
in their political, ideological, military, and
economic values and ideas. Origins and development
of the cold war until the 1960: The root of cold
war was in the coe...
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John F Kennedy And Vietnam
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John F. Kennedy and Vietnam Introduction
Historically, John F. Kennedys policy in relation
to Vietnam was trade on forbidden ground. Military
and political aspects of the U. S. intervention,
along with the Vietnamese struggle against
aggression were kept on the front-burner. However,
less attention was given to formation,
development, and implementation of the policy not
only under the circumstances of global
confrontation, but in the system of regional
international relations. John F. Kennedy o...
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Cold War Era World War Ii
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... it further divided them in their quest for
non-proliferation. The situation that formed in
Asia and the Pacific Rim after WWII was basically
a battle between the West (America, capitalism)
and the East (USSR, communism). The war created
two super-powers in Russia and the USA. Russia
immediately began to convert all their territory
gained into communist puppet governments. This
caused disagreement between the US and the USSR.
The US then tried to suppress the spread of
communism. This started...
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Third World Countries Greenhouse Gases
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The USA Should Nt Aid Per Natin's After 45 years
America's foreign bilateral assistance program
lies dead in the water. Its principal flagship,
the United States Agency fr International
Development, has become a dispirited bureaucracy
lacking leadership, resources and rationale.
Rather than burden USAID with yet mre policy
reversals and program redirecting - as happened
after each postal change in electric politics
during the last thirty years the best approach the
Clinton administration could t...
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Currency Crisis East Asia
681 words
Asian Currency Crisis Nowadays political and
economical changes have global significance though
they have been started as regional ones. It is due
to the globalization of our lifes process with the
development of technical progress. Some events may
cause serious damage to the world if certain
measures will not be taken. It goes without saying
that market dictates its terms to the state, banks
and policy. But the processes in one country or
region are closely connected with changes in
others. In ...
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Four Noble Truths Birth And Death
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Buddhism is one of the biggest religions founded
in India in the 6 th and 5 th cent. BC by
Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha. One of the
great Asian religions teaches the practice of the
observance of moral precepts. The basic doctrines
include the four noble truths taught by the
Buddha. Since it was first introduced into China
from India, Buddhism has had a history that has
been characterized by periods of sometimes awkward
and irregular development. This has mainly been
the result of the c...
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Alexander The Great Life And Times
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Life and Times of Alexander the Great Introduction
Alexander the great made an impact on world
history that few individuals can profess to have
done. He ruled all of the known world, and one of
the largest empires ever. His men were the first
westerners to encounter tales of the Yeti. They
even discovered and classified new types of flora
and fauna, such as the red mold that grew on their
bread while they were in Asia, and made it appear
as if it were bleeding. He expanded the Hellenist
sphere o...
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Spread Of Communism Republic Of Vietnam
569 words
The Cold War in Asia 1945 - 1980 Asia was the
second battleground of the cold war. To Marxist
ideology, Asia was not a good place for a
communist revolution as it was not an
industrialised country with a large proletariat.
However, neither was russia. The Chinese Civil War
was probably the first sign of the cold war coming
to asia. The communist forces, led by Mao had the
support of the rural population while the
nationalist forces tried to cling on to their
decaying powerball. The civil war act...
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Spheres Of Influence Courses Of Action
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Japan s imperial experience was different from
that of the West in Asia and Africa in several
fundamental ways. (Bruce Cummings) Is it a valid
categorisation of Japanese rule in Korea? Identify
some of the main differences between Japanese
colonialism and Western colonialism. Illustrate
your answer with examples. Imperialism has existed
for many years and has displayed many differing
forms. It is a naturally occurring event that has
a vast and complex history. Major world powers
have been strivi...
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1950 And 1960 Political And Economic
2,469 words
More Decision Making Decision Making More than
thirty years have passed since the dramatic cling
of arm in the remote Himalayan region of the
Sino-Indian border. This Time gap seems to be
appropriate for a correct reexamination of the
conflict. The account of Indias attempt to find
balance with China, ever since the Kongska Pass
incident in 1959 until the attack of 1962, is not
merely a fact sheet that we can brows and toss
away. In stead we have to link each idea to the
event and causes that mi...
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Gross Domestic Developing Countries
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Bangladesh is Economic Development Location
Bangladesh is located in South Asia and shares
borders with India to the west, the north and the
east. To the southeast lies Burma. The southern
shores are washed by the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh
occupies a fertile delta created by two of Asia's
largest river systems, the Ganges and the
Brahmiputra. Politics Bangladesh is one of the
youngest nations in Asia. Until two and a half
decades ago, it formed the eastern half of
Pakistan; the western half lay ...
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Father And Uncle Marco Polo
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Marco Polo is one of the most well-known heroic
travelers and traders around the world. In my
paper I will discuss with you Marco Polo? s life,
his travels, and his visit to China to see the
great Khan. Marco Polo was born in c. 1254 in
Venice. He was a Venetian explorer and merchant
whose account of his travels in Asia was the
primary source for the European image of the Far
East until the late 19 th century. Marcos father,
Niccol? , and his uncle Maffeo had traveled to
China (1260 - 69) as mer...
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Divided Into Three B C E
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I. INTRODUCTION Greek Civilization OUTLINE: I.
INTRODUCTION Brief statements on; A. The Minoan? s
B. The Mycenaean? s C. The Spartan? s D. The
Athenian? s II. BRONZE AGE A. The Aegean World B.
The Tools of the Bronze Age III. MINOAN? S A.
Civilization on Crete B. Minoan Society C. Minoan
Palaces D. The Knossos E. Linear A, Linear B
tablets F. The Minoan Caves IV. MYCENAEAN? s A.
Decline of the Minoan Civilization B. The War-like
Mycenaean? s C. Linear B tablets D. Fall of
Mycenaean Civilization ...
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Bombs Were Dropped World War Ii
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Decision to Use the
Atomic Bomb In early August 1945 atomic bombs were
dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. These two bombs quickly yielded the
surrender of Japan and the end of American
involvement in World War II. By 1946 the two bombs
caused the death of perhaps as many as 240, 000
Japanese citizens. The popular, or traditional,
view that dominated the 1950 s and 60 set forth by
President Harry Truman and Secretary of War Henry
Stimson was that...
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