Open Question: Help with US history matching?

Match the following up: a) Potsdam Conference b) Marshall Plan c) Yalta Conference d) NAFTA e) Taft-Hartley Act 1) strengthened the postwar democracies and economies of Western Europe against Soviet communist influences 2) trade agreement between the US, Canada, and Mexico intended to stimulate economic growth 3) decided the fates of postwar Germany and Poland 4) forced union leaders to sign anti-communist oaths and prevented workers in vital industries from striking 5) the US threatened Stalin with a new weapon of extraordinary force more

Open Question: Why are Europeans so big into Nightclubs and dj's?

Every person I have met in the club industry is European pretty much. If they aren't from Europe, their parents were. Most of the women I meet in Nightclubs over here are Polish, or eastern European. Lots of Italians as well are big into nightclubs/dj's/electronic music. Why is this? more

Voting Question: Left wing & right wing extremists, which one is worse?

The Nazi & the Japanese Extreme Right wing NATIONALISTS responsible for World War II which killed 50 people & destroy much of Europe & East Asia, from 1932-1945. The Extreme Left-wing INTERNATIONAL Communists created the COLD WAR (1945-1989) & the So-called Proletariat Revolutions (1918-1989) killing 100 millions people & impoverish 1/3 of Humanity. ======================================… The current Western Nations have unmistakably Left-leaning Policy. So did the Giant Misandry (Man-Hating) Industry. BBC/ ABC/ CBC/ CNN and many others are occupied with 90% left-wing journalists. BBC staff in Chinese & Vietnamese Languages are blatantly employ Communist double agents from those nations. This is why I ask this question. What's your opinion more

Open Question: Could anyone correct my mistakes please?

The article “The spread of counterfeiting: Knock-offs catch on" from The Economist described the impact of counterfeiting on economy and how the fake goods spread quickly all over the world. Fake goods can be found everywhere. In several examples, The Economist points out that NASA has bought suspicious equipment and the number of counterfeit parts in military electronics systems more than doubled. Moreover artificial gold found in German’s bank or fake porches and Ferraris on Bangkok’s streets. According to the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition, fake goods make up 5-7% of world trade and are worth somewhere between $250-600 billion. Besides that the article mentioned the reasons of the growth of counterfeiting in recent years. Among them are: shift of world manufacturing to the countries with poor protection from counterfeiting, internet that makes it a lot easier to trade goods and recession in rich countries. Because of growth of counterfeiting a lot of companies are making losses. In order to overcome problem of large number of fake goods companies are using more and more sophisticated technologies such as holograms, special inks, watermarking or radio-frequency identification. The most successful method is so called “genetic markers”, made to be incorporated into the packaging or product itself, as well as online “brand-protection” agencies. A treaty called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is expected to be released in order to strengthen controls on piracy. There might be a problem to enforce the treaty in China, since 80% of the world’s counterfeit goods are produced there. Basically, the article “The Cost of Europe's Volcanic-Ash Travel Crisis” from Times, describes the impact of the volcanic ash cloud on the air transport industry. The volcanic ash cloud that grounded planes across Europe last month, has caused chaos and losses to the airlines. Europe's biggest tour operator, TUI Travel, is facing losses of $30 million, which is increasing by $9 million a day. According to the ACI group, the volcanic ash cloud has cost European airport around $183 million. Due to the global financial crisis, travel business had bad time and volcano eruption made it even worse. It caused disruptions in global trade, since a lot of goods traded are transported using air planes. Some food and flowers businesses will be affected by the inability to export their product. It may impact especially Spain which export large amount of products and Kenyan growers that are facing a loss of about $2 million a day. More of the world's commerce may be carried by road, rail or sea, therefore the effect on the wider economy, is not expected to be as great. And as long as the disruption is not too long, this should not be a big problem. more

Resolved Question: Kelly Rowland new career?

Has anyone heard Kelly Rowlands new song Commander?? I just wanted to know how everyone thinks she will do, after all she has sacked Matthew Knowles and thank god for that that man had her cut off from the music industry in america for too long he didnt promote her well enough or give her as much coverage as his dear daughter beyonce got. I was wondering what everyone thinks of it, i hope her career skyrockets and takes off she has always been doing good here in uk and in europe but its america shes been cut off from and i think now that shes sacked matthew knowles nothing to stop her from taking off, whats your opinion?? more

Voting Question: I need help with Language Arts. PLEASE?

I need to find the predicate noun of these sentences: He was the creator of the worlds first assembly A creator Europe was the home of some early automobiles. Hartford and Cleveland were the cities in which the American auto industry began. Henry Ford was the man who had financial backing for his invention But I do not know how. Can you help me please? Thank you.sorry if this is the wrong section O.othanks but isnt there a difference between predicate and predicate noun? more

Resolved Question: Why do people assume World War 3 will happen?

I'll let you all into a bit of info - WW3 will NEVER happen. Too many countries trade with each other; the UN has banned many outdated acts of warfare, aerial bombardment is now ILLEGAL under laws of war etc So get that into your heads *cough Americans *cough* WW3 will NEVER EVER happen; WW2 was the last world war and ALL acts of warfare used then are now BANNED! Plus nukes are on their way to being banned too. Warfare has moved on; aerial bombardment will NEVER be used on the USA, Europe or any other Western Nation. Plus NATO, the EU and the UN were all set up to stop another world war from happening. Also countries like the US and the UK have fantastic air defense so there is no way enemy planes will be able to get into US/UK airspace. The UK, USA etc also have a powerful navy so there is no way enemies ships could even look at US waters without being spotted. Invading another country (like Hitler did) is now illegal and if an invasion did happen the EU and the UN would get involved to stop a war from breaking out. Pearl Harbor will never be attacked again. When British cities were aerial bombed in WW2 (the Blitz); yeah that will NEVER happen again either. Plus China, Russia and Iran are becoming more and more Westernised so why fight and kill if we all beat to the same drum? And last but not least the USA (along with other countries) have nukes; that 100% makes sure that another nation will NEVER attack them; nukes are for protection. During WW2 many cities were carpet bombed by day and night; that will NEVER happen again; the days of carpet bombing are long gone; humans have evolved since then; we can now sit down and talk without flying over and droping bombs. So there you have it; 100% evidence that WW3 will NEVER happen; so stop asking the questions and go out and get stoned/get laid. PS - Carpet bombing is banned; there is no way to destroy the enemy's industry hence no war! There will be no such thing as a world war 3; that is a belief based on your fear. There will NEVER be another war like WW2 ever again. The world is way to joined together and empires are a thing of the past. So PLEASE stop worrying! more

Resolved Question: What are some things to talk about for the European Fashion Industry?

I am doing a project on the social, economic, political etc. effects of the industry in Europe, and I really have no idea where to start. What are some good things to bring up? more

Voting Question: Yes its one of those i want to become a Flight attendant questions...?

well i just graduated from college and i want to work as a flight attendant, i am a 22 year old male with over 6 years of experience in the service industry, i have traveled to some countries but traveled often back to europe, i am fluent in 2 languages and speak one ok. so should i apply .... now the reason i want to become a flight attendant is simple i just wanna travel and get paid doing it. i wanna work for an airline company that is based in chicago because i want to call that my home and i want to travel around the world... so ... do flight attendants have a lot of layovers after their international flgihts, and if they do how long or how often. how many days off a month does one get how many days a month does one work is the airline industry hiring FAs any advice would be great really im really looking at this seriously more

Open Question: The U.S. has generally supported Europe's?

A) Abandonment of NATO. B) Trade partnership with Latin America. C) New communist leaders. D) Progress towards economic cooperation. The North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA) resulted in _________. A) a free trade zone in North America. B) a free trade zone in Latin Ameica. C) a boycott of Mexican goods coming into the U.S. D) a dramatic increase in NAFTA -related jobs. Which phrase best characterizes American immigration policy as of 1990? A) unlimited admissions B) more difficult admissions C) easier admissions D) admissions restricted to skilled workers. Which region felt the greatest impact of the new immigrants? A) New England. B) the Sunbelt. C) the Great Plains. D) the Northwest. What has caused the crisis in the Medicare program? A) dramatic cuts in funding, B) rising costs and number of recipients C) a conflict with with Social Society. D) a lack of progress in medical technology. How has the growth of industries that use computer technology changed employment? A) made skills less important B) increased manufacturing jobs. C) lowered wages for all. D) increased demand for educated worker. Nixon's staff was known for it's ________. A) sense of humor. B) openness to reporters and other outsiders. C) limited role in making policy. D) unswerving loyalty and support. To solve the nagging problems of inflation and unemployment, Nixon called for _________. A) deficit spending. B) a balanced budget. C) higher interest rates. D) cuts in oil production. more

Resolved Question: History, 10 Points, please help?

1.Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal in response to A.the shah’s return to power. B.Britain, France, and Israel’s attack on Egypt. C.the refusal of the United States and Britain to fund a dam on the Nile. D.his defeat in the first Arab-Israeli war. 2.Which event led to an increase in conflict between French settlers and Algerian nationalists? A.Algerian nationalists seized land from French settlers in northern Algeria in 1956. B.The National Liberation Front was formed in 1954 and fought for Algerian independence from France. C.French settlers lost control of the government after elections in 1962. D.Charles De Gaulle, the French prime minister, ordered French troops to attack several Muslim cities in 1959. 3.What event led to the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry? A.The shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was returned to power. B.The shah used his secret police to replace parliament members that opposed nationalization of the oil industry. C.Iranians were upset that Russian troops had seized control of the Iranian oil industry. D.Mohammad Mosaddeq was named the prime minister by the Iranian parliament. 4.Zionism, the Jewish nationalist movement, had been growing and _____________________ since the late 1800s. A.gaining political strength in the United Nations B.spreading across Europe and the United States C.demanding better treatment of Jewish people in all countries D.calling for an independent state in their ancient homeland 5.Gamal Abdel Nasser promoted Pan-Arabism, or Arab unity, by A.declaring that Israel had no right to exist in the Middle East. B.uniting Egypt and Syria in 1958 as the United Arab Republic. C.declaring war on Britain, France, and Israel in 1956. D.refusing to join the Baghdad Pact, which was unpopular with many Arab countries. 6.Conflict over the Holy Land between Jews and Arabs ended temporarily in 1291 AD when the Mamluks took control of the area and then controlled it for 260 years. Which group took control from the Mamluks in 1516 AD and controlled the area for another 300 years? A.Zionists B.Ottoman Turks C.Palestinians D.Egyptians 7.Because of anti-Semitism in Europe, Jews started a movement to create a Jewish homeland. What is the name of this movement? A.Hebrew Nationalism B.Land of Our Fathers Movement C.Zionism D.Free Homeland Movement 8.What triggered the 1948 Arab-Israeli War? A.Egyptian troops cut off Israel’s access to the Gulf of Aqaba. B.Israeli troops invaded Lebanon in an effort to stop attacks by the Palestinian Liberation Organization. C.Israel formally declared itself an independent state. D.Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel. Please don't be rude, I'm home schooled and they've already made me send back my book. more

Resolved Question: Should there be a 3rd political party in US?

I am losing my respect for this country. People here talk about freedom and democracy because they hear these words on TV, but if you ask someone to define them, they would not be able to so in any meaningful way. The vestiges of British culture that gave rise to this great country are disappearing, replaced by primitive fast-food culture, and the middle class is getting smaller with every decade. Most people here are ignorant of their own constitution, and of issues around the world. The founding fathers have been sanctified in primitive school textbooks, and most people have no clue what kind of men they were or what they intended for this country, in fact most Americans are totally indifferent to their own history. Hypocrisy thrives: In the land of all men who are created equal affirmative action is seen as a norm, and doesn't raise an eyebrow. In the country where freedom of speech is supposedly protected you would lose your job in a heart beat for saying something remotely not PC (political correctness is rampant here- no one believes what they say any more or dares to say what they believe). The rate of incarceration per ca pita has surpassed every other nation in the world. The quality of life in the US now is actually well below most European countries, but this fact is masked by the habits of population that works long hours, often two jobs, and still barely manages to pay off their bills, and by extreme borrowing on every level, from personal all the way to federal. US thrived first trough exploitation of slaves in cotton industry in 1700's, then trough absorbing cheap immigrant labor from Europe in 1800's, then by selling arms to warring nations during both world wars in 1900's, as participants bled themselves to near death. (WW2 started in 1939, D-day in 1944, that's 5 years of happy arms-dealing which allowed US to climb out of its great depression - but you, my reader, with your typical great understanding of history already knew , right?) . It seems like every major decision now has to be made along the lines on political correctness and party lines. Both democrats and Republicans encourage extremists fanatics within their ranks to prevail over the more moderate members, and to set the tone for the entire party and its agenda. There should be a common sense party, one that does not concern itself with being liberal or conservative, but only with being useful to the nation and protecting the interests of all its citizens. more

Resolved Question: History, please hurry, 10 points!?

1.Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal in response to A.the shah’s return to power. B.Britain, France, and Israel’s attack on Egypt. C.the refusal of the United States and Britain to fund a dam on the Nile. D.his defeat in the first Arab-Israeli war. 2.Which event led to an increase in conflict between French settlers and Algerian nationalists? A.Algerian nationalists seized land from French settlers in northern Algeria in 1956. B.The National Liberation Front was formed in 1954 and fought for Algerian independence from France. C.French settlers lost control of the government after elections in 1962. D.Charles De Gaulle, the French prime minister, ordered French troops to attack several Muslim cities in 1959. 3.What event led to the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry? A.The shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was returned to power. B.The shah used his secret police to replace parliament members that opposed nationalization of the oil industry. C.Iranians were upset that Russian troops had seized control of the Iranian oil industry. D.Mohammad Mosaddeq was named the prime minister by the Iranian parliament. 4.Zionism, the Jewish nationalist movement, had been growing and _____________________ since the late 1800s. A.gaining political strength in the United Nations B.spreading across Europe and the United States C.demanding better treatment of Jewish people in all countries D.calling for an independent state in their ancient homeland 5.Gamal Abdel Nasser promoted Pan-Arabism, or Arab unity, by A.declaring that Israel had no right to exist in the Middle East. B.uniting Egypt and Syria in 1958 as the United Arab Republic. C.declaring war on Britain, France, and Israel in 1956. D.refusing to join the Baghdad Pact, which was unpopular with many Arab countries. 6.Conflict over the Holy Land between Jews and Arabs ended temporarily in 1291 AD when the Mamluks took control of the area and then controlled it for 260 years. Which group took control from the Mamluks in 1516 AD and controlled the area for another 300 years? A.Zionists B.Ottoman Turks C.Palestinians D.Egyptians 7.Because of anti-Semitism in Europe, Jews started a movement to create a Jewish homeland. What is the name of this movement? A.Hebrew Nationalism B.Land of Our Fathers Movement C.Zionism D.Free Homeland Movement 8.What triggered the 1948 Arab-Israeli War? A.Egyptian troops cut off Israel’s access to the Gulf of Aqaba. B.Israeli troops invaded Lebanon in an effort to stop attacks by the Palestinian Liberation Organization. C.Israel formally declared itself an independent state. D.Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel. Thanks so much.<3 more

Resolved Question: What are the job prospects (in general) for the Tourism Industry?

Specifically, North America/Europe more

Resolved Question: IS SOLUTION TO GLOBAL WARMING & CLIMATE CHANGE JUST WITHIN US?

Having established three weaknesses in agriculture, health & meteorology that have been troubling earth and have been under the administration of FAO, WHO & WMO respectively, author Winston Kayanan from the Philippines saw these as faults of performance in our natural environment. These have already been earth’s chronic pain & disease. We are informed, compelled or induced to believe that carbon emission reduction is still the answer to address global warming & climate change. But in the absence of any evidence by the United Nations (& even the scientific community), it remains to be a theory when they could not defend & justify their ultimate design rationally. This made the mother international treaty as fraudulent & invalid (i.e., void ab initio in civil law & lex solutionis in international law) and made the by-laws (like Clean Air Act, Renewable Energy, and others) in effect as void (if these stemmed from carbon emission reduction as reasons). As such, they cannot anymore blame transportation & industries. Why? It is because transportation & industries rank 5th among the sources of 24/7 CO2 emitters after CO2-emitting decay microorganisms (causing infertility of soil leading to desertification) as first; plant kingdom (thru respiration) as second; insects, birds & animal kingdom (thru respiration) as third; and, man (also thru respiration) as fourth. Its counterpart, photosynthetic microorganisms could not cope with O2 loss when these can perform best (i.e., CO2 absorption) only below the 25 degree Celsius. This happened in Europe in July-August 2003 particularly in France when tens of thousands of people fatally died of sudden death while many suffered severed respiratory problems from suffocation during the heat wave & forest fires. The author responded to help by offering solution of O2 application to victims thru France’s embassy in the Philippines on the belief of massive CO2, CO & CH4 engulfed France’s atmosphere. After 3 months, EEA claimed that it was caused by O3 pollution for days which the author claimed to be false diagnosis since O3 is lighter than CO2, ascending faster in the atmosphere and therefore it could not stay longer in land surface. In one occasion, the author was able to exchange views (i.e., by way of testing scientists) with the Environment Chief sometime in 2004. To the author’s surprise, the Chief did not even know that trees release CO2 too which emission level could reach the same amount of O2 release at saturation point (break-even) via photosynthesis. And another (agriculture) Chief who was communicated, did not even know where O2 could best be derived. On the belief that earth is not reproducing adequate O2, it is surprising to find that algae which produces rapid O2 replenishment, is now being used as another form of alternative energy. The irony of it all is that the Department of Environment & Natural Resources which does not provide scientific opinion consults with these confused scientists. Whether or not the Philippine government assumes, it still does not know the nature of the environment. USA’s NASA-GISS was also communicated by the author via e-mail messages for one year from May 2005-May 2006. Instead of exchanging views, the agency was silent, never responded, until the author found out that they joined the 350.org., a new international NGO. In other words, USA’s scientific authorities have just stopped finding real solutions and, in like manner, whether or not the government of USA assumes, it also does not know the nature of the environment. In such a world, metaphysicists have dominated by psychologically influencing people with emission reduction as their hope. Only that this objective could not progress because it is oppressive, threatening man’s livelihood & a nation’s economy. Others believe differently when imposition of more taxes from the people is their major concern and some do not believe the existence of global warming at all. In challenging the world’s metaphysical belief, some Yahoo repliers (such as scientific blog in 2009) found the author’s suggestion & recommendation of shifting world’s thrust to O2 reproduction or replenishment instead to be logical on grounds that earth is experiencing temporary shortage or loss of O2. Such deficiency is fatal to life for life’s extinction (effects of climate change via natural disasters) is not remote since desertification is continually rising from the 60% datum as of 2005, thereby affecting photosynthesis. The author believes that the answer is already within us. It is already in our mind. We have already acquired basic knowledge in natural sciences (as biology, chemistry & physics), proven with scientific laws, but we have not truly awaken in deeply recollecting & following what God has given us long ago thru our famous scientists as authors of these sciences. And therefore, according to Socrates, the state of being blinded by real knowledge will not last long. People or world m more

Resolved Question: History help, please? 10 Points, even if you know one answer!?

1.Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal in response to A.the shah’s return to power. B.Britain, France, and Israel’s attack on Egypt. C.the refusal of the United States and Britain to fund a dam on the Nile. D.his defeat in the first Arab-Israeli war. 2.Which event led to an increase in conflict between French settlers and Algerian nationalists? A.Algerian nationalists seized land from French settlers in northern Algeria in 1956. B.The National Liberation Front was formed in 1954 and fought for Algerian independence from France. C.French settlers lost control of the government after elections in 1962. D.Charles De Gaulle, the French prime minister, ordered French troops to attack several Muslim cities in 1959. 3.What event led to the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry? A.The shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was returned to power. B.The shah used his secret police to replace parliament members that opposed nationalization of the oil industry. C.Iranians were upset that Russian troops had seized control of the Iranian oil industry. D.Mohammad Mosaddeq was named the prime minister by the Iranian parliament. 4.Zionism, the Jewish nationalist movement, had been growing and _____________________ since the late 1800s. A.gaining political strength in the United Nations B.spreading across Europe and the United States C.demanding better treatment of Jewish people in all countries D.calling for an independent state in their ancient homeland 5.Gamal Abdel Nasser promoted Pan-Arabism, or Arab unity, by A.declaring that Israel had no right to exist in the Middle East. B.uniting Egypt and Syria in 1958 as the United Arab Republic. C.declaring war on Britain, France, and Israel in 1956. D.refusing to join the Baghdad Pact, which was unpopular with many Arab countries. 6.Conflict over the Holy Land between Jews and Arabs ended temporarily in 1291 AD when the Mamluks took control of the area and then controlled it for 260 years. Which group took control from the Mamluks in 1516 AD and controlled the area for another 300 years? A.Zionists B.Ottoman Turks C.Palestinians D.Egyptians 7.Because of anti-Semitism in Europe, Jews started a movement to create a Jewish homeland. What is the name of this movement? A.Hebrew Nationalism B.Land of Our Fathers Movement C.Zionism D.Free Homeland Movement 8.What triggered the 1948 Arab-Israeli War? A.Egyptian troops cut off Israel’s access to the Gulf of Aqaba. B.Israeli troops invaded Lebanon in an effort to stop attacks by the Palestinian Liberation Organization. C.Israel formally declared itself an independent state. D.Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel. Thank you so much, everyone...! more

Resolved Question: Can I get grants/other help for a self-sponsored trip to Europe?

This month, I'm turning 18 and I'll be a high school senior. I plan on going to college to study International Business and Modern Languages. I've wanted to do this for a long time, but as the dates to begin applying to universities draws closer and before I know it, I'll be at one, I'd like to take some final steps to figure out exactly what I want to do. I'm hoping to travel to Europe in August and visit a few countries there to reaffirm exactly what languages I want to learn and hopefully to find out in what industry I'd like to interpret. Maybe I'll even find a good place to study abroad in the later part of my post-secondary education. Now here's my question: This trip I want to take, is self-sponsored, meaning it's my brain child and I'll be going alone. Are there any individuals or organizations that would be willing to help me out or that I can apply to receive a grant from? Like I said, I'm a high school student so it's hard to come up with this kind of money, but I'm really passionate and I'm trying very hard to make this happen! Please, if you know of any way I can receive aid for this trip, can you let me know? Thanks! more

Resolved Question: Does this look like a difficult exam?

EXAM FORMAT: •Part A: Map of World (15 marks) •Part B: Matching and True or False (20 marks) •Part C: Multiple Choice (15 marks) •Part D: Short Answer Questions (15 marks) •TOTAL: 65 marks The following is a list of units and topics covered for the course. Use this along with the review questions to help you study for the final exam. INTRODUCTION •Definition of travel and tourism •Mapping guidelines, World Mapping Assignment •Classification of Travellers (i.e. Migrants, Visitors, Tourist, etc.) •Types of tourism, Mass Tourism vs. Alternative Tourism •Travel Motivators (why do people travel) and Travel Barriers •What is a region, types of regions, ecotourism •Top Tourist destinations •Factors contributing to trends in Tourism •Review unit quiz UNIT 1: FLORIDA AND CARIBBEAN •Multiplier effect •Florida’s economy, cities, map •Theme Parks •Travel Patterns •Caribbean background, climate, map, pros and cons of tourism, geographic origins •Hurricanes •Cruise Industry •Review quiz and unit test UNIT 2: EUROPE •Map of Europe, physical characteristics, geographic areas •Europe: The Setting •Key Terms: Peninsula, Nationalism, Trading Block, etc. •Destinations and Attractions •Unity vs. Disunity, European Union •Eastern vs. Western Europe •Eurail, Euros, allure of the city •Review unit test UNIT 3: ASIA •Physical and human geography, rivers, cities of Asia •Exploring the Great Wall and Yangtze river in China •Japan’s location, people, culture, language, and travel tips •Comparing China vs. Japan WHAT TO STUDY: PART A: MAP OF THE WORLD There will be a map of the World with numbers on it – and a list of places. You will need to put the correct number beside the place name given. Make sure you know: •Continents: North America, South America, Africa, Australia, Europe, Antarctica •Oceans: Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Atlantic •Rivers: Nile, Amazon •Mountains: Rockies, Andes, Himalayas, Alps •Bodies of Water: Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea •Countries: United States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, France, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, China, Japan •Cities: New York, Miami, Toronto, Mexico City, Paris, Rome, Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Beijing, Tokyo PART B: MATCHING AND TRUE OR FALSE You will be given key terms and significant places to match up with its correct definition or meaning. Make sure you know the definition or meaning of the following terms: TERM OR SIGNIFICANT PLACESMEANING OR DEFINITION Buckingham Palace Buddhism Caribs Chunnel Communism Cruise Industry Culture Dojo Ecotourism Eiffel Tower Eurail Euro European Union Himalayas Homogenous Hostel Hurricane Intervening Opportunities Katrina Kimono Leeward Multiplier Effect Nationalism Passport Peninsula Rickshaw Scandinavian Storm Surge Time Share Time Zones Tourism Trackers Trading Bloc Travel Barrier Tsunami Typhoon Yen PART C & D: MULTIPLE CHOICE AND SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS These questions cover the whole year. Make sure you review the following: IntroductionUnit 1Unit 2Unit 3 •Classification of Travellers •Types of Tourism •Mass Tourism •Alternative Tourism •Travel Motivators •Travel Barriers •Types of Regions •Top Tourist Destinations•Economy of Florida •Cities of Florida •Theme Parks •Travel Patterns •Caribbean climate •Pros and Cons of Tourism •Hurricanes•Physical characteristics •Geographic Areas •Destinations & Attractions •Unity vs. Disunity •European Union •Eastern vs. Western Europe •Allure of the city•Physical geography •Human geography •Destinations & Attractions •Culture •Travel tips •Comparing China vs. Japan Try these Short Snappers to test your knowledge! a)What is the largest island in the Caribbean? ________________________________________ b)What is the capital city of Italy? _________________________________________________ c)Name the top three countries most visited by Canadians in 2007 (excluding the USA)? ___________________________________________________________________________ d)What country is Vlad Tepes (“Dracula”) from? _____________________________________ e)Name the two regions most tourists’ travel to? ______________________________________ f)What devastating hurricane impacted the Caribbean and Southern U.S. in 2005? ___________________________________________________________________________ g)Name three customs that are NOT polite in some countries of Europe. ___________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ h)What new gun law in Florida allows residents to shoot if they feel threatened? ___________________________________________________________________________ i)Give two advantages and two disadvantages to the development of the tourist indus more

Voting Question: Parents who got the H1N1 vaccine, would you have changed your mind after reading this?

(NaturalNews) A stunning new report reveals that top scientists who convinced the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare H1N1 a global pandemic held close financial ties to the drug companies that profited from the sale of those vaccines. This report, published in the British Medical Journal, exposes the hidden ties that drove WHO to declare a pandemic, resulting in billions of dollars in profits for vaccine manufacturers. Several key advisors who urged WHO to declare a pandemic received direct financial compensation from the very same vaccine manufacturers who received a windfall of profits from the pandemic announcement. During all this, WHO refused to disclose any conflicts of interests between its top advisors and the drug companies who would financially benefit from its decisions. All the kickbacks, in other words, were swept under the table and kept silent, and WHO somehow didn't think it was important to let the world know that it was receiving policy advice from individuals who stood to make millions of dollars when a pandemic was declared. WHO credibility destroyed The report was authored by Deborah Cohen (BMJ features editor), and Philip Carter, a journalist who works for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in London. In their report, Cohen states, "...our investigation has revealed damaging issues. If these are not addressed, H1N1 may yet claim its biggest victim -- the credibility of the WHO and the trust in the global public health system." In response to the report, WHO secretary-general Dr Margaret Chan defended the secrecy, saying that WHO intentionally kept the financial ties a secret in order to "...protect the integrity and independence of the members while doing this critical work... [and] also to ensure transparency." Dr Chan apparently does not understand the meaning of the word "transparency." Then again, WHO has always twisted reality in order to serve its corporate masters, the pharmaceutical giants who profit from disease. To say that they are keeping the financial ties a secret in order to "protect the integrity" of the members is like saying we're all serving alcohol at tonight's AA meeting in order to keep everybody off the bottle. It just flat out makes no sense. But since when did making sense have anything to do with WHO's decision process anyway? Even Fiona Godlee, editor of the BMJ, had harsh words for the WHO, saying, "...its credibility has been badly damaged. WHO must act now to restore its credibility." Yet more criticism for WHO The BMJ isn't the only medical publication criticizing WHO for its poor handling of conflicts of interest. Another report from the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly also criticized WHO, saying: "Parliamentary Assembly is alarmed about the way in which the H1N1 influenza pandemic has been handled, not only by the World Health Organization (WHO), but also by the competent health authorities at the level of the European Union and at national level." It went on to explain that WHO's actions led to "a waste of large sums of public money, and also unjustified scares and fears about health risks faced by the European public at large." The funny thing is, NaturalNews and other natural health advocates told you all the same thing a year ago, and we didn't have to spend millions of dollars on a study to arrive at this conclusion. It was obvious to anyone who knows just how corrupt the sick-care industry really is. They'll do practically anything to make more money, including bribing WHO scientific advisors and paying them kickbacks once the vaccine sales surge. The vaccine industry and all its drug pushers are, of course, criticizing this investigative report. They say WHO "had no choice" but to declare a pandemic and recommend vaccines, since vaccines are the only treatment option for influenza. That's a lie, of course: Vitamin D has been scientifically proven to be five times more effective than vaccines at preventing influenza infections, but WHO never recommended vitamin D to anyone. The entire focus was on pushing more high-profit vaccines, not recommending the things that would actually help people the most. And now we know why: The more vulnerable people were to the pandemic, the more would be killed by H1N1, thereby "proving" the importance of vaccination programs. People were kept ignorant of natural remedies, in other words, to make sure more people died and a more urgent call for mass vaccination programs could be carried out. (A few lives never gets in the way of Big Pharma profits, does it?) more

Resolved Question: Is it fair to say that progressives/democrats are the ones who favor big corporations over small businesses?

I know the first thing going through your mind is "is this guy crazy", but when you think about the bigger picture of policies it plays in my head at any rate, so here me out before discarding the thought. To be more technically correct I am operationalizing "big corporations" as oligopolies and monopolies; and "small business” as perfectly competitive firms for those with some basic econ knowledge. The reason why progressives generally favor oligopolies over perfectly competitive firms is that oligopolies/monopolies can be controlled more. Almost by definition oligopolies/monopolies exist when the entering and exiting of firms is difficult (or impossible), which creates 2-5 big firms for oligopoly (one for monopolies) that dominate an industry. When you have 1 to 5 heads to watch, that do not change very often, it is much easier to watch said industries. Also unlike perfectly competitive firms, oligopolies and monopolies have market power in that they don’t have to follow the market price, which means more money is generated by oligopolies/monopolies in the long run than what a perfectly competitive firm can generate, and these oligopolies are willing to take on restrictions to satisfy generally progressive goals of employment, environmentalism, unions, etc which small businesses cannot fiscally support but mono/oligopolies can. They take these restrictions and burdens because in return they can get support from the government to protect said industrious by raising the standards (making exit and entry difficult) and thereby limiting pc firms from entering the market, thus maintaining the mono/oligopoly status. So now you have a reward system that keeps people from deviating from of the restrictions. If you noticed, when comparing the US to Europe, there are less small business in Europe (general) than the US, corporate taxes in Europe are much lower than in the US, reason being is that European corporations are held to a much higher standard on how they release employees and what they can and cannot do. Let alone all the social/welfare benefits that corporations are able to supply that small businesses can’t. Not saying that there are not progressive philosophies that do not try to get around this issue or avoid it completely, but from what I’ve seen many democrats believe that the big evil corporations are a construction completely void of their ideology and standards. Anyways, what are your thoughts on this?@hate I appreciate the critical answer, to clarify what I mean with taking on these extra burdens it is not that they like satisfying progressive goals, but it is preferable than operating as a pc firm, and that they would take these unwanted restrictions if it means that they can still maintain some market power, which pc firms are completely without Also pc firms are actually fiscally challanged when it comes to supporting, extra benifits and social perks themselves. Unions, paid vacations, 100% employment, etc only exist within mono/oligopolies. more

Resolved Question: Please help me on these history questions?

I have these terms that I need answering. I tried looking for some on google but I got websites with lots of pop ups. Its not much... 8. Effects of Bombing raids on Industry 9. Post-war trials in Japan 15. Nazi Final Solution 20.FDR's trade with GB 24.Japan's goal in attacking Midway 27.Napalm role in fire bombing 28.Role of auto industry in building military equipment 31.Key to victory at Midway 33.Result of Allies taking Sicily on Italy 44.Turing point in war in Europe 45.Code name for invasion fo France 60.Opposing US/USSR view points in dividing post war Germany 62.Sides in Korean War 71.CIA and covert operations vs Communism 73.1948 States' right party 74.Invention of transistor made this possible 76.Ike's political philosophy 77.Negative aspect of development of Suburbia 80.Negative incentive for people in Low income housing 82.JFK's space and defence spending 87. Principle of "ome man, one vote" 107. Declaration of liberated Europe If you could answer these, that would be awesome! The only thing is that I only want short worded answers. Please don't make an answer to a question super long that I have to sit here all night trying to read it. Some just require a 1 word answer. Thank you so much! ~ more

Resolved Question: Please help me on these History questions!?

I have these terms that I need answering. I tried looking for some on google but I got websites with lots of pop ups. Its not much... 8. Effects of Bombing raids on Industry 9. Post-war trials in Japan 15. Nazi Final Solution 20.FDR's trade with GB 24.Japan's goal in attacking Midway 27.Napalm role in fire bombing 28.Role of auto industry in building military equipment 31.Key to victory at Midway 33.Result of Allies taking Sicily on Italy 44.Turing point in war in Europe 45.Code name for invasion fo France 60.Opposing US/USSR view points in dividing post war Germany 62.Sides in Korean War 71.CIA and covert operations vs Communism 73.1948 States' right party 74.Invention of transistor made this possible 76.Ike's political philosophy 77.Negative aspect of development of Suburbia 80.Negative incentive for people in Low income housing 82.JFK's space and defence spending 87. Principle of "ome man, one vote" 107. Declaration of liberated Europe If you could answer these, that would be awesome! The only thing is that I only want short worded answers. Please don't make an answer to a question super long that I have to sit here all night trying to read it. Some just require a 1 word answer. Thank you so much! ~ more

Resolved Question: Help me on my history exam please?

I have these terms and I couldn't find them in my history book. Can you help? I just want short, simple answers. Not really long ones and no websites please! 1. Fascism VS Communism 4. Neutrality act of 1935 6. Pre-warning of attack at Pearl Harbor 8. Effects of Bombing raids on Industry 9. Post-war trials in Japan 15. Nazi Final Solution 20. FDR's trade with GB 24. Japan's goal in attacking Midway is... 25. Blue pt./Red pt. rationing 26. Importance of Iwo Jima 27. Napalm role in fire bombing 28. Role of auto industry in building military equipment 31. Key to victry at Midway 33. Result of Allies taking Sicily on Italy 44. Turing point in war in Europe 45. Code name for invasion of France 60. Opposing US/USSR viewpoints in dividing post-war Germany 62. Sides in Korean War 68. Reason for Truman to fire MacArthur 71. CIA and convert opperations vs Communism 73. 1948 States' Right Party 74. invention of transistor made this possible... 76. Ike's political philosophy 77. Negative aspect of developement of Suburbia 80. Negative incentive for people in Low-Income Housing 87. Princple of "one man, one vote" 107. Declaration of Liberated Europe I know its a lot but you don't have to answer every single one if you don't want to. I prefer that you do but you don't have to. Just try the best you can. I appreacate your help. Best answer gets 10 pts! Thank you so much again! ~Some of the words require definations (example: Inchon), some of them just require a word, and some of them I just want a short summary. more

Resolved Question: Help me on my History exam please?

I have these terms and I couldn't find them in my history book. Can you help? I just want short, simple answers. Not really long ones and no websites please! 1. Fascism VS Communism 4. Neutrality act of 1935 6. Pre-warning of attack at Pearl Harbor 8. Effects of Bombing raids on Industry 9. Post-war trials in Japan 15. Nazi Final Solution 20. FDR's trade with GB 24. Japan's goal in attacking Midway is... 25. Blue pt./Red pt. rationing 26. Importance of Iwo Jima 27. Napalm role in fire bombing 28. Role of auto industry in building military equipment 31. Key to victry at Midway 33. Result of Allies taking Sicily on Italy 44. Turing point in war in Europe 45. Code name for invasion of France 60. Opposing US/USSR viewpoints in dividing post-war Germany 62. Sides in Korean War 68. Reason for Truman to fire MacArthur 71. CIA and convert opperations vs Communism 73. 1948 States' Right Party 74. invention of transistor made this possible... 76. Ike's political philosophy 77. Negative aspect of developement of Suburbia 80. Negative incentive for people in Low-Income Housing 87. Princple of "one man, one vote" 107. Declaration of Liberated Europe I know its a lot but you don't have to answer every single one if you don't want to. I prefer that you do but you don't have to. Just try the best you can. I appreacate your help. Best answer gets 10 pts! Thank you so much again! ~Some of the words require definations (example: Inchon), some of them just require a word, and some of them I just want a short summary. more

Resolved Question: CHINA INDIA AFRICA: Why did they missed out on the Scientific or Industrial Revolution?

Anyone on earth can buy a cell phone or car, airplane. The Smart-ones are the one who invented the cell phone, car, airplane, spaceflight. Facts known to the world. Western Europe as the first place on earth to have Scientific and Industrial Revolution. Science... Modern Science. Industry: Cars Airplanes, Cell Phone, CPU. Moon-landing. How come china, india, africa have Indigenous Science / Industry / Technology? more

Resolved Question: What is Africa good at?

Europe rules Automobile Industry. Asia rules Electronics Industry North America rules Software Industry. And what about Africa what does it do? more

Resolved Question: Europe says H1N1 scare was based on profit motive. 0bama's big pharma buddies?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060403034.html Reports accuse WHO of exaggerating H1N1 threat, possible ties to drug makers "European criticism of the World Health Organization's handling of the H1N1 pandemic intensified Friday with the release of two reports that accused the agency of exaggerating the threat posed by the virus and failing to disclose possible influence by the pharmaceutical industry on its recommendations for how countries should respond. " Wasn't Obama one of the fear mongers spreading the H1N1 scare? If we make him empty his pockets, how much big pharma money would we find mixed in with the big oil money? more

Resolved Question: Why Charges against Goldman Sachs Affect Oil Prices.?

I have been reading many articles from variety of economist who correlated the charges against the giant corporation Goldman sacks to the drop of oil prices I am trying to understand it In the wake of Iceland’s volcanic eruption to push oil prices further down. The effect of a volcanic eruption on oil prices can, in a roundabout way, be explained through supply and demand of physical oil—if planes in Europe aren’t flying, there’s less demand for jet fuel. But Goldman Sachs is not Exxon, and the investment bank’s woes do not change how much oil is produced or consumed. So why does it matter to oil traders that Goldman Sachs has been charged with fraud As I understand the worry is the worry is that Goldman will sell off some of its massive investments in oil since they might want to squirrel away some cash just in case the SEC slaps a fine on them. If you asking me I don’t think that huge banks like Goldman have much need for a “defense fund” against the SEC after all, Goldman’s 2009 profit was $13.4 billion, but let say they need to sell what is the impact of the oil market? First of all everybody knows that there is no problems with the oil industries it's only a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs 2nd let they that for any reason there is an effect on the virtual market meaning the stock market but what explanation could be given about the physical market as long as we have a demand for oil, the prices should stay as before If a value of a corporation drops down I could understand the impact on the stock market, but if the stock market decreases why should it have an impact on the real prices since the demand has not changed, is there any relation between the stock market to the real demand? Please explain me the system thoroughly I don't mind even very very long maybe I have a kind of ignorance with that sphere. Please don’t answer if you don’t know even if you think unless you sure in what you are saying. Thanks more

Resolved Question: Why do soo many Americans think this is London Bridge?

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/UK/London/Highlights/DigitalTowerBridge.jpg Tower Bridge! next to Tower Bridge in Tower Hamlets They even put it as London Bridge on Google images... lol this is London Bridge, the crappy looking one http://www.bigfoto.com/europe/london/london-bridge-z74e.jpg I briefly worked in the tourism industry and I always came across people mostly Americans who think it is London bridge. I am just wondering why.correction; next to Tower of London* more

Resolved Question: Plus modeling agencies in Europe?

Hey! I'm an almost 17 year girl who loves the fashion industry. I had an eating disorder for 6 year when I was younger and I wanted to be a normal model, like size 0 and stuff. I have an hourglass figure and got accepted in modeling agencies in New York when I was skinnier, but it was going to kill me, so I accepted myself and decided to be curvy and beautiful anyways. I have a size 10 or 11 in the US, but Im very narrow in the waist.I am very fit too. Im Spanish, from Europe, so I would like to know if you guys have knowlegde of any plus size modeling agency over there and the normal requirements. Any advice or ideas are totally welcome, and thanks for your time guys! more

Resolved Question: Geography help ? asap?

1 of 30 During the two World Wars, Switzerland.... fought on Germany's side fought on France's side remained neutral was invaded by France 2 of 30 LOCHS are found along the highland coasts of..... Wales England Scotland Ireland 3 of 30 From what body of water has the Netherlands RECLAIMED large areas of land? the North Sea the Atlantic Ocean the English Channel the Bay of Biscay 4 of 30 More than half of FRANCE'S border is formed by... mountains coastlines highways the Pyrenees 5 of 30 Iceland's government established the world's first _________. consitutional monarchy. independent country. legislature. oil-drilling industry. 6 of 30 GREECE has always depended on the Sea and today has..... many hydroelectric plants many plants to change seawater to freshwater one of the world's largest merchant fleets the world's largest fishing fleet 7 of 30 The GREEK islands make up how much of Greece? 50 percent 20 percent 5 percent 10 percent 8 of 30 One reason GREECE is a center for Tourism is that.... it is part of the Iberian Peninsula it has one of the least developed economies in Europe it is a major banking center it is the home of an ancient civilization 9 of 30 The PYRENEES Mountains form the border between FRANCE and... Austria Switzerland Luxembourg Spain 10 of 30 Parlimentary Democracy and great literature are two gifts to the World from..... Romania Italy Sweden the United Kingdom 11 of 30 Both the UNITED KINGDOM and IRELAND are located on.... the Iberian Peninsula the Scandinavian Peninsula the British Isles the Balkan Peninsula 12 of 30 Which one of the following is true of Paris? It is France's cultural center It is the smallest city in Europe It is located in southern France It is the home of 5 million people 13 of 30 Europe's LARGEST industrial center, along the Rhine River in Germany, is called the.. Balkans Ruhr Chunnel Meseta 14 of 30 The Celts and the Anglo-Saxons were early people who SETTLED in......... Romania Spain Italy the British Isles 15 of 30 The wind-borne loess helpes to enrich the soil of Germany's_________. farmland. Bavarian Alps. autobahns. polders. 16 of 30 The small country of LUXEMBOURG has been an independent country..... since it revolted against Belgium since World War II since the end of the Austrian Empire for more than 1,000 years 17 of 30 ITALY'S Mediterranean climate means that most of Italy has.... sunny summers and rainy winters a short growing season hot summers and dry winters little rainfall 18 of 30 Castile, Catalonia, Galicia, and Andalusia are SPAIN'S.... main tourist areas grape and olive growing areas cattle-raising areas cultural regions 19 of 30 Although mountains cover 75 percent of AUSTRIA, it..... produces no hydroelectric power raises dairy cattle, sugar beets and other crops has the best autobahns in Europe has no major river 20 of 30 What RELIGION is practiced by most of the people of IRELAND? Eastern Orthodox Christianity Protestantism Roman Catholicism Lutheran Protestantism 21 of 30 Which country is the LARGEST food producer in WESTERN EUROPE? the Netherlands Germany France Austria 22 of 30 What country was DIVIDED into two parts from 1945 to 1990? Austria Belgium Switzerland Germany 23 of 30 The MESETA is a huge Plateau in Spain that covers...... two-thirds of the land the most mountainous region the country's richest farmland the coastal area 24 of 30 Which on of the following is true of Southern ITALY? it has large cities it has oil and natural gas it is often visited by tourists it has fertile farmland 25 of 30 DENMARK is located on the Jutland Peninsula south of Sweden between the... North Sea and the Baltic Sea North European Plain and the Carpathian Mountains English Channel and the North Sea Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea 26 of 30 AUSTRIA and SWITZERLAND share..... Liechtenstein the same government many cultural traditions hydroelectric power plants 27 of 30 The richest farmland and the major industrial centers of ITALY are found in..... the Apennine Mountains the Po River valley Sicily Sardinia 28 of 30 FRANCE has a prosperous economy based on both... navigable and unnavigable rivers manufacturing and handmade products exports and imports of wine agriculture and industry 29 of 30 PORTUGAL and SPAIN are located on the IBERIAN PENINSULA, and they share similar..... histories and cultures high standards of living size in their population size in their land area 30 of 30 In 1998 British and Irish officials agreed to work to settle peacefully the future of... southern Ireland. Northern Ireland.  more

Resolved Question: Chances of getting a job in Hong Kong?

Hello, I am an international student from Eastern Europe and I am currently attending one of the universities in Hong Kong. I am also learning Cantonese and I can speak a bit Mandarin. My industry interest is related to Marketing and Advertising. Is there any chance for me to get a good job in Hong Kong, even if I am a foreigner? And, also, are the job permision and visa requirements for foreigners very strict and problematic? more

Resolved Question: What is your opinion of this?

President Obama is the backward man. Teddy Roosevelt's advice to "speak softly and carry a big stick" was meant as a guide to successful foreign relations. Obama has completely muddled the message. He speaks softly to foreign adversaries and uses the big stick on American dissenters. Iran and Syria are wooed endlessly with carrots, apologies and promises of grand bargains. They respond with taunts and threats and pay no penalty. North Korea sinks a South Korean ship, and our secretary of state says it means no more business as usual. That's an admission it has been business as usual even after the loony kingdom tested nukes. The Mexican president comes to Washington and berates American citizens for expressing their views through the democratic process, and Obama shamefully nods in agreement. A State Department aide apologizes to China -- to China! -- about our treatment of illegal immigrants. Meanwhile, American "fat-cat bankers" and "greedy" doctors and sundry opponents are demonized as enemies of the state. They respond by sullenly surrendering the health-care and financial industries to Big Government. Welcome to a double disaster. America now has a foreign policy that is a dangerous flop and a homeland as bitterly divided as ever. And don't forget 10 percent unemployment and skyrocketing deficits and debt. Heckuva job, Mr. President. That's the Obama record. Just because he won't face it -- or even answer questions about it -- doesn't mean the rest of us must ignore it. America is in trouble, and Obama can't be counted on to save her. For the dead-enders who held out hope he would moderate his drive to neuter America in the image of European welfare states, it's give-up time. The error of his ways are so abundant and obvious that Obama's determination to plunge ahead must be seen as a fully informed choice. He's not going to change. He is who he is, and what you see is what you are going to get for as long as he is president. Obama has made two fundamental decisions, and both are making us weaker. He is putting America on bended knee around the world, and he is centralizing in the political class more and more power over the domestic economy. His goal of trading America's old friends and allies for new ones threatens to leave us more isolated than before. The old ones are mad and suspicious, and the new ones don't want to be our friends. How exactly have Russia and China reciprocated our self-abasement? They haven't, but we have managed to cause angst and anger in Britain, Israel and Eastern Europe. If George W. Bush's "cowboy diplomacy" was to blame for the predicament Obama inherited, who is to blame for this new world order? It's not Bush's fault that Turkey and Brazil are taking Iran's side and giving it cover to get nukes. It happened on Obama's watch because of his policies. That was a defining moment, as was the visit of Mexican President Felipe Calderon. He blasted Arizona's anti-illegal immigrant bill as "discriminatory" and demanded Obama do something about it. Did our president defend his fellow Americans? Nah. He simply offered that he'd like to do what Calderon demanded, but "I don't have 60 votes in the Senate." The outrage was compounded when Democrats in Congress gave Calderon a standing ovation after he repeated his denunciation at the Capitol. It was a shocking display of anti-Americanism of the kind routine in Mexico City, but wholly inappropriate in the halls of Washington. I'm surprised nobody thought to burn an American flag. Michael Goodwin is a New York Post columnist and Fox News contributor more

Voting Question: Treaty during the creation of the European Union?

what treaty was signed during the European union that propsed integration of the coal and steel industries of western europe? please help! more

Resolved Question: I need help on History, would you please review my Answers and help me with the ones I am stuck on? Plz?

a. Boris Yeltsin b. Newt Gingrich c. Yasir Arafat d Nelson Mandela e. Bill Clinton f. Janet Reno g. Al Gore h. Benjamin Netanyahu i. Bill Gates j. Carol Moseley-Braun k. Bob Dole l. Yitzhak Rabin 1. Former Senate Majority Leader who ran for President in 1996 2. Reform-minded former president of Russia A 3. Anti-apartheid leader in South Africa D 4. Israeli prime minister who reached an agreement with the PLO C 5. Computer industry pioneer and billionaire I Multiple Choice Choose the item that best completes the statement or answers the question. IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS 6. President Nixon’s “southern strategy” included increasing the amount of money needed to enforce fair housing laws. easing guidelines for desegregation. <---------------- encouraging the extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. supporting busing of schoolchildren for purposes of integration. 7. What did President Nixon do to try to halt the inflation plaguing the country? He increased federal spending to provide jobs. He imposed an embargo on oil shipped from OPEC countries. <-------------- He imposed a short-term freeze on wages, prices, and rents. He balanced the budget. 8. Conservatives criticized the New Deal and the Great Society for having succeeded in ending poverty in the United States. expanded the size of the federal government. put too much power into the hands of state governments. <---------------- encouraged the growth of big business. 9. The signing of arms-control treaties between the United States and the Soviet Union signaled the end of Russia. <--------- the Cold War. the Bush presidency. German reunification. 10. Which of the following best describes Clinton in his second term? unpopular with most Americans <------------ hurt by economic disaster beset with charges of scandal buried in budget deficits 11. On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked planes and flew them into the White House and the Pentagon. World Trade Center towers and the Capitol. World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. <--------- Empire State Building and the White House. 12. In the 1990s, where did most immigrants to the United States come from? Asia and Latin America <----------- Asia and Europe Europe and Latin America Australia and Latin America 13. For what legal change did older Americans successfully push? private takeover of the Social Security system prohibition against forced retirement at a given age <----------- end to taxpayer support for Medicare restrictions on older immigrants 14. Carter outdid previous administrations in the numbers of nuclear missiles he built. women and minorities he appointed. <--------- formal dinners he hosted. bills he persuaded Congress to pass. 15. The Ford administration was active in all of the following except the Helsinki Accords. the Mayaguez incident. political unrest in Turkey. the SALT talks. Please, if you could just help me with the ones I don't know, and explain it to me, that would be greatly appreciated. I just need someone to look over them and help me with the two I didn't get; and to please look over the others to make sure that they are right. I won't scam anyone for answers. I read the book but was a little unsure about the two I am stuck on. and the others I just need to get someont to review them with me. :) Thanks in Advance.Joe, I don't know how many damn times you've put that up, but it doesn't work! Its just some dumb ad! best of luck my ass! more

Resolved Question: I want to work in Morocco, any Ideas?

I am Moroccan born but live in the USA. I was wondering if there was something I can do to make money in Morocco so I can still have the same advantage as I would in America, for a better living. My ideas so far include something on the international level something like trade between the moroccans and the french or the americans. or like begin to manage musical artist on an international level or as well as delve into the moroccan film industry since it is still young and I have studied it for a bit that maybe I can help....my other studies also include business and english.....along with those ideas i was thinking bout maybe opening a club/restuaraunt or clothing store with clothes from Europe or America, I am leaning towards the import export trade or the entertainment industry in morocco....any ideas on what would help me make money? more

Voting Question: the communist soviet union did not support?

A.) private property rights B.) business and industry C.) eastern europe D.) propagagnda plz help im not good at sciol studys .... :( more

Resolved Question: Why are the Scottish racist towards the Welsh and English?

Before the general election I had never had a problem with a Scottish person but then again I don't exactly talk to many. Since the General Election i've had a number of Scottish people being very rude to me, I live on the welsh borders myself. I voted Conservative in the last election and am active on some Conservative pages, that doesn't give Scottish people anymore of a reason to me rude to me. I couldn't understand why the Scottish didn't vote Conservative anyway when they gained seats in England and Wales, some said as the Tories are just a bunch of English toffs, if thats so they why did the welsh vote for them? They made considerable gains in Wales. Plus Salmond of the SNP in the Scottish assembly gets up and critized Labour for not doing a deal with the Lib Dems, they would rather have colourful coalition made up of a number of parties than a stable government of which the Conservatives were offering. He then goes on to say that the Scottish are going to have to bear the Tory cuts, why should it just be the Welsh and English that pays for them? How is that fair? Don't the scottish people realise that they get treated better than the English and Welsh as it is, they get free health care for the elderly for one? Don't get that here, elderly people have to sell there homes to pay for there care. The government gives Scotland a lot of money, the SNP DEMANDED 180million pounds for the fossil fuel levy. SNP said that the oil industry in Scotland bings in 180million and its tied up in Westmisnster and the SNP want it in Scotland. 180million? How does Salmond know its that much if he doesnt see it? Also what about ... See Moregreen fuel? The oil is drilled from the North sea, just cos its brought to Aberdeen doesnt mean its owned by Aberdeen, the North sea also hits Norway, on Salmods basis, Norway should be entitled to some of that money too....? Why is it that everywhere in England and Wales Labour loses seats, except in Scotland not one seat changed hands, in fact Labour increased their percentage of the vote and don't Scottish people realise we are 843 Billion in debt? If we carried on under Labour we would have ended up like Greece, and when you do get bailout it's not for nothing, the country then becomes owned, so it's like as if Scotland would rather become owned by europe than face up to the state that the country is in and the state of the country that Labour as got us into. Someone said to me that all the good, hardworking scottish people left, went to Canada and Australia mostly, I think thats true. Plus Gordon Brown was scottish wasn't he, David Cameron is English so they vote for Gordon Brown on the basis that he's scottish even though he as indebted an entire generation. more

Resolved Question: Does eating Monsanto genetically soy or corn have any health benefits?

So why don't the genetically modified foods have a label indicating whether they have been modified if they have any benefit at all? I see labels coming out now saying non-GMO or GMO free indicating that Monsanto genetic modification is more dangerous than beneficial. Europe has banned GMO foods. Has the FDA been bought by the chemical industry or is the fear of Frankenstein food legitimate? So, if GMOs are truly good where is the label indicating genetic modification so consumers can decide if they want to take the risk of eating them? more

Voting Question: Should I sack off the rat race?

I am 23, living in London, I have my foot in the door with the television industry and am studying for a degree. Although there are many prospects for me here I can help but hide the fact that all I want to do is complete my CELTA (teaching English as a second language) and travel the world with it for like 5 years. I’m talking travelling through Europe to south east asia and then teaching there for a year, then travelling to south America and teaching English in Rio, Brazil for another year or so and possibly Africa too. The trouble is that I’m scared that I will be wasting time by not getting into a stable career in London. But then I think, if I don’t do it, I’ll regret it when I’m 30 something and miserable in my soul destroying, rat race London lifestyle. The reason I doubt myself is because I have a very compulsive, hyperactive personality and wonder if I might be making a big mistake by following my intuitions and not getting myself into a mortgage and long term career... But then, if I don’t follow my dreams, I’ll just end up miserable right? more

Resolved Question: Anyone angry the US has to bail out europe AND clean up British Petroleum's oil spill?

was just reading how the fishing industry will be destroyed for a generation along the southern US coast. You think the british or europeans would be so restraint in their protests if a US oil company had dumped millions of gallons of oil off the coast of england? In the meantime, $US 1 trillion to european banks, courtesy of the US tax payer.... more

Resolved Question: A perfect storm is looming on the horizon, which factor is causing it in your opinion?

I blame Corporatocracy and Man-hating Industry Greed. Business without ethic is a nightmare. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/7746915/Perfect-storm-as-market-tremors-hit-China-Europe-and-the-US.html@Bunny Coach: That's one contributing factor you are talking about!@Soul mine: you remind me of Dwight. Eisenhower saying: "I am looking for a one arm economist so that he couldn't say 'On the other hand' ". You've got to break the chicken & egg cycle! more

Resolved Question: Will British Airways go bust?

Just wondering your opinions on this. With all the strike action losing the customers and money plus the current volcanic ash situation here in northern europe do you think BA will survive? Personally I think the staff are being abit foolish, they are some of, if not the, highest paid staff in their industry and all they're achieving right now is crippling their company, risking their jobs and ruining peoples holidays/business trips. more

Voting Question: How many billions could be saved by legalizing drugs, Dutch politicians know?

Ending drug prohibition: the ultimate austerity measure Published: 19 May 2010 14:07 | Changed: 19 May 2010 16:52 The ban on recreational drugs promotes crime and is bad for public health. By Frits Bolkestein c.s. * Archive - Tourists no longer welcome in cannabis-selling coffee shops * Archive - Dutch message to drug tourists: c'est fini * News - European court weighs cannabis ban for foreigners Austerity measures to cut public spending are a hot topic for debate everywhere in Europe. In the Netherlands, where a new parliament will be elected next month, several proposals to reduce spending by 30 billion euros are on the table. All of these proposals hit where it hurts, but one option could actually be a welcome relief: drug regulation. By 'regulation', we mean: permitting the production and sale of drugs under strict conditions designed to minimise use, while making it as safe as possible. Regulation, however, remains a colossal taboo, even in the Netherlands. And in spite of the Dutch cabinet's pledge that no subject would be taboo in its review of potential austerity measures, a government committee charged with studying possible cutbacks in the security sphere has barely dared broach the subject. It has only considered further regulating the less harmful drugs, marijuana and hashish, which could – under certain assumptions - save 183 million euros now spent on law enforcement and other government efforts, and generate 260 million in taxes. The committee said nothing of other drugs. Recreational drugs were made illegal in the Netherlands 40 years ago. But they are used more frequently than ever, and there are no indications whatsoever that prohibition is effective. It is absolutely certain, though, that prohibition is causing extensive damage, the extent of which has barely registered with the public. At least half of all crime in this country is caused by drugs, either directly or indirectly. Recent data from the Dutch justice department show that 27 to 33 percent of all years spent in incarceration are the result of violations of the law banning recreational drugs. In 2006, three quarters of the more than 300 investigations of organised crime focused on the production of, or trade in, drugs. These statistics are limited to direct violations of Dutch drug laws and pertain to dealers and drug runners, frequent offenders, the cultivation of marijuana in homes and sheds, drug mules, ecstasy labs and export and import. Indirect crimes come on top of that: bribery, threats, corruption, money laundering and the subsequent tainting of legitimate industries like real estate, retaliatory violence between drug gangs, the use of drug money to finance the illegal arms trade. And let's not even begin to mention the international consequences, which include the disruption of entire countries. These facts, unheard of in both senses of the word, are absent in the drug debate, as they are, just as surprisingly, in the security debate. Everyone worried about security would do well to consider an alternative to the current ban on recreational drugs. Amazingly enough, though, prohibition's biggest proponents are avid crime fighters. Can't they see they are effectively serving as key support to the drug mob? Could things be better? Certainly, and that is a proven fact. The 30-year Dutch experiment of selling marijuana in so-called coffee shops is unique. Regulation of this drug has not lead to increased use of marijuana or other drugs. The use of, and addiction to, all types of recreational drugs in the Netherlands lie near or below the European average, and far below the levels common in repressive countries like France, England or the US. Coffee shops have also ensured that hundreds of thousands of cannabis consumers have never acquired criminal records, or seen their driver's licenses revoked, as is common practice elsewhere. This proves prohibition is unnecessary. We can do without this unusual measure introduced to protect citizens against themselves – quite the anomaly in criminal law. Regulation works. Drug crime can be prevented. Any problems caused by regulation pale in comparison to the advantages this incredible breakthrough would offer. Take coffee shops, for instance, which have caused trouble in Dutch border areas. The city of Venlo has effectively solved these problems by moving some coffee shops to the outskirts of town, close to the German border. To draw coffee shops out of the criminal sphere entirely, the cultivation of marijuana needs to be regulated. Dutch municipalities can't wait to do so. The Dutch parliament has twice accepted a motion along these lines. As far as other drugs are concerned, pilot regulation projects need to be set up, carefully but resolutely, for cocaine, XTC, amphetamines and heroine in particular. Proposals to that extent have already been drafted. Are international drug treaties an obstacl more

Voting Question: Culturally speaking do you agree or disagree to this?

Culture started in Africa (music, language, clothing, food, belief) Agriculture & Civilization Started in South West Asia Industry started in Britain Basically you can say the old world (Africa, Aisa & Europe) defines humanity. Agreee or notHow could culture start in Greece if Chimpanzees who have culture and exist in Africa the same continent where humanity orginates.Thius Africa is where humans originate plus they also have the highest cultural diversity. Today countries have economies and Africa does not dominate the world economy for obvious reasons. more

Voting Question: I have two options, and it affects whether or not this girl stays with me! Help!?

I'm 18 and about to graduate high school. I have two options I can choose from: 1) I can join the Navy since it would be a good experience to travel the world and learn qualities such as leadership and discipline, and also have college paid for by the military for when I got out in 4 years. Then I would have enough money to go backpacking for a couple of months in Europe, I have a fascination for Britain and have always wanted to go there. And then go to college to further my education in drama and film, or the film industry. I have a passion for films and drama. 2) I can not go into the Navy and stick around here and be with this girl that won't be with me if I joined. I like her a lot and it wouldn't be easy losing her. I would take a year off of school and get a full time job somewhere and raise money myself to go to college to get a degree in drama. I don't know what to do! What should I do? more

Voting Question: I don't know if I should join the Navy or not! Help!?

I'm 18 years old, about to graduate high school. I have two options: 1) I can join the Navy since it would be a good experience to travel the world and learn qualities such as leadership and discipline, and also have college paid for by the military for when I got out in 4 years. Then I would have enough money to go backpacking for a couple of months in Europe, I have a fascination for Britain and have always wanted to go there. And then go to college to further my education in drama and film, or the film industry. I have a passion for films and drama. 2) I can not go into the Navy and stick around here and be with this girl that won't be with me if I joined. I like her a lot and it wouldn't be easy losing her. I would take a year off of school and get a full time job somewhere and raise money myself to go to college to get a degree in drama. I don't know what to do! What should I do? more

Voting Question: The Great Depression beginning in 1929 and extending in the 1930s?

a. began in the US as a result of declining consumer demand in spite of the capability of the US industry and the US farmer to meet the needs of all b.became worse then anyother depression because they didnt know how to respond to it c.spread to Europe because of Europes dependence on Americas private investments which dried up during the depression d.all of the above more

Resolved Question: Industrial Revolution Help,?

Explain the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution with emphasis on: a.How scientific and technological changes promoted industrialization in the textile industry in England b.The impact of the growth of population, rural-to-urban migrations, growth of industrial cities, and emigration out of Europe c.The changing role of labor and the rise of the union movement d.Changes in living and working for the early industrial working class, especially women and children e.The growth of industrialization around the world more

Resolved Question: Is this a good research paper over Barbie? im only in 8th grade...?

“Barbie is just a doll,” someone once said, but Barbie® is not just a doll; She’s an international fashion icon. The Barbie® doll has reshaped millions of lives and others are in line for the change, but this change would never of happened without the marvelous creator Ruth Handler. The story begins like many other stories; Ruth had been living with her husband, daughter, and son. Her husband, Elliot Handler was in business making picture frames, but when his partner bailed on him; he decided to move on and make doll house furniture with all the left over picture frames. Frankly his partner came back and together they named their business Mattel, ‘Matt’ for Harold Mattson the partner, and ‘el’ for Elliot. Like one quoted “Once a quitter, always a quitter,” and Harold decided to move on once again. Alone, Elliot began receiving help from his beloved wife, Ruth who aspired greatly in building a doll. Unsure of where to find her muse, she began looking quickly and the first place was from the designers in Mattel, unfortunately there was no spark. Depressed the young creator sat at home, where she found her spark watching as her young daughter and her friends played with paper dolls. ‘Barbie® had to be created.’ Family vacation was the next step to the creation of Barbie®. The family of four traveled to Europe where they had discovered the Bild Lilli doll, a doll quite similar to the upcoming Barbie® doll but much different in dimensions, to be exact much larger than what Ruth had in mind. Ruth purchased one knowing that with a model the process of Barbie® would be much faster. Her vision was set, Barbie® named after her daughter, Barbara; would have a narrow waist, long tampered legs, high healed feet, detailed facial features, as well as painted finger and toe nails; this dream doll had to be made. Unfortunately the designers at Mattel were uninterested and thought it would be a waste of much money. So where would the famous Barbie® doll be made? Not America but in Japan, with help from the Kokusai Bocki Kasisha staff, who spent long hours working on the Barbie® project made out of hard plastic with many molded parts. Finally the Barbie® doll was shown to public at the New York City American Toy Fair. She was dressed in a black and white zebra-striped swimsuit with open toed shoes; accessorized with sunglasses, earrings, and her hair pulled back up in a low pony tail. The buyers weren’t exactly impressed with her, but to the kids it meant the world. In fact it took several years for supply to catch up with the demand, and 10 years from the appearance in New York City 1959, the public purchased 500 million dollars worth of Barbie® products, each Barbie® being sold at 3 dollars. Barbie® has evolved into the most successful toy in the history of toy industry. Defined as a “small-scale anatomically molded plastic figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything and collectable toy,” the plastic doll continues to live on. Today she has more than 80 careers and represents 45 different nations. According to Pechin, “since of its reality to girls it enhances their self-image and potential,” possibly increasing their maturity as Barbie® expands her horizons influencing young kids to do so also. Barbie® is currently marketed in more than 150 nations, and purchased from as low as a couple dollars to as high as 1000 dollars and more. “In every second of every day, two Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world.” more