Eastern Wu

In the summer of 1961, more than 200,000 East Germans had defected to West Germany, increasing the tension between the East and the West to a level that an outbreak of violence was close to occurring. The supporters of the wall said that the wall helped prevent German neo-Nazis from move onto the East. Also, the supporters saw the wall as a sign of the division of Germany and hoped for peaceful negotiations to occur. Those who opposed the wall said that it was a sign that East Germany was going…

The Berlin Wall was a barrier that separated the west side of Berlin from the east side of Berlin. The wall was built in 1961, and torn down in 1989 (History.com Staff, 2016). The Berlin Wall was built to keep the fascists of West Berlin out of East Berlin, and to make sure that the fascists had no influence on the socialist state of East Berlin (History.com Staff, 2016). Berlin was in the heart of the portion of Germany controlled by the Soviets, or as Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev put it,…

close, an eminent victory for the Allies in sight, Allied leaders Churchill, FDR, and Stalin met at the Yalta Conference in February 1945 to finalize war measures. The fragile alliance of the three countries, however, would not last as the issue of Eastern European countries, the division of Germany, and differing economic systems divided the US and USSR. The stage was set for the post-war era, with the communist USSR on one side and the capitalist United States on the other. With Great Britain…

One of the similarities in the economic development of both Eastern and Western Europe in the years following the war was the establishment of government incentives/programs to counteract decline in population. Due to the devastations of the war, population had been reduced to a critical level forcing government officials to enact programs in order to increase the birthrates in their regions. These social programs were set up as incentives to financially assist couples to have more children.…

rebut my computer so I could use the overhead light and once she did, the light still did not come on. I told her I needed to use the overhead light to read business materials, etc. for a meeting and throughout the entire flight leaving at 8:00 pm eastern time to 10:20 pm pacific time, I could not read over my business materials. The flight was not full, yet the flight attendant did not move me to another seat so I could read. The day before the guy had eye surgery for a retina problem and had…

Being the second largest marsupial in Australia, the eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) is a very well-known species of kangaroo. It belongs to the class Mammalia and the average lifespan is 8-10 years. The maximum body structure is 7 feet tall and 120 pounds. Eastern grey kangaroos can reach speeds over 35 miles an hour, jump 6 feet high, and cover 25 feet across. That’s twice as far as the average 12-year-old girl’s long jump! In order to survive, animals have physical body parts,…

Delta is determined to remain an industry leader by maintaining positive financial performance and expanding their geographic coverage. After emerging from bankruptcy in 2007, Delta has turned the airline industry upside down with its unusual strategies which made them a leader in the airline industry both in domestic and international travel. Delta maintains positive financial performance despite bankruptcy. As the economy grows stronger the demand for air travel has increased, making it…

Emirates was started in 1985 with two aircrafts leased from Pakistan International Airport and start-up capital of $10 million. Two years later, the aircraft that the company first bought was delivered to Dubai. The company continued on a growth trajectory even in 1990 when the political situation in the region deteriorated with the Iraqi and Kuwait conflict. Over the second decade, the airline expanded its network throughout the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa. As the 21st century was…

Eastern State Penitentiary Started with a small jail, then a “penitentiary house” was built on that had 16 rooms that were used to see how prisoners acted when they are confined day and or night. Since the jail was so small even with the new building, the decision was made to build a newer bigger penitentiary. The final decision was made in 1821 that the new penitentiary was going to be built. The new building was made to hold around 250 inmates at one time. John Haviland was the head architect…

The effects of white pine blister rust on biodiversity in whitebark pine stands Today we are living in a world of unprecedented and often very rapid change to the environment (Ellison et al. 2005). With the accidental introduction of exotic pathogens into areas they previously did not exist, the forest ecosystems of the world are being profoundly impacted and altered (Tomback and Resler 2007). The introduction of diseases, especially fungal diseases, have in some cases, either entirely…