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    history of generous social security benefits, it should come as no surprise that Sweden would be among the forerunners experimenting with shortened but more productive working hours. While Sweden is not a European Union country, many of their policies fall in line with that of their union counter parts. Moreover, most Swedish companies have implemented a mandatory hour long lunch, during which Swedish employees are encouraged to leave the office to eat or run errands. Also, the typical Swede…

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    multinational (MNC) should attempt to operate in the European Union (EU). This is because of the overall population size of the EU, this region tends to account for approximately more than 20 percent of the world’s GNP. In addition, the EU is described as the United States’ largest single trading partner, and each…

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    Films of the 1980s seemed to all have one reoccurring theme, conflicts against the Soviet Union. In the mid-1980s, as tensions between the U.S and USSR was reaching an all-time high, a sense of fear started to grow amongst Americans. Films of this decade not only aided the morale of people but also were strong factors in shaping general belief. The film…

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    The Soviet Union was founded by the Bolshevik Party in November 1917. Their leader, Vladimir Lenin, established Communist rule after the end of the Civil War in Russia in 1921. The Communist regime’s central beliefs were based on the theories and ideas of Karl Marx. Marx believed in the creation of a classless society where all citizens were equal. The components of communism affected multiple aspects of the nation. Economically, the Soviet Union achieved little to none economic or industrial…

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    movements have generated many times across different regions of the world. These movements have helped bring social, political and structural changes and have led to different types of political outcomes. For example, in the case of the former Soviet Union, policy change leading to the fall of the U.S.S.R in the early 1990s, the marginalization of minorities by the State of Mississippi in the 1960s during the Civil Rights movements, or perhaps the case of Nazi Germany’s State capture prior to…

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    Out of the videos I have viewed thus far in the semester, I have chosen to write my paper on the interview “The Origins of War” with Donald Kagan. Having read the novel (of the same name) in which this interview was based on, I am long time Kagan devotee. Many call his ideologies “too conservative” or pro preemptive strike aggression, but I concur with a vast majority of his opinions. In this video, Kagan states three of his main points on the origins of war: in order to avoid war, be prepared…

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    COMINT under Kennedy failed to confirm the true intentions of Soviet Union towards Cuba. It was also a failure on Kennedy’s part not to understand the point of view of the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Kennedy assumed that it was possible to compromise with Khrushchev, as he had been liberalizing Soviet Union by abandoning Stalinism. Kennedy proposed several meetings with Khrushchev to discuss arms control .The Soviet Union saw the proposal as a sign of weakness. The meeting between the two…

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    There were high tensions between the Soviet Union and America after the Second World War. Propaganda in the United States showed intense hatred of Stalin, and therefore the Soviet Union. Although the world leaders met and cooperated with one another, they had different opinions on the majority of topics, leaving several conferences with unanswered questions. The Yalta conference was one of those conferences that showed the dissimilar beliefs of Stalin and Roosevelt, The Korean War also proved…

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    must stay and improve its current terms in the European Union There have been noticeable increases in calls for the UK to consider leaving the European Union. It costs Britain thirty-three million pounds a day to be a member of the European Union. At that cost many argue the United Kingdom must renegotiate its current terms. Indeed, our existing membership is valuable as it brings economic benefits; by being a Member State of the European Union, the United Kingdom is part of the world’s…

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    Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States was one of the most famous presidents of the country. On January 20, 1961, President Kennedy gave an Inaugural Address which is still remembered to this day. His speech was around a period when the Soviet Union had just gained power. Americans were fearful due to that reason. The main purpose of his speech was to get Americans to unite. He was calling for peace for all of mankind. Kennedy’s main goal was to promote democracy and peace. Kennedy was…

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