sent to the senior Navy commanders in the Philippines. Although Admiral Kimmel was included in the message sent, the message warned of "a surprise aggressive movement in any direction" by Japanese forces, "including an attack on the Philippines or Guam."…
The United States became somewhat imperialistic to an extent that their only motives were to gain raw materials, military strategic purposes, and to join a greater market sell their manufactured goods. Before the turn of the 20th century the united states were still trying to conquer their own continent. The united states were not thinking about overseas empires. It wasn’t until after the war of 1898 when America gained interest in colonial empires. The outcome of this war lead to the United…
“As of February 2015, 44 States, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands ban text messaging for all drivers. All but 5 have primary enforcement” ("Stop Texts Stop Wrecks."). It is a very good thing that states have banned texting while driving, but how does it help if the laws are not enforced…
The changing foreign policy and alliances during World War 2 (1939-1945) saw Australia begin to shift its dependence from Britain to the United States of America (USA), due to threatening attacks from Japan, consequently impacting Australia’s participation in the war and the shaping of the nation’s policies and identity. As the Axis forces continued to advance with Japan at the forefront, threat toward Australia grew and the country questioned their connection with their ‘Mother Country’.…
With the advent of Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s Burden,” the white power structure moved into a stage of imperialism. The nonwhite people of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico were dehumanized, and placed in the same basket many times as those of perceived inferior darker complexions. The stimulus for this dehumanization stemmed from the objectification of nonwhites as “savages.” This ideology hit its ugly…
Introduction: All organizations are greatly impacted by the the behaviors of their employees. Even one employee has the power to impact an organization be it in a positive or negative way. This is because employees play a key role in the way an organization goes about their business and the way the organization is perceived. . As a manager in an organization, it is important not only to understand the behaviors of their employees, but be able to influence and alter these behaviors to better…
countries went beyond the norm of expansion. Countries, such as the United States, have used imperialism to gain territory and resources from other countries. An example of this would be the territories American still possesses such as Puerto Rico and Guam. However, the United States and other countries have not gone into another country with the sole purpose of annihilation like the Japanese did during World War…
US transportation security administration didn't even exist, this was created to do three things take responsibility for all my modes of transportation recruit act, assess higher train, and deploy security officers for 450 commercial airports from Guam to Alaska within 12 months. Now airport security is highly enforced and will forever be changed due to this Traumatic…
Chemical Corps. The Road Travelled The Civil Support Team Asymmetric Engagements aren’t a new topic for the United States. Since the early part of the 1960’s America has had to deal with this threat in some form or fashion. Civil disturbances of the 1960’s, the frequency of terrorist acts in the 1970’s, illegal drug use in the 1980’s. The 1995 bombing in Oklahoma City, no one will…
1. Jollibee had always been a customer favorite from the start. The Tans’ hamburgers, a home-style Philippine recipe was one of the favorites on customers list because of its spicy taste. Jollibee had been doing great for themselves from the year 1992 all the way through 1996, looking at the financial statements Jollibee was consecutively increasing in total sales, total stores at end of each year, company owned stores, and franchises, as shown in Exhibit 1. When McDonald’s entered the…