With the termination of World War II in 1945, millions of military veterans flooded the United States with hopes and ambitions for the future. However, these veterans required assistance in order to achieve their goals. Long before the end of the war, the thirty-second president of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and his advisors were already planning post wartime programs to assist veterans in an attempt to correct the mistreatment of war veterans throughout history. Over the…
items that I listed were made in China, one of the items is an iPhone. China has the largest population with a GDP is 18.57 trillion dollars. They are one of our top trading partners. In the article, it says that 42% of clothing is made from China. The second item from my list is a calculator that was made in the Philippines. Philippines has a GDP of 805.2 billion dollars and their infant mortality rate was 21.9 deaths per 1,000 live births. Lastly, the third item I listed was a bracelet that…
plat was marijuana, one of the most political debates in the United States. In this paper one will be informed of all the advantages and disadvantages about marijuana. Marijuana is not a bad drug; because it can be used for benefiting the government, schools would receive money from the taxation, it can also be used for medical purposes and possibly lower the war on drugs. Medical marijuana could benefit the government. While the state receives more money from the marijuana tax revenue a…
Transportation refers to the movement of goods and people from one place to another. In the United States, ships were one of the earliest forms of transportation that had a significant effect on trading. As the country became more industrialized however, fewer products were carried on ships because other modes of transportation grew in popularity. Today, most commercial goods are carried throughout the United States in freight trains, semi-trucks, and cargo planes. Despite recent favor…
Drones, a great idea, or a burden? A big problem the United States is faced with is whether or not to use drones in militias combat.Imagine this, a pilot is flying his plane over the middle east attempting to locate a major leader in the terrorist act.Then, Boom!The pilot is hit by a surface to air missile, and the plane explodes on impact.The plane as well as the pilot, are lost.This isn’t just a death, a wife lost a husband, a child lost their father, that pilot had a family to take care…
The war on drugs in America consumes millions of dollars yearly. Associating taxes in combination with eliminating the risk of illegal activity will increase consumer confidence. According to the Huffintonpost “The government would save an estimated $13.7 billion on prohibition enforcement costs and tax revenue by legalizing marijuana”( ). With all that money, the government could vastly improve areas in our society. The article goes on to state, “advocates for Colorado’s medical marijuana…
fought between a United States led coalition and Iraq. While the exact causes and motives are somewhat unclear, it is certain that the war was motivated by past events, such as 9/11 and the 1991 Gulf War, threats of weapons of mass destruction, and contrasts between the dictatorship of Iraq and the republic of America (Hanson). With the initial conflict over, debates have spread across the world, questioning whether the United States was justified in starting the war. The United States should…
The dollar bill has many symbols that symbolizes our nations history. Such as the two great seals the eagle, all seeing eye, and the pyramid. It all dates back to the freemasonry, they symbolised everything for a reason and many people don't know why some also say that is what the freemasons were trying to accomplish. What does all of the eagles features symbolize about our nations history. The olive branch suggested by the second committee whose designs had female figures representing Peace…
their country. That need is called manifest destiny, the Americans loved the idea of expanding their territory. The idea of manifest destiny came from this journalist named John O’Sullivan. There was a President that had views on expanding the United States, he is President James K. Polk. He was interested in purchasing Oregon and California,…
During an enduring, everlasting war of 1900s, the United States’ primary desire and ambition was to spread its democratic influence and its goal of containment. While the nation sought to prevent the spread of the communist ideology in Europe, the United States also accepted challenges elsewhere. The Soviets and its communist values attempted to spread throughout Asia; led the United States to take apart of this war to combat and counteract communist influence. Although the spread of communism…