Pre-WWII World War I permitted Japan, which fought on the side of the victorious Allies, to expand its influence in Asia and its territorial holdings in the Pacific. ... The postwar era brought Japan unprecedented prosperity. ... Rising from the ashes of World War II, Japan achieved an economic growth "miracle" that made it the envy of many other countries. ... When Japan lost World War II, six million Japanese had to return home from the colonies Japan lost. ... Americans started to help Japan out by not making them pay reparations for war damages and opened Japanese trade to other countrie...

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During the industrialization era, many productive activities that took place within families, were moved to factories as society was industrialized (Aulette 139). ... When the men went off to war, women took over their roles as laborers in the workplace. ... The Great Depression ended with WWII, which stimulated the economy with new demands for war materials and ended unemployment with the draft. With the men gone to war, industries had no where lese to turn but to hire women, thus changing the family dramatically. ...

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In this era crops were grown and sold in the marketplace as a means of income. ... This is the era in which the division of labor as we still know today was born. ... There was also a substantial rise in the women's labor force during World War II when the men went off to war and the women were needed in the factories. But when the men returned from war, there was a considerable decline in the women's labor force as the men reclaimed the jobs that were once theirs. ...

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Today we live in America which is known as the land of opportunity. This is the reason why millions of people seek refuge here in the United States. Each person and each family, in this great nation, has the same opportunity to succeed. Material wealth seems to be the one driving force behind the...

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Before this , during post-colonial era, Malaysia is concerning on agriculture as the main source of its income. ... And in around May this year, due to the recent war in Iraq and the SARS outbreak in Asia, Dr. ...

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In 1981 the country entered "The Era of Reaganomics" and experienced the longest era of economic expansion in peace-time ever-for any country in the history of the world.2 This paper will show how the Reagan Administration's policies affected the economy of the 1980's. ... One problem was that the Reagan Administration was fighting the Cold War, trying to outspend the Soviets in the military, making ours far superior to theirs and giving them no hope for victory. ...

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However, long-term success at attracting investment, creating jobs, and reducing poverty depend on its ability to comply with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, resolving the thousands of Sandinista-era property confiscation cases, and opening its economy to foreign trade. ...

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