Anarchism thrives on the individual's capability to be free consciously and physically: Free of religion, free of property, and free of the State. ... As time went on, there was a growth of trade unions and working class political parties that fostered more economic security for these workers as well as to integrate them into the industrial society (Heywood). ... Under socialism, all authority will be under the working class, which is integrally united under Socialist Trade Unions. ... Where Fascism requires the individual to work for the benefit of the State, Anarchists want individuals...

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They also lost plenty of colonial German citizens, their entire armed forces, and their right to trade freely. ... However, as the League had no military power, the sanctions were meaningless: any country that continued trade with a sanctioned nation was condemned, but nothing more. ... The full realization of the fourteen points would end up with a world with sparse armament, free trade, open communications, independent territories, balanced debt, and no hard feelings. ...

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The detente with the liberals foundered in the late 1870s after Bismarck's rejection to appoint three liberals to his office and his agreement of protective tariffs in place of the liberals' free trade position. ...

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This empire had become so dilapidated that the many different ethnic groups within the area wanted to break away becoming free of Turkish rule, and create their own independent nations. ... At the time, Britain held the bulk of trade from Europe to distant markets such as the Middle East and Asia. Germany saw the Balkans as an ideal prospect to gain, as it was adjoined to their ally, Austria-Hungary and was in an ideal position to establish a trade headquarters, dealing to the same markets as the British. ...

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In the end the Underwood Tariff had nothing to do with trade but the importance was the income tax provision (later the 16th amendment) which would replace the revenue lost when duties were reduced. ... First, the Federal Trade Commission authorized to order companies to cease and desist3 from engaging in unfair competition. ... Businesses made larger gains than labor as a result of the relaxation of the anti-trust laws, the growth of trade associations, and the businessmen of an effective and publicly accepted union-busting technique. ... He persuaded Congress to repeal the Panama Tolls Act, ...

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These serfs had practically no rights and could be sold and traded at their master's discretion. ... In an attempt to bolster the economy (through the gain of ice-free sea ports into the Pacific) and expand into the Far East, Russia, under the reign of Nicholas II, waged war on Japan in 1904. ...

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He was hoping that this would spark more people to do their job in society efficiently so the entertainment afterwards would be stress free. ... In 1921 Russia passed the New Economic Policy (NEP) which allowed economic competition so the Russians would start to produce and trade goods. ...

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Like many European nations, Italy emerged from the First World War as a democracy in distress. Italy was on the winning side, but the war had cost nearly 700,000 Italian lives and over $15 billion. Moreover, Italy had received secret promises of specific territorial gains during the war, only to fin...

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