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"The purpose of this research is to examine the economic issues related to war in American history, beginning with the American Revolution through Vietnam, in the context of continuity and change. The plan of the research will be to set forth the way in which economic issues have arisen in the history of American wars, and then to discuss how those issues have made an impact on the development of American political, economic, and social structure.


What must first be noted about the economic aspects of the American Revolution is that the war eventually guaranteed the new nation territorial sovereignty. This was to prove decisive not only in the political sense but also in the sense that, geographically isolated from European politics, America could come into its own and develop its own economic as well as..."

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This paper analyzes the reasons why the U.S. economy flourished successfully after the WWII compared to the pre-war periods. It examines how pre-war, the stock market crashed due to the overwhelming amounts of speculative trading and investment and how the market and America's economy went down. It looks at how along with the country's downfall economically were the severe food shortage, high rates of inflation and nationwide unemployment which gave the name the Great Depression to the time. In contrast, it discusses how post-war America flourished because of increased military spending which paved the way for large-scale manufacturing to develop and how the economy strengthened due to support from international financiers.

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"There are several reasons why the Depression in America took place prior to the war, and not at the end of the war, as what might be logically predicted. Take not that in the 1920s, America had also participated in the First World War, and after WWI, a sudden influx of economic and financial resource helped the society recover from the effects of the war. Because of the "booming" economy of the nations, spending increased, and speculation in the market had also increased due to abundant economic resources. As a result, when the stock market had crashed due to the overwhelming amounts of speculative trading and investment, the market and America's economy went down."

Tags:great, depression, stock, market, industry

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This paper reviews different literature discussing the economic implications of the Vietnam War on the U.S. Economy. The books analyzed are "Lyndon Johnson and The Wars for Vietnam", "Nixon's Economy: Booms, Busts, Dollars, and Votes", and "The Economic Consequences of the Vietnam War". The paper concludes with the finding that the U.S. economy was significantly damaged by American involvement in the war and that American presidents of that period were aware of the damage being done to the economy but pursued war nonetheless.

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"Perhaps the most eloquent work in this regard is that of Anthony Campagna (1991) with his book titled "The Economic Consequences of the Vietnam War." Campagna in this book traces the historical performance of the US economy along with the country's involvement in the unwanted War. According to him the US involvement began during the Truman administration when the US promised to help the French government in their governance of the Indochina region. The US after the World War II followed a containment of Communism foreign policy and to help the French meant containment of the Asian and China region effectively."

Tags:economic, social, history, repercussions, johnson, nixon, french, government, indochina

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In this essay, the writer points out that the United States economy has once again emerged as a growing economy, dramatically and irreversibly impacting the global market. The writer notes that the impacts to the global market lie in the areas of employment, globalization, agriculture, intellectual property, the War on Terror, and the overall U.S. trade deficit. The writer maintains that some of these impacts have been positive for the global market, such as outsourcing and inflated gasoline imports. However, the majority of the impacts caused by the U.S. economy have had devastating effects for third world countries in the areas of technological developments and intellectual property protections. This paper addresses the impacts that the U.S. economy has had on other markets in the world, and concludes with a brief summary of the issues.

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"In the area of technological innovation, the United States is also impacting the global market. In the agricultural industry, one quarter of the U.S. economy previously revolved around it; currently, agriculture comprises less than one percent as a result of efficiencies and breakthroughs in technology. Globalization has sparked a revolution in information and communication technology, resulting in the emergence of an Information Age that boasts the arrival of new levels of global interconnectedness. However, this global inter-connectedness has widened the gap between the information-rich and the information-deprived. The technological innovations made by the U.S. has forced individual countries to improve their efficiency or at least reduce the government's role in the economy. Thus, it can be argued that globalization has made the world more interdependent and has increased the damage that internal problems within individual countries can cause."

Tags:outsourcing, globalization, manufacturing, jobs

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This paper looks at the consequences of the 9/11 terrorist attack to the U.S. economy. The cost of the war with Iraq, increased security costs, insurance losses and indirect financial losses, such as retail and restaurant business losses, are cited as major contributing factors to the expanding U.S. budget deficit.

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"The immediate economic fall out as a result of the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, was dramatic. It is estimated that insurance losses may have exceeded $40 million. In addition, the indirect financial losses were dramatic: stores and restaurants closed across the country; other high risk targets, such as the Sears Tower, were closed, causing losses to all those business; airline travel was disrupted or changed for months, with many people choosing alternate modes of transportation. Occupancy rates at hotels, especially in high profile vacation areas such as Orlando, Florida, plummeted."

Tags:terrorism, federal, government, state, local, government, gulf, war, costs, expenses, surplus, spend

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This paper discusses the changes in the Japanese political economy that have been caused by globalization and other changes in the domestic and international economies. It examines whether Japan's changes are similar to those of other industrial countries that are also subject to the same systematic pressures. The paper then analyzes whether Japan's political economy is converging with other industrial economies or if Japans' changes are different from others'.

Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
History of Japan's Economy
Japan's Economy In Times Of War
Features Of The Current Economy
Changes In The Japanese Economy And The Factors That Generated Them
Demographic Factor
Privatization of Japan
Globalization
Other Changes
Statistics

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"What is interesting about this certain period in the Japanese economy is the fact that the state used to trade the rice even before it was harvested. They would acquire several goods and products from international commerce partners, and promise to pay the counter value in rice once it was harvested. Today, we refer to these specific business making techniques as futures trade contracts."
"In the nineteenth century, the ruling power of Japan became the Tokugwana government. For the first time in the Japanese political economic history, the Tokugwana government officially liberalized trade relationships. Not only that, but the leading power also "first opened the country to Western commerce and influence." In this order of ideas, the Japanese government encouraged and supported young students to continue and specialize their studies abroad and, for those remaining in the country, brought Western professors to teach them the secrets of mathematics, physics, logistics and economics."

Tags:Tokugwana, trade, merchant

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This paper examines the socio-economic state of the United States prior to the Civil War. It questions whether these factors contributed to the outbreak of the war. It looks at the living standards of people comparing the city dwellers to the country and farm dwellers. It also examines the bout of technology and modernization which existed mostly in the North. The differences between the North and South are stressed and questioned for their significance in being a catalyst for the war.

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"Geographic sectionalism leading to conflicting attitudes and issues in a growing and diverse new country was the underlying and basic cause of the US Civil War. Up until the time of the Missouri debates, there was a common understanding and agreement of adherence to the principles initially joining 13 diverse colonies into the country that would be the United States. The Civil War was the culmination of four decades of intense conflict and deep-seated economic, social and political differences between the North and the South."

Tags:North, South, Civil War, american economy, slave, society modernization

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The paper discusses how the American economy shifted after World War II, going first from a wartime economy to a civilian economy, tempered somewhat by the needs of the developing Cold War. The paper relates that modern radical and liberal economists have identified important problems with post-World War II capitalism, though they differ in their interpretation of the causes and in the solutions they offer. The paper then describes how after World War II, the governments of the West were forced to expand their economic role dramatically, and the war effort itself showed how much government could do to stimulate the economy.

From the Paper
"The American economy shifted after World War II, going first from a wartime economy to a civilian economy, tempered somewhat by the needs of the developing Cold War. Modern radical and liberal economists have identified important problems with post-World War II capitalism, though they differ in their interpretation of the causes and in the solutions they offer. After World War II, the governments of the West were forced to expand their economic role dramatically, and the war effort itself showed how much government could do to stimulate the economy. However, once the war was ended, the possibility of a return to Depression conditions was seen, and most governments took strong measures to assure prosperity."

Tags:cold, war, history

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This paper examines how the American economy facing a number of economic uncertainties, marked by the home loan failures, a falling stock market, higher prices for the consumer. This is all considered in light of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, which had a negative effect on what had been a good economy. The paper notes that since then, the economy has slowly diminished in stature. It considers the huge cost of the war in Iraq and recent large-scale corporate scandals and failures, high costs associated with the damage and recovery after Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico region, and similar factors.

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"The American economy is currently in recession and face a number of economic uncertainties, marked by the home loan failures, a falling stock market, higher prices for the consumer (notably for oil and gasoline), and a rapidly expanding federal debt. The 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon had a negative effect on what had been a good economy, and though the country largely recovered from that blow, the economy since has slowly diminished in stature. One of the key reasons for this downturn has been the huge cost of the war in Iraq, though the last several years have also been marked by large-scale corporate scandals and failures, high costs associated with the damage and recovery after..."

Tags:economy, 9, 11, iraq

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This paper focuses on the different economic levels which were clear between the North and the South in the years before the Civil War. The writer examines the financial advantages which came with the use of slaves but how this hamper industrialization and economic growth which was rampant in the North.

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"As Americans we want to believe that our country was conceived in liberty, however, reality is that from almost the beginning America was greatly dependent on forced labor. By the early eighteenth century slavery was legal throughout America and was the primary source of labor in the South. Many of our nation's founding fathers were slaveholders. Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and Patrick Henry, who is famous for saying, "Give me liberty or give me death!" were slave owners. Slavery was such a vital force eight of our first twelve presidents even owned slaves. "

Tags:civil, economy, industrialization, rural, slave, slavery, urban, us, versus, war