United States and the Trans-Atlantic Powers during the Civil War Prior to and during the earliest months of the U.S. Civil War, the Confederacy banked heavily on the intervention of Britain and France. Relying on the importance of Confederate cotton for the textile mills and related industries of Britain and France, the Confederacy maneuvered in several ways to achieve European intervention. While the earliest years of the War brought Britain, in

United States Postal Service is an efficient organization. However, its operational efficiency is not enough for survival in the contemporary competitive marketplace thereby making it hard for the organization to be successful. USPS has been affected by a considerable shift in the market with internet becoming a good choice for most customers. Apparently, mobile devices give access to social media and texting, an aspect that has changed the need for

USA as Policeman of the World THESIS STATEMENT AND OUTLINE FOR A PAPER ON THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF AMERICAN MILITARY ACTIONS ABROAD, 2009-2014 The industrialization and imperialism that followed the U.S. Civil War would have a permanent effect on American military and foreign policy. Yet the aspect of American policy during the Civil War that has had the most relevance during the past five years of American history is particularly unexpected --

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USA Business Cycle This report will focus on the business cycle of a country of the author's choice, that being the United States of America. The author chose that country because it is one of the most scrutinized and analyzed countries in the world and the data for it is readily available. More than a dozen metrics will be looked at for this report. In order, they will be real gross