US paid about 20 million dollars to gain power of the Philippines. During the war a total of 250 million dollars were spent, 2000 soldiers were killed from the yellow fever. 4. The unites states was later placed in a position of power, economically, and military. The US & Latin America 1.
In 1794 four Yazoo companies bribed and intimidated a bill through the assembly that sold them between thirty-five to fifty million acres of land for only $500,000. Once the bill passed there was a public outcry. There was a major upheaval in Georgia because of the methods used to pass the bill. Eventually the act was rescinded in 1796. All records of the bills and resulting sales were burned in front of the State Capital.
During this time the railroad was known to be the only means of transporting gold and other valuable shipments. In 1858, Capt. McClellan that in his career led the North Army requested the help of Pinkerton to investigate the theft of wines and small sundry thefts of beggars which happened along the railroads. In 1861, there were rumors that President Elect Lincoln would be assassinated while passing through Baltimore transferring from one train to another. One of Pinkerton’s most trusted men along with other operatives were setup in various locations along the route to protect him while traveling to his inauguration.
Burns Burns International also boasts of a rich history. In 1909, William J. Burns founded the William J. Burns Detective Agency with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Burns was a man of integrity and served as a national crime watchdog. During his career, he was labelled "the greatest detective the U.S. has ever produced." In 1921, he was appointed the director of the newly formed National Bureau of Fingerprint investigation that later became the FBI.
There wasn't time for many trips to the bottom and back up before the fire reached the elevator shafts as well. Others ran to the fire escape. Though about 20 reached the bottom successfully, about 25 others died when the fire escape collapsed. In total of the 500 employees, 146 were dead. One result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was that the New York governor appointed a commission to
Web. 28 Oct. 2010. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/feb2009/suic-f04.shtml. In this article Mr. Cogan talks about the army suicide rate, it is higher than the general American population. “The rate has been calculated as 20.2 per 100,000 soldiers, compared with 19.5 per 100,000 civilians”. Mr. Cogan also states that in 2008 an estimated 30 percent of soldiers took their own lives while on deployment and that another 35 percent committed suicide after returning home.
Select one of the following social, political, or economic concerns that could influence a community college, or another concern of your choosing: a. A manufacturing plant shuts down causing 2,000 workers in the local community of 30,000 people to lose their jobs. b. A national industrial company moves its headquarters to the local community and creates 1,250 immediate jobs. c. A local employer plans to expand its employee base by at least 1,000 workers per year dependent upon the availability of qualified workers.
Morgan Inc. at 23 Wall Street, killing 38 and injuring 300 people.Built in 1914, 23 Wall Street was known as the "House of Morgan" and for decades the bank's headquarters was the most important address in American finance. At noon, on September 16, 1920, a bomb exploded in front of the bank, killing 38 and injuring 300. Shortly before the bomb went off a warning note was placed in a mailbox at the corner of Cedar Street and Broadway. While theories abound about who was behind the Wall Street bombing and why they did it, after twenty years investigating the matter, the FBI rendered the file inactive in 1940 without ever finding the
Some of those reasons being the crime rates, the costs of what could happen, and injuries. Firearm injuries have killed more than 28,000 Americans each year since 1972 (Ruben). In 2007, thirty-one thousand two hundred twenty four Americans died due to homicides, suicides, and accidental shootings. Accidental shootings happen quite often. In 2007, around seventy thousand Americans were hospitalized due to accidental shootings.
History of Police 1 History of Police Geraldine E. Burch-Mack CJA/214 18 NOV 12 Michael Daniels History of Police 2 Sir Robert Peel on American policing In the 1800s Sir Robert Peel was in search for a police force that would protection citizens, enforce laws, and fight crime. Peel established the Metropolitan Police force around 1829; even though the force was not well- known they were the first to prove a very successful crime decrease in London. In 1857 cities in the UK had to form their own police departments, using Peel’s successful ideas and nine principles. For peels heroic act there are police departments across the nation today enforcing laws, protecting, and serving citizen, and apprehend offenders. Sir Robert Peel has provided solutions to the abuse and mistreat of people, and evidence of society, his plan may not fixes all the crime problems but has contribute so much more prevention over the years especial with his nine principles.