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Immigration Legislation

A detailed look at immigration legislation from the Colonial Period to the present 1790–1850 1851–1900 1901–1950 1951–1980 1981–present 1790…

Alan Seeger

Seeger, Alan[1888-1916](1)Born in New York City, June 22, 1888. He spent his childhood upon Staten Island, where he was constantly in sight of the great steamships of all nations moving in…

amber

(Encyclopedia) amber, fossilized tree resin. Amber can vary in color from yellow to red to green and blue. The best commercial amber is transparent, but some varieties are cloudy. To be called amber…

The World's Most Notorious Despots, Part 3

The World's Most Notorious Despots by Borgna Brunner Top Ten Despots TamerlaneIvan the TerribleRobespierreJoseph StalinAdolph HitlerMao ZedongFrancois DuvalierNicolae CeausescuIdi…

U.S. Direct Investment in Other Countries, 2002

(in millions of dollars) DollarsAll countries, all industries$108,950By country Canada 17,329 Europe 67,650 Austria 315 Belgium 3,523 Denmark 2,334 Finland 61 France 3,633 Germany –2,526 Greece 143…

isolationism

(Encyclopedia) isolationism, a national policy of abstaining from political, military, or economic alliances or agreements with other countries. Isolationism may be adopted in order to devote a…