Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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THE CHINESE, WHO HAVE SEEN THEIR SHARE OF HISTORICAL cycles, say there is a visible momentum governing human affairs. Their epic novel Three Kingdoms begins by declaring that empires rise and then fall into chaotic fragments; but from those many small kingdoms, powers coalesce to form new empires to restore...
In fact, tolerance for the expansive visions of business may be coming to an end. According to the Sept. 8 issue of the American Political Report, published by trend spotter Kevin Phillips, there have been four probusiness cycles in the U.S. since 1850: the post-Civil War "Gilded Age" ending...
Sea levels could rise up to 3 ft., mostly because of melting glaciers and the expansion of water as it warms up. That could submerge vast areas of low-lying coastal land, including major river deltas, most of the beaches on the U.S. Atlantic Coast, parts of China and the...
Even before it was open, the stadium gave a jump start to the local hotel-casino scene: it eased the way for operators Eldorado and Circus Circus to build the new $380 million Silver Legacy, which opened in July only a block away. A raft of expansion projects are under...
Harvard Arts and Sciences Computer Services (HASCS) hired two new employees this summer to oversee network maintenance and expansion.