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Opposition of US joining World Trade Organization

Feared US would have to accept rulings in trade disputes that might hurt US economy

Apple 2

First practice and affordable home computer

Bill Gates

Founder of Microsoft

Globalism

The idea that the world is becoming increasingly interconnected

telecommute

To work at home using a computer connected to the network of one's employer.

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

US and Mexico was a free trade zone

Employment due to NAFTA

Unemployment fell and wages rose and exports went up

ENIAC - electronic numerical integrator and computer

Worlds first digital computer went into operation in 1946 and weighed 30 tons and the size of a small house

Fear of global economy

Would result in loss of US jobs

ARPANET (Advanced Research Project Agency Network)

1969, US department of defense created a system of networked computers

Macintosh

1984 Apple computer that used graphics, icons, and a mouse

Kyoto Protocol

Agreement to reduce emissions. US didn't join. Few nations complied with the protocol

Microsft

Cofounded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen; software company

Apple computer

Confounded by Steve Hobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976

Clinton administration and China

Congress granted China permanent normal trade relation status

Wireless technology

Helped cell phones become popular world wide

IBM

International Business Machine introduces personal computer in 1981

Dot-com companies

Internet related companies fueled economy lead by World Wide Web

Intel

Manufacturer of computer processors

Steve Jobs

computer industry giant who started Apple Computers, Macintosh, I-Phone, etc.

Blogs

web logs, or online journals, that can cover any topic, including political analysis


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