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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