Occupation of the Ruhr

Examples of Occupation of the Ruhr in the following topics:

• The Allied Drive Toward Berlin

  • The first step of Eisenhower's plan was the eradication of the Ruhr Pocket.
  • In the south, while Third Army headed east, the First Army headed northeast and formed the southern pincer of the Ruhr envelopment.
  • By April 13, the 9th Army had cleared the northern part of the pocket, while elements of the XVIII Airborne Corps′ 8th Infantry Division reached the southern bank of the Ruhr, splitting the southern section of the pocket in two.
  • The final tally of prisoners taken in the Ruhr reached 325,000.
  • Summarize Eisenhower's drive toward Berlin, including the crossing of the Rhine, the encirclement and reduction of the Ruhr, and the sweep to the Elbe-Mulde line and the Alps.

• Occupational Health and Safety

  • Occupational safety and health (OSH) is used to protect people in the workplace and create human resource policies that adhere to the law.
  • Occupational safety and health (OSH) is an interdisciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health, and welfare of people engaged in work.
  • In the United States, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 created both the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
  • OSHA, part of the U.S.
  • NIOSH, part of the U.S.

• War Debts and Reparations

  • The Allied occupation of the Ruhr industrial area contributed to the hyperinflation crisis in Germany, partially because of its disabling effect on the German economy.
  • The Dawes Plan ended the occupation of the Ruhr region and reorganized German payments, which contributed to some level of stabilization of the German economy.  
  • Between 1923 and 1925 France and Belgium occupied the German industrial region of the Ruhr.
  • Protests by gymnasts from the Ruhr at the 1923 Munich Gymnastics Festival.
  • The sign on the left reads "The Ruhr remains German."

• Occupation

  • Occupations that are frequently held by members of the upper class tend to be well-compensated and require higher education: lawyers frequently make six-figure salaries and must hold JDs, for example.
  • Occupations that are frequently held by members of the upper class tend to be well-compensated and require higher education: lawyers frequently make six-figure salaries and must hold JDs, for example.
  • Occupation is closely linked to Americans' identities, and is a salient marker of status.
  • Occupational prestige refers to the esteem in which society holds a particular occupation.
  • In the late-nineteenth century, at the time of this painting, doctors were not members of the upper class.

• Occupational Safety and Health Act

  • He boss ran in and told her that the printer and copier would have to be moved immediately as having them that close to her was in violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
  • The Occupational Safety and Health Act is the primary federal law which governs occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal government in the United States.
  • Led by the United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, the legislation was widely opposed by business.
  • The act also created the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission to review enforcement priorities, actions, and cases.
  • Established the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), an independent research institute in the then-Centers for Disease Control.

• American Indian Rights

  • The fight for American Indian rights expanded in the 1960s, resulting in the creation of the American Indian Movement.
  • Many of the demands of the movement related to the U.S. government's obligation to honor its treaties with the sovereign American Indian nations.
  • In 1970, the Occupation of Alcatraz was noted as "the symbol of a newly awakened desire among Indians for unity and authority in a white world."
  • The activists took over the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), occupying it for several days and causing millions of dollars of damage.
  • The list addressed the failed responsibilities of the U.S. government and demanded the restoration of the 110 million acres of land taken away from Native Nations by the U.S.; the restoration of terminated Native Nation rights; the abolition of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; the establishment of immunity of Native Nations from state commerce regulation, taxes, and trade restrictions; the protection of American Indian religious freedom and cultural integrity; and affirmation of the health, housing, employment, economic development, and education for all American Indian people.

• Labor Standards

  • Economists attribute some of America's economic success to the flexibility of its labor markets.
  • The history of American labor involves a tension between these two sets of values -- flexibility and long-term commitment.
  • Still, a wide range of state and federal laws protect the rights of workers.
  • Some of the most important federal labor laws include the following.
  • The Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1971 requires employers to maintain safe working conditions.

• PhD Degree Occupations

  • Additionally, graduate training includes much more in depth analysis and discussion of many of the topics discussed in your undergraduate training.
  • The format of graduate training may also differ as many of the classes are designed as a seminar rather than a lecture-oriented class - students will come to class meetings having read the assigned readings and then discuss them under the supervision of a professor.
  • Depending on the type of university or college where one works, the job description will vary substantially.
  • According to Forbes Magazine, Sociology is one of the top-ten highest-paying rare jobs in the United States and is generally rated as one of the most satisfying occupations.
  • Of those in academia, as of April 2008, the average sociology faculty salary was $68,857, ranging from assistant professors making $53,844 to full professor earnings of $87,938.

• What's Next?

  • The liberal-conservative split over social regulation is probably deepest in the areas of environmental and workplace health and safety regulation, though it extends to other kinds of regulation as well.
  • But the Republican Party, which took control of Congress in 1994 for the first time in 40 years, again placed social regulators squarely on the defensive.
  • It developed a system of air-pollution credits, for example, which allowed companies to sell the credits among themselves.
  • Economic deregulation maintained some appeal through the close of the 1990s.
  • Adding another layer of complexity were the mix of public and private utilities, and massive capital costs incurred during the construction of electric-generating facilities.

• Prestige

  • Occupations like physicians or lawyers tend to have more prestige associated with them than occupations like bartender or janitor.
  • An individual's prestige is closely tied to their social class – the higher the prestige of an individual (through their occupation or, sometimes, their family name), the higher their social class.
  • Prestige is often related to the other two indicators of social class - property and power.
  • On the other hand, certain elements of prestige are fixed; family name, place of birth, parents' occupations, etc., are unchangeable parts of prestige that cause social stratification.
  • The job of professor is an example of an occupation that has high prestige even though many professors do not earn incomes in the top economic bracket.