Is “too big to fail” the reality of decade of mergers and acquisitions? Who benefited—shareholders, managers, the economy, workers of America or worldwide for that matter, from the merger activity?

Assume you are an owner of a retail store chain in North America. Briefly describe five competitive challenges that your business would be facing and their impact on HRM.

What are the most important challenges posed by free trade for the U.S. economy?

Is trade responsible for the loss of competitiveness’, loss of jobs and the decline of the middle class in America?

Historians divide Colonial America into three distinct regions. Compare and contrast these three different areas and discuss why each region developed in a unique way?

What were the motivations behind the merger that led to the creation of NFL (one of the most popular sports league in North America)?

What made this merger successful?

One factor contributing to a slow rate of economic growth in Latin America is that broad basic education has been underemphasized in most countries.

True or False

A discussion of the political debacle of the current immigration debate (pro and con) which has left America divided along racial, ethnic, religious, and political lines;

What resource did William J. Levitt provide for GI's returning from World War II? How does this resource change the face of America?

Research one abolitionist and write a short essay describing how they fought to end slavery in America. What was popular sovereignty and how did it apply to slavery?