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Who benefits financially from war?

Financial beneficiaries of war typically include defense contractors and military suppliers, who profit from increased government spending on weapons, equipment, and logistics. Additionally, industries such as construction and private security may see financial gains through reconstruction contracts and security services in conflict zones. Investors in these sectors often experience significant returns during wartime, while some financial institutions may also benefit from increased demand for loans and investments related to military operations. However, the broader economic and social costs of war often outweigh these profits.


When was The Profits of Extermination created?

The Profits of Extermination was created in 2005.


What is the significance of the military industrial complex?

War is big business and big business can afford to promote and lobby governments to go to war. Big business profits, many government officials profit and the people are cannon fodder.


What is the Nye Commission?

From 1934 to 1936, Senator Gerald Nye of North Dakota held a series of Senate investigations into the munitions industry and how they may have used their political influence to encourage the US to enter World War I so that they could reap profits by selling war material to the US government. Nye called these industries, "merchants of death." He was especially critical of Du Pont Corporation, and other large chemical and munitions dealers, claming they were willing to see American soldiers sacrificed in war in order to make larger profits from sales


Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in steel and donated most of his profits?

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Merchants who took risks to earn high profits?

Entrepreneurs were merchants who took risks in the hope of high profits.


People who want profits?

Merchants


Which groups made huge huge profits during the California gold rush?

The merchants were the ones who grew rich. The suppliers of the equipment and other goods used by the miners. They were often paid with the gold.


What are people who want profits starting with a m?

merchants


Who made the greatest profits from mining in the west?

the merchants selling supplies to the miners.


Why did non-Italian Europeans seek new trade routes to Asia?

Italian murchants made huge profits by trading Asian goods. Italians used military strength to control the trade on the mediterranean and didn't allow other Europeans to take part in it. Merchants and other Europeans envied the profits made by Italian merchants, and found new routs to Asia. Sources: Creating America book and My Great Brain ;)


Who received most of the profits from trade between Native Americans and colonists?

Colonial and European merchants


Did the Tea Act of 1773 deprive American merchants a share of the profits from the tax trade?

yes yes


Why were merchants were able to make profits on the silk road?

They could trade and get water, Fish, and spices for their families


Where did most of the profits from the imperial global exchange go?

Most of the profits from the imperial global exchange went to the colonial powers such as Spain, Portugal, England, and France. They exploited the resources and labor of the colonized territories to enrich themselves and build their empires.


What are differences between traders and merchants?

Traders typically engage in the buying and selling of goods or financial instruments, often focusing on short-term market movements and profits. They may operate in various markets, including stock exchanges or commodities, and often do not hold inventory. Merchants, on the other hand, are involved in the wholesale or retail sale of goods, usually maintaining inventory and building long-term relationships with suppliers and customers. While traders prioritize quick transactions, merchants tend to focus on the overall business of selling products.


How would US merchants benefit by the addition of California to the US?

Because then the United States would have more land, meaning more people, which means that the merchants will only get more money or profits.