It is possible as a result of new free trade agreements that the Central American countries will become more dependent on the United States as a result of the terms of the agreement. However, the Central American countries have decided to engage in this agreement because they feel that the terms of the agreement will help to boost trade and gain greater access to the American market. The trade pact was put into place in 2005 and 2006. It takes careful analysis to determine who the winners and losers of this trade bloc will be, however, the possibility remains for inequitable gains to be made.
Well here in nevada its mostly a huge desert with hot temperatures and since there are high mountains rain mostly never gets here which is why there is a desert here and since this is not in washington i cannot provide a lot of info based on that state
The 1898 Treaty of Paris ending the war gave Cuba its independence and also ceded important Spanish possessions to the United States—notably Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and the small island of Guam. The United States was suddenly a colonial power with overseas dependencies.
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