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Many slaves were sold by powerful individuals in Africa in exchange for goods, after purchasing these slaves from wealthy Africans, Europeans in turn sold them to others.
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 is intended to provide Federal managers with the flexibility to improve Government operations and productivity while, at the same time, protect employees from unfair or unwarranted practices.
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act provided for selection of some government employees by competitive exams rather than ties to politicians, and made it illegal to fire or demote some government officials for political reasons.
By far the greatest factor that characterized the red scare was a deep and often impractical fear of communism within the United States, since communist nations were seen as a threat to the economic prosperity and freedom of the United States.
If this question is referring to WW2, then I have an answer. After the U.S. got involved in the war, many businesses began contributing to it. Some companies, even soda companies, began producing bomb shells and weapons for the war.