The article about Gulbenkian brings an important issue to light, humanitarian needs, and business ethics. Gulbenkian stayed focused on his business, which raises ethical questions about humanitarian needs during world changing events. Gulbenkian cared about his business and controlling his interest in Ottoman oil. Then after the war he helped the Armenian community with what could be considered blood money that he made from unethical dealing with the Ottomans. Therefore, his reputation was forever damaged by his lack of compassion for the Armenian community during times of conflict.
“No single episode did more to poison Soviet-American relations—perhaps to predispose the Soviets to regard the outside world as hostile—than the dispatch of American troops to Siberia.” — From Kennan’s 1984 book on U.S.-Soviet relations. America's involvement in Siberia was the first frost of a coming winter. The newly established Soviet government always remembered how America tried to halt their uprising and overthrow their government, which resulted in the Cold War. President Wilson tested the waters on how America could be influential in world affairs. If Trump were president during the conflict in Siberia, he may have implemented an America First Policy. Trump would want to control the coal mines for America because he would not want to risk American lives for an unworthy war, causing billions of taxpayers' dollars to be wasted. There are historians who believe that Wilson created a foundation for other countries, such as Korea and Vietnam, creating a quagmire of fo...
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