{"id":111347,"date":"2025-07-08T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/?p=111347"},"modified":"2025-07-10T13:56:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:56:05","slug":"when-governments-plan-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/when-governments-plan-families\/","title":{"rendered":"When Governments Plan Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-111349 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Nicolae_Ceausescu-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"Former president of Romania, Nicolae Ceau\u0219escu.\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Nicolae_Ceausescu-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Nicolae_Ceausescu-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Nicolae_Ceausescu-768x1181.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Nicolae_Ceausescu.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>Sometimes, cautionary events and noteworthy parallels are lost in the annals of history. This is often due to the relentless march of time rather than willful neglect. Life moves on, and people forget. Arguably, it is good to revisit long-forgotten memories, particularly when they shaped a generation and wounded a society. A case in point can be found in examining the consequences of Decree 770, a piece of legislation issued in 1966 by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/commentary\/rise-fall-nicolae-ceausescu-romanian-fuehrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nicolae Ceau\u0219escu<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (1918\u20131989), the former communist dictator of Romania. Decree 770 was a <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">population growth<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> policy enacted to <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">increase the number of people in the population<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, with the stated goal of increasing the number of people in Romania from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/donellameadows.org\/archives\/ceausescus-longest-lasting-legacy-the-cohort-of-67\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">19 to 25 million<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. While Decree 770 went through some amendments over the years, it ultimately instituted a nationwide family planning program that\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">enforced a strict ban on abortion,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">banned contraception, and<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">required that women under the age of 45 have five children.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Women who surpassed the five children goal were awarded <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/donellameadows.org\/archives\/ceausescus-longest-lasting-legacy-the-cohort-of-67\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">medals of honor<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Five or six children, the Maternity Medal<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Seven to nine children, the Maternal Glory Medal\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ten or more children, the Heroine Mother Medal<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ceau\u0219escu believed that increasing the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fertility rate<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the number of children born to someone able to give birth throughout their lifetime<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, was the most effective way to achieve the government\u2019s population goal.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-111350 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Romania_in_Europe.svg-300x257.png\" alt=\"Romania highlighted on a map of its region.\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Romania_in_Europe.svg-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Romania_in_Europe.svg-1024x876.png 1024w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Romania_in_Europe.svg-768x657.png 768w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Romania_in_Europe.svg.png 1051w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Did Decree 770 work? No. Ultimately, it backfired as was evident in the spike in maternal <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mortality<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> or <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">frequency of death in a population<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Abortion-contraception-maternal-mortality-and-fertility-in-Romania-during-the-period_fig1_234086619\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">85 to 169<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> live births per 100,000 due to pregnancy and childbirth complications and illegal abortions. It also resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of children in Romanian orphanages. These institutions were underfunded and understaffed. The children were not properly cared for, and many had extensive <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/romanian-orphans-a-human-tragedy-a-scientific-opportunity\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">emotional and behavioral issues<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Known as the \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borgenproject.org\/the-history-of-romanian-orphanages\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">decre\u021bei<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d or Decree 770 generation, estimates are that hundreds of thousands grew up in these state-run orphanages and at least <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/romanian-orphans-a-human-tragedy-a-scientific-opportunity\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">170,000 children<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> were in them when the Romanian Revolution occurred in 1989. These children were abandoned because their families were unable to handle the financial, emotional, and social responsibility of raising so many children.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Romania isn\u2019t the only cautionary tale of government-enforced family planning. China\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-china-34667551#:~:text=Why%20is%20it%20now%20being,still%20controlling%20women's%20reproductive%20rights.\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">One Child Policy<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, though enacted for different reasons, had a similarly chilling effect on the lives of women, children, and families alike. Enforced between 1979 and 2015, the policy was instituted by the Chinese Communist Party to curb the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/indicator\/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=CN\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">growth of the population<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which at the time was nearly 969 million people. The One Child Policy, which was enshrined in the Chinese constitution, limited the number of children a family could have to one. While some exceptions were made for rural families (particularly if their first child was a girl), the One Child Policy was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chrome-extension\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/asiapacificcurriculum.ca\/system\/files\/2019-02\/China%27s%20One-Child%20Policy%20Background%20Reading.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">strictly enforced,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> with benefits and financial incentives given to those who followed the rules and punishment like forced abortion and sterilization to those who did not.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Chinese approach to population control was overlaid with a strong cultural preference for sons over daughters. Historically, Chinese society has emphasized <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">patriarchy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, with <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lines of descent traced through the paternal side of the family and characterized by male dominance.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> The family name, inheritance, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2011\/nov\/02\/chinas-great-gender-crisis#:~:text=The%20roots%20of%20son%2Dpreference,a%20son%20was%20your%20pension.\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">elder care<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> are among the things that fall on the sons of the family. This push for sons had negative short-term effects in that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/06\/21\/1008656293\/the-legacy-of-the-lasting-effects-of-chinas-1-child-policy\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">girl babies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> were either aborted, abandoned, or put up for adoption. Today, estimates are that as many as 20 million girls\/women are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/18\/china\/china-one-child-policy-hangover-intl-hnk#:~:text=Over%2030%20years%20of%20China's,China's%20Xi'an%20Jiaotong%20University.\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">missing<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> from Chinese society because of the One Child Policy. This has resulted in a <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sex ratio imbalance<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, or <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an imbalance in the number of men to women in a society<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and the emergence of what is known as the \u201cBachelor Army,\u201d in which whole communities are made up entirely of men, with no women to marry or start their own families. In areas with a shortage of women, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepixelproject.net\/vaw-facts\/about-bride-kidnapping-and-bride-trafficking\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">bride kidnapping<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, or more accurately, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/china-rescues-over-1000-trafficked-women-sold-as-wives\/a-49298289\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">bride trafficking<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, has emerged, as have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/nation-world\/two-husband-strategy-may-be-a-remedy-for-chinas-one-child-policy-professor-posits\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">suggestions<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that some men in China should abandon the tradition of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">monogamy<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">marriage between two people<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in favor of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">polyandry<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a marriage between one wife and multiple husbands.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Did the One Child Policy work? No. For the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/06\/21\/1008656293\/the-legacy-of-the-lasting-effects-of-chinas-1-child-policy#:~:text=%22The%20doctors%20would%20inject%20poison,remembers%20Lu%20Bilun%2C%20a%20resident.\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">families<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that faced the day-to-day consequences of the policy, lingering issues remain. These range from the aforementioned sex ratio imbalance to the psychological impact of forced family planning. As the documentary <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/documentaries\/one-child-nation\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">One Child Nation<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> highlighted, even though the policy was reversed, its impact has not receded, with parents wondering what happened to the children they abandoned, and those children (many of whom were adopted by families in the U.S.) wondering and even searching for their biological families.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For the nation of China overall, population growth did indeed slow down, but as of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/world-population\/china-population\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">2025<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, it has exceeded 1.4 billion people. The greatest cons of the heavy-handed approach to demographics may be the unintended consequences. When it comes to demographics, societies typically demonstrate rapid growth, slow growth, or zero growth in terms of the proportion of children to seniors. China\u2019s One Child Policy effectively created a situation in which there are significantly fewer children in comparison to seniors. This results in negative growth. Whereas Chinese families before 1979 had an average of four children, dropping quickly to one child resulted in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-25035280\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">long-term consequences<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This includes having fewer people in the workforce, fewer people to grow the society, and fewer people to care for the elderly. The numbers <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-34666440#:~:text=4:2:1%20families,drop%20the%20one%2Dchild%20policy.\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">4:2:1<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> are often used to describe the population change that is heading toward China. In other words, four grandparents and two parents will all be taken care of by one child. This is on top of the family that the child might like to create for themselves someday. It is worth noting that the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/conversableeconomist.com\/2023\/10\/31\/cousins-and-kin-networks-in-chinas-family-structure\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">demographic hole<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of the One Child Policy is resulting in a generation not only devoid of siblings but also without aunts, uncles, and cousins. In other words, there is no one else to step in and help care for mom, dad, and grandma. Add to this the fact that China has a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-china-23124345\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Filial Piety Law<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which requires adults to financially support and regularly visit their parents, and the relatively early retirement age of 60 for men and 50 for women, and one can see that challenges are coming down the pipeline. As reported by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osw.waw.pl\/en\/publikacje\/osw-commentary\/2024-02-07\/a-disaster-their-own-making-demographic-crisis-china\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Centre for Eastern Studies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, China is facing a demographic crisis of its own making.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-111382 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Population_Pyramid-300x169.png\" alt=\"A graphic showing four different population pyramids for different countries.\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Population_Pyramid-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Population_Pyramid-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Population_Pyramid-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Population_Pyramid.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Currently in the U.S., the fertility rate is 1.6 children, which is below the slow growth replacement rate of 2.1. Not surprisingly, these figures are far from the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fecundity rate<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or the potential number of children a person is able to give birth to throughout their lifetime,<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> which is around 15 to 20 children. While some, like the mother of 19 children, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/where-are-jim-bob-michelle-duggar-now-8679223\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Michelle Duggar,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> choose to have exceptionally large families based on their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-22526252\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">religious beliefs<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, most choose to limit their family size not only for personal, emotional, and financial reasons, but also broader macro issues such as economic, social, environmental, and political concerns.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2022, the Supreme Court overturned <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reproductiverights.org\/roe-v-wade\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Roe v. Wade<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a 1973 ruling that gave American women a federally protected right to abortion. More recently, there have been increasing reports on efforts to restrict access to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nwlc.org\/resource\/birth-control-under-threat-how-birth-control-rights-and-access-are-being-undermined-since-roe-v-wade-was-overturned\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">birth control<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at the state level. These developments must be considered against the backdrop of the emerging <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy\/363543\/pronatalism-vance-birth-rates-population-decline-fertility\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">pronatalism movement<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, whose stated goal is to encourage women to have as many babies as possible in a bid to grow the society and boost the economy. Interestingly, proponents of pronatalism include members of the highest echelons of government, many of whom have multiple children, but are also part of society\u2019s wealthy class.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With this in mind, we are left wondering what the U.S. can learn from the tales of Romania and China. Arguably, the biggest takeaway is that families must be flexible to make choices based on the circumstances of their lived experiences. The role of government should be to provide a safe space for them to make choices. A \u201csafe space\u201d includes a stable economy, growing incomes, a clean environment, affordable housing, reasonably priced healthcare, quality food, and a solid educational system. Nothing more. Nothing less. There is no \u201cone size fits all\u201d approach to family<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and trying to legislate such is doomed to failure. That was true in Romania in 1966, China in 1979, and the United States today.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Thompson is a co-owner of\u202f<\/span><\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/uitac.com\/\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">UITAC Publishing<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. UITAC\u2019s mission is to provide high-quality, affordable, and socially responsible online course materials.<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Images Used:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu.jpg\">Rom\u00e2n\u0103: Portret Nicolae Ceau\u0219escu<\/a>\u201d by Unknown. The image is available from the\u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/fototeca.iiccmer.ro\/\">Romanian Communism Online Photo Collection<\/a>. This image has not been altered.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Romania_in_Europe.svg\">Romania in Europe<\/a>\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:TUBS\">TUBS<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>. 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