However‚ although the slave trade had been increasing‚ the economic changeover proved relatively simple. Rubber would take the place of slaves‚ with cloves providing additional assistance. In addition‚ the slave trade would take a toll on Africa and the potential of how productive they could’ve been. Labor was exported for a fraction of its value: slaves tended to be young‚ and most productive members of society. “Thus‚ Atlantic Africa experienced no significant economic “development” during the
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1750-1850: A brief survey Great Social Thinkers Inventions 1750-1800 1752 1755 1757 1758 1761 1769 1774 1775 1784 1785 1791 1792 1794 1796 1799 * Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod. * Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary * John Campbell invents the sextant. * Dolland invents a chromatic lens. * John Harrison invents the navigational clock or marine chronometer for measuring longitude. * James Watt
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Interviewee: To me‚ life was [pause] nice la‚ I like-I like to be alive I tell you at that time ah. I was becoming a young lady‚ and I was pretty‚ and I had boys looking at me-I like that also-so you know we all like that don’t we huh? Ah‚ and er‚ so to me‚ and then I went to school‚ I went back to school after the liberation I went to‚ er‚ St Hilda’s school‚ t-they took- I passed er English test‚ and that-those days there was no maths; they call it sums‚ I couldn’t do the sums. So they couldn’t
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Prompt: CCOT Imperialism Evaluate the growth of Imperialism; its causes‚ expansion and effects on Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa Essay: During the 19th-20th centuries European powers extended their domains over Asia and Africa in a race for power. This expansionism changed people’s lifestyle in satellite countries of the new empires‚ and also imposed on them a role in the world market. On the other hand‚ it reinforced Europe’s leadership in manufacturing and economic development‚ and created a strong
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During the post classical era‚ we find the world evolving by expansion and intense communication along many regions. With expansion and communication‚ trade and culture travels such as West Africa being introduced to Islam. Moving into western African‚ between 1000ce-1450ce‚ the introduction of Islam has brought a great increase in slave trade and rose literacy rates‚ creating literate officials in state administration. However‚ no rigorous conversion was made‚ some traditional practices remained
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Middle East Unrest and Its Impact on World Trade Middle East Unrest: Middle East unrest or The Arab Spring is basically a term given to The Arab Revolution. It is a revolutionary wave of demonstration‚ protests and wars taking place in the Arab world that began in the late 2010. To date‚ rulers have been dethroned from power Tunisia‚ Egypt‚ Libya and Yemen. Civil uprisings have manifested in Bahrain and Syria‚ major protests have taken place in Algeria‚ Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Kuwait‚ Morocco and Sudan
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THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC AND EAST ASIA: JAPAN ON THE OFFENSIVE: 1941-42 When the nations of Western Europe became embroiled in World War II‚ Japan began to expand into the Southeast Asian colonies of the European powers. After the United States retaliated with economic sanctions‚ Japan planned a concerted attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbour‚ Hawaii‚ and other Pacific and Asian targets. For a time Japan was master
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time (CCOT) essay. Nevertheless‚ the CCOT Essay is often more effectively taught in the second semester during the first six weeks and used as a review technique for the May AP Exam. The topics below correspond to the themes in the AP World History Subject guide. 1. Trace the change and continuities of interactions between any two contiguous periods in any historical region: Latin America; North America; Sub-Saharan Africa; SW Asia and North Africa; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; Central Asia; South
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World 3/1/15 CCOT Migrations: 1700-1900 Many things changed and also remained constant during the time period between 1700-1900. These changes were the long-distance migration patterns‚ diversity of the new immigrants‚ and indentured servitude becoming the main way work was conducted. Although there was a lot of change‚ there were however things that stayed consistent such as who migrated and their motivation for migrating. Such migrations occurred from eastern regions like Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa
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There has been much debate in recent years among politicians‚ military officials‚ and civilians on whether or not the U.S. should be fully withdrawn from Afghanistan‚ regardless of the country’s economic and military capabilities. There has also been a proposed timetable‚ which President Obama says is in effect and currently being executed‚ to have up to ninety percent of our military personnel out of the country by no later than 2014. It is imperative that we extract our forces out of Afghanistan
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