European settlers also brought new diseases when they began their exploration of the new world. The Europeans brought smallpox‚ influenza‚ measles‚ chicken pox‚ and other sicknesses that the Native Americans had no way to fight (Kincheloe 2). The Native Americans had zero resistance to the new diseases since they had never been exposed to them before. While the Europeans’ bodies were able to defend against these diseases‚ sickness usually ended in fatality for the Native Americans. Neither the European
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Known for its cultural diversity‚ tropical climate and agricultural lands‚ Guatemala is also home to economic unbalance‚ political corruption and severe gang wars. Guatemala is a developing country with a population of sixteen million inhabitants‚ which makes it the most populated country in Central America. Approximately seventy six percent (twelve million) of the population of Guatemala lives under the poverty line and expresses no trust in the police. (Taft-Morales) Guatemala is considered one
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Alexander Hamilton: first Secretary of the Treasury‚ Revolutionary War hero‚ and one of the most influential figures of the late 1700s. Even though Hamilton seems like an intelligent‚ wealthy‚ high ranking man‚ he did not start out that way. Hamilton wasn’t even born in the colonies‚ but he helped create the United States‚ and we still feel his impact today. Growing up‚ Alexander Hamilton lived an impoverished life and faced many hardships. His mother died and his father abandoned him‚ leaving
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Time Period 8 Study Guide 1. The economic growth following World War II was caused primarily by the efforts of the president and the federal government in response to fears about another Great Depression as 1946-1947 put America into a postwar recession. The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944‚ otherwise known as the GI Bill of Rights‚ allowed the 15 million veterans returning from the war to continue their education through government grants. The federal government also allowed veterans over $16
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Georges Clemenceau of France‚ Woodrow Wilson of the United States‚ and Vittorio Orlando of Italy‚ also known as the big four were very involved in the treaty but all had different inputs and thoughts. Germany agreed to the Treaty of Versailles but they did not realize all of the work they would need to do to. After the Treaty of Versailles was ratified‚ Germany was in need of money and angered by the outcome of the war.They were not allowed to import or export goods‚ or trade
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expand. The United States was also equipped with the top military forces in the entire world‚ making it easy for them to take over other countries. The U.S also believed imperialism was going hand-in-hand with the idea of Manifest Destiny. Not only did imperialism help the U.S thrive economically‚ but it helped the entire world thrive. With the spread of the imperialism‚ the United States economy thrived. The economy grew due to trade with other countries like Cuba and China.By the 1950s‚ the U.S
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Europe. Wars spread throughout the world. In the Pacific the War was from 1941-1945. Australia‚ America and Britain all fought together against the Japanese. During the War‚ Australia was going through very difficult times‚ people were confused and did not know what to do‚ until the Australian Prime Minister made huge and great decisions that helped Australia get through the War in the Pacific. The Australian Prime Minister at the time was John Curtin. John Curtin’s decisions were excellent and efficient
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out in many developing countries‚ stunting the growth of their economy‚ and widening the gap between the poor and rich. Other developed countries spent exorbitant amounts of money stockpiling weapons. Although the cold war did not have all good effects on the economy‚ it did lead to more international trade. Some corporations started to become established in many parts of the world. Businesses and people all around the world shared an economy. Technology
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1730-1745 In the 1730’s the Great Awakening exploded‚ religion rose to power once again and people began to get disconnected from their scientific ways of thinking. Jonathan Edwards was the catalyst to the Great Awakening‚ Edwards preached that not only doing good deeds will lead one to salvation‚ but faith in God will too‚ and he reiterated that faith in God was always above just doing good deeds. There wasn’t just a religious revolution at this time‚ but a social revolution was stirring‚ with
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increased Canada’s population rate by 20%. The most impact that the baby boomers caused was the change in demands. Overall‚ this more generation expected a much more luxurious life. As there were more babies‚ the demand of Canada was overwhelmed as they did not have many supplies to create all of these aspects the baby boomers needed. The demand for food increased along with the other essentials. If a country is unable to provide for their citizens then it has a high chance of leading into starvation health
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