The motives for the exploration and colonization of the New World did not differ much from country to country. Though different motivations may have been emphasized more heavily in certain counties‚ most explorations were spurred by religious reasons‚ commercial causes‚ and the desire for expanded power around the globe. The population of Europe resurged during the years following the Black Death‚ which was responsible for killing approximately one third of the population between 1347-1447 (Brinkley
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Strategic bombing was not an uncommon action from those on either side of World War II. Many cities in Europe were virtually destroyed by war efforts. Each bombing was accompanied by its own set of reasons. For the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima‚ Japan the reason was‚ according to President Truman to “completely destroy Japan’s power to make war” (“Primary Resources”). The bombing of Hamburg was motivated‚ at least in part‚ by desire to destroy the city’s important shipyard (“Hamburg”). However‚ the
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Today‚ many people see America to be the land of opportunity and wealth. During the beginnings of the New World‚ this fact was relevant to the Europeans as well. England began colonizing America in the 1600s‚ when religion became very difficult‚ British had to obey the Catholic Church or they would get killed. This created the largest migrations in written history. The Great Migration in search of a new life free from persecution and open to numerous opportunities. The Puritanism was a form of Protestantism
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We were almost through the state of North Carolina as we traveled on Interstate 95. It was rush hour and you could tell everyone was antsy and excited to get home. Cars traveled at 80 miles per hour‚ and some were even traveling faster than that. I could now see why it was ranked the fifth worst highway in North America. Cars were weaving in and out of traffic at over 90 miles per hour. Traffic was getting heavy. Listening to the radio‚ my dad and I sang along to a familiar song we both knew‚ “Yeah”
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and English immigrants were guilty of genocide against Native Americans “Damn any man who sympathizes with Indians. I have come to kill Indians‚ and believe it is right and honorable to use any means under God’s Heaven to kill them.” This statement was said by Colonel John Chivington. He was celebrated as hero after killing dozens of Indian women and children. In the early history of our nation‚ genocide against Native American was almost encouraged by the authorities. Native Americans were victims
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school that as citizens of the United States we have the right to express ourselves freely‚ through the freedom of speech‚ press‚ and in many other ways‚ including the freedom of religion. These “freedoms” are what America is built on‚ and why many immigrants left their countries in which they were born and raised. They left in order to express themselves freely and to shield their children from the experience of oppression. Today many Americans take advantage of their freedom and forget how sweet it
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which America was introduced to many African American writers‚ musicians‚ poets‚ photographers‚ and scholars. This decade is well known as the Harlem Renaissance. It was a movement that involved racial pride and it encouraged African Americans to take a stand and demand civil and political rights. All seemed well in the renaissance until the stock market crashed in 1929. Many seem to argue that the stock market crash was the primary cause of the end of the Harlem Renaissance‚ but there were many other
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in the timeline above‚ it would be easy to assume that the Paleo-Indians had started out in the Northern Regions of modern day of America. Though‚ this is not the case‚ the really are estimated to started migrating north from Africa in as far back as 200‚000 BCE. But‚ aside from that‚ you can see that from Northern Asia‚ they traveled eastward towards Northern America for a time period of about 15‚000 years. Slide 2 So‚ the Paleo-Indians during their point of traveling crossed the land bridge Beringia
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Christian schools providing English education were set up trough out India by the early 1800 ’s. The process of producing English-speaking natives in India began with the “Minute” of 1835‚ which officially endorsed T.B. Macaulay ’s goal of forming "a class who may be interpreters between us and the millions whom we govern - a class of persons‚ Indians in blood and colour‚ but English in taste‚ in opinion‚ in morals and in intellect" (quoted in Kachru 1983‚ p. 22). English became the official and academic
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4 Reasons Chinese Companies IPO in America Why do so many good Chinese companies go public in foreign markets rather than let domestic investors share in the profits of growth? Chinese investors often complain about why would “good companies”‚ like Tencent (0700.HK)‚ Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Sina (NASDAQ: SINA)‚ choose to list in the US and Hong Kong instead of on the Chinese A-shares market. There are four main reasons: 1. If a ‘Chinese’ company takes foreign investment using a VIE structure
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