Maldives were devastated in the 26 December tsunami. © Sena Vidanagama/AFP/Getty Images 76 77 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - THE MALDIVES 5. 5.1 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT – THE MALDIVES Introduction The Indian Ocean tsunami reached the Maldives at 9:20 a.m. local time‚ approximately three hours after tremors were felt. Tidal waves ranging between one and five metres high were reported in all parts of the country. The force of the waves caused widespread
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Mexican-American in 1848. Because gold was discovered in Colorado‚ it attracted new settlers that caused conflicts with the Indians. This caused the Plains Indian Wars. Colorado mostly votes for Republicans but sometimes it shifts to Democrats. From 1976 to 1988‚ all the votes are Republican but it shifted in 1992 when they voted for a democrat. Then again‚ from 1996 to 2004‚ they went back to the Republican Party. In the 2008 election‚ the democrats won by a margin of 53.7% compared to the republican
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1898‚ the American battleship Maine was Your Answer: probably sunk as a result of an accidental internal explosion. 6. Which of the following factors contributed to Americans’ desire for war against Spain in 1898? Correct Answer: All of the answers are correct. 7. In leading the country toward war‚ McKinley might properly be labeled Your Answer: a moderate in steering a middle course between popular sentiments and international considerations. 8. Many anti-imperialists opposed American
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Europe‚ especially Britain ‚ was able to conquer the whole wide world during the 18-19th century. The impacts of these intrusions could be felt way into the 19th century. By breaking down and separating the impacts that Europeans had on the world‚ one can see that Europe had an impact in society‚ technology‚ and in politics. Europeans were able to make social changes the their intrusions to new lands. Europeans immigrated into their new lands after the conquered it. For example‚ after
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First Analysis - Obama’s 2004 DNC Cpeech This is the first entry in this site looking at great speeches in history‚ in movies‚ in business – wherever they can be found. Suggest some speeches‚ and if they’re great I’ll analyse them. The purpose of this blog is to try and give you some insight into why speeches work and how you can craft a speech that will win the argument‚ win the business‚ or maybe even win the heart of a loved one. In each case I’ll give some history to place the speech into context
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The English Civil War & The French Revolution Essay Final The English Civil War and the French Revolution are characterized by a change in power that took place within their existing governments in a relatively short period of time. In addition‚ the English Civil War and the French Revolution were both initiated from the citizen’s unhappiness with the king’s rule. These were caused by a multitude of political‚ social‚ and economic problems residing in the English and French monarchies. In
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Washington‚ and Polk pushed for a declaration of war A group of politicians‚ though‚ wanted to know where exactly was the spot of the fighting before committing to war; among them was Abraham “Spotty” Lincoln because of his “Spot Resolution.” Pushed by Polk‚ Congress declared war‚ and so began the Mexican-American War. XII. The Mastering of Mexico Polk hoped that once American had beaten Mexico enough‚ he could get California and end the war‚ and the recently dethroned Santa Anna told the
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changed American agriculture in the period 1865-1900. In your answer be sure to evaluate the farmers’ responses to these changes. The latter half of the nineteenth century was a dramatic time of change for the United States. Coming out of the Civil War‚ the country needed to learn to move forward and develop a new identity. With this new identity came a new agricultural system. The United States spent a significant part of the nineteenth century in economic turbulence. The panics of 1857‚ 1873‚ and
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and even with Japan occupying some parts of China‚ Communist ideas kept the peasant class strong enough to push the Japanese out. In the time leading up to the Chinese Communist Party taking over‚ Japan held power over parts of China. After World War I‚ Japan received Germany’s spheres of influence. The Chinese people wanted to push the Japanese out and bring China to power. Throughout the growth of the CCP‚ the peasants were growing in power and successfully overthrowing landlords and ridding
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Justine Chapel November 19‚ 2012 AP Euro P3 Martin Luther DBQ By the 1500’s many issues shows signs of disorder within the Church. The idea of selling indulgences (forgiveness for sin) for clergy benefit began to negatively spread throughout the people‚ along with opposition to pluralism (holding more than one office). This sparked many attempts to reform the church through individual groups‚ one of which being the Brotherhood of Common Life. One of their accomplishments was starting schools for
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