Cuba’s economic performance had not affected the state’s considerable investment in social reform‚ foreign aid and military involvement. Underpinned by long term credit and trade agreements with USSR‚ the Cubans had achieved standards of health and literacy rivaling those of developed countries. After his coming to power‚ Castro had managed to reduce the infant mortality rate‚ a yardstick of development of development from 60 per thousand live children in 1958 to 13.2 in 1980. On the eve of the revolution
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Chapter 19 Outline Questions 1. How did the open field system work? Why was much of the land left uncultivated while the people sometimes starved? System that divided land to be cultivated by peasants of a village into several large fields‚ which were in turn cut up into narrow strips‚ individual or peasant family held scattered strips‚ farmed each field as a community. Common lands were set aside for herd and natural pasture. Eastern European peasants worked some days without pay. 2. What
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Chapter 22: The Revolution in Energy and Industry I. The Industrial Revolution in Britain A. Eighteenth-Century Origins 1. Social and economic factors influenced England’s takeoff. a. Colonial markets for manufactured goods contributed. b. The canal network constructed in Britain after 1770 contributed. c. Productive English agriculture meant capital available for investment and spending money for ordinary people to purchase industrial goods. 2. A stable government and an effective central bank also
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established the European Union and made the Euro standard currency in many countries. Two political actions that were taken to stabilize Western Europe were the formation of NATO and the Helsinki Accords. NATO was originally formed to preserve international security. But it was eventually undermined by President Charles de Gaulle of France when he withdrew military support from the organization and went on to develop France’s own nuclear weapons. The old rivalry between France and England surfaced
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Chapter 13: European society in the age of the Renaissance I. The Evolution of the Renaissance A. The Renaissance was a period of enhancement in all aspects of life 1. Economic growth laid the material basis for the renaissance a.1050-1300 witnessed commercial and financial development b. Venice became wealthy from overseas trade c. Genoa and Venice ships sailed all year long B. Communes and Republics 1. Northern Italian cities were communes 2. Milan
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Ancient Empires Study Guide 1. What is civilization and why is that definition important to historians? Civilization is the advanced state of human society in which a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry‚ and government has been reached. This definition is important to historians because their job is too research the past – culture‚ science‚ industry‚ government‚ etc. - and decipher the mistakes and success made in ancient times in order to shape a better future. This definition is also important
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1 Renaissance on the Italian Peninsula Constantinople had been captured by Turks in 1453‚ which cut trade routes to East. Greek scholars fled to Italy with their classical knowledge and materials. ("end" of Middle Ages‚ "beginning" of Renaissance) 2 1st country to break with the Church England (Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church to divorce and remarry) 3 # of City States in Italy 12 4 The 3 Humanist Principles individual worth (improving humans through study) strong commitment
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Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A Chapter 13 Reformation Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The northern Christian humanists a. felt pessimistic about the future of humanity. b. were sophisticated and realistic in their expectations. c. totally rejected the primacy of the Catholic Church. d. doubted that education could solve the world’s problems. e. championed the study
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DBQ ~ Science has made many leaps forward throughout the centuries‚ bringing the world advancements it has never imagined. People may argue the negatives and positives of science these days and centuries ago it was no different. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ the works and findings of scientists were greatly influenced by the approval of political figures due to their desire for power and monetary gain‚ the support and understanding received by influential religious
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DBQ: The Diverging Societies The Chesapeake and New England colonies evolved into two distinctive societies by the 1700’s because differences in developments occurred. These differences included motives for being founded‚ social transformations‚ and geographic settlements. The Chesapeake and New England society differed in their motives for colonization. The Chesapeake region of Virginia was founded by the Virginia Company as a joint-stock company. Their main goal was to build opportunities
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