significantly due to changes in policies‚ the influx of immigrants and refugees from war-torn countries and the significant increase in global movements of peoples. The conclusion of World War II brought about major change to Australia’s migration patterns‚ as well as contributing to the abolition of the “White Australia Policy” and the gradual decrease in the country’s discriminatory views against non-white immigrants. It additionally set in place a series of motions that would radically change Australia’s
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Prior to the 1500’s‚ Europeans lived their daily lives relying greatly on the authority of the church and ancient Greek and Roman authors‚ basing their perception of the world directly by the Bible. However‚ these institutions of authority tended to reject new ideas due to the fear of losing power once contradicting theories take the place of those written in the Bible. For most Europeans‚ change was frightening and difficult to grasp‚ causing very few individuals to challenge the church by making
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revolves around it’s interactions with Europeans. The Europeans exploited and conquered much of the African continent. They were able to conquer Africa through imperialism which is a process of invasion‚ attack and exploitation for natural resources. Africa had many natural resources that Europeans wanted to themselves and the only solution they came up with was to conquer Africa. Europeans explored and exploited Africa for a variety of reasons. They did this to spread christianity‚ to civilize
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years in the 15th and 16th century‚ the Europeans conquered and colonized much of the New World. Conquistadors conquered much of modern day North America. During this‚ the Europeans affected the Native American’s lives in many ways. Over time‚ a new culture was formed as a result of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies‚ which affected the entire World. The European colonization of the Americas shaped global economics and societies in several ways. The European colonization helped shape economies around
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Many historians have tried to solve the mystery of the Greenlandic Norse society and its disappearance. Archaeological and literary evidence has been found that shows that the Greenlandic Norse society started to collapse because of many different factors‚ including changes in climate and economy. The collapse of society in Greenland caused the Norse to disappear from Greenland around the 15th century‚ and sail to Newfoundland and Labrador because they thought life would be better there. Eirik the
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century‚ the Progressive Era took place where many progressives had a great influence on society. Progressives were middle-class idealists that came from various different backgrounds who came together as a moment to work towards a common goal. They were social activists that believed America was under a crisis due to urban-industrial revolution and sought reform and regulations to bring social justice to society. Many factors took place in creating the progressives as idealist of the nation acquired
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The human history started because of the six periods. The six periods are Agricultural Revolution‚ early Civilizations‚ the fall of three major civilizations‚ the discovery of the new world‚ Industrial Revolution and independence movements/nationalism. Those six periods were caused because of the six turning points. The Agricultural Revolution around 8000 BCE. Agricultural Revolution was the age of wheel‚ plow‚ domestication of animals‚ and basic irrigation techniques. Therefore‚ humans had a
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The Soviet Union was the largest country in the world‚ as it covered the sixth of Earth’s land surface. The European part occupied a quarter of the country’s area‚ and was the cultural and economic center. The eastern part of the country extended up to the Pacific Ocean in the east and to Afghanistan in the south. The Soviet Union included 11 time zones and five climatic zones: tundra‚ taiga‚ steppes‚ desert‚ and mountains. Besides‚ the country was extremely rich in various resources: freshwater
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Khrushchev’s agricultural plans caused millions of Soviet Citizens to die of starvation and cause massive unrest and discontent. The virgin land scheme was a campaign designed to drastically improve the agricultural production of the Soviet Union. Khrushchev’s plan was to convert unused land in Serbia and Kazakhstan into farming land. Yet‚ there were 3 main reasons why this project failed. Khrushchev had discouraged the use of the highly popular and efficient crop cycle and fallow land techniques
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these words were spoken that lives were to be changed and forward two hundred years later that blood would be spilled to stop this inhumanity‚ but the question lies what impact did this atrocity play in the United States and what lasting impact has it had on this country of the so called free. Although Americans
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