created in 1960 to unify and protect the interests of oil-producing countries. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a group of twelve states made up of Iran‚ Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ Qatar‚ Saudi Arabia‚ the United Arab Emirates‚ Libya‚ Algeria‚ Nigeria‚ Angola‚ Venezuela and Ecuador. The organization has maintained its headquarters in Vienna since 1965‚ and hosts regular meetings among the oil ministers of its member states. OPEC allows oil-producing countries to guarantee their income
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HIS 1515-101: History of Modern Empires The Rise and Fall of the Colonial Empire 1800-2000 According to the Traditions and Encounters‚ the process of decolonization refers to “a form of regime shift‚ a changed relationship between the colonizing power and colony.” Such decolonization occurred with the end of European empires in African and Asian countries after the pressures of the First and Second World War and the rise of nationalism. The period between the years 1900 to 1959 reflect a shift
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I read the book “I Am Nujood‚ Age 10 and Divorced” which takes place in Yemma‚ Algeria‚ which is located in Asia. The United States has many different community service organizations that are helping Asia. These community services are helping to improve the lives of people in need‚ providing education‚ jobs‚ and access to healthcare. The American India Foundation works to empower education and enforce women’s rights. In yemma kids have to drop out of school at a young age‚ to get married and start
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was created in 1960 with the idea of unifying and protecting the interests of petroleum-producing countries. The members of this organization include: Iran‚ Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Venezuela‚ Qatar‚ Indonesia‚ Libya‚ The United Arab Emirates‚ Algeria‚ and Nigeria. Their goal was to slowly take over the function of the companies‚ at least in production‚ and then increase the amount of revenues they could retain. Despite that‚ their impact‚ their impact on the world was very little‚ but‚ that all
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Petrol Exporting Countries(OPEC) • Inter-governmental organization formed in 1960 by Iraq‚ Iran‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia and Venezuela • Currently has 12 members including Qatar Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ‚the United Arab Emirates ‚ Algeria ‚ Nigeria ‚ and Angola . Objectives of OPEC To formulate policies in the interest of the member countries. To regulate the world oil price and avoid harmful fluctuations. To maximize the profits for the producing countries. To ensure
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SNAPSHOTS: TEACHING COMPARE AND CONTRAST UNITS Snapshots are all taken directly from the Advanced Placement Course Description for world history. In general they approximate most nearly the “Compare and Contrast” essay. They can be converted to “Change and Continuity over Time” essays I. THE ANCIENT AND CLASSICAL WORLDS: TO 600 C.E. A. Compare and contrast Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures. B. Compare and contrast any two of these cultures: 1. The Neolithic
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define colonial modernity here as the colonizer’s policy of using a combination of rational thought‚ european liberalism‚ capitalism and technology to enact reforms in the traditional‚so-called barbaric and unenlightened states of pre-colonial India‚ Algeria‚ and Egypt. Despite the colonizer’s claim to bring freedom‚ equality and rational thought to their South Asian and the Middle Eastern colonies I argue that colonial modernity was based on the exploitation of human differences such as age‚ gender
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Following World War II‚ causes such as the formation of the United Nations‚ the costs of maintaining an empire‚ and violence that erupted in colonies caused Great Britain and France to give up their colonies. Something to point out is that while Great Britain did not peacefully give up their colonies‚ they did not make a hard stand to keep them. In a way‚ the British had come to accept the loss of their empire as something that was inevitable. On top of this‚ there were several groups within Great
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Cram Packet 1914 to Present BIG IDEAS: The 20th Century was a time when the world got “smaller.” Communication and transportation made it possible to connect to every part of the globe and even into outer space. The United States came to dominate the world during the 20th century and our culture spread everywhere (McWorld) Not every part of the globe felt comfortable with the Americanization of the world. American values can be interpreted as being based upon consumerism‚ greed‚ sex‚ and
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Africa Region Northern Africa Coordinates 34°00′N 9°00′E Area Ranked 93rd • Total 163‚610 km2 (63‚170 sq mi) • Land 95% • Water 5%. Coastline 1‚148 km (713 mi) Borders Total land borders: 1‚424 km Algeria 965 km‚ Libya 459 km Highest point Jebelech Chambi 1‚544 m Lowest point Chott elDjerid -17 m Longest river Medjerda River 450 km Economic scenario‚ Statistics GDP $47.13 billion Nominal (2013) GDP growth 2.81% (2013) GDP per
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