The Black Death is one of the most deadly epidemics in human history‚ and is taught in schools throughout the world. Though it is most known to have killed 50 million people in Europe it also ravaged Asia killing 25 million people. The Black Death is a type of plague called the Bubonic plague. Encyclopedia Britannica defines the Bubonic plague as‚ “an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Bubonic plague is the most commonly occurring type of plague and is characterized by the
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20th Century Europe 1/15/14 18th century- many great events happening Enlightenment- began in France New generation of people First Political Revolution- France 1789 3 main social classes- royal class (no taxes)‚ peasants (taxed) Third class was responsible for everything From the European past: The First Industrial Revolution Use of child labor Social Protest Luddites movement Neal Ludd was the Robin Hood figure Most important industry started- Textiles Cotton Spinning
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problems that face Eastern Europe are complicated by political‚ economic‚ and social implications. The current environmental problems are a bi-product of rapid industrial expansion under a socialist government. The soviet government was more concerned with surpassing the western cultures in technology and military might than the environmental damage they were doing to their country. The following paragraphs will address the current environmental problems facing Eastern Europe‚ the various solutions
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Starting in 1815‚ Europe became quite torn with the various ideologies of liberalism‚ conservatism‚ and nationalism showing up. These beliefs and political views had a huge impact on the many events that happened in the early to mid-eighteenth century. Conservatism basically was an ideology that stressed order and traditional values. They insisted that the government should still be ran by the elite because they were meant to rule‚ and no one else was. They wanted authority to rest in the hands
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The Black Death‚ or Black Plague‚ was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. It began in south-western Asia and spread to Europe by the late 1340s‚ where it received its name Black Death. The total number of deaths worldwide from the pandemic are estimated at least 75 million people. The Black Death is estimated to have killed between a third and two-thirds of Europe’s population. The Black Death had a drastic effect on Europe’s population‚ irrevocably changing Europe’s social structure
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Dogfight over Europe: Ryanair Group D Competitive Strategy Dogfight over Europe: Ryanair (A) This case addresses the airline industry’s context after World War II until late 1980. The case is mainly focused on Ryanair’s entrance to the airline market and its road to expansion. Brief description of airline industry context: Initially‚ the main players was Europe’s national governments‚ as a result of merging small private-owned airlines into national “flag carriers” (service
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The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe The collapse of communism in eastern europe can be based on three disticnct factors. Factor 1: People Power May: Hungary opens its borders with non communist Austria. Hungarians had already been granted the rights to free travel. However many east germans started using this route to get to west germany. June-August: protests against communist rule In poland continue throughout the summer. In august‚ communist party leaders agree truly free elsections
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Gambhir Shrestha English 96 June 17 2013 Age of Smart phone: iPhone Popular Culture is intimately connected with education‚ mass communication‚ production and a society’s ability to access knowledge. There are lots of popular cultures but the most in trend and the most with the high need is cell phone which has to be smart phone. It has been now 40 years since the first cell phone was used. In 1973 Martin Cooper of Motorola used a first wireless cell phone to make a call walking down street
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Is Chinese Textile Industry a threat for Europe? Introduction "Napoleon said of China "Let China sleep‚ for when she wakes‚ she will shake the world." This assumption turned out to be true‚ particularly these two last decades. As a matter of fact‚ China has undergone two restructuring processes: the industrialization and the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy since the early 1980 ’s. Thus‚ Chinese government has been implementing an economic reform to reinforce its rapid
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The early modern period of history was a time of extensive formation of nation/states and while there are many contributing factors towards this‚ the factor that played the biggest role was the politics of the time. Politics in early modern Europe could take many forms‚ similar to politics today‚ it could take the form of debates or even wars. Ranging from the politics that occurred during the Protestant Reformation to the events that occurred during and after the discovery of the new world‚ politics
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