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    Globalization In America

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    Between 1492 and 1750 the world became globalized for the first time. Globalization is the increasing interconnectedness of the world. Many continents benefited from this‚ such as Europe‚ and many continents suffered from this‚ such as Africa. Globalization has paved the way for the world that we live in today. Globalization reached the Americas when Hernan Cortes and his crew of 600 conquistadors reached the Americas to conquer the Aztecs. The battle for the Aztec Empire was the first time Americans

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    Christianity in Africa

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    the African continent in three stages. The first stage which is early Christianity‚ makes Christianity in Africa qualify to be as old as Christianity itself. The second stage involves the Portuguese patronized Christianity in Africa. The third stage of the Christian extension in Africa is marked by circumstances of contemporary modern times. Though the concept of Christianity in Africa is as old as Christianity itself‚ there are very few figures in its long history that are more influential

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    CCOT Islam and Europe

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    In modern day Europe‚ people fail to see the many impacts Islam has had on one of the most powerful continents in the western world. To see these impacts‚ we have to go back in history‚ from about 1000 C.E. to 1750 C.E. The impacts made by the Islamic world during this time have shaped Europe to the power house it is now. Most of the political impact Islam made on Europe happened during the Crusades. The Crusades began in 1095 when Pope Urban II called for the nations in Europe in unite for one

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    References: 1. American Society on Aging. "Continuity theory: How elders find wisdom in spite of it all". http://www.asaging.org/at/at-214/continuity.html. Retrieved 2007-12-16. 2. Atchley R. C. (1989). "A continuity theory of normal aging". The Gerontologist 29 (2): 183–190. PMID 2519525. 3. Richard Schulz‚ Linda S. Noelker‚ Kenneth Rockwood‚ Richard L. Sprott‚ ed (2006). "Continuity Theory". Encyclopedia of Aging. 1 (4th ed.). Springer Publishing Company. pp

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    Poverty in Africa

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    AFRICA - At the dawn of a new millennium‚ the continent that some say witnessed the birth of the first human civilizations -- may be dying. As widespread drought‚ starvation and the unchecked spread of deadly diseases continue -- the numbers of people dying on a daily basis throughout Africa is staggering. Causes of poverty in Africa In many parts of Africa‚ the production of food depends upon the intense manual labor of every family. When large areas of Africa are dislocated by war‚ or adults

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    Western Civilization

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    great wave of Muslim expansion had ended at the beginning of the eighth century. Gradually‚ the Muslims built up a series of sea bases in their occupied territories in North Africa‚ Spain‚ and Southern Gaul and began a new series of attacks in the Mediterranean in the ninth century. They raided the southern coasts of Europe‚ especially Italy‚ and even threatened Rome in 843. Vikings: by far the most devastating and far-reaching attacks of the time came from the Northmen or Norsemen of Scandinavia

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    Technology‚ Demography‚ and the Environment 1450-1750 The main trend relating to technology‚ demography‚ and the environment from 1450 to 1750 are … Some of the most influential new technologies were guns‚ improved shipbuilding‚ and better navigational devices. The invention of guns would forever change the way wars were fought. Instead of swords‚ bows and arrows‚ or lances‚ guns would emerge as the dominant global weapon. They were lighter than cannons and more efficient than bows and arrows.

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    South Africa

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    South Africa In 1652‚ Dutch traders founded the city of Cape Town‚ establishing a stopover point on the spice route at the southern tip of what is now South Africa. The British seized the Cape of Good Hope in 1806. In 1867‚ diamonds were discovered in South Africa‚ and in 1886‚ gold initiated immigration and wealth‚ further subduing the native inhabitants. The Boers unsuccessfully attempted to resist British control with the Boer War. Under the Union of South Africa beginning in 1910

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    Chevrolet Europe

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    Chevrolet marketing strategy plan [2005] General Motor Corporate Chevrolet Europe marketing plan 1. Company Description General Motors‚ one of the world’s largest automakers‚ traces its roots back to 1908. With its global headquarters in Detroit‚ GM employs 204‚000 people in every major region of the world and does business in some 140 countries. GM and its strategic partners produce cars and trucks in 34 countries‚ and sell and service these vehicles through the following brands:

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    World War Two left Europe in state of economic distress. The war had left many areas of Western Europe in complete ruin‚ and the world ’s major industrial areas were brought to disintegration. Western Europe could not longer conduct the prosperous trade in which it once participated in. In this state of devastation‚ both the Soviet Union and the United States reached out to lend a hand to help economical revival in Western Europe. Since communism was firmly rebuffed in Western Europe‚ and the Soviet

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