Modern Period: (1450-1750) Mr. Blankenship AP World History One of the comparative topics in this time period is “empire building” in Africa. The AP Jedi Masters want you to know only one of the following: (Kongo‚ Benin‚ Oyo‚ Dahomey‚ Ashanti or Songhay) – so they probably are not going to ask you to compare two African Kingdoms since they stated you only need to know one – so they could ask you to compare the process of “empire building” in Africa to that in: (Asia‚ Latin America or Europe) – but
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America in 1950’s 1950’s was a period of economic‚ cultural‚ and technological growth. After the World War the nation found itself in the state of cold war with its rival Communist Soviet Union. Anti-communism became the unifying sentiment of the American people. Conservatives and materialism characterized this decade from 1950 to 1960. The manufacturing world was booming‚ and hence the people had before non-existed level of various choices on the market. This led to the booming in spending and
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colonial era‚ King James I divided the Atlantic seaboard into two in 1606: the northern half to the Plymouth Company and the southern half to the London Company(Virginia Company). Later on in 1607‚ the Virginia Company would send 100 male settlers to America‚ where they would land in the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay area and create Jamestown. Although Jamestown was the first permanent colony of the New World‚ more than half its settlers died due to disease‚ famine‚ and local Native American attacks. Between
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The European expansion lead to economic growth for those that set out for new lands. However‚ the natives lost a majority of their assets due to European’s take what they find attribute. An exquisite case of this is in that of the Spanish conquistador‚ Francisco Pizarro‚ who overthrew the Incas and achieved great riches from his endeavors. This resulted in the devastation and ruin of native cultures‚ land‚ and economy. Opposing the economic loss and gain‚ both the inhabitants and Europeans suffered
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European Nations Settle North America Competing Claims in North America The French‚ English and Dutch established colonies in North America Explorers Establish New France Giovanni da Verrazano‚ an Italian in the service of France. In 1524 he sailed to N/A in search of sea route to the Pacific Verrazano discover the New york harbor Frenchman Jacques Cartier reached a gulf off the eastern coast of Canada that led to a broad river ( St. Lawrence) He also found the island Mont Real‚ which
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most people today‚ beads are usually just seen as just an accessory. Many are not aware of the history that beads and the beading industry carry. In the Native culture‚ beads were and still are seen as very important. To the Aboriginal Peoples from 1700 to the 1930s‚ beads were significant because they were used for trade‚ they were used as decoration‚ and they had a spiritual/religious significance. History of the bead dates back 40 000 years and they have been made by every culture since then
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After times of famine‚ war and economic dislocation‚ poverty increased with close to 80 percent of a region’s population was faced with possible starvation each day while almost 50 percent of Europe’s population were living on the subsistence level‚ barely having enough food and shelter to survive. The attitudes of those in the middle class and the more elite ranged from pity to distaste‚ proposing different solutions like punishing the poor‚ regulating them‚ or giving them help out of sympathy.
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Impacts of WW1 on America Impacts of World War one on America The total number of casualties in WW1 which lasted only from 1914 to 1919 came to a terrifying height of 37‚508‚686 of that number only 323‚018 belonged to the U.S. World war one had many effects on the United States including weapons advancement‚ change in the workforce and economy‚ and women’s rights. The first and one of the most important impacts of ww1 on America is the
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results of intercultural contact and communication is the set of loanwords that is imported into the vocabulary of each language involved. The field of cultures and languages in contact (Weinreich 1953) has grown a great deal over the past fifty years. From the early studies‚ a ’Scale ’ or ’Index of Receptivity ’ has been posited for languages which more readily accept borrowings. Alongside that scale‚ a ’Scale of Adaptability ’ has been posited. The study of a language ’s adaptability and receptivity
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Japanese Nationalism and its Impacts in East Asia Introduction Led by a new group of conservative leadership‚ Japan is undergoing a rise in nationalism fueled by complex mixture of causes spanning from internal politics‚ economy‚ perception of new threat from China‚ and external influence know in Japan as Gaiatsu. Meanwhile‚ East Asia is experiencing a dramatic shift in regional dominance from Japan to China. Due to the rapid growth in China’s economy‚ East Asian nations‚ having depended on Japan
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