Basma Rasheed May 24th‚ 2012 Rise of Dictators For many nations‚ WWI peace had brought not prosperity but revolution fueled by economic depression and struggle. The postwar years brought the rise of powerful dictators driven by the belief in nationalism. Germany: * Germans saw the fact that the Treaty of Versailles blamed them for the starting of the war to be unfair. They did not find security in a settlement that stripped them of their overseas colonies and border territories
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How successful was the League of Nations? When World War One ended in 1917 most of Europe was left in destruction‚ crisis and confusion‚ which created the need for a conference to be held to sort out problems like punishing Germany‚ drawing new boarders‚ and preventing future wars. Three most powerful countries‚ the United States‚ United Kingdom and France‚ controlled the Peace Conference‚ which was held in Versailles in 1919. The president of the United States‚ Woodrow Wilson had his own agenda
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Africa 10 A frica lies south of Europe and southwest of Asia. Geographically it is about three times the size of the United States‚ excluding Alaska and Hawaii. At its northeast corner is Egypt‚ which is connected to the Sinai Peninsula—and hence to the Asian continent by a very narrow strip of land. This is the only spot where Africa touches another continent; otherwise‚ it is surrounded by water. The Mediterranean Sea separates it from Europe in the north; the Red Sea and Gulf of
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distribution of precipitation * Physical ability of the surface area to store water E.g. Ethiopia pg 192 * Rate of evapotranspiration * Density of surface access points to water * Ease of access to groundwater supplies if they exist Human factors that affect safe drinking water: * The wealth of a nation or region in terms of its ability to construct and maintain water infrastructure E.g. Ethiopia pg 192 * The distribution of population between urban and rural areas: in most developing
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JBAS Vol.1 No.2 Sept. 2009 1 An assessment of the impact of tourism globalization in Africa Thomas P. Z. Mpofu 1 Abstract The tourism sector is one of one of the exemplars of the phenomenon of globalization. This is due to the geographical scale of the industry‚ increased spatial linkages between places and people from different locations. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the extent to which tourism globalization had impacted on African countries. The paper submits that some
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global fashion brands are looking elsewhere to source apparel. China will shed approximately 85 million manufacturing jobs in the coming years which could be a golden opportunity for economic development for new players like: Myanmar‚ Haiti and Ethiopia‚ among others‚ who are looking to rejuvenate a once-thriving trade or even build one entirely from scratch. Recently released figures showed the wider Chinese economy growing at its slowest pace for more than five years. It showed that factory output
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Suggest how the three scenarios for 2025 might have very different consequences for the planet and its people (10 marks) One impact of the globalised scenario for 2025 is an increased demand and supply of resources for emerging BRIC nations. As products become cheaper to make for TNC’s‚ this allows companies such as Primark to charge its consumers in the developed world a lower price‚ which increases consumer demand for Primark’s products. This high demand puts pressure on its Indian manufacture
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into in is welding. The reason I chose welding is because back in my home country you don’t get paid that much for welding but when I get my certifications in welding here in the United States I will be able to get paid a lot more in the U.S. than Ethiopia. When I get my Certifications in welding such as (SMAW) Shielded Metal Arc Welding‚ (GTAW) Gas Tungsten Arc Welding‚ (GMAW) Gas Metal Arc Welding‚ and (FCAW) Flux Cored Arc Welding they can help me get a better paying job. I can get more job opportunists
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for their generous support of this research. © 2011 International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). Portions of this report may be reproduced without express permission from but with acknowledgment to ICRW. Cover photos: Robyne Hayes in Ethiopia and David Snyder in India Design: Do Good Design Solutions to End Child Marriage WHAT THE EVIDENCE SHOWS 2 Introduction 2 The Problem FIGURE 1: Youth Cohort Size and Child Marriage Prevalence 4 Solutions: What Do We Know
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