South Korea is located in East Asia. South Korea is East of China and West of Japan. South Korea is roughly the size of Indiana‚ United States of America. From the 7th century to the 20th century Korea acted as a single independent single country. In 1905 after the Russo-Japanese War Korea became a protectorate of Japan. In 1945 Japan surrendered Korea to the United States in WWII. After gaining control of their country Korea split into two countries. A Republic of Korea was set up in the
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National Flag of South Africa Country: South Africa Proportions: 2:3 South African Flag Description: The flag of South Africa consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width - red on the top and blue on the bottom. The red and blue stripes are separated by a green middle stripe which is bordered in white and splits into a horizontal Y. On the left side of the flag there is a black isosceles triangle which is outlined in yellow. South African Flag Meaning: Although the colors have no official
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The history of South Africa encompasses over three million years. Ape-like hominids who migrated to South Africa around three million years ago became the first human-like inhabitants of the area now known as South Africa. Representatives of homo erectus gradually replaced them around a million years ago when they also spread across Africa and into Europe and Asia. Homo erectus gave way to homo sapiens around 100‚000 years ago. The first homo sapiens formed the Bushman culture of skilled hunter-gatherers
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Slavery in the South A large proportion of whites in the South supported slavery even though less than a quarter of these whites actually owned slaves. They felt that slavery was a necessary evil and that it was an important southern institution. The slave population in 1800 was just under 900‚000 slaves and of that only 36‚000 of these slaves were in the northern states. In 1860 this number grew to almost 4 million slaves were in the southern states. Many important statesmen such as Thomas
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Joseph Pantoja History 11 May 1‚ 2014 South Secedes Even though things were already coming to a head‚ when Lincoln was elected in 1860‚ South Carolina issued its “Declaration of the Causes of Secession.” They believed that Lincoln was anti-slavery and in favor of Northern interests. Before Lincoln was even president‚ seven states had seceded from the Union: South Carolina‚ Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ and Texas. By this time‚ South Carolina’s two United States Senators had
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The Republic of South Sudan‚ colloquially known as South Sudan‚ is located in the eastern region of Africa‚ landlocked by amidst Ethiopia to the east‚ Uganda and Kenya to the south‚ the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic to the west‚ and Sudan to the north. Approximately 12.05 million people live in the country‚ and most of its populace are between zero and fourteen years of age‚ meaning that the country’s population will see a lot of growth when their youngest generation
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different social‚ economic and political stances of the North and South cultures. Both Southern and Northern states depicted two different stand points on how things should be as far as political‚ social and economic views of American in that time. The North and South’s view on political‚ economic and social status varied greatly‚ making it difficult to come to any terms‚ leading to much greater conflict. Society varied for the North and South states‚ depending on their status‚ Americans were either educated
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To my fellow South Africans and citizens of this beautiful rainbow nation. This phrase is one you may have heard lately: “South Africa is no longer a safe and desirable destination for us to live in”. I ask why? What motivates our people of South Africa to say this? Is the crime‚ is it the economy‚ is it politics‚ is it our power shortages? If so I ask that you would please take a step back and realise that the grass is not always greener on the other side. Yes we do have our problems‚ but
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South of the Slot: Essay In my essay‚ I will explain how much conflict has to do with the story. I will explain conflict in Freddie Drummonds’ point of view. I will also explain it in Freddie’s alter ego “Big Bill Totts” point of view. Finally how Big Bill overwhelmed Freddie and took control over Freddie. Freddie is having a hard time choosing to stay away from the South of the Slot because; he is more comfortable being in the North of the Slot. The North of the Slot represents cleanness‚ education
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Makrystea Carter Mrs. Morgan Pac Rim P.1 21 November 2011 North and South Korea CBA The Korean peninsula is divided into two separate countries‚ North and South. Looking at both countries you can see the differences. North Korea and South Korea may share the same land but have different outtakes on their economic views‚ political beliefs‚ and even social conditions. Before North and South Korea there was just the Korean Peninsula. Korea was ruled by many countries even Japan and China. While
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