highest occurrence of HIV in Latin American and Caribbean countries has been seen in Haiti. This all started with the epidemic of HIV that began in Haiti in the 1970s. Haiti and its capital of Port-au-Prince has a population of around 10.1 million with most of the population speaking either Creole or French. The population of Haiti grew after 1900‚ but the life expectancy
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The thirteen colonies struggled for independence in North America. The British made unfair laws without the colonies say in the laws. The colonies had to fight for their freedom. The British treated the colonists very poorly. For example‚ the British soldiers were involved in a shooting into a crowd. They claim that Captain Preston yelled “FIRE” meaning to shoot their guns at the colonists‚ but it turned out to be the colonists yelling “FIRE” because a bell rang that signaled a fire. Five colonists
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The Mongols had one of the largest land empires in history‚ though this did not come easily to them. To be able to control the amount of land they did‚ they had to conquer many places like China and Russia and did so using a strong and well trained army along with many allies‚ and good tactics. The Mongols had a large influence on both the political and economic systems of Russia and China for a period of time‚ though in Russia‚ the Mongols ruled from afar and the original rulers still had control
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The Jamestown colony paved the way for Europeans to colonize North America‚ and even present day United States of America. Spain was a rival nation of Europe’s‚ and they were always fightings‚ or bickering about things like religion. So when Spain was conquesting in South America‚ that caused Europe to want to colonize present day North America for golds‚ riches‚ and power. A second reason that caused Europeans to go to North America (Virginia) was that laws dealing with inheritance in England made
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The Columbian Exchange had dramatic demographic effects in both the Americas and Europe. One major factoring concerning both of the two regions was the spread of new diseases causing a decline in the growth of both the America’s and Europe’s population. However‚ the impact tended to be much more negative for the Americans. Through the Columbian exchange the Europeans brought multiple new diseases to the Native American population‚ including small pox. The coming of these diseases had such a great
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though‚ America was still mired down in the economic slump. President Roosevelt had enacted his New Deal economics and America seemed to be fighting back out of the depression‚ but it couldn’t quite seem to get out. Despite the depression‚ when Germany invaded Poland in 1939‚ America was reasonably prepared for war thanks to programs and agencies set forth by the New Deal. The New Deal showed a larger and more active government in social and economic issues. When the war spread through Europe and
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Geography played a very important role in the making of the British colonies in North America. During early settlement‚ colonies were formed along the coast or rivers. Because colonies were completely linked and dependent on Europe at this point in time‚ the coast made it easier for two countries to transport to one another. To the west‚ the Appalachian Mountains provided a barrier between the inland Native America tribes and the settlers who were often at war with one another. The locations where
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ninety percent of the then Native American population was destroyed by the diseases the Europeans brought to the United States (2). Diseases were also introduced purposefully by the Europeans’ mission and military institutions. “Anthropologist John C. Ewers has identified no fewer than thirty major epidemics – mainly of smallpox and cholera – between 1528 and 1890 that wiped out [around] ninety-five percent of Texas Indians” (Klos 1). The Caddo Indians were hit hard by smallpox disease as well. During
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History of Art in the Renaissance Period The Renaissance was‚ essentially‚ a revival or rebirth of cultural awareness and learning that took place during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It followed the Middle Ages‚ and was basically a time of the revival of learning after the Middle Ages‚ or Dark Ages‚ a time‚ like its name suggests‚ with little increase of ideas‚ inventions or developments. In looking in to the matter of how the Renaissance first started‚ one understands that it was a
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between the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Slavery around this time was not uncommon‚ therefore not looked down upon by most societies. This took away the moral disadvantage of slavery‚ and looked towards the potential opportunities. The people in Europe could rarely receive a profit from European-grown crops. With the newly acquirable land in the New World‚ they needed a large work force. The Africans were also very cheap to buy and move. This proved to be useful because the Native Americans and Indentured
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