The North/South Gap The North/South gap is a divide that separates the poor (less developed countries) from the rich (more developed countries). The idea of categorizing countries by their economic and developmental status began during the Cold War with the classifications of East and West. The Soviet Union and China represented the developing East‚ and the United States and their allies represented the West. The term ‘Third World’ (less developed countries) came from the United States
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the lower South labored on large plantations possessing twenty or more slaves working on tobacco and cotton (Tindall‚ pg. 496). Europe had a high demand for cotton production so this made the land owners in the south in need of more slaves to help with the production in goods for the Europeans. The development of the cotton gin saw Southern planters grow a variety of cotton practically short staple cotton that was well suited for the heat in the Deep South. Much of the slave trade was done as part
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As slavery ended in North America and South America‚ differences in how they lived free of authority differed. Even though both of the institutions were formed to the needs of African American agriculture‚ their rights and privileges varied. Down in the South‚ blacks free of slavery were commonly treated with disrespect. Scorned under the black codes of slavery‚ some free blacks owned their own set of slaves. For those who were of the black and or white culture who tried to help any slaves avoid
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peninsula is divided into two countries: North Korea and South Korea. Although there is a division of landscape‚ government‚ and culture‚ the bulk of people in Korea consider themselves a part of the Korean nation. Regardless of that‚ the countries do have their differences. The entire peninsula is cut off from Northeast China by rugged mountains and sizable rivers (Rowntree 365). The north suffers from heavy deforestation‚ however it has more natural resources. The south has made extensive reforestation
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The North and the South grew different way in Civil war. In the South‚ there were mostly farmers. There weren’t many skilled workers that why manufacturing was not much. But in the North there were a lot of manufacturing and wealthy people‚ they had a lot of skilled workers. During the Civil War‚ there were some advantages and disadvantages between South and North. Few advantages in the South were able to fight on it large homeland‚ they had best military leaders‚ they encouraged young males to
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established. This resulted from the post-World War II Soviet military occupation of the northern portion of the peninsula. North Korea was and remains a highly militarized and communist dictatorship which means it is neither democratic nor a republic. Its institutions are modeled almost identically to those of the Soviet Union. The similarities do not end there‚ the leaderships styles of the country are equal to those of Joseph Stalin‚ a Soviet dictator in 1930’s and 40’s. There are many more things
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limited resources. The north and south had many differences due to diversification within their economies; such as; crop differences to the imposed tariffs on them to economic need for cheap labor i.e. slaves. The framers of the Constitution specifically tried to avoid dealing with slavery because at one time or another it was a critical part of their economic stability. These differences became noticeable and tension between the two started to kindle. One difference in economics was Industrialization
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The divide between the North and South has always been a common issue. This sectionalism had a large impact on Antebellum America. Although the North and South had some common bonds‚ their differences were far greater.The difference between the North and South can be exhibited with the Missouri Compromise and the Tariff Compromise of 1833. These contrasting views sparked great debate between the states‚ and the Federal government had to get involved. However‚ this created even more tension because
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North vs. South in the Great Depression The Great Depression is one of the most misunderstood events in not only American history but also Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ and many other industrialized nations. It also has had important consequences and was an extremely devastating event in America. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world. When the New York Stock Exchange crashed in October 1929‚ the United States dropped sharply into a
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see the significant differences between the north and the south. The north and the south is as different as day and night. They do not see each other as the way they are. The social normalcies are not the same and this causes conflict. The way northerners act are not the same as the southerners act. North and South have been two distinct regions. Raising children is a special detail in the lives of the working people of the South and the business people of the North‚ but differ in many ways. Both
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