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    f. Europe‚ Africa and America treated atlantic slave trade differently. The slavery purchasing was mainly done through Dutch West Indies Company. The need for slaves became so big that the Europeans had to open trade to everyone. Europe made a great profit from slavery. Europeans saw Africans as people below them‚ the process allowed them to justify the purchase of slaves. Most slaves were prisoners of war. Europeans used guns‚ money‚ and horses purchase slaves from the Europeans. Some of the

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    Economical. The wealth of a country can also be assessed by the average GDP of a country. Rich Countries like U.S.A. have a GDP of $46‚716. While Poor Countries like Malawi have only $200. Research statistics show that rich countries around the world have a “Democratic” system of government‚ meaning that the leader/ high power of the country are elected by the country’s population‚ whereas poor countries are mostly under dictatorship or autocratic leadership. A country’s wealth is affected by politics

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    The Irish occupy a unique place in the history of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade‚ being white Europeans who were both slaves and slave owners‚ depending on which way the political and economic winds were blowing from the seventeenth century onwards. From the ruled to the rulers the Irish played a significant and almost universal role in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and their story is one which is deserving of a greater knowledge both at home in Ireland but also worldwide. In relation to the question

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    Big World-Small World Grantham University Big World-Small World When a company decides to expand globally there are numerous things to scrutinize about the process. Moving forward means understanding the stumbling blocks that come with the expansion. For instance‚ a few of the disadvantages of going global are increased cost. With a company abroad there are increased operating expenses for company networks to connect

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    World War II Martyna Purvis U. S. History Daniel Vogel November 18‚ 2012 Abstract The World War II‚ was a global military conflict that‚ was in terms of lives lost and destruction‚ was the most devastating war in human history. The World War II began in 1939 as a European conflict between Germany and an Anglo-French first started but grew to include most of the nations of the world. It ended in 1945‚ leaving a new world order that was dominated by the United States

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    Political Map of the World‚ January 2011 AUSTRALIA Bermuda Sicily / AZORES Independent state Dependency or area of special sovereignty Island / island group Capital 150 120 90 Alert 60 30 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 ARCTIC OCEAN QUEEN ELIZABETH Ellesmere Island Qaanaaq (Thule) ARCTIC OCEAN Longyearbyen FRANZ JOSEF LAND SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA ARCTIC OCEAN NEW SIBERIAN ISLANDS Scale 1:35‚000‚000 Robinson Projection standard parallels 38°N and 38°S

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    World War II greatly changed how the world interacted and operated. Prior to the Second World War‚ the world was mainly based in Europe with the Europeans at the leading edge of world politics as well as leading the way in technological advancement. Although the United States emerged as a world power after World War I‚ their interactions with the rest of the world was held to a minimum with focus on domestic affairs. During this time between the two wars‚ the U.S. had an economic boom in the 1920’s

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    Richard Branson. Branson is not your typical corporate businessman but rather a risk-taking entrepreneur that emphasizes the fun in every activity he is driving the Virgin group into. Virgin’s best known operations are probably air travel (the Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Express airlines) and music stores (Virgin Megastores)‚ but they are also involved in trains‚ finance‚ internet services‚ soft drinks‚ mobile phones‚ cars‚ wines‚ publishing‚ and bridal wear to name but a few. Although Virgin has successfully

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    IWorld War I (WWI)‚ which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter‚ was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world’s great powers‚[5] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centred around the Triple

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    Change Over Time Essay Question: Analyze the social and economic transformations that occurred in the Atlantic world as a result of new contacts among Western Europe‚ Africa‚ and the Americas from 1492 to 1750. Present day is worlds away from how the world was roughly 500 years ago. One of the biggest events that will ever stand between now and then occurred. Christopher Columbus was a Spanish explorer who was determined to find a new route to India. In its place‚ he discovered America

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