of water. They are in a severe drought and with having no water‚ it is causing many different problems. China only has one main river that is dangerously polluted and can’t be used for the large population or for industry. There are three main causes of China’s water scarcity crisis‚ industry‚ pollution‚ and population. Of these‚ the biggest driver is population. One reason for China’s water shortage is the industry. The larger the industry grows‚ the smaller amount of water there would be
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English Composition II Nick Taylor (2008) A Short History of Great Depression‚ American-Made In this article author is describing factors that cause Great Depression. The Great Depression also so-called New Era was the time in United States history when in October 29‚ 1929 the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell close to 23 percent and U.S market lost form $8 billion to $9billion in value. This was one of the series losses during that time. The unemployment rates rose every month and wages fall
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For many people‚ the fifties represent a time of unparalleled affluence and conformity‚ but the perspective that glorifies the time also ignores the radical events that confronted the established cultural values. After World War II and the postwar boom‚ idealized American life stemmed from a system built on consumerism and conformity. But‚ through the wave of social harmony came the shift towards the rebellion that brewed underneath the social norms. Events such as the birth of rock n’ roll and the
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British East India Company‚ and the British government ruled it directly. The British helped build new roads‚ help communications through telegraph and postal systems‚ helped improve farming‚ helped the justice system‚ and gained better education. But Some Indians did not like that the Western culture was replacing the Indian culture and they felt as if they were second-class
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Study Guide I. United States Civil War: causes‚ course‚ and effects a. Cotton Economy and Slavery i. Cotton is King ii. Conditions of enslavement 1. “peculiar institution” of slavery frowned upon for a long time iii. Abolitionists 2. Underground Railroad a. Network of secret routes and safe houses used in helping slaves escape to free states b. Harriet Tubman i. Also known as Moses
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What Causes Deviant Behavior In 1980‚ an Illinois jury convicted John Wayne Gacy for killing 33 young boys and men. Sarcastically‚ after his conviction‚ the infamous killer‚ also known as “The Killer Clown” said “I should have never been convicted of anything more serious than running a cemetery without a license” (Berry-Dee‚ 2011). Obviously‚ something intrusively wrong resonated in Gacy for him to make such a statement that negated the intensity of his actions. Gacy buried the majority of
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The French and Indian war started from when French and British imperial and colonists wanted to make there country bigger. British‚ the French‚ and many American Indian nations engaged in a war that changed the course of history. It was started because it was a disagreement over who would end up controlling the Ohio River Valley. In the middle of the 18th century‚ France and England had competing claims for parts of Europe and North America. The French held trapping and trade routes in the Ohio Valley
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1. William III to the Throne (1672 -1702): After the Glorious Revolution in England‚ the English throne passed on to one of Louis XIV’s principal enemies‚ William III‚ who had long opposed French expansionism. William’s successor‚ Queen Anne‚ ascended the throne and carried on the struggle against France and its new ally‚ Spain‚ which resulted in a series of Anglo-French wars that continued intermittently in Europe for nearly eighty years. 2. King William’s War (1689-1697): The war had important
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being built they were being forgotten and they had all these crops and nobody was buying them. Therefore the farmers went in debt. Some couldn’t provide for
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down‚ by 1933 over 4‚000 banks closed. At this time they had President Franklin Roosevelt‚ who served four terms during the Great Depression‚ to look up to. Roosevelt took action to try to turn the country around and make it better for the citizens. What Roosevelt thought the Great Depression revealed was deep deficits among the society. He declared a bank holiday on March 6‚7‚8‚ and 9th of 1933‚ so the government could access the banks and declare which were worth saving. In 1933 the FDIC was created
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