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19 Th Century Nationalist Movement
1,401 wordsNATIONALISM - peoples sense of belonging together as a nation - loyalty to the nation, pride in its culture and history - a desire for national independence - movement in which the nation-state is regarded as paramount for the realization of social, economic and cultural aspirations of people I. CAUSES FOR THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN INDONESIA - the Indonesians seemed for unity in their country to fight the colonizers (Dutch) that are getting their natural products to improve their own economy - ...
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1,169 words... ent all the more difficult. Unfortunately, malaria and yellow fever were not the only dangerous diseases that plagued the armies in the South Pacific. There were dysentery, scarlet fever, dengue fever and scrub typhus, another insect-borne disease. Yet there were thousands of native people who over the centuries had made the South Pacific their homes and seem to have made peace with its fierce nature and an unpredictable environment. They learned to get by with coconut milk when they were wi...
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World War Ii Countries In The World
784 wordsThere are many Countries in the world, but non-like France. France is one of the most interesting countries in the world because of their history, creative arts, and even their transportation. One of the reasons why I think France is an exciting country is because France is an independent nation in Western Europe. It is also the center of a large but diminishing overseas administration. France is considered the largest Western European country. It is shaped roughly like a hexagon, and three of i...
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A History Of Marine Science
1,095 wordsThe early history of marine science started about 11, 000 years ago. Nomads began voyaging into east and central Europe, and across the plains of central Asia. They journeyed to the shores of northeastern Asia and crossed the Bering Sea into North America and South America. Most traveled on foot except for those who were talented in raft building or navigation. Any coastal culture with these talents had big economical advantages and greater access to food or supplies. But when European explorers...
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East India Company Rural Areas
1,737 wordsPoverty is defined as the deprivation with reference to socially accepted norms. Historically poverty has been a rural phenomenon. In the past cities for the most part housed society's elite whereas the poor were secluded to the rural areas. The industrial revolution saw a shift in this trend. People began to migrate to the great cities of the world in large numbers. Poverty that was once considered a rural phenomenon increasingly became an urban reality. Recent estimates reveal that by 2015, th...
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Coral Reefs Natural History
490 wordsCharles Darwin was born in Shrewsburry, England on February 12, 1809. He is the son of Robert Waring Darwin, a physician. Darwin showed little interest in his education at Shrewsburry School and in medical studies at Edinburgh University (1825 - 27). He decided to turn away from becoming a physician after witnessing several operations performed without anesthesia. At the same time he began to be interested in geology and in natural history. He was sent to study for Holy Orders for the Church of ...
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Material On The Life Of Charles Darwin
979 wordsCharles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. He was the son of Robert Waring Darwin and his wife Susannah, and the grandson of the scientist Erasmus Darwin. His mother died when he was eight years old, and he was brought up by his sister. He was taught the classics at Shrewsbury, then sent to Edinburgh to study medicine, which he hated. Like many modern students Darwin only excelled in subjects that intrigued him. Although his father was a physician, Darwin was uninterested in medicine and...
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Remarks On The Lost City Of Atlantis
1,095 wordsOver 11, 000 years ago there existed an island nation located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, populated by a noble and powerful race. The people of this land possessed great wealth thanks to the natural resources found throughout their island. The island was a center for trade and commerce. The rulers of this land held sway over the people and land of their own island and well into Europe and Africa. This was the island of Atlantis (Keyes page 1 of 4). Atlantis was one of many myths of Anci...
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Americans And British British And Americans
2,722 words... Roosevelt supported the British, and the American military succeeded only (several months later) in getting an agreement that no more troops would be put into the Mediterranean area than were already there, all others being assembled in England for a cross-channel attack in 1944. Roosevelt gave his military another shock when he announced that nothing short of unconditional surrender would be accepted from any of the Axis powers. The policy was meant to reassure the Russians, who would have ...
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Pacific Ocean South America
849 wordsThis aspiring explorer and adventurer spent his childhood as a page at the Portuguese court doing errands and chores. He also went to school at a monastery. When he was only 10 years old, Magellan's parents died. About 5 years later, the King of Portugal died, and Magellan's brother-in-law, Duke Manuel (sometimes called Emanuel), was made the king. In 1506, Magellan went to the East Indies, taking part in many exploratory and military expeditions in the Spice Islands. By 1510 he had been promote...
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Caribbean Islands White Man
880 wordsEthnic Affairs of The State All men are created equal. In the books this statement is valid, but in everyday life we have a long way to go before this becomes more than just a perception. The Caribbean Islands that were once only populated by blacks has now become a white man s world. Whites have forced their ideas on the whole world and just about everyone has accepted them. The actions and words that come from the new inhabitants are the white man s views. This change in cultural politics has ...
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Plants And Animals Charles Darwin
599 wordsLike Charles Darwin Charles Darwin Like many students, Charles Darwin was only intrested in topics that was intresting to him and although his father was a doctor, Darwin was very uninterested in medicine and he also couldnt stand the sight of surgery. He did eventually get a degree in Theology from Cambridge University, Although Theology was a minor intrest to him. What Darwin really liked to do was climb over hills, observe plants and animals, collecting new specimens, studying their structure...
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Christopher Columbus Atlantic Ocean
1,600 wordsBrief History: Christopher Columbus Diary Columbus Brief History: Christopher Columbus was an Italian-Spanish navigator who sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a route to Asia but achieved fame by making landfall, instead, in the Caribbean Sea. Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. His father was a weaver, and it is believed that Christopher entered this trade as a young man. In the mid- 1470 s he made his first trading voyage to the island of Kh os in the Aegean Sea. In 1476 he sail...
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Local Government Five Year
666 wordsThis report will Indonesia Indonesia This report will be on the History in Brief of Indonesia, the Government of Indonesia, the island of Java, and the Geography of Indonesia. In early days, the region from India to Japan, including Indonesia, was known to the Europeans as the Indies. Chris Columbus was looking for a westward sea root from Europe to the Indies, when he arrived in America. During 1600 s the Dutch political control began to spread Indonesia. Indonesia declared its independence in ...
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Caribbean Islands African American
1,904 wordsA major source of concern affecting many African Americans today is the loss of their heritage. Gloria Naylor has written a novel about a timeless society where African roots and heritage are celebrated, even in a modern world that smothers cultural identity rather than encouraging or celebrating diversity. Mama Day, a 1988 novel written by Gloria Naylor details the lives and customs of a colony of former slaves who are far closer to their African roots and cultural traditions than any blacks li...
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Lack Of Faith Voyage Of The Beagle
2,231 wordsIn the development of any one person, the people who touch their lives, in and out, day after day, and the thoughts and feelings that they stirred are summed and that quantity represents a large portion of the individual. When looking at the development of someone with as great an impact as Charles Darwin, the people with whom he kept aqaintence shine right through. From the love and support of family, to the help and guidance of friends, Charles Darwin had it all, and yet suffered all alone in ...
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Henry Cabot Lodge United States Foreign Policy
7,107 wordsDid The U. S. Follow Washingtons Final Address Did The U. S. Follow Washingtons Final Address From 1875 - 1925 Part I The United States was an infant country in the late 1700 s. At this time, this emerging power had the opportunity to create its own identity and position on foreign policy. The United States had many ties to Europe due to her being the source of the majority of its peoples ancestries, while at the same time it was separated from her by an entire ocean. This has undoubtedly always...
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Second World War 19 Th Century
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Rest Of The World Hawaiian Islands
210 wordsNicole Maguire Prof. Mills Native Hawaiians Hawaii is an archipelago of enchanting and exotic islands that remained unknown to the rest of the world for thousands of years. When the islands were finally discovered they weren t desolate, they were inhabited by a whole group of people that were very capable. The natives of Hawaii had lived there for many years previous to the discovery unknown to the rest of the world because of their discreet location. Since contact with the outside world, the na...
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United States Government Hawaiian Islands
2,573 wordsThe 19 th century will live in infamy in Hawaiian hearts; it was a century of great change in Hawaiian society. The old system of mana and the sharing of the land were slowly replaced, the arrival of missionaries would signal the period of greatest change in Hawaiian society. Between the arrival of Captain James Cook and the missionaries, the Hawaiian monarchy was able to maintain some sort of independence and keep the old Hawaiian system in place. Everything began to change that eventually lead...
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