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- 951: Hemmingway
- ... and often went out just to be on the ocean. Hemmingway was very successful at fishing and loved the way of life in Cuba. Hemmingway then decided to take up deep big game hunting in Africa. This to he was very successful at and became a world-renowned hunter. After this he moved back to the states and spent a couple more years writing. In 1954 Hemmingway won the Nobel Prize ...
- 952: General George Patton
- ... in charge of both the 1st and 2nd Armored divisions and organized the desert training centre at Indio, California. Patton was commanding general of the western task force during the U.S. operations in North Africa in November 1942. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in March 1943 and led the U.S. 7th Army in Sicily, employing his armour in a rapid drive that captured Palermo in ...
- 953: First And Second Reconstructio
- ... B. Du Bois wrote in 1905 were Blacks a "Seventh Son." But equally important the Black Power Movement tried to provide economic answers to urban Blacks with answers such as: racial separatism, moving back to Africa, taking over the government, and taking "what was theirs" from whites. Although these solutions ultimately proved unworkable for solving economic problems, they tried, while the Civil Rights movement did not attempt solutions. The failure of ...
- 954: Europe And The New World
- ... westerners knew themselves strong enough to take it. It is clear that the conquest of American lands was easy for the Spanish and other westerners compared with struggles to win other territories (such as North Africa from the Moors). Therefore confidence in the strength of the largest civilisation was not the only factor in fight over Native American soil. Ironically, it seems that a component in the natives destruction was also ...
- 955: Egypt 4
- Egypt" -Egypt is located in the North East part of Africa. More than 90% of Egypt is desert. Only a very small portion of the population does not live along the Nile Valley and the Delta. Without the Nile River Egypt would be little more than ...
- 956: Egypt 2
- Egypt Egypt is a Middle Eastern country located in the northeast corner of Africa. A small part of Egypt, called the Sinai Peninsula, is located in Asia. Deserts cover most of Egypt, so it gets little rain, but the longest river in the world, the Nile River, flows through ...
- 957: Civil Rights Movement 3
- ... in cases involving only private individuals. Civil rights have long been protected in the constitutional democracies of Western Europe. These nations include France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the Scandinavian countries. Many new nations of Africa and Asia have adopted constitutions that guarantee basic civil rights. Most nondemocratic governments claim to protect civil rights. China's Constitution, for example, guarantees the right to vote and assures freedom of speech, of the ...
- 958: Causes Of World War I 2
- ... at this time was very focused on imperialism. The entire struggle for power, wealth and superiority can be pinpointed by this philosophy. Countries in Europe had colonies almost in every continent during this time. (Mostly Africa and Southeast Asia). The numbers of colonies grew massively in a very short amount of time. Sooner or later, conflicts and competitions started rising when colonies were fighting over the areas they colonized over. Some ...
- 959: Causes Of The Wwi
- ... and bear greater losses than ever before. Yet military experts insisted that future wars would be short. Competition for colonies. During the late 1800's and early 1900's, European nations carved nearly all of Africa and much of Asia into colonies. The race for colonies was fueled by Europe's increasing industrialization. Colonies supplied European nations with raw materials for factories, markets for manufactured goods, and opportunities for investment. But ...
- 960: Causes Of The Industrial Revol
- ... was growing and getting wealthier, and thus demanded more and better goods. Commercial expansion was supported by technical improvements in nautical exploration from the Age of Exploration, and from about 1450, voyages were made to Africa, Asia and the New World. This allowed for the Industrial Revolution to happen because there were many markets that the revolution could use and take advantage of. Markets grew bigger and more secure, and people ...
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