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- 1371: Dutch Slave Trade
- ... New Netherlands. The company also built many fortresses along the African coast, where many slaves were captured, and shipped off to colonies. The company prospered until mid 17th century, where it fell in a financial crisis. These two companies, especially The Dutch West India Company played a huge role in the Atlantic slave trade. Many famous traders and explorers worked for the Dutch West India Company and the East India Company ...
- 1372: Diversity Of Leadership In Ame
- ... government. John F. Kennedy was assassinated before he completed his third year as president. His achievements, both foreign and domestic, were therefore limited. Nevertheless, his influence was worldwide, and his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis may have prevented war. He brought to the presidency an awareness of the cultural and historical traditions of the United States and an appreciation of intellectual excellence. Because Kennedy eloquently expressed the values of 20th ...
- 1373: Decline Of The American Empire
- ... Events such as the Million Man March, the Los Angeles Riots and the O.J. Simpson trial point to a society that is fragmenting along ethnic lines. Furthermore, the United States is in a fiscal crisis, created to a large extent by military overspending. So what is the justification for a massive military designed to win two wars simultaneously? It would seem that there is none. It is true that American ...
- 1374: Czechoslovakia
- ... again, who in Europe is?), this was quite a feat. The reason for this unification under Samo was, predictably, quite pragmatic. The Slavic tribes cooperated in order to withstand attacks by the Avars, a powerful Asian tribe whose home was on the plains of Hungary. At some point, Charlemagne joined in the battle against the Avars in this part of the world, cooperating either with Samo or with the state structure ...
- 1375: Civil Rights Movement 3
- ... their constitutional rights and of the charges against them. Persons on trial may cross-examine their accusers and may force witnesses to testify. The United States has many minority groups. These minorities include blacks, Jews, Asian Americans, European immigrants, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, homosexuals, and people with handicaps. Members of these groups often have not had an equal chance for economic, political, or social advancement. Members of some minorities have been ...
- 1376: Chernobyl
- ... answered. The announcer stated that there had been an accident at Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant and measures were being taken to eliminate the consequences of the accident. (Time 39) Thus began by far the gravest crisis in the troubled 32-year history of commercial atomic power. The fallout caused an international uproar against the Soviet Union for its lax safety measures and its concealment of the fact that the dangerous radiation ...
- 1377: Canada And Nato
- Book Report In the book entitled Canada, NATO and The Bomb: The Western Alliance in Crisis by Tom Keating and Larry Pratt the main issue discussed was Canadas position in Europe, North America and their view on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It went into specific issues dealing with political ...
- 1378: Cao Daiism
- ... edu.au/~tdao/tam.htm http://www.vietinfo.com/non_profit/religion/caodai/caodaism.html Raskin, Marcus G. and Bernard B. Fall. The Vietnam Reader: Articles and Documents on American Foreign Policy and the Vietnam Crisis. New York: Random House, 1965. Scigliano, Robert. South Vietnam: Nation Under Stress. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1964.
- 1379: Crittenden Compromise
- ... the Senate floor in late December 1860. The Senator wrote, rather discouragingly, to a friend that he "firmly believe[s] that a great majority of people would accept [his] plan for settlement [of the secession crisis]," however, it needed to pass through the Senate, where it was thought that the situation was less imminent than it actually was. However, the situation was quite drastic, as South Carolina seceded just two days ...
- 1380: China History
- ... education, self-cultivation, the mean, harmony and other subjects could be considered to have a lasting value. Some contemporary philosophers regard confucianism as one of the key factors in the rapid development of some East Asian countries and regions, and a possible solution to many of the problems besetting the world today. Confucianism was for a long time one of the main constituents of Chinese culture. In turn Chinese culture was ...
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