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- 4331: The Brief History of Alaska
- ... and the another dealing with America. In these treaties Russia recognized latitude 54 degrees 40' as the southern boundary of Russian territory in America. Russia also gave Britain and the United States of America trading rights along Alaska's Pacific coast. By the 1850s, the Russian-American Company was no longer interested in trade, mainly due to the fact that the Russian government had taken over a large part of the ...
- 4332: France
- ... a very important part of history. The people could be divided into three groups, the Nobles, the Clergy, and the rest. At this time the peasants owned 80 percent of the land, but had no rights at all. To add to their misery, the food was in short supply. It is estimated that on the eve of the French Revolution one-fifth of the population had no resources at all. World ...
- 4333: Indonesia
- ... rich in wildlife and natural resources. Flocks of tourists descend on the islands, particularly Bali and Java, every year. Indonesia's government is dominated by the military, and the country has been criticized for human rights abuses, especially on the island of East Timor. Sharyo came to power after crushing an abortive communist coup in 1965 and has tolerated little dissent since then. Indonesia currently is suffering its worst economic crisis ...
- 4334: Ireland, History And Nature
- ... Ireland for the next centuries. After this battle, where the catholics had been beaten by the protestants, the situation for the catholics became much worse. They were denied to worship their beliefs, and their civil rights was also denied them. But it was not only the catholics in Ireland who had losses after the battle. The whole of Ireland was ruined because of their new compulsory trade with England. But England ...
- 4335: Kruger National Park
- ... This act led to the creation of Kruger National Park from part of the Sabie Game Reserve. Contributed By: Robert Stock Works Cited "Kruger National Park," Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
- 4336: Ecuador
- ... a confederation called Gran Columbia. In 1830, 8 years later, they left the confederation and became independent republic. Independence Presidents, dictators, and jungas (groups of rulers) rose and fell. Many of the rulers ignored the rights and needs of the people. In 1861, Gabriel Garcia Moreno became president and planned roads and railroads, developed agriculture and industry and encouraged trade. He was assassinated in 1875. In 1896, General Eloy Alfaro, who ...
- 4337: Chico and the Growth issue
- ... large chain stores will not stay, and we will be able to preserve that which we call unique - Marcus Morine That is the only real way to control business in this town without violating the rights of the people who want to locate here. Chico is growing, and will continue to grow, if we turn a blind eye to how it grows, or try to prevent it. Then we cannot make ...
- 4338: The European Union
- ... s competence, institutional structure, and decision-making processes. Some future objectives of the Union are: - to implement the Treaty of Amsterdam, which revises the basic treaties on which the EU is founded. It contains new rights for citizen, freedom of movement, employment, strengthening of institution. - to enlarge the EU, to include countries from central and eastern Europe as well. This was specified in 'Agenda 2000', a detailed strategy for 'strengthening growth ...
- 4339: Mexico
- ... Iguala, set forth three mutual guarantees: Mexico would become an independent country, ruled as a limited monarchy; the Roman Catholic church would be the state church; and the Spanish and criollos would be given equal rights and privileges. The viceroy took no active measures against Iturbide and was forced to resign by the faction that opposed independence. The last viceroy of New Spain was Juan O'Donojú who, on his arrival ...
- 4340: Newfoundland
- ... under federal grants to train women for nontraditional trades carried out the extensive renovations needed in the building. Over the years, the Women's Centre has also housed the Newfoundland Chapter of the Canadian Abortion Rights Action League, Women's Health Education Project, The St. John's Rape Crisis and Information Centre, and, the committee that founded the province's first shelter for battered women and their children. The Social Realm ...
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