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- 4341: Spain
- ... of society, but the Basque provinces still resented being tied to Spain and supported the ETA, which stepped up its terrorist activities. Meanwhile, Catalans pushed for greater control over local affairs, and demanded greater language rights. The use of Catalan and nationalist sentiments increased in and around Barcelona. The Galicians consistently distanced themselves from Madrid, though ethnoregionalism remained weaker in Galicia than in either Catalonia or Basque Country. Suαrez governed through ...
- 4342: Nova Scotia
- ... World War I through the depression of the 1930s, Nova Scotia suffered industrial decline and accompanying unemployment and labor unrest. Thousands migrated to central and western Canada or immigrated to the United States. The Maritime Rights movement of the 1920s, protesting Nova Scotia's unfavorable economic position in relation to the rest of Canada, accomplished little. After a revival of shipbuilding in World War II, Nova Scotian industry faced problems of ...
- 4343: Iraq: A Country on the Rise
- ... the Bubiyan and Warbah Islands, and all claims to Kuwait. On June 17, 1992, the UN Security council reaffirmed the finality of the Boundary Demarcation Commission's decisions. Disputes also occur with Syria about water rights on the Euphrates, and a potential dispute with Turkey for the Tigris and Euphrates river. Iraq has some environmental problems, consisting of air and water pollution, soil degradation (caused by salinization), land erosion, and deserification ...
- 4344: Effect of the Environment on Western Settlers
- ... in the past, such as make the clothing everyone in the family wore, while the man was off toiling in the desert in search for food. With an increased sense of independence, women had gained rights to vote and proprietorship. But with this increased sense of independence came the added responsibility of being the family doctor, chef, and provider of family comfort and support. Women even faced the grim possibility of ...
- 4345: Austria
- ... President serves a six year term. The President is allowed to serve as many terms as desired, but no more than two terms in a row. The President may not declare war, or veto a bill passed by parliament. The Chancellor and Cabinet run the Austrian Government. The President appoints the Chancellor which serves as head of Government. Austria's political parties consist of the conservative People's Party and the ...
- 4346: Hawaii: Prologue of History
- ... 1946 sugar workers. Previously the quality of housing, medical care and old-age pensions depended upon the whim of individual plantations. The 1946 sugar strike negotiated new labor relations establishing these important issues as contractual rights of workers, rather than as favors the plantations could wield to force worker compliance. Thus, the 1946 sugar strike is an event whose impact reaches beyond the sugar fields, into the lives of every worker ...
- 4347: France
- ... t be damaged by the x-rays. Change the batteries before leaving on all of your electronics. Bring all of the lenses for cameras. Wear dressy clothes at the restaurants. Tip about 10% of the bill for restaurants.
- 4348: Israel - The Presidential Brief
- ... York, Union Of Amerocan Hebrew Congregations, 1985. 7) DuBois, Jill, Israel, New York, Marshall Cavendish Corperation, 1994 8) Bamberger, David, A Young Person's History Of Israel, New Jersey, Behrman House Inc., 1994 9) Clinton, Bill, Remarks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference., Vol. 31, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 15 May 1995, pp. 778. 10) Adrian Peracchio, IDEAS / Palestinians' Future Rests on Their Vision / The yearnings of ...
- 4349: Haiti
- ... to bolster Haiti's fragile democracy, the United States has offered to help rebuild Haiti's economy. U.S. policy toward Haiti is designed to foster democracy, help alleviate poverty, and promote respect for human rights. As president Clinton stated on the eve of the U.S. intervention in 1994 U.S. involvement was based on the need to protect our interests, to stop the brutal atrocities that threaten Haitians, secure ...
- 4350: Hong Kong
- ... be tried in British courts. Other Western powers demanded, and were granted, similar privileges. In October 1856, Guangzhou police boarded the British ship Arrow and charged its crew with smuggling. Eager to gain more trading rights, the British used the incident to launch another offensive, precipitating the Second Opium War. British forces, aided by the French, won another quick military victory in 1857. When the Chinese government refused to ratify the ...
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