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What are the early steps that sparked industrial revolution in Europe?

Arts, Culture, Geography, Health, History, Lifestyle

Before the Industrial Revolution began, Great Britain experienced a revolution in agriculture. This revolution started when British farmers began to fence off, or enclose, common lands into individual holdings efficient for large-scale farming. By the 1800s, because of improvements in agriculture, farmers needed fewer farm laborers. Many unemployed farmworkers moved to the cities, where […]

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What led to the tensions between Spain and the United States?

Business & Economics, Geography, History, Political, War

In 1898 the United States became even more deeply involved in Latin American affairs. Its involvement grew out of disputes with Spain. The main cause of tension between Spain and the United States was Cuba, a Spanish colony in the Caribbean. For many years, Cubans had been unhappy under Spanish rule. Nationalists, such as the

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political struggles in building the Panama Canal

Business & Economics, Geography, History, Political

In addition to governing its new and far-flung possessions, the United States suddenly had to prepare to defend them. An example of the problem of defense occurred during the Spanish-American War. Before the war, the American battleship Oregon had been stationed on the Pacific coast of the United States. When war became likely, the Oregon

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A brutal British occupation of India

Culture, Geography, History, Political, Religion

The British government ruled India directly after the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857. However, British control of the subcontinent remained essentially the same as it had been under the British East India Company. British India still made up about three fifths of the subcontinent. The rest consisted of more than 550 states, headed by local

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When Europeans decided to divide up Africa like a piece of Cake

Geography, History, Political

In the mid-1800s, much of the continent of Africa was still completely unknown to Europeans. Despite a history of European contact and involvement in Africa that dated back to Roman times and even earlier, European maps showed the interior of Africa as a blank space-unexplored territory. Trading posts and a few colonies located on

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How did the Mercator Projections revolutionize navigation ?

Geography, History, Science

When people look at a map, they usually have no idea of which projection cartographers used to construct that map. However, almost everyone has heard of or seen the most frequently used projection-the Mercator-developed by Gerardus Mercator in 1569. It was the map projection used by European navigators in their voyages of exploration and empire

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How did Seafarers find their way across vast empty oceans

Geography, History, Technology, Travel & Adventure

The process of determining a vehicle’s position and directing its movement is called navigation. The word navigation comes from two Latin words-navis, meaning “ship,” and agere, meaning “to drive.” The explorers of the 1500s sailed with only a few simple technological aids to guide them. However, with these, along with the stars and the Sun,

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European diseases almost exterminated the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

Geography, Health, History, Political

Today computer and communication technologies enable people all over the world to exchange information and goods and services, making the world seem a smaller place. What we call the Columbian Exchange, an equally important kind of exchange between the Americas and the rest of the world, began in 1492, when Columbus sailed from Spain across

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Travel in ancient times was full of danger as well as exciting adventure

Culture, Geography, History, Travel & Adventure

Imagine yourself a medieval traveler, perhaps-en-route from the Mediterranean to East Asia in search of exotic spices, silks, jewels, and perfumes. On the road, hundreds or thousands of miles from home, you meet your fellow travelers: merchants from the East and the West carrying trade goods, pilgrims on their way to religious shrines, knights in

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The greatest memorials in the World.

Geography, History, Political

That is the name of your school? Many schools, libraries, colleges, and towns are named for famous people. In this way, we remember individuals and honor their contributions long after they have died. In the United States, two of our most famous leaders are honored in the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington,

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