... all areas west of the Appalachians were "reserved" for the native Americans (American Rev. 1). To follow up on Britain's strangle hold on the colonies, in 1764 Britain successfully passed the Sugar Acts, which were aimed strictly at raising American funds for the British crown, increasing the duties on good ... a fight for racial equality as well as keeping the union intact. The Civil War was a result of political struggle and debate between the northern and southern portions of the United Sates. Of course the main issue was that of slavery and it's moral standing in society. It was off...

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... Finally, the most important reason to British imperialism was their desire to advance economically. Their economy was primarily based on trade, and because colonies could be added as a form of imperial control, it only furthered and expanded trade. Because such countries as Germany and France began ... being a competition with continental Europe, primarily Germany and England's long time rival, France. The British had instituted protectorates and semi independent trade colonies in Africa for roughly 200 years before 1865, the approximate year of Britain's development of a heightened int...

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... Lexington marked the first blood spilled in the war of the American Independence. These two important instances of bloodshed seved to evoke the spirit of American patriotism all over the colonies. The Second Continental Congress met on May 10 1775 and Gerorge Washington was elected commandor of the patriotic forces. He and his army fought for the defence of American liberty ... had beeen introduced into North America in early colonial times. Although the American Revolution validated the idea that all men were created equal, slavery was legal in all the thirteen colonies throughout the ...

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... , in the early 20th century, Europe dominated the world in economic, military, political and cultural domains. However, Germany was now unified and did not have any significant colonies. Germany was consequently interested in French colonies. On it side, France did not digest its defeat of 1870 against Germany and the lost of the Alsace-Lorraine. Europe was consequently living in an intermediary ... , Trianon, Neuilly and Sevres. Those four treatises dealt with the other Central Powers countries: Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey. Those treatises were designed to settle the post-war e...

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... the development of advanced sailing techniques and new outlooks as a result of the Renaissance and Enlightenment, began to expand. With the formation of colonies in the Americas and various different colonies along Africa, India, and Indo-China, other European colonies were soon to follow. With a grant for the creation of the East India Company in 1604 by Henry IV, the French, who always ... struggled to match the economic super power that was Britain, took advantage of the opportunity. The French began to build colonies along the west and eastern coasts of Africa, the southern coasts o...

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... In the time before the war's outbreak (before 1914-in the beginning of the century) the world was separated into big empires that had colonies around the world (European countries ruled most of Africa). There were fights and disagreements between the major empires. Usually, when there are many arguments ... the largest navy. The navy was so big and strong because the Britons needed to protect their empire and maintain the sea routes between the different colonies. The Kaiser William 2 of Germany hated and envied Britain for having a stronger navy than his. He increased the German navy a...

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... powers the world has ever seen. This is very much depicted in today's English commonwealth, which includes over 150 countries. The colonization of the original 13 colonies of modern day USA influenced the creation of the most technologically advanced, economically fueled, and politically savvy superpowers in history. Not only did England fuel the ... 20th century had the chance to bring the United States involvement. In the latter portion of the 20th century a group of English colonies in the New World felt that they were being taxed unfairly. Their mother nation was across an ocean had ...

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... and British military and naval power enormous by comparison.[i] Foreign aid obtained by the colonists was extremely important in their victory. In 1776 France extended a secret loan to the colonies and supplied them with gunpowder. These loans of gunpowder were extremely important in enabling the patriots to defeat Britain in the Battle of Saratoga. In February 1778 France and America ... .[ix] He was a big stabilising force and from his militia experience, was excellent at managing an army and keeping it together. As a Southerner, Washington was also vital in bringing southern support i...

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... rest of the countries and actually have the capital to invest in technological research. For example, England was able to follow a path of development because of the emergence of overseas colonies which it recklessly exploited and reserved a major portion of their economic surplus. Also, they invested in the education of their country which led to scientific discoveries and resulted in the ... industrial revolution as they used their natural resources (e.g. coal reserves). Another factor was that they took cheap goods from the colonies they ruled and sold it for a high price, thus again...

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... temperatures. These conifers are mainly spruce and fir trees in areas with high precipitation such as the Vosges, the Jura and the northern Alps. But in dry areas like the Southern Alps, larches, which lose their needle-like leaves in winter, make up most of the forest cover. Despite their large surface area, French forests yield only 33 million m3 ... immigrants, including an estimated 4 million foreigners--mainly Portuguese, Spanish, and Italians--and many French citizens, a large number of them Arabs, who entered France in the 1960s from former French colonies in Algeria and sub-Saha...

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... . Allied and Free French forces liberated France in 1944. Parliamentary democracy was restored to France under the Fourth Republic. Another costly war against nationalist guerrillas in Algeria and other French colonies during the 1950's brought an end to the Fourth Republic. In 1958, Gaulle returned as president of the Fifth Republic. In 1981, France elected its first Socialist president, Francois Mitterand ... divisions : Metropolitan France is divided into 22 regions and 96 departments 4 Overseas departments: Guadalupe, Martinique, French Guyana, Reunion 4 Overseas territories: French ...

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