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in Georgia and northeastern Florida referred to as Geechee. The word “Gullah” is short for the “Gola” people of Angola, and “Geechie” refers to the “Gidzi” people of Sierra Leone. The Gullah/Geechees ' are comprised of many ethnic groups, in Africa that included those from the Rice Coast - the Wolof, Mandinka, Fula, Kissi, Baga, Mende, and Limba; and those from the Gold Coast - Angola, Calabar, and Congo. The influx of these specific tribal groups on the southeastern seaboard and Sea Island…

RETURN OF THE WHITE MAN "A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo-colonialism such a serious threat to world peace." -- Kwame Nkrumah The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines imperialism as a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, use of military force or other means. Hans-Ulrich Wehler states that “imperialism was intended to flatten the extreme fluctuations of the business…

In the last 15 years, the use of child soldiers has spread to almost every region of the world and every armed conflict. “Though an exact number is impossible to define, thousands of child soldiers are illegally serving in armed conflict around the world” (¨11 Facts¨). Children forced or volunteered are serving in dangerous combat areas in wars they should not be fighting in and the numbers are growing. The use of child soldiers is a serious issue worldwide, with about 300,000 children as young…

option. Regan reversed the U.S policy of détente (which was in place since 1979 after the Soviet war in Afghanistan), and developed the Regan Doctrine, starting the Rollback strategy which would support anti-Communist rebel movements in Afghanistan, Angola, Nicaragua and anywhere in the world in order to stop the spread of Communism. Throughout his Presidency, Regan continuously tried to develop policies and strategies in order push back Soviet advancements all across the world, in order to…

to Asia, as the army of South Vietnam fought a losing battle with little United States assistance during the 1960’s. Soviet influence in Africa was on the rise in African countries, for example: Congo under Patrice Lumumba, Somalia, Ethiopia and Angola supplied by pro-Soviet Cuba. Soviet Union influence was exceptionally strong in Cuba, where Soviet’s attempted to install missiles that would threaten the United States’ security. Furthermore in 1945, the first confrontation between the two super…

How did slave trade and slavery contribute to the Afro-American Culture between 1600 and 1800? What were the available channels and regional differences of these contributions? Foundations of the world we live in have been largely laid by the economic growth in between 1500 and 1800. Western Europe have experienced sustained economic growth and institutional changes which transformed medieval institutions in some of European countries. The growth was mostly due to the access to the Atlantic…

OPEC and the U.S. Economy OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) was founded in Baghdad in 1960. It originally had five members; Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Venezuela. In 1965 the headquarters for OPEC moved to Vienna where it remains today. OPEC is currently made up of thirteen countries and they are responsible for over 40% of the world’s oil production as well as over 70% of the world’s proven oil reserves. OPEC’s mission statement, according to its official…

boundaries is ocean. The only country that borders Portugal is Spain. Portugal had lots of colonies in the Conquistadors Era, but they all got their independence. Most of the colonies were in Africa, Asia or South America, some of these, which were Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, India and Timor. Because Spain is so close to Portugal, they influence each other a lot. Therefore, we can say that the country that Portugal influences the most and is the most influenced by is Spain. Also because it is…

The Cuba revolution happened in 1953 July 26th, to 1959 January 1st, the Cuba revolution occurred from deep unhappiness with the regime of Fulgencio Batista (Batista) elected president of Cuba in 1940 to 1944 then turned dictator from 1952 to 1959. Batista allowed Cuba to be controlled and exploited by the USA. By March 1952 the protagonist for launching an armed revolution was Fidel Castro (Castro) a young lawyer and activists petitioned who aimed to overthrow Batista. Castro accused Batista of…

World security: The United Nations World War II left behind complete devastation in Europe and Japan; entire economies had collapsed, people were starving and infrastructure had been destroyed. In an effort to prevent an event, such as a World War from ever happening again, the United States, under President Roosevelt vowed to carry out a plan of peace. The United Nations became an international organization that was founded as a direct result of World War II, in an effort to maintain…