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Imperialism of France and Algeria Imperialism was a powerful force around the world throughout the 1800s. One place that was greatly affected by Imperialism was Africa. Imperialism is when a country exploits a weaker country for resources, new markets, or Nationalist gain. Powers such as Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Portugal were scrambling for land in Africa. These European powers wanted the resources and land in Africa. The European’s were able to defeat African tribes due…

Introduction Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian explorer of North America in the services of King Francis I of France. He was well known for the exploration and chartering the Atlantic Coast between the Carolinas and Newfoundland including the New York Harbor in 1524. Giovanni da Verrazzano was born in the south of Florence in Italy to Piero Andrea di Bernardo da Verrazzano and Fiametta Capell, Verrazzano’s exact date of birth is March 1st 1485 (unkown, 2012). He always referred to himself…

Brazil is the largest nation in South America and covers almost half of the continent. The absolute location of Brazil is 15* 46’ S, 47* 55’ W. Brazil is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast. Both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn run through the country of Brazil making Brazil in the northern, southern, and western hemispheres. Brazil has a humid tropical and subtropical climate. The country is very hot and dry considering it’s on the equator. The Amazon River flows right…

Nice, France is a beautiful city located on the southern coast of France near the Italian border. It is located very near the principality of Monaco, It would take approximately 8 hours and 30 minutes to drive, 1 and a half hours to take a plane, and 4 hours to take a train from Paris to the coastal city of Nice. Its coordinates are 43.7 degrees North and 7.3 degrees East. Nice is known for having a very nice climate with mild winters around 41 degrees fahrenheit and summers averaging around…

During the late 19th century, numerous rigorous changes were occurring in the British colonies in Africa. Throughout many years of slave trade that occurred in the Gold Coast of Africa, slavery had been abolished in 1874 under the British Empire (6). Even though slave trade was abolished, many slaves had a difficult time trying to liberate themselves from former “masters.” Adult male slaves had an easier way of escaping from their masters, as a result, most slave owners kept a higher percentage…

After the United States entered the war a number of German-American businesses were confiscated by the United States government. An example of this was the German-American Lumber Company which was seized in 1918. While it was later sold in 1919 the former owners were never compensated. https://www.floridamemory.com/blog/2015/06/23/a-cloud-of-suspicion/#more-11913 During World War I there was no formal system of rationing. However, there was an attempt By Hoover to establish voluntary rationing.…

The men only had to work at factories and lift heavy things. I glad I was back in those days because I would have been got killed. The Barbary Slave Trade The Barbary Slave Trade was referred to the white slave market that was located on the Barbary Coast. In the 16th and 19th centuries there were some, more or less independent states in the North Africa. These states together were known as the Barbary States and what they were famous for were the Corsair. Basically these peoples were known as…

On December 29,2016 My friend Jack and I went snowboarding at Mt.Alyeska.During that Thursday morning we woke at at 5:45am and drove and picked up Jack.It was approximately 1hour and 45 minute ride there so about 82.6 miles.We got snacks for the ride like Airheads,doritos,and sodas.We got the junk food to get us hyper for the mountain because we knew that we were going to be on the mountain for 6-7 hours. When we arrived there we felt great we unpacked and everything got on our favorite lift…

NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts – The Coast Guard is urging mariners to use extreme caution while transiting the Merrimack River entrance due to significant shoaling inside of the north jetty. This area is outside of the feral navigation area and should not be considered as the safest crossing location. Several accidents have occurred in this area and mariners should be advised to take extreme caution when crossing at the tip of the north jetty. Merrimack River Bar - A system of notification to…

(Doolittle, 1999) In order to get themselves a job for living, those Chinese workers started to move to the Midwest or East Coast cities. The tickets for the transcontinental train were expensive, so those people who could not afford to purchase a train ticket walked eastward from Promontory Point. The fact that Chinese immigrants got treated better on the East Coast than in West Coast which drive many Chinese immigrants to depart for the East, especially New York City. According to Xinyang…