European countries

to for the safe transport of their goods by ship. The creation of the compass was in China approximately during the dynasty of the Tang in China and was used throughout Asia thereafter through trade in the 1100's and then a century later, even the European sailors used the compasses as a basis for their navigation through the oceans and seas. Another new invention that boosted trade was the saddle. The animals that were used to travel through the Silk Roads were mainly camels because they…

immigration and consumerism. immigration “ the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country” to america mainly occurred between 1870 to 1900 as americas population rose from 40 million to 76 million, 1 third of this growth was due to immigration. Most immigrant moved to america seeking, jobs, freedom and wealth, flooding americas burgeoning cities, shifting the nation from a rural, farming country to a industries, technological one. consequently, by the 1920s, the united states…

The United States of America is a country consisting of 50 states. The 48 states that border each other and the capital of the USA, Washington, D.C., are in North America in between Canada and Mexico. The state Alaska is in the northwest part of North America and the state Hawaii is an island in the Pacific Ocean. The United States is the world's fourth-largest country by area and is the third-largest by population. The…

had.” (Deutsch Culture) The second was the agreement to accept a constitution that combined a powerful authoritarian monarchy with a weak representative body, known as the Reichstag. The reasoning behind these compromises, was to create a unified country, which was in hopes to stop the constant wars between Germanic states. Which didn’t actually happen until the 1600s during the thirty…

France is unique and one of the most amazing countries in the world. The food is amazing, and the sights in France are breathtaking. It has existed as a country for a little over a thousand years, and managed to fill those with some of the most important events in European history. It is bordered by the English Channel to the north, Luxembourg and Belgium to the northeast, Germany and Switzerland to the east, Italy to the southeast, the Mediterranean to the south, southwest by Andorra and Spain…

United States. Many Europeans took the harsh and difficult voyage from their country to the United States. These people may have left their country due to war, disease, or famine. After arriving in the United States they would go through Ellis Island. Then, soon after exiting Ellis Island they would go to New York City. New York City and Ellis Island played a vital role in immigration during the late 1800’s and 1900’s due to the fact Ellis Island was the major entry way into the country for…

During the Cold War, if there was ever a Soviet attack on European soil, they would have had to go through West Germany. Article V (which states “that and attack against one Ally is considered as an attack against all Allies.” ) protected West Germany through the crisis. During this time, when West Germany was being…

There are many similarities and differences between the two prominent far-right parties in France and the United Kingdom. Immigration reform, Euroscepticism, long-term leadership, and dramatic recent European election success are the most significant ties between the two, and stances with Russia, success in local elections, election structure, and historical background being the most significant differences. Who their supporters are and what the parties are pushing link the two as well but are…

jobs. As the depression worsened, so did anti-Mexican feelings. People were poor and that meant hard times for everyone. Mexicans became seen as competition as more and more European Americans began seeking jobs that were once considered to be only fit for Mexicans. Many believed that once Mexicans were expelled from the country that U.S. workers would find employment and the depression would end. Urban Mexican communities in cities such as Los Angeles began to rebel against their oppression.…

immigrants entered this country. From 1891 to 1900, 393,516. In the last 10-years (1904-1914), 976,263 Jews immigrated, which represented 62.5 per cent of the total Jewish immigration for this period. The yearly variations of the total Jewish immigration correspond closely to the Russian Jewish emigration movement. In 1899, the Romanian and the Austria-Hungary movements swelled the number. The year 1906, marked the high-water mark of Jewish immigration: 153,748 immigrants, practically…