Northwest Territories

1942. Uranium is a key ingredient in creating a nuclear bomb and/or reactor. Split uranium atoms are highly radioactive which is what causes a nuclear bomb to go off. The uranium found in Canada was mined on the shores of Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories. These mines were the first uranium mines in Canada. These uranium mines were discovered in 1928 and Canada began operating them between 1932 and 1933. The very first mine was called Port Radium, for its high radium content. Originally,…

Civil or not? The Civil War occurred on 1861 in America and was fought for the American people and citizens. Although the war was fought for the citizens and was named ‘Civil’ only one group of the citizens, either the Union or the Confederate, won what they desired. So was the Civil War civil? Between the Union and Confederate existed several opposing opinions, which led to the Civil War. Some of these issues were the different types of economic structures, perceptions of equality and freedom…

The causes of the war was British’s attempt to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy’s impressment of American Seamen and America’s desire to expand its territory. British had a long feud with Napoleon Bonaparte’s France, which caused both sides to attempt to block the U.S. from trading with the other (qtd. in “War of 1812”). In 1807 Britain passed the Orders in Council law which required neutral countries…

frontier. Another success was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. The original states decided to give the western land to the federal government, which then sold the land to create new states. The money went towards public education in the new areas, the first time public education had federal support. The ordinance also prohibited slavery in these new areas. Land ordinances established systematic processes for planning, surveying, and selling newly acquired territory to settlers. The Articles of…

Canada, there are many areas in this country where access to these necessities is difficult or impossible. Canada is a gigantic country, but for many large provinces and territories there is only planned parenthood facility in the whole province/territory, these areas include Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon (Jesara Sinclair, 2016). Many of these areas are rural and have extreme climates, and having limited access to abortion clinics is harmful for women in…

The American Revolution changed and impacted our history. The revolutionary left it’s mark in history and a few familiar names and holidays including The 4th of July, Pulaski Day (Illinois), The Philadelphia 49ers, The New England Patriots, and much more. Towns, sports teams, schools, streets, countries, and even family names can be traced back to the American Revolution (Background Essay). Before the revolution, there was extreme changes in the political system, social system, and the…

Dutch efforts to find a shorter passage to the Spice Islands. There was a big rivalry between the two nations. Hudson did not improve the situation. His fourth voyage In 1610, Henry succeeded to be subsidized by English backers, still searching the Northwest…

recognizable on the world map. The country covers an area of about 3.28 million sq km. India divides into several different geographical regions. India is a federation composed of 29 states and 7 union territories. All states, as well as the union territories of Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model. The center through appointed administrators directly…

Somalia. Somalia has experienced a lot of political instability within the past decade because of the civil war and the colonization. Who colonized them? Similar to other African countries Somalia was colonized by Europeans. Britain colonized the northwest of Somalia in 1887. France colonized parts…

north and northwest was there an unstable frontier”(Fairbank, p-61). A nomadic group of people called Xiongu, had often raided the Chinese colonies on the northern border since the time of the first emperor. These people were the greatest threat to the Han Empire. Unlike previous Emperors who bribed and sent gifts to these nomads to keep them away, Emperor Wu used a different strategy. He first expanded The Great Wall of China, then sent his armies to defeat them and conquer their territories.…