The Europeans

It is estimated that a million people left the European Content during the years 1887 and 1888 alone. Roughly twenty million men and women entered the United States during the forty-one year period The Huddled Masses covers. The push pull factors for the people entering America are numerous. Among the popular reasons for many to leave their home is population growth in the migrants home country. As well as religious persecution and political oppression. Particularly towards those of Jewish…

The United States gained its independence in 1783 from the European power and began forming its own economic stability it now is the home of over 320 million people and growing. Rostow breaks up his theory into 5 stages of development the first stage being the beginning of economic growth this would be when the U…

Germany’s official country name is The Federal Republic of Germany, but it is commonly referred to as Germany or Deutschland. Located in Central Europe. Germany is a country who borders the Baltic Sea and the North Sea; it is nestled between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. At 357,022 sq. km, Germany, is the sixty-third largest country in the world; according to the CIA.gov website it is “three times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Montana.” The population of Germany…

CHINA AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE In 1978, China opened up its doors to opportunities that brought about development of foreign trade which lead to the promotion of its economic growth. Over the past 30 years, it has seized the opportunity of the world’s long term prosperity and economic globalization by attracting foreign investment, introducing advanced technology and rapid development in foreign trade around the world to increase its trade volume globally. “The total volume of China’s…

The European motivations for colonization were different for each European Nation. Motivations included finding gold, preventing others from spreading, gaining wealth, gaining political advantage and to spread religion and ideas to the New World. In the Spanish, French and English expansion, each European Nation’s approach was different causing the failure of the French and the English, and leaving the Spanish as the only country to successfully establish colonization in the New World although…

housing a disproportionately high number of refugees. The European Union is the number one donor in the global efforts to alleviate the Syrian refugee crisis. Around 4 billion Euros have been mobilized by the European Commission and Member States in humanitarian, development, economic and stabilization assistance to Syrians in their country and to refugees and their host communities in neighbouring Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey and Egypt. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said:…

Immigration in the 20th century peaked after the Second World War. Many people from many countries came to the Netherlands, looking for a new life, or a job. Not just locals from countries overseas migrated, but also the Dutch living in the former colonies, like Indonesia. Many Dutch people from Indonesia came back home after the war. They are seen as the first wave of immigration. At first, they were not going to stay permanently. However, they changed their minds and many stayed for the rest…

vote and Europe 's weak banking system, where interest rates are already at zero, the possibility of a global meltdown becomes even more likely. That 's not even considering further catastrophes, European high-risk bonds, natural disasters and possible decisions by other countries to leave the European Union after Britain 's defection. A global financial meltdown on top of weak global economies and high deficits could easily stimulate a financial Armageddon according to many analysts. Another…

The Fourth Ottoman-Venetian War, also known as the War of Cyprus, was a war between the Ottoman Empire and the Venetian Republic over control of the Island of Cyprus. The war was started because of the economic and militaristic advantage of controlling Cyprus, and would not have begun if the location of the island was not an advantageous land to both states. The war ended in an Ottoman victory and the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus, giving its new rulers considerable power over Levant Trade and…

European Union The author Harm de Blij of the book “why geography matters more than ever” stated that Europe is one of the most important part in the world and the place where WW one and WW two started. After the WW two, as European countries were losing the wealth and influence worldwide, the EEC came out with the first six countries. The EEC had been developed into a brand new organization which called “the European union”, and almost 30 countries have joined the EU. The EU is currently…