The Plight of The North American Indians The history and culture of the American Indian is sadly misrepresented because of culture biases and inaccurate reports. ... America has much to learn about the heritage of our American Indians. ... These diseases "spread like wildfire among Indian populations."... For example Indian hunters hunted animals based on demand and not on need as they once did depleting the animal populations and causing competition for hunting grounds and creating inter-tribal wars. ... Convincing the Indians that their wa...

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Through these years India was involved in many wars, creation of many religions and the home to many great leaders in the past. ... Soon after the Portuguese then French, Dutch, Danish, and British tried to take over the India. During the 19th century the British and French were the two European countries to take some control of India. ... The British left India high and dry; they turned religion against religion, they made promises that would be broken, sent thousands of Indian men to fight in World War 1 and only about a hundred men returned, they killed Indians of different religions whom t...

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The most available land was along the coast to the south, a region that was controlled by an Indianized trading state known a Champa. Over the next several hundred years, rivalry with the Champa led to an almost constant state of war between the two countries. ... Until the last years of the Vietnam War, more than eighty percent of the Vietnamese people lived on the land. ...

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Six Indians, led byMagua, are left in charge of the prisoners. ... She drops a glove, but a Huron sees her doing so and warns her of the consequences. ... The obscure Indian runner can no longer be ignored, as he has become a leader of a war group. ... A French solider passes by, but Duncan, by speaking French, is able to convince him that he is a French solider bringing prisoners to their general. ... They bring news that the French have posted pickets around. ...

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During the French and Indian War of 1754, British troops provided blankets that had been infected with smallpox to the American Indians. ... During the 19th century, when President Lincoln and 12 other public officials were assassinated, these were acts of terrorism connected to the Civil War. ... Because of the global concern about terrorism, the U.S. war on terrorism is justified. ... Moreover, economist feel that once the worst of the war is over, the stage would be set for a healthy recovery, probably even sometime next year. In the past, wars have ha...

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They were met with fierce resistance and in the ensuing nine months, the Turks, during a campaign that would result in 252,000 casualties, would repel Australian, New Zealand, British, French and Indian forces. ... Many think of it as the day when we came of age and accepted that, as nations, we had to fend for ourselves and bear the full consequences of our actions. For at the time of outbreak of war, Australia was a very young nation - only 14 years old. ... Thousands of Australian and New Zealand soldiers had died, and thousands of other Allied troops from France and Britain also died. ....

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In order to find a way of negotiating their rights with Ottawa, Riel proposed that another convention of 20 French-speaking and 20 English-speaking representatives be called to draw up a new list of rights. ... His program was a moderate one, directed as much towards the Indians and the white settlers as to the M&eac...

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The Native Indians quickly became extinct, and black slaves were imported from Africa; the distinct ways of the pre-Columbian colony became a mystery. ... Haiti under French rule Back in Europe, Spain grew increasingly weaker relative to the French, and an agreement between the two nations gave birth to the French colony of Santo Domingo, which was part of Hispaniola. ... Civil war broke out between the south, under General Petion, and the north, under Henry Christophe. ... The civil war ceased. ... Any dissention against Duvalier was met with a horrible consequence by the Tontons Macout...

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Internally, Britain experienced social reforms that had far-reaching consequences. ... Throughout his life he had numerous jobs including: serving with the Indian imperial police at a police training school, a superintendent of police, dishwasher, teacher, clerk, and a sergeant in World War II. He got the influence for his first book, Down and Out in London and Paris, when he moved to England and France in 1930. ...

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The years following the Civil War had seen a steady preparation for this. ... In 1879, the French, fresh from their success in building the Suez Canal, started building a canal. ... America's 1898 war with Spain made a canal seem essential. ... A French adventurer, Philippe Bunau-Varilla, and an American lawyer, Nelson Cromwell, conceived of the idea of creating the republic of Panama. ... The French had attempted to build a canal at sea level, but grossly underestimated the difficulty of achieving this goal. ...

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