Australia's history with Europe has been much like the way a child will learn and emulate her mother's ability to care for herself, manage her money and keep food on the table. Australia being the child has done just that throughout its history, and similarly to how a child will grow to an adult, Australia has shown after being involved in two World Wars for the mother country, that it has developed to be a multi-cultural, and unique nation. ... To discover why contemporary Europe is of such importance to Australia, we must first look at its history. ... Hand in hand, the trade for...

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He then goes on to compare the extinction of big game in Australia and New Guinea to that in the Americas, then talks about early tools. ... This is what Diamond calls a natural experiment in history. ... The Eurasian societies were able to master food production at a faster pace than the societies of Africa and Australia. ... says is essential in comparing history. ... Raymond Grew, author ofThe Case for Comparing Histories,? ...

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Japanese wanted to destroy the US' Pacific Fleet in order to clear the way to conquer Southeast Asia - US reacts by declaring war on Japan and inspiring men to enlist in the armed forces, creates a battle cry, General Kimmal forced to retire, America bombs major Japanese cities in revenge The Home front (life in the US during the war) - Farmers grew enough crops to feed the US and all its Allies - planes, bombers, tanks, scout cars and carriers, armored cars, trucks, light vehicles, rifles and side-arms, machine guns, artillery and ammo were produced in factories - production during the...

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The major European countries controlled colonies all around the world; for example, Britain had the largest empire, with control of nations including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. ... The assassination is the event most commonly considered to have been the most direct cause of World War I, but without the impact of a sequence of subtly related elements it would have never created such an impact on world history....

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Eighty percent of the earth's history is included in the Precambrian era. ... The Paleozoic is bracketed by two of the most important events in the history of animal life. ... At the later end of the Paleozoic, the first and the largest mass extinction in history wiped out approximately 90% of all marine animal species. ... During the interim between the late Precambrian and Paleozoic eras most of the evidence of earth's early history was destroyed due to erosion. ... Early in the Cenozoic, Greenland began to separate from Europe; Antarctica and Australia, and Africa and India also s...

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It's also much more difficult for a severe case of a recovering alcoholic to handle controlled drinking because of their history with drinking; the alcohol might have had serious physiological effects disturbing their cognitive ability to deal with situations regarding control (Adamson &ump; Sellman, 2001). ...

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Thus, claiming that aside from the often-discussed political supremacy of the West, Western scholars have also successfully employed the interpretation of the Orient's languages, history and culture for themselves by writing The Orient's past and constructing its modern identities from a perspective that views Europe as the norm and The Orient as the socially-constructed, "exotic." ... While this has been exemplified repeatedly throughout history, the argument was perfectly epitomized when Prime Minister Arthur Balfour gave a speech in defense of Great Britain's occupation of E...

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