Unlike in the past years when immigrants coming to the US mostly came from Europe, the new act caused a tremendous change of the American population. One would note easily that immigrants started streaming in from Asia, Latin America and later from Africa. ... This were mainly people fleeing from war-torn Asian countries like Cambodia and Vietnam. This impact is not of surprise though, because the previous act had effectively barred Asian immigrants from entering the US. ... First, a significant number of immigrants from Asia were recorded. ...

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Early Farmers in Central America As the glaciers sheltered at the end of the last Ice Age, (when Asia and North America were connected by a piece of land) the hills and mountains of Mesoamerica, or Middle America changed dramatically. From about 7000 BC farmers from these regions began to plant crops and this period was also known as the Archaic or Early Farming period, the interesting thing about this is that these development in the Agriculture coincided with the development of the agriculture in the Old World (Europe, Africa, Asia). ...

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Corn was first cultivated in Central America about 7,000 years ago and was developed from a plant called teosinte. There were over 300 different varieties by the time the Europeans were exploring Central America. ... Rice was discovered in Asia thousands of years ago, and it grew in swamps. ... Sugar is grown from two plants: sugarcane, which grows in South America, Africa and Asia, and the Caribbean, and sugar beets which grows mostly in Europe and accounts for 50% of the worlds sugar. ... Tea has been thought to originate in Asia. ...

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There was the Non-English immigration, the Great Wave, the New European immigration, and the Asian immigration. ... More than 7.3 million immigrants arrived, nearly half were from the Americas and more than a third of them were from Asia. Asian Immigration. In the middle of the 1800's few Asian immigrants arrived. ... This also denied the ability of immigration from Asia....

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Asia has Hokaido, Manipur, Kathiarwari, przevalskii, and Equis horses. ... North America has Quarter, Saddle, Morgan, Pinto, and Shetland horses. South America has Criollo, Haiti, Crioulo, Campolino, and Morochuco horses. ...

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This age of discovery and exploration led to the expansion of European powers in the Americas and in parts of Asia. ... After the 1820's many Western European countries had lost many of its colonies, such as France in America and Spain in South America. Of course, Britain had also lost its crucial colonies during the Revolutionary War North America. ... After losing its thirteen colonies in North America, Britain had begun to lose its economic edge. ... As economic and political venues were sought after in primarily Africa and Asia, controversy eventually arose. ...

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One of the principal reasons for exploration was the urge to find new routes to East Asia. In 1400s, merchants had brought many goods to Europe from Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. ... European countries were mainly interested in spices from Asia. ... Instead of Indies, he had landed in the Americas. ... The French Empire, although it wanted the American gold and silver, they were mostly interested in searching a westward route to Asia....

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Most of the silver found in America eventualy wound up in India and China. European goods were not nearly as good to barter with the well manufatured Asian goods. For this, Europeans used thier gold and silver to trade for Asian spices, silk, and cotton cloth. ... Dutch By the early 17th century, the Dutch had taken over as the primary Euopean colonial power in Asia. ... The Dutch also colonized parts of North America. ...

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Tons of people have claimed in the past that they found America. ... The First People to discover America were Asians. The were the first Americans. ... Also people who came to America were prosucuted people. ... The Spainish had come to America for 5 reasons. ...

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In some American schools children are known to send more than 1,000 EMS messages a month. ... The Asia and Pacific region, that has 65 percent of the world's population, had just five percent of the world's telephone connections. But Asia now has 37 percent of all mobile telephones and will have more than 50 percent in five years. ...

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Horticulture played a crucial role in many Native American cultures and the survival of their people. ... Native Americans suffered 80-90% population losses in most of America with influenza, typhoid, measles, and smallpox taking the greatest toll on them. ... Turkeys, llamas, alpacas, and guinea pigs are a few of the animals introduced to European lands from the Americas. The greatest impact of America on Europe, Asia, and Africa was the spread of American food crops. ... A variety of plants such as rice, barley, oats, coffee, melons, and daisies were brought from the Old World to the Am...

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Columbus was looking for another shipping route to reach eastern Asia. He happened to run into the New World, being the Americas, and initially believed he was reaching Asia. When studying World History it must be taken into account why Columbus was looking for another route to eastern Asia and what the trade situation was throughout the rest of the world, including Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. ... Terrorist groups that have been traced back to primarily the Middle East recently attacked the United States of America. ...

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The horse revolutionized the cultures of Araucanian and Pampas peoples in South America as well. ... All the staples of southern European agriculture were being grown in the Americas in a remarkably short time. ... African and Asian crops such as bananas, coconuts, breadfruit, and sugar cane would also be introduced as well. ... In Mexico and Central America, fifty percent of the Amerindian population died during the first wave of smallpox epidemics. ... Syphilis is the only significant disease believed to be transferred from the Americas to Europe. ...

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America reacted to the immigrants in different ways. ... Other Americans were less supportive. ... Natives were very hostile toward Asian immigrants. ... The Act also blocked people from much of eastern Asia and the Pacific islands from even trying to immigrate to the United States. ... The Immigration and Nationality Act of 192 was made and it allowed immigrants from everywhere even the Asian immigrants to come to the United States. ...

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It is in these native Asian habitats that people first see the apple and orange for the true delicacies that they are. As the two fruits become more popular and trade begins to open up between Europe and Asia, the apple and the orange both leave their secluded mountain homes and make a move to Europe, where they flourish in feudal society. ... The orange quickly makes its way to the Americas, mainly through the European explorers around the year 1500 ("Orange History"). ... With so many different climates and verdant fields the Americas make an excellent home for the apple and orange an...

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In the late 1400's Europe wanted to expand their oversea trade with Asia. Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus wanted to find a shorter route that would get him to Asia but while on his search he accidentally found North America. ... This historic event of Columbus' discovering North America would eventually lead to many bloodshed battles between the Spaniards and the Natives. ... For this and many other reasons, the French were more successful than Spain in its dealing with Indians and accumulation of wealth from America. ...

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In Asia, people consume an average of 1,400 liters of 'virtual water' per day, whereas, in Europe and North America, people consume about 4,000 liters of 'virtual water' per day. ... According to the water-related literature, one American is equal to seven Indians or four Chinese in virtual point of view where the water consumption is concerned. ...

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European rulers knew that they did not have the resources to fully attack Islam, so their crusades changed focus from the Muslims to the pagans of Africa and the Americas. ... Isabella and Ferdinand financed Christopher Columbus" 1492 voyage which resulted in the acquisition of new territories in the Americas for Spain. ... Literate Europeans were enticed by such literature about Africa, Asia, and the Americas as Fernandez de Oviedo's General History of the Indies (1547). ... The Ottoman Turks presented a threat in the eastern Mediterranean area, so Europeans had no choice but to find ...

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An immediate effect of new Imperialism was that the Europeans claim and conquered large empires in Africa and Asia. ... Civil wars disrupt nations of Africa and Asia. Latin American nations struggle to build stable democracies. ...

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There is Oceania, which encompasses the Americas and Great Britain, Eurasia, which is Europe and the Near East, and Eastasia, which is the rest of Asia and Australia. ... The North America has free trade policies, as does the European union. These make North America and Europe the most powerful economic centres on Earth. ...

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There is Oceania, which encompasses the Americas and Great Britain, Eurasia, which is Europe and the Near East, and Eastasia, which is the rest of Asia and Australia. ... The North America has free trade policies, as does the European union. These make North America and Europe the most powerful economic centres on Earth. ...

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For in today's information economy, after all, "global" pretty much means "American." America is the undisputed leader in most of the core competencies associated with digital technology. ... They could be the bow of the ship leading a wonderful American economic resurgence in global markets." ... Mobile telephony is growing rapidly in Europe and parts of Asia, for example, making hardware market leaders out of companies like Nokia and Mitsubishi. ... And MTV aims to comply by providing "cleaner" music videos, as well as interspersing mainly American music with a mix of Asian popular ...

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Divider or rock painting for business publicizing is an alternate appearance of an antiquated promoting structure, which is available right up 'til the present time in numerous parts of Asia, Africa, and South America. ...

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It extended from Southeast Asia to eastern Europe. Spain established colonies in what is now Latin America and the southern United States. By the early 1700's, the British, French, and Dutch had colonized much of eastern North America. ...

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No battles were fought on American soil, and because of its late entry into the conflict, America suffered a lot fewer casualties than the other nations. In addition, unlike the economies of many European countries, the American economy remained strong until 1929. ... Adding to that the United State's Allies owed them huge sums of money, and these loans more than canceled out America's prewar debt of $4 billion. ... Boundaries of parts of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa had to be redrawn on maps. ...

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