Dependence, is what Europe created, forcing in one way or another that new land to look to Europe for it's economical answer. ... When the Spanish / Europe concord the America's, they created colonies of mono culture , making them depended on one product , be it gold, sugar cane, silver , etc. 3 Once they are no longer under Spanish rule , they being to struggle economically and compete with one another to be the number one trader with countries in Europe, later on until the present time, with it's nearby neighbor , the United States . ... This is an aspect were we ...

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Resulting in an imposed foreign culture upon the already established civilizations that existed before their arrival. ... Unfortunately for them, the Europeans cared little about the culture they would be obliterating, and cared more about their own ulterior motives. ... European economic aspects which made Latin America have a great dependency towards them. ... There was a strong forgein culture that was imposed on a already running government. ... These imposed ideas left the continent weak and resulted in the loss of culture, the dependence on European countries, and a long standing ethnic ...

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This new found source of income that Europe had found in the Americas might have arguably helped Asia out more than it did Europe. Frank suggests that the money that found its way from the Americas through Europe and to Asia, did more to stimulate production and support population growth in Asia than in Europe (Frank164). ... In that same amount of time Europe increases only half that number (Frank 168). ... Frank argues that discoveries where a thing that went both ways and that each culture learned from one another to improve on the others idea (Frank 204). ... However the Industrial Rev...

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The Comparison The American culture and the Swedish culture are very different from different angles. To begin with, the two cultures differ largely because the Swedish culture is very collective and supportive while the American culture is individualistic. ... For instance, as much they are pressured to join the European Union the Swedes are always against this. ... They are easily influenced by other cultures as their culture is too much open to allow new traditions. ... When it comes to influence the American culture strongly influences the Swedish culture. ...

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Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean in 1492, helped to influence new cultures, beliefs and lifestyles; this originated the Columbian Exchange. ... Another big culture change during the Columbian Exchange was the socio-cultural traditions. American Indians integrated the European cultures into their traditions and vice-versa. ... Over the developing years, the Americas gave Europe influence over other cultures and civilizations in the world. ... They would also exploit the wilderness and destroy indigenous cultures of Native Americans, sometimes converting them to Christianity....

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While some European immigrant groups lacked adequate numbers to avoid English assimilation (the Huguenots), others came to America in sufficient numbers to retain a unique ethnic identity that would impact American culture as a whole. ... The only two European immigrant groups that remained isolated were the Germans and the Jews "the Germans being feared because their massive numbers and different language posed a threat to the dominance of the nascent pseudo-English culture, and the Jews being excluded because of their faith. ... Yet the experience of African slaves and the Native Americ...

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From the late eighteenth century commentators began to associate The Tempest's plot, language and characters with Europe's exploration and colonization of America. ... The trend toward an American-focused interpretation of The Tempest was inspired by a concurrent culture and political rapprochment between England and the United States. ... He was not evil by nature, they argued, but he acquired the European's vices rather than virtues. ... Caliban was no longer just an American Indian, he also became the reflections of the African slave and the European wild man; or the blend if...

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European slavers altered the way that different African people viewed one another and themselves. ... In the beginning, there was a trade between Europeans and African leaders who sold their enemies and disabled people in exchange for unique gifts such as guns, tobacco, iron bars and etc. ... From their cultures they brought many important concepts about religion, traditions and music. ... The Yoruba people used their beliefs to spread among the people of other ethnicities, and infusing their traditional religion with the European religions. ... During the enslavement years, Africans d...

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The only evidence we have to trace to the caribbean culture before the genocide is tobacco. ... It was not addressed and it seems as though we were only taught about the European life style. ... "Culture is the sum of learned behavior." ... The fact that she is dark-skinned could be the product of the mixing of European and Meso-American (mestizo) religions and people. ... (Gonzalez 13) Mestizo is a person of mixed blood; specifically: a person of mixed European and American Indian ancestry. ...

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We have been taught since elementary school that the pilgrims journeyed away from Europe to escape from the oppression of the British king to be free in the new land of the Americas. ... European Americans even drove Mexicans further and further south, all of this until we have the corners of what we call the United States today. ... He wanted European immigrants to assimilated into American citizens as soon as possible – but what exactly does that mean? ... While reading the first two chapters, the reader becomes enraptured by the culture of the Yankton Sioux. ... Ša sets this up to ...

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As European civilization spread across the Americas, native population decreased. ... After Columbus, other Europeans came to the New World. ... Most often, however, the Europeans came with the intention to build a house, they wanted to farm. At first, the Native Americans were happy to share the ground with the Europeans. Europeans thought that the majority of new lands were free. ...

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Those people were our ancestors from Africa, and after their evolution they travel from Siberia to North American through out the Bering Bridge Land and those people were the people who started the Clovis culture, the first inhabitants of North American. ... The first people who crossed the Bering land bridge to migrate to North America were known as "Clovis People", which were the name archaeologists given to the earliest human culture in the North American continent. ... Additional evidence of the first inhabitants of North America came directly form Siberia and not directly fr...

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Mexico wasn't the only country that got engulfed with the desire to become modernized, Africa was in the line of sight for Europe as their next project for modernization. Menelik II was the leader of Ethiopia who had kept Ethiopia free from European control. ... One way Menelik wanted to modernize and defend his nation was through guns and ammunition, and since European technology was fascinating to him he would come into contact with many Europeans that would help him with his plans for modernization. Europe's latest technology really sparked an interest with Menelik such as their t...

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This is because Columbus had set up permanent two-way commerce between Europe and the "New World." ... He also sent large shipments of these people to Europe as slaves, thus beginning the pattern of transatlantic slave trade. Others followed his example, shipping Natives from various parts of North America both to Europe and to the Caribbean. ... Furthermore, many diseases were brought to America from Columbus's expedition and other European settlers. ... The habit of white dominance over African-Americans which became so integrated into American society during the centuries of slavery re...

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Once many immigrants come to America they quickly assimilate our culture and customs. ... (Abbott 309) By allowing this to happen not only are we allowing people to lose their individuality but we are also destroy their culture and adapt to ours. ... Since the first European settlers set foot in North America, immigration has suffused the American experience. ... Whether its their culture, religion, or adding to our workforce. ...

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Clovis culture consisted of big game hunters with mongoloid features who created distinct spear points capable of piercing armor. ... Most migration occurs laterally because weather variance is less dramatic and in the short time of 1,000 years (50 generations), cultures would not have been able to adapt from the cold climate to the temperate regions so quickly. ... Another theory that has embroiled scientists in a bitter conflict and has revolutionized paleo-anthropology, is that the first Americans were not only from Mongoloid descent, but crowded the new world from different places like Eas...

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(Bailey) This impression upon the Native American people in the New World, although not optimistic, shaped and limited cultures for thousands of years. ... The flow of gold and silver raised consumer costs in Europe and created a base towards the modern commercial banking system. ... From California and Florida to Tierra del Fuego, the Spanish empire influenced a large array of cultures and formed the defining ways of their existences. ...

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