The world was a very different place in 1904. Russia was a feudal monarchy; China was weakened by colonial occupation and exploitation; most of Africa was ruled by European colonial powers; and the US was yet to emerge as a significant military and geopolitical force. The hundred years follow...
Shine said the party became less popular after the pager attack and the group's decision to bring Lebanon into a war with Israel, which was perceived by its critics as a political priority of Iran and not necessarily of the Lebanese people. "At the end of the day, it's a party… [bu...
61% more likely to have a weakened immune system 73% more likely to have seizures 48% more likely to have cancer Co-Occurring Conditions Alcohol and other mental health disorders share a bidirectional relationship. Alcohol can make other conditions emerge or worsen; having another condition can ma...
How did economic competition influence imperialism? How did industrialization and imperialism affect today's world? How was New Imperialism justified? How did New Imperialism impact the political development of Africa? How did European imperialism change over the 19th century?
Vuong and Khanh Giao (2020) on Vietnamese consumers, consumers evaluated that the higher they perceive a brand to be global, the higher the brand's quality and social responsibility, leading to an increased purchase intention. However, if consumer ethnocentrism is high, this effect is weakened....
local corruption, coupled with that ofWestern energy firms such as Halliburton, the involvement of politicians like Dick Cheney, and complicity of banks like HSBC, alongside theexpanding influence of China, has led to the concentration of much of Nigeria’s resource wealth flowing to a select few...
Mars has an extremely thin atmosphere, though at one time it was likely much thicker. European Space Agency It may not be as hellish as Venus, but the fourth planet from the sun still isn't what most people would call hospitable. The atmosphere on Mars differs from Earth's in many way...
weakened Rural migrant women move between urban and rural areas, and their fertility intentions are also affected by migrant personality factors. Scholars have grasped the particularity of migrant women's inevitable mobility, put forward different interpretation theories, and analyzed the impact of the...
Abroad, China serially threatens to annex Taiwan. A hungry and perennially restless Vladimir Putin once upon a time thought he was restrained from invading his neighbors by fear of more costs incurred than the likelihood of benefits to be gained. But like an earlier reaction to a weakened U.S...
The 2024 slowdown in the Chinese economy left the country with an oversupply of steel. Not only did this hurt the profitability of Chinese steel manufacturers, but the excess steel was then sold on the world market, undercutting the steel industry in other countries.121314 The Global Steel Indus...