By 1914, most of the countries in the world had been colonized by Europe. The primary motive was to become a planetary superpower and dominate the world. Thus, many European countries, such as Italy, Portugal, Greece, Spain, England, and Germany, began acquiring colonies, leading to the col...
Every four years lots of different countries play in the World Cup, which England won in 1966, when TV was still in black and white! Great goal! The game was at Wembley Stadium in London and the Queen was there to present the trophy. Apart from watching the big matches played by ...
Sakhalin, a Russian island north of Japan, inspired disputes between the two countries beginning in the early 19th century. Beginning in the 1840s, Russians settled the island in defiance of Japan’s claim of sovereignty. Japan ceded the southern part of Sakhalin in 1875, but regained control ...
Most of the world uses the metric system for everyday measurements, but only three countries in the world use the imperial system as their official system of measurement.
What were the three American colonies that didn't have Catholicism outlawed? What does a colony usually provide for its ruling country? What were the Middle Colonies known for? What French countries are in the Maghreb? Brazil was once a colony of which European country?
Western countries turned to cruel colonial plunder and slave trade and completed the primitive accumulation of wealth by trampling on the human rights of native people in their colonies. For example, since the end of the 16th century, white colonists sold more than 22 million African slaves to ...
According to Kew Royal Botanic Gardens the unexpanded (not yet “hatched”) eggs of stinkhorns are considered a culinary delicacy in some countries but related species to C. ruber, have had reports of poisoning: eczema, convulsions, and sickness are anecdotally said to be the result of handling...
and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations. It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal communication ...
What type of government did the 13 colonies have? What colony did the Mayflower Compact establish? What did Australia trade with the British Empire? What type of government did New York colony have? What countries had colonies in Oceania?
the European colonies in the Americas gained their independence. Spain and Portugal were permanently weakened by losing their New World colonies. Great Britain,France, theNetherlands, andGermanymade the Old World countries ofSouth Africa, India, and Southeast Asia the targets of their colonial efforts...