2. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Around 1733, the Industrial Revolution began in England, spread through Europe, North America and the world Factory owners looked for cheap and unskilled laborers and hired children as young as 4 years old to work Many of the children that worked at factories got lung cancer or other diseases and died before turning 25.
3. INDIA Birthplace of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism Religious diversity and tolerance is established by Indian law About 80% of India’s population practice Hinduism
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5. HOLOCAUST Millions of Jews were exiled and sent to either concentration camps or death camps and were treated inhumanely When the finally Holocaust ended about 6 million Jews had been killed. Jews were forced to leave all belongings and some family behind to go to camps
6. GHANDI Mohandas K. Gandhi was born October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat, India He adopted ways of peaceful resistance through non-violence, non-cooperative, and mass disobedience than physical violence and shedding of blood He is also well known for his Civil Rights work in South Africa, Indian Independence struggle from British Rule.
7. The Result of FASCISM During WWII, Italy and Germany began governing their countries in Fascism-- ruled under a leader in a nation with radical social structure. Through Fascism and propaganda Hitler was able to empower the Nazi party and guide the German people through the Holocaust
8. COLD WAR -CUBA After the Cuban revolutionaries defeated the US-backed leader, Fulgencio Batista, the leader of the revolt, Fidel Castro took power Castro was a Communist and soon became allies with Russia. The US sent CIA trained Cuban exiles to the Bay of Pigs and were defeated Cuba and Russia then began building missile bases on Cuba until being spotted by an American aircraft and stopped
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11. 5 CURRENT EVENTS 1. May 1, 2011 al Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden was shot dead 2. In March an 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan killing thousands 3. Nuclear crisis in Japan after the tsunami hit nuclear plants causing radiation leaks. 4. Civil war in Libya over democratic elections and leader Muammar Gadaffi 5. Hurricane Katrina hit in the Gulf Coast killing hundreds and causing around 90.9 billion dollars
