After the Gold Rush

THE TRAIN HAD WISTLED THREE TIMES The railroad is a key of our history, it takes place in our movies in our art, what is the Baining ? Have you ever heard someting about the « Promontory Summit Ceremony » ? You don’t, if I am not mistaken. And nevertheless, the May 10 is an important date in our history. In the 19 century, our ancestors hadn’t this thing so useful that we call a plane but they already have the trains. On July 1st, 1862, our ancient President, Abraham Lincoln, signed

Economics_ The Bretton Woods Exchange rate System I. Historical background carries a new monetary system 1. 2. 3. The pre-War situation Birth of the Bretton Woods system Overview of the Bretton Woods agreement – Core features – The Bretton Woods Institutions II. The Bretton Woods Regime 1. Exchange rate mechanism 2. The Bretton Woods experience III. Collapse of the Bretton Woods system 1. 2. External Causes Main Causes Conclusion and Lessons International Economics_ The Bretton Woods

THE WESTWARD EXPANSION Introduction: In 1783, the United Kingdom declared the American independence. And six years after, in 1789, George Washington became the first president of United States of America. At the same time, the constitution was voted. The westward expansion consist of an appropriation through force of an huge territory, whiwh stretched out in North merica, between Mississippi and the Pacific Ocean. This land, with a progressively colonisation of her estates, the purchases of

ongoing crisis. The most recent phenomenon in US history related to immigration is the passing of a Law in Arizona : see newspaper extract 1. General Distribution 2. To the New World 1600-1776 A) religious B) economic motives 3. To the USA: 1776-1965 A) First massive wave 1840-1860 B) Second wave 1880-1920 C) Religious and racial tensions 4. Immigration reform and the “Great Society” 1965 5. Immigration in a post 9.11 country 1. To the New World The first European

multiculturalism: 1. The early years of Immigration. Immigration has played and continues to play a key role in shaping the character of Canadian society. Although only a minority of Canadians has first-hand experience of immigration, all Canadians have parents, grandparents or more distant relative who came to Canada as strangers to a foreign land. Because all Canadians share an immigrant past, there would be no Canada without immigration. Tens of thousands of years before the coming of the first European

In 1853 , the California gold rush was in full swing , and everyday items were in short supply . Levi Strauss , a 24 years old German immigrant , left New York for San Francisco with a small supply of dry goods with the invention of opening a branch of his brother's New York dry goods business .Shortly after his arrival , a prospector wanted to know what Mr. Strauss was selling . When strauss told him he had rough canvas to use for tents and wagon covers, the prospector said , "you should have bought

Suggested changes to the date Both prior to the establishment of Australia Day as the national day of Australia, and in the years subsequent to its creation, several different dates have been proposed for its celebration, and, at various times, the possibility of moving Australia Day to an alternative date has been mooted. While the reasons for such a move have been varied, concerns with the current arrangement have included: The current date, celebrating the foundation of the Colony of New South

California (or Golden State) is the most populous state in the United-states, with thirty seven millions of inhabitants and the third largest by area. Geography: It is located on the west coast of the United-states, and is bordered by Oregon to the North, Nevada to the northeast, Arizona to the Southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the West and Mexico.Its capital is Sacramento and its most largest cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco. California is the third largest U.S state

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differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown (in some games, the pot is split between the high and low hands), limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed. In most modern poker games, the first round of betting begins with some form of forced bet by one of the players. In standard poker, each player is betting that the hand he has will be the highest ranked. The action then proceeds clockwise around the table and