. Latin America has changed a lot since 1492 due to key events and expansions that have happened. The first change happened in 1492 with Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas and it expanded from that. Columbus was able to convince King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to give their support on his dream that dealt with a shortcut to the Indies by heading west through the Atlantic Ocean. Since the King and Queen gave their support to Columbus, his financed voyage discovered the American
The Sociology of Racism All people in the world are different and this is our specialty which makes life colorful. The diversity that distinguishes or marks people is called race or ethnicity. However for many centuries the diversity has been the object of discrimination even slavery of some nations. Racism is the tragedy of humanity which still exists as a genetic disease coming from generation to generation. Especially racism is commonly associated with “black and white people” when “white people”
gap between China and Europe. By the late 18th century, industrial revolution first started its spread from Europe.The transformations within Europe began to further accelerate while China was falling behind. In Europe, economic transformation was accompanied by social transformation. The social and demographic changes that were taking place, created pressure for political change as well. Europe was expanding both demographically and
There goes Christopher Columbus, sailing through the rough wind and waves. After days of travel, he finally sees the land himself. With this journey, he would have found the way to get to India by not traditional East route, but by a Westerly route. As he gets close to the shore, he would have thought in a way Thomas L. Friedman has thought in the recent age. “Was this the New World, the Old World, or the Next World?” (Friedman 663). Columbus was searching for India, and he reached America. Friedman