What were the great powers before World War I? Which do you think was the most powerful? The weakest? Why? In 1897, the German foreign secretary stated, "In one word: We wish to throw no one into the shade, but we demand our own place in the sun." What did he mean? How might his statement be considered fair? How might someone today criticize the statement? What were the alliances among the great powers before World War I? Why did the alliances exist? Why didn't they prevent the war? Why do you think losing Bulgaria as an ally was a loss for Serbia and Russia? Why were the Balkans such a problem area in Europe? Do you see other areas of the world today with problems similar to those that existed in the Balkans? Explain. What was the annexation crisis of 1908? How important do you think it was in leading to World War I? Explain.

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Timeline: (fill in the blank) 1566- a __ settlement is established at santa elena. 1586- sir walter raleigh establishes __ the second attempt at an english colony in the new world. 1663- __ grants the region of carolina to the true and absolute lords proprietors of carolina. 1669- the __ of __ is written by john locke. 1670- the first permanent english settlement is made at __ or charles town. 1690s- some time in the 1690s __ is introduced to southern carolina and becomes a major cash crop. 1700- around 11,000 colonists now call __ carolina home. 1700- around 6,000 colonists now call __ carolina home. 1712- thelords proprietors commission a separate governor for __ carolina, even though the territories are still under one charter. 1715-the __ wars, marked by two years of hostilities between native americans and carolinians last from 1715-1717. 1719-the colonists of southern carolina overthrow the __ for both regions 1729- after the carolinas have become a crown colony. __ formally creates a south carolina and north carolina.

Plz me asap. upon arrival of european powers on american soil, a quick end came to many native populations. numbers were devastated the longer europeans were present. many empires such as the aztec and inca were taken by force. the natives’ weapons of arrows and rocks were no match for gunpowder, steel swords, and horses. yet even after hostile takeovers, the native americans continued to suffer in numerous ways. according to las casas, the harshness of the encomienda system took many native lives. examples of such harshness included beatings by colonists and exhaustion caused by never-ending labor. natives were forced into slave labor in order to process colonists’ crops such as sugar cane and tobacco. these crops were referred to as “cash crops”. cash crops are crops grown not for sustenance but because they are extremely profitable. the colonies would have natives tend to these crops and they would then be exported to other european nations for high prices in order to make manufactured or processed goods. native slaves were worked for long hours in extremely hot temperatures with very little food, water, or breaks. they suffered savage beatings for working too slow and some were killed for refusal to work due to their exhaustion. poor health is another struggle natives faced upon european colonization. many natives died from hunger once colonists started to take their land. colonists’ cattle trampled native crops such as corn and squash. but possibly the most devastating factor in declining native populations were the diseases brought by europeans and against which the native people had no immunity. these included smallpox, typhus, chicken pox, mumps, and measles. hundreds upon thousands of natives fell to such diseases. entire villages were wiped out in mere days of the first symptom. native cities throughout the americas became desolate from the fast spread of disease. native american empires such as the aztec and the inca fell to the spanish and portuguese in the 1500s. the aztec alone had between sixteen and eighteen million people under their rule before europeans landed on the continent. why were these empires unable to fight the inevitable take over of european powers? use evidence from the text to support your answer.