How Europeans Brought Sickness to the New World
WEBJun 12, 2015 · Lacking immunity to Old World pathogens carried by the Spanish, Hispaniola's indigenous inhabitants fell victim to terrible plagues of smallpox, influenza, and other viruses. Epidemics soon became a common consequence of contact. In April 1520, Spanish forces landed in what is now Veracruz, Mexico, unwittingly bringing along an African slave ...
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How Azerbaijan Won the Karabakh War | Pulitzer Center
WEBJan 6, 2021 · There is a saying in Azerbaijan, the bigger your roof, the more snow falls on it. Last year, Azerbaijan's roof grew significantly larger when it emerged victorious from a 44-day war against Armenia for control of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. Both Azerbaijan and Armenia are nestled in the strategically important Caucasus Mountains, a region ...
Why Iran's Nomads Are Fading Away | Pulitzer Center
WEBOct 13, 2018 · Iran, 2018. As the number of nomads has fallen, the strongest advocates of settling down have been the nomadic women. Their lives are tough, and they know it. Zahra Amiri, 61 and the mother of nine, wakes up at dawn and brings water from a well, a long walk. After that she bakes bread and prepares breakfast.
'Children Are Different:' Sentencing Juveniles as Adults
WEBAug 30, 2019 · Recent legislative reforms and judicial decisions may signal that states are beginning to scale back on “tough on crime” policies by changing how courts treat juveniles in the criminal justice system. Tough on crime policies enacted in the 1980s and 1990s increased the number of juveniles charged as adults—viewing them not as children or delinquents but as fully formed criminals. But ...
Five Things Worth Knowing about the Caucasus - Pulitzer Center
WEBDuring the Soviet years, the entire Caucasus area was part of the Soviet Union, with Chechnya and Dagestan as semi-autonomous regions of the Russian Republic and Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan as separate Soviet republics. Here are five things worth knowing: 1. The Caucasus is mountainous. In this part of the world geography is destiny.
Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution: The Return of Authoritarianism …
WEBNov 4, 2021 · Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution: The Return of Authoritarianism and the Struggle for Democracy. Since its independence in 1821, Nicaragua has had a troubled history. Two hundred years later, Nicaraguans are still struggling to define their nation’s post-colonial identity. The so-called contra...
Dhaka’s Challenge: A Megacity Struggles with Water, Sanitation …
WEBAug 29, 2010 · Already, this megacity faces rising real estate prices, exponentially growing slums, poor quality housing, unreal traffic jams, nagging electrical blackouts, stifling air pollution, poor governance, inadequate clean water supply, and poor sanitation. If population estimates hold true, Dhaka is expected to …
Mapping Makoko - Pulitzer Center
WEBJan 13, 2020 · Makoko is one of Africa's most unique inner-city slums, with a third of the community built on stilts in a lagoon off the Lagos mainland. Transport is by canoe. The rest of the settlement is on swampy land with little sanitation and few public services. Makoko is estimated to be home to 300,000 people, but both government and residents claim ...
The 1619 Project Reading Guide: Quotes, Key Terms, and Questions
WEBJun 1, 2020 · Resource Overview: The 1619 Project, a special issue of The New York Times Magazine, marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to Jamestown, Virginia with a series of essays, images, stories, and poems that challenge readers to reframe their understanding of U.S. history by considering 1619 as the start of this nation's story. Through over 30 visual and written ...
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