New World
U.S. History
(noun)
One of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas.
(proper noun)
The continents of North America and South America combined.
Art History
Examples of New World in the following topics:
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Napoleon and the New World
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Conclusion: European Empires in the New World
- Beginning in the late 15th century, European powers initiated a period of vigorous exploration and invasion into the "New World."
- By the late 15th century, Europe—having recovered from the epidemic of the Black Death and in search of new products and new wealth—was seeking to improve trade and communications with the rest of the world.
- This historic moment in 1492 sparked new rivalries among European powers as they scrambled to create New World colonies, fueled by the quest for wealth and power as well as by religious passions.
- After Christopher Columbus “discovered” the New World, he sent letters home to Spain describing the wonders he beheld.
- Summarize the early exploration efforts carried out by the European powers in the New World
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The "New World Order"
- Bush used the term "New World Order" to try to define the nature of the post-Cold War era.
- The term "new world order" has been used to refer to any new period of history evidencing a dramatic change in world political thought and the balance of power.
- The phrase "new world order", as used to herald in the post–Cold War era, had no developed or substantive definition.
- At first, the new world order dealt almost exclusively with nuclear disarmament and security arrangements.
- The Malta Conference on December 2–3, 1989 reinvigorated discussion of the new world order.
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New Technology in World War I
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New Agricultural Practices
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New Agricultural Tools
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Self-Determination and New States
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The New Royals and Their People
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Television News
- A news bulletin or newscast is a television program that provides updates on world, national, or local news events.
- A "news bulletin" or a "newscast" are television programs lasting from seconds to hours that provide updates on world, national, regional, or local news events.
- Television channels may provide news bulletins as part of a regularly scheduled news program.
- In most parts of the world, national television networks will have network bulletins featuring national and international news.
- Rolling news channels broadcast news 24 hours a day.
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Virtual Worlds
- Virtual worlds include multiplayer games like World of Warcraft and social networking sites like Facebook.
- Such modeled worlds and their rules may draw from reality or fantasy worlds.
- While emoticons obviously do not convey the same range of mixed emotions as a human face, it is clear that participants in virtual worlds are innovating with language and images to develop new forms of communication.
- Members of such communities can find like-minded people to interact with, whether this be through a shared passion, the wish to share information, or a desire to meet new people and experience new things.
- Explain how virtual worlds are changing the face of societal interactions, such as through the development of new language and like-minded communities