skadush
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| 22 Mar 2013 10:28 PM |
Some facts abou the world in 1990:
-Population, 1.5 billion/6.9 billion in 2012 -Largest city, London, England with 4.5 million people. (Largest today, Tokyo with 31 million) -Average age of death word wide- 33 yars (low but rising) -Average age of death in 2010 is 67.8 years. -1.1 million telephones in the U.S. in 1900 -6.92 billion mobile and land lines in the world in 2011 -20,000 automobils worldwide in 1900 -1 billion motor vehicals worldwide in 2011 -0 computers -0 microwaves -0 DVD's -0 Cell Phones -0 xboxes -No XRAY machines or movies -No antibiotics, fibreglass, nylon, televisions, radios. -Biggest econemy in the world in 1914- America -Fastest growing econemy in the world in 1914- Gemany -Biggest Navy in the world in 1914- Great Britain -Biggest Army in the world in 1914- Russia -Biggest empire in the world in 1914- British Empire -Canadas century was begining, as proclaimed Wilfred L -Immigants flocked to settle in the West and the big cities of the East -Canadas population grew from 5.4 million in 1900 to 7.2 million in 1911 -Wheat exports grew from $6.9 million in 1900 to $45.5 million in 1911 -Mineral exports grew from $65.8 million in 1900 to $103.3 million in 1911 -Value of manufacturing grew from $481 million to $1.165 billion -Those working in factories and construction worked at least 12 hours a day/thousands were killed. -Diseases took thousands of lives with tuberculosis and polio being some of the major ones -Agriculture boomed as the west was settles/hard work sod houses rocks and trees. -Steel plough really helped -Various companies, Stelco, Canada Cement Co, etc.. -Lumber, mining and manufacturing fuel a rise in Canadian living standards at the same time. -Loyalty to the Crown and to GB remains high as most Canadians still have been born in the UK or have direct connections to it. -Era of unlimited progression and human fulfillment seemed to beckon -Our tasjs to explore how this reality turned into the most cataclysmic century in recorded history- two world wars, the great depresson, revolution, holocaust, arms race, cold war, economic upheavel, terrorism, and political turnmoil!
Brought to you by yours truly, Skadush |
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| 22 Mar 2013 10:32 PM |
"0 computers"
There were computers in the 1990's
It's only the scienctists only use them
follow the link in the pants |
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