HST 296 Final: Final Exam Study Guide
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Use of long range missiles, and bombs helped win it. Few cities escaped the destruction of war. Ww2 brought the united states out of the. End of two empires: hiroshima and berlin. Gained early notice of air raids, finding u-boat locations, and identifying bombing targets. Germany vs. russia: fight over eastern europe. Chinese power struggle: chinese nationalist vs. chinese communists. In 1999 the world had over 6 million humans. World transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates. Transition began to western europe and north america despite postwar baby boom. 1900: life expectancy was between 40-50 years old. Decline of diseases due to higher living standards and better medical technology made living longer possible. Africa: 3-4 out of 10 babies would die before age 5. China: holds 1/5th of the world"s population. Life expectancy rose from 40 to 60 years old. India: first country to adopt family planning.
