1416 résultats pour "peoples"

• Oregon - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 1.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.2 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 7.3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 8 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.4 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 376 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 560 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 17.9 percent (2006) Number of studen...

• New York - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.4 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 10.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 15.1 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.7 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 258 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 306 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 14 percent (2006) Numb...

• Wyoming - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 4.3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 6.4 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.2 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 536 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 242 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 14.6 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 13.3 (2003) G...

• Maine - Facts and Figures.

  Blacks 0.5 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 0.7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.4 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 374 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 377 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 9.3 percent (2006) Number of stude...

• Nebraska - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 4.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 5.5 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.9 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 418 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 231 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 12.3 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 13.6...

• John Quincy Adams.

  man of my whole country.” When President Thomas Jefferson requested Senate approval of his treaty for the purchase of the French colony of Louisiana, Adams was the only New EnglandFederalist to vote in favor of it. He realized that the power and influence of his own New England would be reduced if the vast territory were added to the nation, but hewas convinced that the national interest would best be served by the purchase of Louisiana ( see Louisiana Purchase). Adams again broke with his New...

• John Quincy Adams

  man of my whole country.” When President Thomas Jefferson requested Senate approval of his treaty for the purchase of the French colony of Louisiana, Adams was the only New EnglandFederalist to vote in favor of it. He realized that the power and influence of his own New England would be reduced if the vast territory were added to the nation, but hewas convinced that the national interest would best be served by the purchase of Louisiana ( see Louisiana Purchase). Adams again broke with his New...

• Georgia (state) - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 3.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 5.3 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 73.6 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 457 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 365 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 17.7 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 15.7 (2003) G...

• Ohio - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 1.9 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.3 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 381 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 344 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 10.1 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 15.2...

• Louisiana - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2.4 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 73 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 10 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 393 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 291 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 21.9 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 16.6...

• Wisconsin - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 3.6 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.9 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 392 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 381 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 8.8 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 15.1...

• Illinois - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 7.7 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 12.3 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.9 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 367 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 370 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 14 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 16.5...

• Vermont - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.4 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 0.9 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.5 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 274 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 714 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 10.2 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 11.3...

• Kansas - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.9 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 5.5 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.8 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 453 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 272 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 12.3 percent (2006) Number...

• Massachusetts - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.2 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 6 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 6.8 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.7 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 219 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 397 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 10.4 percent (2006) Number...

• Florida - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 5.3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 16.8 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.8 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 410 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 347 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 21.2 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 17.9 (2003)...

• Alabama - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.5 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.6 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 1.7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 73.6 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 465 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 293 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 15.2 percent (2006) Numb...

• Texas - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 14.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 32 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.1 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 470 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 394 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 24.5 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 15 (2003) Gov...

• Utah - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.7 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 6.3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 9 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 77.7 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 477 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 541 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 17.4 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 22.4 (2003) Gov...

• North Carolina - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 1.2 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 3.6 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 4.7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.5 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 395 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 372 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 17.9 percent (2006) Numb...

• Maryland - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 3.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 4.3 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.8 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 242 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 490 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 13.8 percent (2006) Numb...

• Tennessee - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.1 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2.2 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.3 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 380 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 289 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 13.7 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 15.7...

• Indiana - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.9 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 3.5 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.4 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 466 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 352 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 11.8 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 16.9...

• Pennsylvania - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.7 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 3.2 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.4 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 341 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 313 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 10 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 15.2 (...

• New Hampshire - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.7 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 1.7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.7 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 380 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 467 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 11.5 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 13.7...

• Minnesota - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 1.1 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2.9 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 77.8 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 351 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 320 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 9.2 percent (2006) Number...

• Michigan - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.6 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 3.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 3.3 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 414 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 386 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 10.5 percent (2006) Number...

• Iowa - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.4 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2.8 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 77.3 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 539 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 275 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 10.5 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 13.8...

• Kentucky - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.6 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 1.5 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.4 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 434 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 280 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 15.6 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 16.1...

• New Jersey - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 7.9 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 13.3 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.4 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 323 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 394 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 15.5 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 12....

• North Dakota - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.5 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 1.2 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 77.6 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 417 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 181 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 12.2 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 12.7...

• South Carolina - Facts and Figures.

  Blacks 29.5 percent (2000) Asians 0.9 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2.4 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 73.5 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 435 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 369 people (2005) Share of population no...

• Cyprus - country.

  40,000 cubic meters (1.4 million cubic feet) of salt water into fresh water per day, opened at Dhekelia in 1997, and a second larger plant opened at Larnaca in 2001. III PEOPLE OF CYPRUS The combined population of the Greek and Turkish sectors (2008 estimate) is 792,604. The overall population density is 86 persons per sq km (222 per sq mi). About69 percent of the island’s inhabitants live in urban areas. Greek-speaking Cypriots make up approximately 85 percent of the population. About 12 perc...

• From Scott v.

  liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, Governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. The general words above quoted would seem to embrace the whole human family, and if they were used in a similar instrument at this day would be so understood.But it is too clear for dispute that the enslaved African race were not intended to be included, and formed no part of the people who framed and adopted thisdeclaration, for if the lang...

• Canadian Forces.

  As the Land Force Command component of the CF, the Canadian army is responsible for land combat and for physically protecting people and land-based resources. Itis the component of the CF most often called on to support international military operations and peacekeeping missions and to maintain order in times of civil unrest. A Organization The 20,900 personnel who comprise the army’s regular force are organized into four geographically based areas. Land Force Atlantic includes the provinces of...

• than a year ago.

  It would begetting sohot that myskin would starttoget blisters. Itwould feelsogood toget away fromtheheat, buton the other hand, whenIhit the sidewalk Iwould die,obviously. WhichwouldIchoose? WouldIjump orwould Iburn? I guess Iwould jump,because thenIwouldn't havetofeel pain. Onthe other hand, maybe Iwould burn,because thenI'd at least have achance tosomehow escape,andeven ifIcouldn't, feelingpainisstill better thannotfeeling, isn'tit? I remembered mycell phone. I still had afew seconds. Who sho...

• Zebras.

  All zebras like physical contact. They groom each other by nibbling on each other’s fur. They flick theirtails to keep flies away from each other’s faces. THREATS TO ZEBRAS The main natural enemies of zebras are lions, hyenas, and other wild animals. However, people are agreater threat to zebras. People hunt zebras. They hunted a kind of zebra called the quagga until theanimal died out. Today, Grévy’s zebra and the mountain zebra are endangered. People still hunt them for meat and hides.People t...

• In-Line Skating.

  the foot using a combination of laces and buckles. Many skaters prefer a simple closure system that has laces on the lower portion of the skate and a buckle at the top.The boot liner is made of a soft, padded, cloth portion that fits inside the outer shell. Boot liners should be vented, which keeps the feet cool by allowing perspiration toescape during strenuous workouts or long trips. Attached to the bottom of each skate is the wheel frame. The frame houses from three to five wheels. The wheels...

• House (architecture) I INTRODUCTION Trulli in Alberobello, Italy Alberobello, in the Apulia region of southeastern Italy, is noted for its unusual limestone houses known as trulli (from Greek trullos, dome).

  Fresco in the Villa of the Mysteries, PompeiiThe Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii, Italy (built about 50 bc), featured a large hall with this mural encircling it. The mural ispainted in the Second Style of Roman painting. (Historians of art recognize four periods or styles in Roman wall painting.)The mural in the Villa of the Mysteries is thought to depict the initiation rituals of a mystery religion. For this reason, it hasbeen conjectured that the hall was used for cult rituals.Bridgeman Art Li...

• Togo - country.

  corn, millet, and sorghum. The leading export crops are coffee, cotton, groundnuts, and cacao. Livestock, chiefly sheep and goats, are raised on the northern plateau.Fish are caught in Togo’s rivers and in the Gulf of Guinea. B Mining and Manufacturing Togo is a leading producer of phosphates, which are by far the country’s most significant mineral product. In 2004, 400,000 metric tons of phosphate rock were mined.Industrial activity is limited but growing. The leading manufactures include ceme...

• Dogsledding.

  Mushers are caretakers, but also coaches. Top mushers have large kennels, and their preparation for competition begins by buying and breeding race-specific dogs.They train their dogs, decide which to run on certain days, and make adjustments during races by switching and dropping dogs. Serious competitors run their dogsyear-round, using carts and all-terrain vehicles when there is not enough snow on the ground. During races they decide their strategy, choosing when to rest and whento push ahead....

• Smithsonian Institution.

  F Arthur M. Sackler Gallery The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery houses a permanent collection of art from China, South and Southeast Asia, ancient and Islamic Iran, and Japan. Changing exhibitions ofAsian art are drawn from collections in the United States and abroad. The core of the collection was a gift from American research physician and medical publisherArthur M. Sackler. G Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum The Cooper-Hewitt is located in New York City and features examples of historical an...

• Jane Austen I INTRODUCTION Jane Austen English author Jane Austen crafted satirical romances set within the confines of upper-middle-class English society.

  up their personal pride and prejudices before they can enter into a happy relationship together. As do Austen’s earlier writings, Pride and Prejudice displays the themes of appearance versus reality, and impulse versus deliberation. Elizabeth, trusting her own impulses, makes a mistake about Darcy and his apparent arrogance that deliberation and further experience eventually cause her to correct. Of Elizabeth, Austenwrote: “I must confess that I think her as delightful a creature as ever appea...

• New York (city) - geography.

  Concourse are particularly prized, because the apartment buildings are well kept and the public parks are easily accessible. City Island retains the charm of a small fishingvillage. Parts of the Bronx, however, fell victim to decay and abandonment, especially between 1970 and 1980, when the population of the borough fell by 20 percent. The low pointoccurred in 1976, when future U.S. president Jimmy Carter compared the South Bronx to the bombed-out German city of Dresden after World War II (1939-...

• Qur'an.

  man who profoundly influenced the history of the world. See Spread of Islam. Muhammad’s home, the Arab city of Mecca, was a major religious center and site of the revered sanctuary and shrine, the Kaaba. According to legend, the ancientreligious patriarch of the Hebrew Bible, Abraham, and his son, Ishmael, built the shrine using foundations laid by the first human being and father of humankind, Adam.During Muhammad’s years there, from about AD 570 to 622, Mecca was also an environment of spir...

• Excerpt from Bleak House - anthology.

  patience, courage, hope; so overthrows the brain and breaks the heart; that there is not an honourable man among its practitioners who would not give—who does notoften give—the warning, 'Suffer any wrong that can be done you, rather than come here!' Who happen to be in the Lord Chancellor's court this murky afternoon besides the Lord Chancellor, the counsel in the cause, two or three counsel who are never inany cause, and the well of solicitors before mentioned? There is the registrar below...

• Military Religious Orders .

  Hospitalers’ charitable functions were playing a secondary role to their military duties. Successes in war defending the Holy Land enriched the order with vast gifts ofproperty in Europe and Palestine. In the 12th century the Hospitalers acquired three impressive fortresses in Palestine at Krak des Chevaliers, Belvoir, and Margat. Atthe height of their power in the 13th century, the Hospitalers regularly supplied 500 knights to defend the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem against the Empire. The Crusad...

• Prince Edward Island - Geography.

  hectares (109 acres) each. In 2006 there were 1,700 farms, of which the average size was 148 hectares (366 acres). In 2005 the total farm cash receipts were C$510million. The most important agricultural products in terms of value include potatoes, milk and cream, cattle and calves, hogs, tobacco, vegetables, eggs, hens andchickens, and furs. For the most part the island’s agriculture is diversified, rather than specialized, because of the lack of a large urban industrial population within easy r...

• Prince Edward Island - Canadian History.

  hectares (109 acres) each. In 2006 there were 1,700 farms, of which the average size was 148 hectares (366 acres). In 2005 the total farm cash receipts were C$510million. The most important agricultural products in terms of value include potatoes, milk and cream, cattle and calves, hogs, tobacco, vegetables, eggs, hens andchickens, and furs. For the most part the island’s agriculture is diversified, rather than specialized, because of the lack of a large urban industrial population within easy r...

• National Socialism .

  VII THE PARTY IN THE REICHSTAG The movement grew rapidly, recruiting thousands of discharged civil servants, ruined shopkeepers and small-business owners, impoverished farmers, workersdisillusioned with the Socialist and Communist parties, and a host of frustrated and embittered young people of all classes, brought up in the postwar years and withouthope of personal economic security. In the Reichstag elections of 1930 the National Socialists polled almost 6.5 million votes (more than 18 perce...