Is the genocide of the Native Americans the worst in history?
Simply put, no. The basic definition of genocide is the deliberate killing of a large group of people. Many Native Americans from both North and South America were purposely killed by the invading countries (such as Spain, France, Portugal, Holland, Britain, and later the young United States). But the vast majority died from diseases that were mostly new to them.The first explorers caused some of the biggest devastation by introducing contagious diseases for which the native inhabitants had no immunity. In some instances the initial explorers found great societies, but by the time later ships arrived with intent upon settlement, they found scraggly tribal populations; much of the native population, if not most in some areas, had already died off from infectious diseases. This suited the expansionist intents of the invading countries, but in most cases it was an unexpected result of their contact with the natives, not a deliberate genocide.A good look at what the Americas looked like before foreign contact can be found in the book 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann. As for the likely biggest, start with the Nazi exterminations, followed by Stalin and his starvation programs. The genocides in Cambodia, Armenia, and Rwanda all likely saw more deliberate killing than what took place in the Americas.ins": �mܰ�1V
Why don't Americans take off their shoes when entering a house?
Many of us do, but it’s normal for Americans not to take off their shoes.I never thought of why they wouldn’t, but I figure number one has to be that the floor isn’t very clean. If it is clean then it’s probably because they have a cleaning service or maid.We take off our shoes in our home, and anyone who comes in our home must take theirs off too, except for delivery and repair people for example.Some Americans get offended if you tell them they must take off their shoes, or they act snobby as if only ‘peasants’ take off their shoes in the house.Another reason could simply be due to our short history. The Americas were only settled by non-natives a few hundred years ago, and even today It’s a vastly rural part of the world. Not so long ago, and I wouldn’t be surprised to find so now, many people had dirt for floors or their flooring was so basic and close to the ground that you might be inclined to keep your shoes on just to keep your feet clean.I stayed in an Airbnb for a couple of months where the house rule was no shoes inside. My feet got so black with grime in that place that I always had to wash them before putting on my shoes and going out. In that situation, I certainly would have rather kept my shoes on. So one reason is bad housekeeping.
What Musical Genre's am I missing? Can you think of any I missed? I'm trying to name them all.?
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