MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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foriegners
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swindlers
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boomtowns
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banishment
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pripyat, Ukraine Source Pripyat is located in Ukraine and is the most famous ghost town in the world. Once home to around 50, 000 people, the entire town was evacuated in April 1986 when a part of the Chernobyl Nuclear Station exploded. The extremely high levels of radiation forced the citizens to leave immediately.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many mining “booms” were followed by “busts.” When the mines no longer yielded ore, people left the towns. Once prospectors moved on to more promising sites or returned home, the town was then called a “ghost town.” Many of these still exist in the West today as a reminder of the glory days of the mining frontier.
Detailed explanation-3: -Post calamity, government, after analyzing the perilous location of Dhanushkodi, declared it as an uninhabitable place. Hence the place got popular as the ghost town. Today, apart from the 50-60 odd fishermen and a few local shopkeepers, nobody else lives here.