Okonkwo did not give Ikemefuma the same right that was given to him by his elders, regarding his fathers bad ways, that "if a child washed his hands he could eat with kings" the boy paid the price for his tribe's crimes, with his life, at the hand of the man he looked upon and loved as a father. ... These beliefs were made all the more believable by such texts as Kipling's "White Mans Burden" that informed the land that it was their duty to invade and civilise the savages. ...

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History Coursework 2, Question 1. In 1928, the newly empowered Stalin embarked on one of the most ambitious industrialisation programs in world history, leading to the establishment of the U.S.S.R as a pinnacle world superpower in less than half a century. Industrialisation was the primary goal of Lenin and Stalin, as well as many communist party members. The Soviet economy had made advances under Lenin's semi-capitalist N.E.P with its slight capitalist elements, but Stalin's five-year plans were far more ambitious and so far riskier. Did the Soviet Union need to industrialise so ...

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