Introduction The concrete reason that motivated civil war can only be traced to the motivation between greed and grievance. ... Greed and grievance are an important element that is inseparable in explaining conflicts that escalate to Civil War. ... Once a country falls into the trap of civil war, it becomes a continuous conflict. ... Section one will discuss the term civil war and scholars view on greed and grievance, section two will give historical account caused by grievance in West Africa, section three will discuss the deteriorating environment both during and after the war with a falling...

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Nearly every conflict, almost all attempts at peace, and most all civil wars spanning the globe have either seen the involvement or fallen under the close observation of English eyes. ... The United States Civil War of 1861-65 was also an instance of which Britain openly sided with the enemies of the union, the Confederacy. ... Of course, one must also take into consideration the fact that the institution that the US in fact had had a civil war in the first place was slavery. ... During the war itself the US and British forces fought alongside each other in coordinated operations such as Ma...

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The North America Continent was not the main battlefield of the Seven Years' War, yet the aftermath of the war had significantly altered the situation in the British colonies on the continent. ... Regardless of the close ties of people and culture with Britain, the colonists started the American Revolutionary War. ... After the Seven Years' War, the British parliament enacted a number of bills to pay off its national debts. ... During the Committee of Correspondence to the Boston Town Meeting on November 20, 1772, Samuel Adams recorded that the colonists had claimed, "The absolu...

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Rationalism Published during the mid 1800's Uncle Tom's Cabin was a controversial book among both Northerners and Southerners due to it's anti-slavery issues, but it also provided a point for slavery. ... The south's economy was dependent on slaves, without slaves who would pick all the cotton and plant all the tobacco. If the north would force the south to put an end to all slavery, then the south would be forced to succeed, because they would have to save their economy. ... Uncle Tom's Cabin was an event that lead to the start of he American civil war, because i...

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Their investment in human labour continued and grew and in 1488, the profit margins generated were so large that they almost solely funded the Christian nation's war against Islam in North Africa. By the 1500's the monarch was earning over 2 million reis from the slave trade through taxation alone5 and so by royal decree the first major factor that changed the face of the slave trade and the global economy was implemented. ... The total number of slaves imported by the Portuguese is estimated at around 4.2 million- excluding those who met their fatal end during the middle passage- a...

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The Spanish Occupation (1494-1655) During his second voyage to the Americas, Christopher Columbus learned from the natives of Cuba of an island lying to the south rich with gold. ... As far as can be determined, the island was left unexplored until Columbus returned during his fourth voyage in June of 1503. ... Jago was slow during the entire period of Spanish colonization; most of the structures built were for governmental or religious functions and reflected the "top-down" administration of the Spanish crown. ... British Colonial Rule 1655-1838) Being occupied by the greater distra...

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Growing up, we are taught that the Revolutionary war was a necessary war with unmistakable objectives and was fervently fought by all Americans in an effort to rise up against the tyranny of British rule. ... Although, there are no accurate numbers of how many American colonists remained "loyal" to the British during the American Revolution, it is indisputable that support for the war was far from universal. ... (Adams, 110) Due to these opposing forces within the colonies, the American "Revolution" could be more accurately described as a civil war, pitting neighbor against neighbor in a bru...

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Although, there are no accurate numbers of how many American colonists remained "loyal" to the British during the American Revolution, it is indisputable that support for the war was far from universal. ... (Adams, 110) Due to these opposing forces within the colonies, the American "Revolution" could be more accurately described as a civil war, pitting neighbor against neighbor in a brutal struggle to define the economy and politics of new nation. ... When the war began between America and England, colonists were forced to choose sides. ... There are no accurate numbers of how many American ...

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Was the British entrepreneur the most important single reason for the relative decline of the British economy in the late nineteenth century? Despite a continued growth of production and wealth in absolute terms, the economy of "the first industrial nation" began to decelerate after 1870, in comparison with that of her closest competitors. ... Derek Aldcroft` s article, `The Entrepreneur and the British economy, 1870-1914 published in 1964 spearheaded the broad indictment of the British entrepreneur (2) . ... Years United Kingdom Germany France U.S.A 1890 3,579 2,195 670 4,275 1896...

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The opening images of the poem are drawn from accounts of the Mau Mau Uprising, an extended and bloody battle during the 1950s between European settlers and the native Kikuyu tribe in what is now the republic of Kenya. ... Ironically, wars between people are described as following the beat of a drum - an instrument made of an animal hide stretched over a cylinder. ... The poet appears to condemn such an attitude by comparing the Mau Mau Uprising to the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). Leaders of France and Great Britain wanted to avoid another war that would engulf all of Europe, so they introduce...

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CHAPTER TWO: traces and summarizes the political background of Zambia and examines the British government's policy on Colonial Broadcasting before the Second World War. ... CHAPTER THREE: is devoted to discussing the development of radio in Northern Rhodesia after the Second World War and how the Colonial Government used the medium to 'socialize' the Africans. ... In the early communication research tradition led by Everett Rogers, Wilbur Schramm and Daniel Lerner during the 1960s, modern communication media were idealized as powerful instruments for achieving the announced go...

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