The colonies thought themselves to be capable enough of providing themselves with enough protection, using their own military. ... This also led to the creation of separate state systems of tariffs on foreign imports. Foreign countries refused to work commercial agreements with the federal government, since it was not able to enforce them. ... Their solution: for all states to have their own military and for Congress to be prohibited from raising an army. ... In the long run, the Articles of confederation had quite a significant affect on foreign affairs and on the economy. ...

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Britain, pressured both by France and Russia, was undecided until it officially announced its military support to them. ... What had started as a diplomatic crisis had resulted in military action. ... The result was a military and political planning that depended, or was strengthened by this polarization of the two camps: The Alliance and The Entente. ... The Powers were ready for the conflict, had planned for it, and when the crisis came, diplomatic thinking was bypassed by military critical readiness. ... With regards to the domestic-foreign policy link, Gor...

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The Boer War (1899-1902) would change imperialistic relations between England her colonies, and open their eyes to the country's military weakness and political reputation in Europe. ... Transvaal's ambition for self-rule, foreign presence and support created heated arguments for the strong supporters of imperialism in England. Imperial officials were outraged by information about foreign concession, discriminatory railway rates, and growing volume of non-British trade and shipping. ... They believed in order to be successful, especially in a threatening time, foreign and imperial...

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The unique transformation the United States underwent, from colony to international power, shaped its foreign policy; starting out as an outsider to affairs dominated by Europe, the United States sought to promote self-benefiting policies like free trade while encouraging the growth of the American ideal and standing in opposition to European colonialism. ... America's first foreign policies were those of self-exclusion; the Monroe Doctrine outlined a position of mutual nonintervention in the America's by Europe and the US,5 while George Washington's farewell address succinct...

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Egypt, having long been ruled by foreign empires, entered an age of modernization during the early 1800s. The Turkish appointed governor, Muhammad Ali, took major steps in modeling Egypt's agriculture and military after European standards. ... Technology and military might became a great influence toward colonialism. ... Vaccines and new quinine were created to combat diseases, like malaria, when entering foreign lands. ... Many people of Africa and Asia attempted to drive out invaders, but were unable to succeed due to unequal military technology and economical issues. ...

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These events are mostly arguing how Canada was an independent nation from a political and military perspective. ... This shows how Canada, militarily, was gaining independence. ... This was the leading factor that contributed to Canada's establishment for the right to be able to decide its own foreign policy, independent of Britain. ... Canada independently started fighting for its independence by arguing with the British, who was the head of state, over centralized foreign policy for all dominions. ... By the many events that occurred, militarily and politically, Canada has proven to b...

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Hong Kong's garrison, composed of local troops as well as British units and foreign infantry battalions from India and Canada were prepared for the attack. ... As number of people decreased, Japanese military was not able to correct expected amount of money from them. ... On December 26, 1941, the day introduced the military yen, the exchange rate was fixed, and the rate between Hong Kong dollar and the military yen was two to one. ... Japanese military got a military expenditure by exchanging the military yen to Hong Kong dollar. ... While on the other hand, Japanese military yen was not...

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The stamp act was enacted by British parliament as a measure of taxation, constructed to increase revenue of British military projects in America. ... Grenville enforced the sugar act in 1764, which raised taxes of imported foreign sugar coming from the West Indies. ... During this period, within the same year, Grenville introduced a stamp tax to increase revenue in order to maintain the new military. ...

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Although economic influence and foreign pressure created a reason for British expansion in the last two decades it is key to look at the small ways the British built a foundation for expansion starting in the 1850's and 1860's. ... Egyptian mismanagement of the economy and military and a continually more strained relationship with France who had held considerable sway since the Napoleonic era in Egypt created an opportunity for England to become more important in Egyptian affairs which the English desired because of the importance of the Suez Canal as an eastern trade route (Porter, ...

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The New Imperialism was resulted from industrialized nations seeking control of foreign land for economic, political, and cultural aims, despite the fact the culture in Africa and Asia was affected negatively, colonizers did benefit from modernization. ... They were wealthy enough to "send their sons to British schools, where they were trained for posts in the civil service and military" (Ellis, Esler 770). ...

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However, British intervention through their military in Sierra Leone has helped to curtail the power of the rebels.  ... Nicholas Sambanis defined civil war as a war that will occur within a geographical location of a country recognized by over 500,000 citizens who are politically or military motivated based on the leaders and with motives known to the populace (Sambanis 2000 cited in Cramer 2000). ...

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'Calvin' is a typical man of the military and even boasts about the slight chance of seeing a ghost/supernatural figure and tells of what he would do if he came into contact with one. ... Abuse of a female character is represented when we see 'lord Furnvills' horrible treatment towards his daughter 'Miss Maude' for tarnishing the family by opting to marry and have a child with a foreign musician. ...

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At the same time, English Canadians believed that if dominions were expected to increase their contributions to Imperial defense in the interests of a common Imperial military system, then it followed that Canada should have a voice in that Imperial policy. ... One of Canada's three, however, was a representative from Britain (at this time Canada could not engage in foreign relations on its own). ...

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A whole subcontinent was picked up without half trying Images of the British raj in India are everywhere of late. On television reruns, the divided rulers of Paul Scott's Jewel in the Crown sip their tea in scented hill stations and swap idle gossip in the palaces of local princes. At movie houses,...

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ABSTRACT This dissertation aims to study development and broadcasting in Zambia, to draw conclusions as to the present situation of broadcasting and the direction it should move in the future. The study of the development of broadcasting in Zambia and its current structure are outlined together with details of its structure, policy and the constraints placed upon it. The findings of this study show that broadcasting - radio in particular - has become the dominant news source for the nation, an effective instrument of propaganda for the government and a powerful influence in the political, s...

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Our research set out to improve our understanding of the immigration from 1960s up to 1980s and by exploring the rhythms and realities of everyday life both of immigrants and natives people. This research is based on the immigration policy in Britain, which structured the lives of immigrants. We aimed to investigate the strategies people deployed in the time of far-researching changes, to meet their perceived priorities and needs. The first category includes such details as the economic, political and social condition in the countries of emigration. Understanding why immigrants leave their ho...

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Nonetheless, the Insurgents, or Nationalists, (under the leadership of General Francisco Franco) were aided by and received military aid from Germany and Italy. ... On August 4, 1950, Mau Mau was declared illegal, even though the government knew little about it except that militant Kikuyus were winning over, coercing, or forcing other Kikuyus to take an oath against foreign rule. ...

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