The discovery and colonisation of the Americas, the exploitation of slaves to be used as a work force to generate commercial goods, the consumerist and industrial revolutions that followed and the formation of the foundations of the modern financial system. ... Africans were transported to America to be sold throughout the continent as slave labourers. ... That being the Portuguese settlers in the Americas or the "New World" were given loans with easy repayment and interest plans to buy more slaves and develop sugar plantations. ... The French Revolution lead to a huge social upheava...

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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. When the war was finally brought to an end, the French Colonial Empire had ceded Quebec, the former New France, to Britain; so the British Empire finally established its hegemony in North America. ... Regardless of the close ties of people and culture with Britain, the colonists started the American Revolutionary War. ... An all-out independent war spreading over the entire North American Continent ...

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The revolution, the movement didn't come in one day, or by one chance, it was growing inside the people and atlast it bursted out in a way unpredictable. ... According to Abdul Aziz he started a revolution like "jehad" for muslims, that rising up against the british is like Jehad for the muslims and they should stand up against it. This revolution of Abdul Aziz inspired one portion of Indian muslims. ... After them their brother, Yahya Ali started leading the movement, Moulavi Farhad Ali and Ahmudullah helped him in conducting this revolution. ... He began his speech with an a...

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In the 1800's there were radical changes to the slave trade and North American slave holdings. ... The American Colonization Society was founded in 1817. ... Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass, (1818-1895), was the leading spokesman of African Americans in the 1800's. ... Pennsylvania Hall was the site in 1838 of the Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women. ... Douglass, an eloquent ex-slave from Maryland, was the leading African American spokesperson of the time. ...

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Jamaica belongs to a group of islands created by the summits of a submerged mountain range connecting Central America to present day Venezuela. ... 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. ...

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The "technological retardist" theories are strongest in considering the erosion of "King Cotton` s" pre eminence, due in part to America` s competition and, the critics suggest, the British cotton manager` s lack of judgement. ... The Germans specialised in dyes, drugs and photochemical products, the Americans in electro-chemicals. ... Consequently, British investors were unlikely to invest in British companies in direct competition with German or American firms, exacerbating the gap in these areas. ...

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Africa's people and culture have been subject to many external changes that left a trace in the way they think and act nowadays. Conquests, colonization, the slave trade, Arabic and European cultural elements, Islam and Christianity and recently the spread of consumerist society have all transformed...

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Question Why did the European Empires collapse in such a short amount of time? Response When studying the history of the European Empires, it must be assessed as to why they collapsed in such a short amount of time. This essay will give detailed analysis on the reasons that contributed towards their downfall such as the rise in nationalism, the Second World War and arguably the First World War, the rise of the US and other such factors. By analysing these factors, a clear and concise argument shall be given as to why these empires collapsed in such a short amount of time. One factor that mus...

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While Walcott opposes colonialism and would therefore seem to be sympathetic to a revolution with an anticolonial cause, he has passionate reservations about Mau Mau: they are, or are reported to be, extremely violent - to animals, whites, and Kikuyu perceived as traitors to the Mau Mau cause. ...

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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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World War I, the first globally destructive conflict that the Western Civilization produced, has been the subject of various analysis, interpretations and reevaluations of the various causes that led to it. Initially, the guilt was placed upon Germany and its allies. Eventually, historical analysis conducted in decades after the event, lead to a shift from the guilt perspective, to a broader one of various interacting factors. Although almost nine decades have elapsed, one question still persists: "Which explanation is best suited as the cause of WWI?" To provide an answer, the views of six h...

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