While another form of rebels' desires to get rid of certain people or ethnic that has been ruling the nation arbitrarily, or some people with unfair governance (Collier 1999). 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. ... Charles Taylor's trial and conviction by the International Criminal Court for aiding and abetting civil war in Sierra Leone lingers on in peoples mind with a victim saying "This is a happy day. ... Civil ...

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Many women stood out and spoke out during the 18th century against slavery and the need for freedom. ... I also site the major events during the 18th century. ... It led antislavery protests during the early 1800's. ... Abolitionists became important to the Free Soil Party in 1848. ... After the Civil War began in 1861, abolitionists rallied to the Union cause. ...

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Firstly ships would leave Western Europe for Africa filled with goods for which sailors would exchange for slaves the most popular and important commodities were weapons and gun powder followed by textiles, pearls and other manufactured goods. ... It is estimated that between 25 and 30 million people, were taken from their homes and sold into a life of slavery. ... 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. ... The total number of slave...

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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. ... They are important means of social control and social process. ... In the early communication research tradition led by Everett Rogers, Wilbur Schramm and Daniel Lerner during the 1960s, modern communication media we...

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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. ... He also was the first to address the people, not traditional leaders in his call for jihad. ... He carefully developed a network of people through the length and breadth of India to collect funds and encourage volunteers, traveling widely throughout India attracting a following among pious Muslims. ... The First Anglo-Sikh War broke out as a result of the Sikh Empire of the Punjab falling into disorder after the death of theÂ...

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V P Menon was the Constitutional Adviser to the last three Viceroys during British rule in India. ... Menon has never received the recognition he deserved for his contributions and this paper is intended to highlight Menon's role during this crucial period in Indian history and to draw attention to his views on events and personalities. ... There was also a feeling that it would be difficult for an Indian Hindu to avoid being partisan during the tense negotiations for independence.Indeed, Mountbatten's Private Secretary, George Abell, wrote to Mountbatten saying that, though Men...

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In the early twentieth century, the first white settlers arrived in the region, forcing the Kikuyu people off of their tribal lands. ... 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). ... During the next sixteen years, Kenyatta tried unsuccessfully to convince England to alter its method of government in Kenya; he returned to his home country in September of 1946. ... Some thirtee...

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He addresses some very important issues of the time, but they can be read in a sarcastic, satirical manner. ... Finally, the people of Africa have made up their minds to unite and take things into their own hands. ... Essays read in class such as Mark Twain's "Soliloquy of King Leopold" and the Diamond Wars essay also demonstrate this. ... In contemporary times, much criticism has been placed upon Rudyard Kipling for his support of British Imperialism; George Orwell went so far as to call him the "prophet of British Imperialism during its expansionist phase." ... A collection of poems...

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"All war is so contrary to our interest," they reminded field employees in 1681, "that we cannot too often inculcate to you our strictest aversion thereunto." ... By the time the company was disbanded in 1858, hardly more than a thousand British officers controlled India, an area the size of Europe in which 200 million people--about a quarter of them Muslim, but a majority Hindu--spoke more than 200 different languages. ... To defend these "civil servants," each of the trading posts also kept a company of "military servants." ... During long, sweltering evenings, they smoked hookahs, som...

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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? ... Years United Kingdom Germany France U.S.A 1890 3,579 2,195 670 4,275 1896 4,133 4,745 1,160 5,282 1900 4,901 6,260 1,540 10,188 Steel Production (In thousands of tons) (3) The table graphically illustrates that although Britain was overtaken by her main competitors, she was still increasing her production of steel during these years. ... Dintenfass , however sees the slow uptake in iron and steel as symptomatic of a wider ranging B...

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