Oil, tin, and rubber were in particularly high demand. ... Positive impacts of imperialism were: establishment of schools in the area that educated the native people, a building of the industrial and commercial sectors of the colonies, and a building of sanitation systems that would have otherwise been neglected. ... A transformation from straw huts to apartment high-rises was witnessed in Indian and African colonies. ... A mere 30 years later, Britain would grant independence to India and created the territory of Pakistan to ease tensions between Hindu and Muslim parties. ... The end o...

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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 wi...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They moved to the high veld, skirting the great concentrations of black farmers on the way by taking advantage of the areas disrupted during the mfecane. ... The Boer Wars In 1880, the Boers from Transvaal defeated the British forces in Majuba Hill, assuring their independence. ... It also allowed the afrikaner language to be used at schools and at the Law Courts. ...

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Various conflicts officially ended at one point but it has not completely ended yet, present issues have cost thousands of souls to be impoverished, high malnutrition and other disease with 19% of child death under the age of five in Congo between 2006 to 2007 (The Guardian, 23 January 2008).  ... An economist, Collier (2000 :91 & 96) claims that 'conflicts can easily occur in a society based on the various economic opportunities than by grievance,' and 'grievance-based explanations of civil war are so seriously wrong', thus, this is supported by three major findings of ...

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During the non co-operation campaign thousands of lawyers left the legal system and many teachers left British style schools to go and teach reading and the benefits of non co-operation in villages. ... The violence towards the marches was shown around the world thanks to the high media coverage. ...

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Introduction Derek Walcott's "A Far Cry from Africa," published in 1962, is a painful and jarring depiction of ethnic conflict and divided loyalties. 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 settle...

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Jahangir's father, Akbar, the greatest Mogul emperor, prudently married Hindu princesses, observed Hindu festivals and even placed Hindus in high office. ... If the rewards of a posting to India were high, the risks were higher. ...

• Word Count: 5127
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate