The aristocracy of some cultures, as in the European feudal era tended to use child marriage as a method to secure political ties. ... According to UNICEF's "State of the World's Children-2009" report, 47% of India's women aged 20–24 were married before the legal age of 18, with 56% marrying before age 18 in rural areas. The report also showed that 40% of the world's child marriages occur in India. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 was passed during the tenure of British rule on pre-partition India. ... This plan is proving to be successful, though it is s...

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On the other side of the Sahara were many great cultures that were isolated from the rest of the world. Henry wanted to find a water route to India. The passage to India over land was long, slow, and dangerous. ... In 1499, Vasco da Gama was the first sailor to travel from Portugal to India. Just a few years earlier, Queen Isabella of Spain hired a sailor from Genoa to reach India by sailing west. ...

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Whereas, India had social issues such as famine and Latin America did not have the land capacity for the colonial powers to invest. ... It can be seen that the main Holy Grail was to change the identity of Africans and by slowly assimilating Africans into European culture; a common example to illustrate this is the changing of African names to Christian ones. ... Those who were able to learn and open their minds through reading textbooks and learning new skills, had to distance themselves from their own identity and culture, this meant that a lot of young people were alienated from their own c...

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This is the result from the belief that as stable and successful societies must be based on shared values and a common culture, immigration should be firmly restricted or minority groups should be encouraged to conform into the culture of the "host" society. ... In some cases, a combination of mounting nationalist pressure and declining domestic economic performance persuaded colonial powers to depart relatively peacefully as occurred in India and Malaysia. ...

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If the intentions are right, and research is done to respect their culture, affluent countries and their citizens should take a greater role in helping third world countries. ... When Columbus came back from "India" with the riches he found, it caught on. ... Shortly after Columbus discovered America, in the early 1500s, Spain invaded what is now South America and attacked the Incas, Mayas and Aztecs who had civilized and developed cultures. ...

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