The British had the United States and then conquered parts of India. ... The Burmese had their own culture established before the British arrived. ... Britain incorporated Burma into British India which solidified the British their low opinion of Burma. ... However, British rule was still prohibitive and the Burmese infuriated that they were being governed by British India. ... Finally, in 1937, Britain separates Burma from India. ...

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After World War II for example, with the defeat of the tyrannical and imperialistic enemy, Nazi Germany, nations like India gained a new outlook on their place within the world, not needing to be ruled by a greater force, such as the British Empire. ... The nationalist power that was strong in Indochina meant any French return was an inevitable conflict.3 Considering that Indochina was already a land of two different cultures, it is no surprise that nationalism was on the rise, having been already indigenous peoples living there with their own traditions and always having a sense of pride of t...

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the free world the word describes violence in the pursuit of political aims.The linguistic Sapir has said "Language does not exist apart from culture, that is, from the socially inherited assemblage of practices and beliefs that determines the texture of our lives. " (Sapir, 1970: 207) The way the word "terrorism" has influenced everyday culture can't be misunderstood. ... While anti-terrorism laws are extremely important, and they are broadening and becoming more refined each year, they need to be carried out with a clear vision about how far politicians are willing to go when ...

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The council claimed that this action was in direct violation of the agreement reached by the two sides on June 8, 1953, which stated that the prisoners of war "shall be taken over completely by the armed forces of India." Furthermore, only the armed forces of India should have "the responsibility for maintaining and ensuring security and order in the areas around the locations where the prisoners of war are in custody." ...

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The council claimed that this action was in direct violation of the agreement reached by the two sides on June 8, 1953, which stated that the prisoners of war "shall be taken over completely by the armed forces of India." Furthermore, only the armed forces of India should have "the responsibility for maintaining and ensuring security and order in the areas around the locations where the prisoners of war are in custody." ...

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In May 1998, India and Pakistan both performed underground testing of a nuclear bomb. ... With this section I will briefly identify three competing theories that can be used to make predictions and explain military doctrine and command systems: "organizational theory, realist theory, and strategic culture theory" First, before I talk about these three theories the idea of military doctrine should be better explained. ...

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The twentieth century really begins before the end of the nineteenth century. Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887 was felt by many to represent the end of an era. An end-of-century stoicism, and a growing pessimism among writers and intellectuals, may be traced to several sources, not least the publication in 1859 of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species which put the existence of God into radical question. Across the whole population, and in the face of rapid economic and social changes, radical doubts about the stability of the existing order were expressed. By the end of the nine...

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One cannot help but feel fortunate to live in a country such as Canada; its richness and prosperity go relatively unequaled in the world. Canadians, to an extent, have lived a life of sheltered ignorance when compared to the lives experienced by those in other nations. The problems that the greater part of the world faces daily, and expects in the future, are inconceivable to those in wealthy nations. World peace through international government and law is an ancient idea that has mightily fastened itself on the minds of people throughout the ages. Never before, however, has the human race b...

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