This slave labor eventually became the economic backbone of the Southern colonies in view of the fact that they were tremendously dependent and also exceedingly motivated to become an economic monopoly in the world. ... This, soon enough, led to a considerably diverse population and disparate lifestyles between the Northern and Southern colonies. ... Democrats were mostly in the southern states because they were pro-slavery. ... Slavery had played an important role in the development of the colonies. ... Without the use of slaves and slave labor, the southern colonies would not have been...

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The history of southern Africa can also be seen as the history of Afrikaans. ... The history of Afrikaans becomes the history of Southern Africa. ... In 1652 a Sailor by the name of Jan van Riebeeck came to the southern point of the African continent. ... These settlers, as the other European nations who had colonies over the globe, imported slaves from the surrounding countries. ... After the civil war that rampaged throughout Southern Africa, Afrikaans was even stronger. ...

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Imperialism during the period following the Age of Exploration, when European countries acquired colonies to support mental power, can be called "old imperialism." ... As a result of the Industrial Revolution, countries needed colonies for raw materials to feed the increasing number of factories, markets for finished products, places to invest surplus capital, and places to send surplus population. ... In the late 1800s and early 1900s, European nations acquired colonies in Africa in order to take advantage of the continents raw materials. ... Southern Africa attracted European settlers bec...

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Colonial leaders and countries obstructed policies and laws to further deprive certain colonies of its resources. The process of African colonies gaining their independence resulted in human resources. ... As early as September 1914 Britain forced a rebellion from some 12,000 of it's own colonies troops (africasacountry.com). ... After the Temne war, slave labor was not a crucial element of the Northern European but was highly popular among southern states from the invention of the cotton gin. ... Although Britain tried to keep their colonies longer, Britain overall left because it couldn...

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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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Most went to the West Indies or Latin American colonies. About five percent went to the colonies in America. ... The Africans remaining on board were sold to the colonies. ... But the southern colonists paid little attention to this and the emphasis was placed on training the slaves for plantation work. ...

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In India, the British established its crown colony of British India. The East India Company originally took the reins of power in India after the collapse of the collapse of the Mughal Empire. After frustrations to control the public, the British government stepped in to control the country. They be...

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Their push for overseas colonies came as a result of the industrial revolution creating the need for cheap labour, raw materials and new markets. ... Inscribed in his paperweight was "Belgium needs colonies-. ... However the Belgian government or people had no interest in oversees colonies and refused to acquire an empire. Initially Leopold had looked to the east in his efforts to gain colonies, but his attempt to gain the Philippines from Spain did not prove fruitful. ... Britain favoured extension of Portuguese power to southern banks of the river. ...

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The West Indies exerted powerful influence on development of slavery in the mainland colonies. ... Colonies of Virginia, Maryland and Carolina claimed some rights and privileges as English men and woman, while they denied those rights and privileges to Native Americans and African slaves. Slavery was king in the South and southern states produced mostly cotton, while also producing tobacco, rice and sugar. ...

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Although there had been a British and greater European presence in Africa prior to the last two decades of the 19th century it was primarily coastal and revolved around the slave trade. With the abolition of the slave trade within the British Empire in 1803 and a complete abolition of slavery across the empire in 1834 there was little interest in Africa by Britain until the end of the century. This lack of interest in Africa did not include The Cape Colony though, which the British gained at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and which served a key role in outfitting ships on the British trade rou...

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Early in the colonization of South Africa, the English domination of the Dutch descendents (known as Boers or Afrikaners) resulted in the Dutch establishing the new colonies of Orange Free State and Transvaal. And, the discovery of diamonds in these newly founded colonies, around 1900, resulted in an English raids throughout South Africa during the early eighteenth century. ...

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It's rather a memento (and a pernicious one) of colonialism: that just as the Imperial and colonial nations used to trade between the "home" country and the various colonies so too those colonies have their trade oriented outwards to those former colonial powers. ... The epidemic is taking place far from the big safari destinations in eastern and southern Africa-as far or farther than the homes of many European tourists (see map). ...

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Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry the Navigator seldom left Portugal, but he helped make it possible for the first Europeans to explore Africa. In Henry's time, the ocean was very dangerous and Africa was a mysterious place that seemed to contain endless miles of sand. Today we know t...

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