By 1930, eight large companies dominated the film industry. ... It is also shocking that almost all of these companies are still on top of the film industry. ... Disney is one of the biggest companies today. ... The film studios were hard-hit during the war, but even the devastation of the war and the reforms of American occupation could not loosen the major companies" stranglehold on the industry. ... Once the war was over, black-market profiteering ran unchecked. ...

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The British East India Company was a trading company. At one time the company was the leading power in India. ... The Spanish American War was a 5-month war dealing with Cuba. ... When pleas to Queen Victoria were unanswered, Opium grew into a war. The Opium War (1839-1842) resulted in the Treaty of Nanking (1842). ...

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In 1857, many native soldiers (also known as sepoys), from the Indian army, rebelled against the British East India Company. ... The events of this rebellion, which is also known as 'India's first war of Independence' should be remembered as it led to permanent changes in how India was governed. ... After the 1857 rebellion, a new royal government that was under the rule of Queen Victoria replaced the East India Company. This meant that they took direct control over the former East India Company's territories and made some negotiations with the Indian Prices to bring them...

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By the year 1857, the British East India company was in control of large parts of the country of India. ... The British East India Company didn't respect the religious rights of the Hindus and Muslims who were members of the company's army or the other Indian citizens. ... The British East India Company was able to annex a number of kingdoms, and princes were denied the right to adoption, so if they died with no biological son to take the throne of their kingdom, the company would annex it (India Netzone). ... New technology and the British East India Company's economic policy t...

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Furthermore, Great Britain also secured its presence in India in the 17th century through the activities of the East India Company. ... Thus, the East India Company entered in politics to preserve the dominant economic position. After a series of battles with the French Company of the Indies, the East India Company gained dominance in India. ... The East India Company was dissolved the following year, in 1858. ... With the outbreak of World War I (1914-1918), Great Britain declared war on Germany. ...

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The drive to expand power pass European borders led to war and rivalry between European powers and their colonies. ... The British that ran the East India Company, required sepoys overseas which went against their Hindu religion because "overseas travel was an offense " ( Ellis, Esler 768) Furthermore, they were also told to "bite off the tips of cartridges...greased with animal fat " either from cows, which Hindus considered sacred, or from pigs, which were forbidden to Muslims. ... The East India Company came to an end and India was immediately put under British rule. ... As war and re...

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Child labor first started being noticed in the 18th century because of the increasing number of immigrants and industrial companies. ... In this company the children are working with the glass and naked flame. ... Child labor is so commonly used by companies because the children that are so young cannot think for themselves. ... In world war 1 and 2 children were used to create bombs and create armory for the soldiers, many of which got insured and even died because of the explosions of the armament. ... In the following paragraphs, the present will be explained and what companies are doing t...

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India-China relations have never been particularly friendly and after the Sino-Indian War of 1962, these two nations have stayed fiercely competitive for the past five decades. ... China's every move – the war of 1962, the borderline dispute, occupation of Tibet, as well as its firm principle of 'what's ours is ours, what's yours is negotiable' – has shown that it strives to be the only major power and hegemon in Asia. ... When searching for positive trends in China-India relation post the 1962 war, nothing beats their bilateral trade relations. ... Howev...

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In both nations wars and violence had arose but new technologies that were imported by the west helped the civilizations prosper. ... The Boer War was fought in 1899 but in the end the British came out triumphant, as they had advanced weapons and machinery with modern tactics. ... It was run by the British East India Company, in which it was only interested in gaining profits and ignored the Indian's cultures and needs. ... Due to this revolt the British took control of India and brought an end to the East India Company. ... Wars and rebellions broke out in both regions due to unfair...

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It arose from the work of the British East India Company with only occasional assistance from the British Government. In 1784 however the British parliament established a system of joint control by the British government and the company. ... Any real possibility of granting self-government to the Indians only came after world war two. ...

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Since the beginning of history, plunder and conflicts over land and resources have led to countless wars along with its atrocity and tragedy. ... Mary Rowlandson, a colonial American woman who was took captive and sold to an Indian sagamore Quannopin when the Indians destroyed Lancaster during the war, it is clear that the distinctions between western and Indian are tremendous. ... Strangers in the company gave Mary Rowlandson food for numerous time and offered her warm and dry places to sleep in the night although she was just a captive. ...

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