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To the American colonists, Ireland itself represented strategic importance. It was “at once a precedent and a political convert, a diplomatic diversion and a military decoy, a target of economic pressure to exert pressure in its turn on Britain and a most favored nation embodying the hope of future commercial profit.”
Within a span of two centuries, China became an exporter of heroin from an importer of opium. It happened due to the internationalization of the commodity, authoritative prohibition by running a chain of campaigns against opiates and an understanding between the drug mafia and intelligence services of China.
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The outbreak of the Korean War was caused by several overlapping and interrelated factors. These factors made the Korean War reflective of the problems within the peninsula as well as an inescapable reality, especially for the Koreans. Indeed, their fate “was closely tied to the designs of the US, the Soviet Union, and China.
The research questions are: Why were some early civilizations able to develop sustainable empires and dynasties, while others were not? What were some of the key elements for creating politically and culturally stable states? What role did spiritual and religious thought play in the creation of stable cultural and political units? How were they significant throughout the early civilizations?
Her conception of Jesus is by the Holy Spirit, while she was still waiting to be formally married to Joseph, according to the Jewish marriage rituals of formal home taking. Orthodox and Roman Catholics believe that Jesus was conceived without the original sin, thus Mary is represented as sinless, and has been venerated throughout the ages.
None of the changes would have occurred had the US and Japan approached the occupation with the hostilities that guided their decisions and judgment during the War. The fact that they both had similar goals, albeit driven by different incentives and were able to cooperate largely accounts for why Japan experienced so much change during the US occupation.
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The Italian Renaissance was an era of great impact on our modern world. Although the movement ended, its effects on modern society were and still are far from ending. The growth of global interconnectedness, knowledge, technological innovation among others during the Renaissance instigated the changes that still resonate to date.
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"The idea of rogue colonialism provides a way of thinking about forms of agency beyond and besides those that follow the transcript of ‘domination and resistance’ between colonizers and the colonized. Improvised and ‘masterless’ forms of the agency were crucial to the founding, making, and the undoing of colonies.”
Shannon explains that Renaissance is the transition period into the modern day. He further explains that Renaissance is a French word meaning ‘rebirth’ and that it is a perfect way of describing the economic and intellectual changes that occurred in Europe. He asserts that during this time, Europe emerged from the middle ages’ economic stagnation and experienced financial growth.
The initial importance of the Middle East in the British foreign policies is anchored on two important variables: First is that Britain has been concerned with the security of land and sea routes that led to the south of Asia during the nineteenth century; and, second, the opening of the Suez Canal added to the strategic importance of the Gulf.
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Dependency during World War II was the main cause behind the frustration in Africans. So-called Colonialism closed almost all the doors of education, opportunities, finance and social values upon the Africans under the white rulers. They were treated like animals and were not compensated justifiably.
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Generally, in addition to the traditional rivalry between Iraq and Iran, Arab-Israeli conflict, petroleum lifeline for the western world and other interests of superpowers in the age of emerging regional powers, revolutionary change and fading influence of superpowers shaped this war(Levy and Froelich 127).
or Ludendorff, “total war meant simply the total mobilization of all human and material resources for unlimited warfare under the total control of a military dictatorship”. Ludendorff goes on to explain that the whole nation under the guidance of the military dictator aim at military conquest; similarly, “unlimited war aims, the idea of unconditional surrender.
In cold weather, for example, they often froze and became useless. At the same time, the troops relied on light firearms. Such a war required heavy firearms such as machine guns. On its side, Russia had the advantage of having a large population and therefore more soldiers and relied on tanks which were superior in quality and many in number.
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The foreign and local parties to the Korean War were mainly motivated by highly contended values in international politics, particularly prestige, to serve their respective interests. More importantly, however, these values prompted Stalin, Mao, and Truman, as well as the respective leaders of North and South Korea, to get involved in the Korean War.
The man ultimately worked only for his own self-interest, motivated by pleasure and pain. It was the lens of utility through which any discussion of human rights should be viewed since Bentham believed that any consideration of the greater good would only be employed as far as it was beneficial for an individual in society to adopt it.
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On the sunny sky of New York, that morning, two gigantic Boeing airplanes attacked America’s prized possession, The World Trade Centre and within a couple of hours, devastated the two sky-kissing incarnations of architecture and technology to a ground zero. New York was eclipsed by a series of suicidal attacks by Al-Qaeda terrorists.
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The paper under analyses demonstrates that coming in the wide wake of the unearthing of the first, Lucy, in 1973, this dig in Tanzania and its contents were to arouse a number of things: firstly, and possibly the most neglected among commentators, was the necessity to make new observations and hypotheses.
The medieval age spanned a number of centuries from about 500 to 1450 AD. It was a long dark era during which everything seemed, from this distance in time, to happen very slowly. Inventions and innovations did not boom until later, during the Renaissance. It was a fascinating time - the age of chivalry - when men and women were not treated equally when knights and noblemen enjoyed unequaled power.
The Great Depression led to the loss of very many jobs and since the world started experiencing the financial crisis most people have lost their jobs and even their homes. The loss of jobs was one of the impacts of depression in the 1920s. Therefore, the certificates are very relevant as they bring the past to the present.
When Hitler came to power on January 30, 1933, there were many things that he decided to do. First, he attacked the arts to create a "de-Judaization" of the culture, especially in Prussia (Friedlander 9). The majority of the anti-Jewish violence happened after the Nazis held elections in March. After that Storm Troopers (called the SA) were sent to Sturmabteilung to excavate the Jews in Eastern Europe.
The Protestant Reformation took place in earnest during the 1500s (Greer and Lewis 2004). It was caused by a combination of religious, political and social factors working in tandem. The most important among these causes would be the social factors that emanated from the Renaissance and produced calls for reform on both a social and personal level.
"One Day in Jozefow" by Christopher Browning and the film Night and Fog relate to stories from the Holocaust. The Final Solution is examined from different perspectives. Browning investigates individual responsibility and collective responsibility of the community. In Night and Fog, the documentary focuses on the camps like Auschwitz.
Neutrality Acts 1935-1937 were passed by the US Congress to restrict American involvement in any future war, keeping in view the embitterment in the minds of people after WW I. Comintern, a communist organization, was formed in Moscow in 1919 to remove all international bourgeois class and to destroy all concepts of Statehood.
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The American Revolutionary War was of significance because its conclusion marked the beginning of a new country that would eventually become the greatest economic and military force in human history. The outcome was nothing less than miraculous given the overwhelming advantage of the British military
William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States from 1897 to 1901. It can be said that he got the world to know about America and this made him get re-elected for a second term but unfortunately was assassinated before his second term could end. Theodore Roosevelt served as Vice President under McKinley and became the President after the assassination of McKinley in 1901.
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After 1995, Qatar has moved forward towards democracy that has resulted in press liberty in recent years. Due to such drastic alterations, the country is facing different challenges due to the new democratic system. Besides challenges, Qatar has an evident platform for tourism, being the country with second highest GDP per capita globally
Once the delegates all met outside Paris in 1919, much of this idealism fell victim to the individualized desires of the countries represented. It is important to emphasize that Germany’s agreement to an armistice in 1918 was based upon its belief that it would receive fair treatment and not receive complete blame for the entire conflict.
Referred to as Saint Thomas More, Sir Thomas was a great English scholar, author, lawyer and a statesman. In his life, Saint Thomas got a great reputation not only as an opponent of the Reformation of Martin Luther but as a leading Renaissance humanist. During the last years of his life, he was Lord Chancellor.
Through propaganda, the Soviet Communist Party used all means at its disposal to demonize capitalist countries. It sought to convince the peoples of Russia and Eastern Europe that the plans and policies of the Soviet government were working in their interests. This propaganda centered on what Stalin called “the class enemy”.
The main challenges in Russia’s transition from communism to capitalism are twofold: a society that has grown up under a protective social umbrella, now thrust into a “do it yourself” environment. The second, and most businessmen and women would agree, challenges of facing corruption and bureaucracy that plague entrepreneurs, big business and small business.
By 1892, the Carnegie Steel Company was the largest in the world. In 1901, when Carnegie sold the Company, he owned one of the enormous personal fortunes in history. Carnegie devoted the rest of his life to using his wealth to better society. His trust fund of over $ 350,000,000 established public libraries, the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Characterized by geopolitical stability, yet intense ideological rivalry between the two major superpowers in the international system, the Soviet Union represented state-led economic development and authoritarian politics while the United States represented the forces of capitalism and liberal democracy. States represented the force of capitalism and liberal democracy.
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The Aztec people made up a strong civilization with either ambition or military skill. Because of their qualities, they were able to lead a war of liberation against their rulers from the city of Azcapotzalco in 1428. After their independence, they ruled central Mexico with cunning political maneuvers and ferocious fighting skills.
The death toll, the rationing of basic goods and services, and the absence of so many men had begun to have political implications. Truman, after all, was probably intent on seeking reelection in 1948 and surely did not want to be seen as having allowed the killing of American soldiers whose lives might have been saved.
The Qing dynasty continued till 1911 A.D and had simple rules like the Ming dynasty but made changes to the dress code of China. The Qing preferred agriculture over trade but their isolation policy had a drastic negative impact that economically weakened China. The taxes were low and taxes were further lowered in famine hit regions.
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The author of the paper states that the Taj Mahal is a complex structure including a mosque, a guest house, an enormous entrance gate, four minaret towers, and the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal, all spread over three acres of land beside the river Yamuna close Delhi, the capital city of India.
This research tells that the pace of change during the long reign of Queen Victoria was probably comparable with the pace of change we currently experience, with the only difference that this is often little understood in modern times. The Victorian era is often wrongly regarded as a time when little progress was made and many people were forced to abide by stifling moral codes and attitudes.
Davies feels that the Bible should be more investigated in terms of its creators and authors. He divides Israel into three groups which include, biblical Israel; Historical Israel which talks about the people living in northern Palestinian highlands during the iron age, and lastly, ancient Israel.
The Syro-Ephraimite war is mentioned in The Bible, and the conditions surrounding the sides involved are greatly confirmed in Assyrian records. The major groups involved were Rezin of Damascus (Aram) and Pekah of Israel (Ephraim), in a coalition against Jotham and his son Ahaz.
Historically, Africa is considered one of the earliest hubs of both human civilization and humanity. The Kush, developed in Ethiopia and Sudan - the Kemet of Egypt have cast considerable influence over the development of other civilizations and such impact is so profound that even after thousand years of human civilization, scholars find explicit traces of such elements among several nations across the globe.
According to the paper, the implication of this finding is that there was a cover-up of what really occurred on the dreadful night of June 13, 190,1 in the Redpath mansion. The cover up, however, is not surprising taking into consideration the social context under which it occurred in which family honor and reputation took precedence over everything else.
In an absolute monarchy, a reason for war is not necessarily a question of national interest or points of ethics, it is rather a demonstration of strength and the desire to enlarge the realm of the ruler. Alliances are formed and re-formed frequently according to what situation is the most advantageous to the desired outcome.
Thomas Paine made this argument through his pamphlet titled Common sense; which appeared for the first time in the year 1776. The said pamphlet became widely read in almost all the parts of the entire country. It is imperative to note that his ideas were very instrumental in drawing a considerable public opinion.
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The author states that the declared aim of war on terror is indigestible to them. They argue that George Bush was taking revenge on Saddam for harassing his father Bush Sr. in an early encounter between America and Iraq. Some others argue that the drinking water shortage in America has forced Bush to attack Iraq.
The author states that the stigmatization of a player (Britain, Afghanistan) easily aggravates the state identities’ radicalization process, which consequently can set off conflicts. In contrast to human rationality’s materialistic ideas, more constructivist-oriented investigations explain war as the pursuit of recognition.
He has already announced his intention to move out of both Iraq and Afghanistan. He has also shown a desire to start dialogues with everyone including Iran. He spoke directly to the people of Iran, saying, “The United States wants the Islamic Republic of Iran to take its rightful place in the community of nations. You have that right - but it comes with real responsibilities.”
Affan’s successor was Ali, Mohammed’s son-in-law who was propelled to the throne on the belief that only a member of the prophet Mohammed’s family had the right to such ascension. But Mu’awiya, who was at the time the governor of Syria and the first Umayyad Caliph, joined up with Amr, the conqueror of Egypt, to revolt against Ali and gained a significant advantage.
As Croce said, “each true history is a contemporaneous one.” If that is the case, it is necessary then to enhance and broaden our contemporary understanding of the past. This means giving Africans their due mention and credit in the historical account of the Spanish conquest and colonization of Mesoamerica.
While turning over the pages of history, one can perceive various factors which played decisive roles in constructing Britain Economically sound and slave trade is one among them. Regarding the Economic growth of British Empire, one can infer that the use of slaves and the slave trade itself made the British Empire an economic power in Europe during the periods from 1700's to 1818.