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    feasible defense mechanism for themselves while facing the “enemy”/invaders; while of course‚ living freely themselves. Historical Manifestations of Rebellion Those individuals who choose to not present their resistance towards blatant governmental control and neglect through physical protesting‚ military coupes‚ and indignant rioting; manifest their discontent and general desire

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    IB History 11 17 September 2013 America Chapters 1- 1. Challenges to the Spanish empire a. The success of Spain encourages Portugal‚ France‚ England‚ and the Netherlands to claim parts of the New World a.i. First French effort to colonize- c. 1538- Jacques Cartier a.ii. Dutch and English grow in power and start colonizing. Netherlands become largely protestant and rebel against Spanish rule- 1567- do not receive independence until 1648 a.iii. Francis Drake‚ English “sea dog” (pirate/smuggler)

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    In George Orwell’s satirical novella Animal Farm‚ all of the animals living on the farm prove to be either fearless leaders or their dedicated followers. However‚ an exception is Boxer‚ a cart-horse who possesses a few traits of both. Boxer serves as a leader in the book by trying to inspire others to be as hard-working and driven as he. The other animals on the farm look up to him because of “his steadiness of character and tremendous powers of work” (Orwell 5). Also‚ when Squealer‚ a propaganda-spreading

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    for the better. The first revolution gave both left wing and right wing groups inspiration in how to make France better. After the defeat of Napoleon in 1815 and the end of the first French Revolution‚ France went through several revolutions and rebellions all inspired by the first revolution‚ then having a national revolution from the fascist right in 1940. Looking at ideology‚ society‚and politics and political structure‚ the National Revolution can be seen as an echo of the first revolution as

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    Throughout the course of the first half of the semester we have taken a broad scope of the major aspects of the phenomena that has been the recent history of China. When studying Modern China a common thread of ethical‚ cultural‚ religious‚ political‚ social‚ and economic aspects can be analyzed in relationship to Confucianism and its affect on international relations. These aspects show that historically (particularly the nineteenth century) China initially resisted the acceptance of Western influence

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    The Eureka rebellion of 1854 marked the rise of the democracy in Australia. This boom provided the country with rapid growth and industrialization. The new institutions gave the citizens the freedom to innovate‚ produce new technology thus quickly becoming very rich continent. French Revolution of 1789 marked the time when the French revolted against their long-lasting absolutism and got their new leader‚ the young Napoleon. Gradually‚ France was moving towards inclusive institutions‚ prosperity

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    First Sino-Japanese War‚ were critical years in China which dictated the result of the country. At the conclusion of the Taiping Rebellion‚ along with the peace agreements with Britain and France‚ China entered a period of ‘relative stability’2 and restoration. The exposure to China’s weakness through the Opium Wars‚ the unequal treaties and the mid-19th century rebellions forced the Qing government to acknowledge the need to strengthen their country. The aim of the Self-Strengthening movement was

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    Adolescents go to extreme measures to find their identity‚ often times rebelling to prove that they are their own people. Rebelling is a way for the adolescent to prove their independence‚ which makes sense in Huck’s case. Rebelling can range from not obeying parents to making friends with undesirable characters to completely going against the norms of the society. Huck’s home life and upbringing fuel his desire to rebel especially since he has trouble adapting to society‚ similar to Holden Caulfield

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    James Scott‚ 1st Duke of Monmouth‚ 1st Duke of Buccleuch‚ led the Monmouth Rebellion after the death of his father‚ Charles II. He failed to seize the throne from his uncle‚ James II. In April‚ 1649‚ James was born in the Netherlands to Lucy Walter‚ the first mistress of Charles. At the time‚ Charles was in exile due to the English Civil Wars. James proved to be the first of many illegitimate children born to the future monarch. The young boy grew up in Schiedam until the age of nine. In 1658‚

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    Name: _____________________________________  Period: _____    Chapter 24 Overview    Directions:​  Complete each section to ensure full credit. If you have any questions‚ please email me  immediately!  Chapter 24:​  Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism‚ 1800 ­ 1870.  [Topic 5]    Introduction:​  Directions – Read pages 679­680.  Summarize the reading in 1 sentence.  The emperors of the Qing dies‚ and his friend‚ Heshen‚ is killed.    Section 1:​  The Ottoman Empire – Read pages 680­690.  Using the SPICE acronym (see handout)

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