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    that in the period 1900-19 the British only made concessions to India in order to strengthen their hold on the sub-continent? India‚ throughout history‚ has been subject to numerous cases of persecution‚ subjugation‚ conquest and oppression. Successful conquest of India is a difficult yet lucrative investment and can easily help supplement and revitalise an economy through the trade of its bountiful natural resources. Despite India’s monetary value‚ the Official British policy stated there were ulterior

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    During the 1800s‚ India was considered a “jewel in the crown‚” especially to the British. India was good for its location‚ weather‚ and abundance of cash crops. Though the British brought about many new technology and infrastructure ‚ the Indians still felt like they were disrespected in a sense that they were treated unfairly. The British began to increase their unreasonable laws that contradicted Indian culture. This spiked many uprisings and rebellions. As a result‚ the British Raj ended up having

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    Government  Official country name:​  India  Government System:​  Constitutional Federal (federation) Republic  Head of State:​  Pranab Mukherjee  Official Languages:​  Hindi‚ English  Region:​  Asia  Allies/blocs:​  Russia‚ Singapore‚ South Korea    People  Population:​  1‚220‚800‚358  Growth Rate:​  1.51%  Major religions/cultures:​  Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Sikhism‚ Buddhism  Standard of living:​  Overall life expectancy rate: 65  infant mortality rate:​  72 per 1‚00 live births  literacy rate:​

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    ‘Assess the claim that the protection of the trade routes to India was the most important factor in determining British influence and expansion in Africa from 1868 – 1902’ There is much deliberation when deciding what the most important factor was for Britain and their determination for British influence and expansion in Africa. Although the trade routes to India were important there is still a vast range of other reasons to why Britain wanted to gain control in the North‚ South‚ East and west of

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    The decline of the British Empire. “The sun never sets on the British Empire” this statement was true for many decades‚ the Empire was ¼ of the world. But why and how did it fall and what were the reasons for decolonization? This I will try to answer in this short essay. The main reasons of the decline was economics and nationalism (including resentment from the rest of the world towards the empire). I have decided to concentrate on post world war events even though you may say the decline already

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    “The British are coming the British are coming” Paul Revere said this famous quote. This report is going to be about the life of Paul Revere and his famous ride. Paul Revere was born on January 1‚ 1735‚ Boston MA. During Paul Revere’s young childhood he had eleven siblings. He was the second oldest child and the eldest surviving son. He attended the North Writing School‚ he started attending the school at age 7. By the age of 13 Paul had graduated from the North Writing School. After he graduated

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    Highlighted Ottoman decline- Egypt was Ottoman province Opened new era of European contact with Muslim regions Muslim lands Extended from western Africa to Southeast Asia Muslim empires in 1500s Ottomans in Middle East Safavids in Persia Mughals in India Empires in Decline 1700s- All 3 Muslim empires were in decline Central gov’t lost control over powerful groups: Landowning nobles Military elites Urban craft guilds Widespread corruption Muslim scholars & religious leaders Allied with the

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    Hitler’s Invasion of the Soviet Union “We only need to kick in the front door and the whole rotten edifice will come tumbling down” – Adolf Hitler. Little truth these words held‚ if only Der Fuhrer knew. The Invasion of the Soviet Union had brought about many outcomes that would change World War II in the allies favor. A few of these outcomes included: the waste of vast amounts of German resources‚ the break of the none-aggression pact resulting in Russia declaring war on Germany and joining the

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    Imperialism in India Document 1 According to this author‚ what are the benefits of imperialism to the colony? Imperialism profited the colony because the colonizers helped built a civilization‚ the progressive nations can establish schools and newspapers for the people of the colonies What are the benefits of imperialism to the colonizer? They were able to help the colony built a civilization and they them self’s were able to control garden spots and built roads and transportation

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    With this background‚ the next section briefly highlights the important trends with respect to aggregate female employment in the Indian manufacturing sector over the 1990s. It is argued that much of the use of female labour in export production in India has been in informal and unorganised workplaces‚ including home-based work‚ with associated implications for pay‚ working conditions and consequently also for social policy. The cases of Export Oriented Units (EOUs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs)

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