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    By the start of the 20th century‚ Colonial rule by both the French and the British in Southern Africa had rising expenditure costs. The British method of indirect rule in their colonies‚ created by Frederick Lugard to leave existing government as it is‚ had far lower costs than the French method of direct rule. Nonetheless taxation stood as the universal method of keeping all colonies cheap and straightforwardly ran. African’s disgust with a white man telling them to pay for the white man’s endeavors

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    climatic characteristics‚ typical physiography‚ economic‚ overtures and cultural pattern. Despite diversity in landforms‚ they shared maritime orientation and tropical climate giving south East Asia a similar pattern of economic growth and development. It is a sparsely populated region among the states of Monsoon Asia. There are pockets of high concentrations such as parts of the island of Java and Luzon‚ the lower deltas of the Irrawaddy‚ the Menam‚ ChaoPhraya‚ the Mekong and the rivers and the city state

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    GE 1112 Humanities‚ An Integrated Approach ----------------------------------------------------------- The Strengths and Weaknesses of Thailand As An Education Hub in Southeast Asia Thailand has achieved a number of impressive actions in education. It has significantly increased the size of its system at all levels. Literacy rates are at an impressively high 95 percent rate[1] and universal primary education has been basically achieved. Over 80 percent[1] of all the teachers have received

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    Ashley Thompson AP World History Ms Thurgood‚1-3 Chapter 6: India and Southeast Asia‚ 1500 B.C.E.-600 C.E. P: *Around 1000 B.C.E the people were divided into kinship groups while the kings ruled over the tribes. Later under the Kings were military and civil officials‚ which dealt with records‚ income of the government and custom duties. During the Gupta empire there was a rather decentralized administration unlike the Mauryan Empire. *Brahmans and warriors were at the highest point in the

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    Britain during this era would have been highly unlikely‚ I will show how colonial policy led to the privation and death of millions of natives. I conclude that while India undoubtedly benefited from British colonial rule‚ the negatives for the subject population far outweighed the positives. . Colonialism‚ by definition‚ is exploitative and oppressive‚ with the rulers enriching themselves at the expense of those they rule. Generally speaking‚ colonizers dominate a territory’s resources‚ labor

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    To what extent was the process of decolonization in Southeast Asia a violent struggle? The process of decolonization in Southeast Asia was not totally a violent struggle due to the divers natures of the process of decolonization and the fight for independence in the various Southeast Asian nations. Furthermore‚ although the struggle for the withdrawal of the colonial masters was lined with bloodshed and violence‚ there were still moments in which peaceful negotiations managed to take place‚ rendering

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    the general failure of nationalist movements in Southeast Asia in the period 1900-1941. The failure to achieve political independence of pre-war nationalism in Southeast Asia was mainly due to the interplay of nationalist factors‚ impact of colonial response and inherent society composition. Nationalist disunity watered down mass support which was key to success‚ while colonial rule hindered the development of nationalism and the nature Southeast Asian society made unification hard to achieve

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    Japanese forces invaded Southeast Asia in 1931; initially invading Manchuria and later attacking China. The U.S. and China had a long standing relationship and opposed the Japanese invasion‚ however‚ it was widely believed that there was “no vital interest” in China worth going to war with Japan. Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy in 1940 forming the Axis powers. America did little to help out China in fear of provoking Japan. The United States issued economic sanctions on Japan

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    The Economic and Social Impact of Colonial Rule in India Chapter 3 of Class Structure and Economic Growth: India & Pakistan since the Moghuls Maddison (1971) British imperialism was more pragmatic than that of other colonial powers. Its motivation was economic‚ not evangelical. There was none of the dedicated Christian fanaticism which the Portuguese and Spanish demonstrated in Latin America and less enthusiasm for cultural diffusion than the French (or the Americans) showed in their colonies. For

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    How similar were the achievements and limitations of nationalism in Southeast Asia before 1941? The period before 1941 can also be referred to as the pre-war period before the Japanese Occupation. The Southeast Asian nationalist movements then had similar achievements and limitations. Their achievements were scarce as the majority of the population was politically apathetic. To add to this‚ the nationalist groups often lacked mass support and military strength. The greatest achievement of these

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