nineteenth century‚ the British were the imperial force of Kenya. In 1886 and 1890‚ the British have come up with an agreement with Germany that created a boundary between the British territory in Kenya and the German territory in Tanganyika to the south. Despite the fact that the boundaries of the British were set‚ the British already controlled a little more of the Kenyan coast. In order for the British to get more territory from Kenya‚ Britain decided to merge Uganda eastern province with the
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Effect of Colonization on Europe and the Americas Colonization of the Americas by European nations was a significant historical event that began in the 15th century. Starting with Portugal’s forays into overseas exploration‚ the phenomenon soon spread to different European countries‚ with Spain and Portugal divvying up the South American continent. Discoveries in the new world led to economic growth in Europe. Meanwhile‚ introduction of European ideas led to an overhaul of the Native American economy
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WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM: POLICY NOTE Supporting Poor-Inclusive WSS Sector Reform Devolution in Kenya: Opportunities and Challenges for the Water Sector September 2013 KEY FINDINGS Devolution under Kenya’s new 2010 Constitution has wide-ranging implications for the water sector. The Constitution recognizes that access to safe and sufficient water is a basic human right. It also assigns responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision to 47 newly established counties
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INEQUALITY IN KENYA INTRODUCTION After independence‚ the few educated Kenyans easily acquired wealth‚ without competition‚ and major changes since then has spawned few rich people because this group perfected ways of ensuring that wealth does not leak out‚ including marrying among themselves. Distribution of benefits of economic growth has been one of Kenya’s biggest challenges in its quest for long term prosperity and stability putting the suitability of the trickle-down economics that Presidents
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Justin Gebauer Shaw W3 February 13 Colonization: A Good Thing? At the beginning of the 19th century‚ European countries began to take interest in non-westernized countries throughout the world. With the beginning of the industrial revolution on the verge‚ factories in Europe had a demand for materials. Many of these countries went to other countries to gain the resources they needed. In the process they tried to impose their culture on the natives. The natives lives were destroyed
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I. Brief Discussion of Spaniards Colonization In the 16th century‚ Ferdinand Magellan‚ captain of the first expedition to circumnavigate the world‚ came to the Philippines. Magellan landed in an island recently called Limasawa and he introduced Christianity to the native people in the island. Many years later‚ other expeditions followed as Spain sought to establish trade routes across the Pacific. The first permanent Spanish settlement in the Philippines was established on Cebu. The Philippines was Spain’s
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the public and the private sector have not ventured into. In most cases‚ co-operatives are local institutions that address local needs‚ employ local talent and are lead by local leaders‚ either directly or through branches. The co-operatives in Kenya are organized into service and producer co-operatives. The producer co-operatives’ objectives are to promote the use of modern technology and contribute to national development through production. The service co-operatives are responsible for procurement
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Exploration and Colonization of the English‚ French‚ and Spanish The basis for exploration to the West‚ starting with the Spanish‚ cam e after the Italians sent Marco Polo to China which in turn created the Silk Road. These other 3 international powers‚ the English‚ French‚ and Spanish‚ needed their own ways to get to the Middle East to obtain those goods. So‚ this want for new‚ valuable goods‚ is what the basis for the exploration was. Another main basis was the creation of new seafaring equipment
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Colonization of Bangladesh Bangladesh‚ a developing country‚ is relatively unknown in the globalized world and is often confused with its dominant neighbor‚ India. The country as we see it now did not exist even 50 years ago. The purpose of this paper is to detail how the region was colonized‚ how Bangladesh came to be and a brief overview of how it is doing now. As most geographers know that there is an intense relationship between Pakistan‚ India and Bangladesh‚ for good reason too. They were
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while England‚ which consisted of a Protestant monarchy‚ claimed Ireland. Eventually England too‚ would plan to occupy land in North America. Such feuds over religion would continue for centuries to come in the colonization of America. The Political causes of the navigation and colonization was based on many different things. The knowledge gained from explorations gave many Europeans new ideas and brought many stories of diverse cultures to them. This‚ along with the new places and people to discover
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