CRITICALLY EXAMINE WHY THERE ARE MORE SMALL WARS IN AFRICA African history has gone through three major phenomena that are the slave trade‚ colonization and decolonization. Each has its positive and negative impacts on the people‚ the shape of the continent and her economic resources. Slave trade robbed Africa of its best brains as those sold were mainly targeted after challenging the chief an action that by then was a preserve for those with the morale courage to question decisions from the highest
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POSITION PAPER Committee: GA fourth committee- Special‚ Political and Decolonization (SPECPOL) Topic: The question of self determination for non- sovereign regions seeking to exercise substantial autonomy- The Kashmir story. Country: Sudan Delegate: Divya Shetty‚ Manipal University The Kashmir dispute dates from 1947. The partition of the Indian sub-continent along religious lines led to the formation of India and Pakistan. Because of its location‚ Kashmir could choose to join either
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Africa’s history. Despite the extensive and diverse history of Africa‚ the colonization of Africa is known globally and a very famous portion of Africa’s history. In a way it is a defining chain of event for Africa‚ because the colonization and decolonization of Africa are historical events that molded and formed Africa into the nation it is today. “The basis of the modern African state is the colonial state” is an accurate statement; the reality of this statement has impacted the political stability
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Imperialism is the notion of empire building by extending a country’s power through negotiation and military force. Some common motivations for starting imperialism is aimed at receiving territory‚ obtaining natural resources‚ conquering the enemies‚ gaining wealth‚ and receiving glory. Since the fifteenth-century imperialism has been a previous theme in history but imperialism reached a peak in the nineteenth century with the rise of Europe. Europe began to dominate the world‚ especially in the
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The first intervention was to stop dehumanizing Africans who were sold into slavery to work and develop other continents. That was followed by stringent moves to decolonize Africa. The decolonization process gradually led to the agitation for self-rule‚ which was actually initiated by the likes of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah‚ the first President of the republic of Ghana. With the attainment of self-rule‚ it was the belief of Ghana and‚ indeed‚ all independent
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of the country. · Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country. · History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution‚ world wars‚ redrawal of national boundaries‚ colonization‚ decolonization‚ political philosophies like communism‚ capitalism‚ socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society. · Salient features of Indian Society‚ Diversity of India.
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international US military presence‚ for example‚ in Korea (50-53) and Vietnam (57-75) (Kim 2016). But while this was happening‚ this was also the era synonymous with a wave of revolutions in South America‚ the Cuban revolution being notable‚ McCarthyism‚ decolonization of Asia and Africa as well as heightened class struggle and political turmoil around the
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British Culture and Politics Introduction January 15‚ 2013 1. Where are you? * The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2. How did this particular title come about? * United is a bit of a misnomer * Part wants to break away * GREAT Britain * “The sun never set on the British Empire” * It is always shining somewhere * Used to take up1/5 of the world * Now only fragments left * Bermuda‚ British Virgin Islands
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eds. Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts. London: Routledge‚ 2002. ---. The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures. London: Routledge‚ 1989. Chinweizu‚ Onwuchekwa Jemie‚ and Ihechukwu Madubuike‚ eds. Towards the Decolonization of African Literature‚ Vol 1: African Fiction and Poetry and Their Critics. Enugu: Fourth Dimension Publishing Company Ltd‚ 1980. Shija‚ Terhemba. Post-Coloniality and the Poetry of Tanure Ojaide. Makurdi: Aboki‚ 2006. Vincent‚ Theo‚ ed. Black
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THE GREAT IDEAS: Capitalism‚ Socialism and Democracy Professor David Reisman‚ NTU aardavid@ntu.edu.sg Professor Michael Allen‚ Bryn Mawr mhallen@brynmawr.edu Course Description and Scope The Industrial Revolution‚ the French Revolution‚ the American revolution - these three major upheavals in the eighteenth the century were the catalyst for the scientific study of economic‚ social and political systems. Three interrelated concepts
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