During the Age of Imperialism‚ the British was rapidly taking control of India throughout the 1700’s and 1800’s‚ despite Indian opposition. British control in India all began after their victory at the Battle of Plassey in 1757 and Battle of Buxar in 1764. Following this battle‚ in 1765 Britain accepted administrative authority of Bengal. Then‚ proceeding over the next century‚ the British expanded their territorial control and influence through treaties‚ agreements‚ conquests and annexations leading
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The Petrov Affair – An Australian Spy Story A modern spy thriller was played out in Canberra in 1954. On the 13th of April‚ the three year term of the Menzies government was drawing to a close and federal parliament was sitting for its final session. A few hours before the close‚ Menzies made a startling announcement that a soviet diplomat in Canberra‚ Vladimir Petrov‚ had been granted political asylum and that a royal commission would be established to investigate allegations of a Soviet spy ring
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Critical Essay by Martin Simpson SOURCE: Simpson‚ Martin. "Chopin’s "A Shameful Affair."" Explicator‚ 45‚ no. 1 (fall 1986): 59-60. In the following essay‚ Simpson discusses images of nature and society in "A Shameful Affair." Mildred Orme‚ in Kate Chopin’s "A Shameful Affair‚" is a socially conventional and sexually repressed young woman who has come to the Kraummer farm to escape the sexual demands that were made on her in civilized‚ urban society. Chopin uses fertile nature imagery to show
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The Age of Enlightenment was a time period in European countries that lasted from 1550 to 1800. During this time period‚ many French philosophers came forward with new concepts applying to politics‚ science‚ and religion. These new concepts shaped the world into what it is today by inspiring the American‚ and French Revolutions. One philosopher that had a substantial effect on the world with his concepts is Montesquieu. Montesquieu had the idea of different branches of a government sharing powers
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Do If I Were President When it comes to being the President of the United States‚ it is THE most important and stressful job you could have. The fate of the country is in your hands. Of course you have the help of others like your cabinet‚ the House of Representatives‚ and congress‚ but in reality as the president‚ you are blamed for any problems that the country faces. You are the face of what the country undergoes‚ and there are so many pressures placed in the shoulders of the president. If I were
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army) at the beginning of Russia’s involvement in World War II. He caught the eye of the NKVD (Soviet secret police agency) and trained as a cipher clerk for the GRU (Soviet military intelligence)‚ serving as an intelligence officer on the front lines during WWII battles against the German army in 1941. Gouzenko was an intelligent man and with his skills‚ he was sent to Ottawa to work as a cipher clerk in the Soviet Embassy. His job‚ however‚ was merely a guise. Igor Gouzenko was part of a spy ring sent
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Question 1: Describe the basic military strategy (or strategies) of the two sides during the American Revolution. How might the British have been more successful? The American Revolution‚ which unfolded between 1775 and 1783‚ was a conflict fought between the Thirteen American Colonies and the British Empire. Both sides had distinct military strategies shaped by their resources‚ goals‚ and political objectives. The British military strategy was primarily focused on a conventional‚ top-down approach
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How successful were the Labour governments of 1924 and of 1929-31? The Labour government of 1924 displayed both positive and negative aspects. On the positive side‚ Labour had shown that it could actually run the country proved the widespread view that ‘Labour was unfit to govern’ was wrong and also it was proof that MacDonald and the Labour party could be trusted to run the country efficiently - the fears of a social upheaval on socialist lines. Education was a great area of achievement
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the Rose”. Both poems belong to an established convention: the dream vision. In a dream vision‚ an extremely popular form during the middle ages‚ the poet falls asleep‚ usually on a May morning. In his dream he encounters real people or personified abstaractions; they represt the scenario of life‚ in which humans act as they should or fail to do so. The Italian period: during his visits to Italy‚ Chaucer saw a new world of art and literature. He was influenced by the works of Petrarch and Boccaccio
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Current Affairs Analysis #2 Zhazira Zhalgasbayeva Due October 11‚ 2013 Iran is publicly known to have been developing its nuclear program since 2002. Despite the assurances by Iranian policymakers of energy production intentions‚ international community – mainly US and Europe – remains skeptical about the true aims of Iran’s searches for nuclear capability. Continuous inspections of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) followed by numerous resolutions and economic sanctions imposed by
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