Assess the significance of the short term consequences of the Emancipation Edict from 1861 to 1881 The Emancipation Edict issued by Alexander II was of greatest significance to the effects on the people of Russia socially. Although the social effects of the edict were of the greatest significance‚ the economic impact on the country and the political effect on the Tsarist regime cannot be overlooked. Kropotkin suggests that Emancipation had positive social consequences for the Russian people in source
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If or unless grammar exercise Unless means ‘if not’. These words are often confused. Complete the following sentences using if or unless. 1. …………………. you eat too much‚ you will fall ill. a) If b) Unless c) Either could be used here 2. …………………. he doesn’t mend his ways‚ he will lose his job. a) If b) Unless c) Either could be used here 3. ……………………… you don’t stop smoking‚ you will fall seriously ill. a) If b) Unless 4. I wouldn’t have won ……………….. he hadn’t helped me. a) if b) unless 5. ………………… he
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INTRODUCTION: The Niger Delta cuts across three geopolitical zones of Nigeria namely; South South‚ South East and South West. It consist of nine states Rivers‚ Bayelsa‚ Akwa Ibom‚ Cross Rivers‚ Delta‚ Edo‚ Imo‚ Abia and Ondo and it is from this zone that over 90% of Nigeria’s revenue is derived‚ the citizens of the area live in abject poverty and deprivation‚ environmental hazards and threat to source of their livelihood. It was as a result of these challenges that the citizens of the area began
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Title: Have Chinese women experienced emancipation or is China as patriarchal as it ever was? Explain your answer. Women’s rights and status has always been greatly concerned and discussed by people. Various scholars around the World are interested in comparing women’s status in China from the past until today. Much has been written about women’s status in the family and social structure in traditional China‚ which can be illustrated by a few quotes from Confucius‚ such as "A woman’s duty is not
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Question: Examine the methods employed by planters to induce "labourers" to work on sugar estates after emancipation. Full emancipation of the slaves was achieved in 1838 in the British West Indies and 1848 in the French colonies. The post-emancipation period was viewed with fear by planters who believed that mass of ex-slaves would exodus the plantations‚ robbing them of their labour supply. In many cases this was so. However‚ one can argue that the British West Indies experienced a greater labour
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A People’s History: We Take Nothing by Conquest‚ Thank God‚ Slavery Without Submission‚ Emancipation Without Freedom & The Other Civil War Chapter eight discusses the Mexican-American War. Zinn argues that while some people have represented the war as a popular cause‚ the truth was fairly different. He mentions that President James Polk pushed an expansionist agenda to excuse his conquest of México‚ and the press supported his actions by lying about the conflict and popular response
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Essay Question: To what extent do you consider the Emancipation of Serfs 1861 to be a key turning point in the development of Russian government and society till 2000? Many historians argue The Emancipation of the Serfs in 1861‚ to be a key turning point within Russian history. It drastically altered Russia’s economic‚ political and social stipulation. One could propose the argument that this event lead to the fall of communism in 1990‚ further more suggesting the extent to which this event affected
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wrote‚ instigated the dialogue of race struggles between whites and blacks‚ while her personal narratives‚ including two diaries‚ a travel journal‚ and an autobiography‚ recorded the personal struggle of a woman to define womanhood during post-emancipation America. The novel‚ _THEY SAY: IDA B. WELLS AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF RACE_ ‚ provides an insight into how Ida B. Wells’s life paralleled that of African-Americans trying to gain citizenship and empowerment in post-slavery America. From the beginning
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tates “are and henceforward shall be free” (The Emancipation Proclamation). Abraham Lincoln declared this statement on January 1‚ 1863‚ which changed the course of history and paved the freedom for African Americans. The Civil War was between the Union and the Confederates. The Civil War was fought to preserve the Union. Eventually it turned the focus of the war to slavery. As a result‚ Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation of Proclamation which led to the freedom of slaves and allowed blacks
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The Emancipator refers to those people who majorly participated in the declaration and enacting the Emancipation Proclamation which played a role in bringing slavery in the United States to an end. The pioneer and drafter of the Emancipation was Abraham Lincoln. He‚ however‚ declared that the Emancipation Proclamation would operate towards fulfilling the enactment in both the southern and northern states. Therefore‚ Lincoln is considered as the most influential president in America. Lincoln’s’ achievement
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