British Colonial rule destroyed Kenya’s traditional culture. Colonialism occurs when one nation takes control of another. This is exactly what the British did to the Africans. Even though the British created a developed civilization with many aspects they brought to Kenya‚ they affected the Africans politically‚ economically‚ socially‚ and culturally. The British colonization of Kenya destroyed the culture of the native people‚ but it established a democratic government and left Kenya a more modernized
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Mongol rulers. As one of his many descendants‚ his grandson Kublai Khan (1215-1294) conquered one of mankind’s greatest civilizations‚ China‚ to become emperor of the Yuan dynasty (1272-1368). After the Song Dynasty and its ruling scholar-gentry class‚ Kublai turned out to be a very cosmopolitan ruler who introduced many different kinds of foreign people along with religions such as Buddhism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity into his court and consequently into China. Although he kept many customs and traditions
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striving to have control over the culture and politics throughout the entire country. They wanted their country to be focused on the Nazi beliefs and practices. The Nazi’s believed that they were a part of an Aryan race. According to Doris Bergen‚ “Hitler drew on vague theories that these people‚ supposedly taller and lighter skinned than their neighbors‚ were a superior group who somehow ended up in Europe‚ where they continue to be the bearers of all
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February 1933. Without this catastrophic event‚ Hitler may not have had the opportunity to rise to power. The combination of Article 48‚ Hitler’s resourcefulness and persistence‚ and the Enabling Act‚ in my view‚ were the driving forces behind Hitler’s rise to power. The Reichstag Fire was a turning point for the German government and Hitler used this event to his advantage. This event is significant because it had allowed Hitler to manipulate his way into the government and consolidate power. In
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Under the leadership of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) the Nazi Party ruled Germany through totalitarian means from 1933 to 1945. Adolf Hitler joined the now named Nazi Party in 1919‚ at the time of founding he was but a frustrated army veteran‚ angry at Germany’s defeat in World War 1. He became its leader in 1921.The Nazi party was originally called the German Workers Party and then Nationalist Socialist German Workers before becoming known as it’s most famous name‚ the Nazi Party. The Nazi’s were dissatisfied
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million lives (Day). Around 270‚000 disabled‚ 5‚000 to 15‚000 homosexuals‚ 90‚000 to 220‚000 gypsies were killed (Berenbaum). The holocaust was an inhumane act on society. What Hitler did was something that could not be forgotten. He killed millions because they did have the same views as he did‚ they didn’t look the way he wanted them to‚ or they "deserved to die". The worst part was no one knew what was going to happen to them when they were taken away from their friends and family. Millions were
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in Augusta‚ Georgia‚ he is currently 87 years old. His education consists of three semesters at the University of South Carolina‚ then moved on to New York‚ where he entered a commercial art school in 1949. Here he stayed until 1951‚ due to the fact he dropped out because his professors didn’t think his artwork met the merit of his scholarship. His mother was Jean Riley Johns and his father was Jasper‚ throughout his childhood he had an rough family life his mother left his alcoholic father‚ but
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Which features of the Persian Empire did Alexander incorporate for the administration of his empire? The Ancient Greece was divided in city-states that were independent from each other. However they would form an ally if they had a common enemy but when they didn’t they fought against each other. The Persian Empire reached its apogee in the XV century BC. The Persians already dominated the orient and wanted to reach Greece in the V century BC. To stop the Persians‚ the Greco-Persian wars started
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Alexander the Great became king the death of his father King Philip II. His father had prepared the soil as well as Alexander for his supreme rule over the Hellenistic world. He was now the prevailing commander of the Macedonian army which was joined by the Greek soldiers. His courage‚ strategy‚ exuberance‚ and ability proved his value as an effective leader. With everything set in place Alexander ruled with the heart and military passion of his father. King Philip instilled into Alexander
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Mark Twain’s life influenced his work because he incorporated his mother‚ sister‚ brother‚ and friends as a base for his writing. He has written many well-known American classics such as those of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He was born November 30‚ 1835 in Florida‚ Missouri. He was born to John Clemons and Jane Clemons. Twain grew up on the MS River‚ so he had many memories growing up as a child. These included swimming‚ fishing‚ playing pirates‚ and pulling
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