Wahhabi Movement leaders was the Najdian House of Saud of The Arabian Peninsula. Feedback/Reference: See p. 604 4. Which of the following did Shaka not use in his command of the Zulus? Mercy Feedback/Reference: See p. 605 5. The Taiping Rebellion of China gained momentum from all except which of the following? Government reforms aimed at relieving economic pressures by lowering taxes Feedback/Reference: See p. 608 6. Hong Xiuquan’s Taiping society demonstrated all but which of the following
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79-104 -- INTRODUCTION TO WORLD HISTORY – S10 SECOND LONG PAPER The 1876-1879 and 1896-1902 famines in India and China were some of the worst famines the world had ever seen up until that point in time (Rouse Lecture). In China and India from 1876-1882‚ the estimated mortality was between 31 and 61 million (Davis 2001: 7). If the British and the Chinese governments had made simple changes in their policies regarding India and China‚ the results of the famine would not have been so catastrophic
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During the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines‚ there were several revolts against of the Spanish colonial government by native-born Filipinos and Chinese‚ often with the goal of re-establishing the rights and powers that had traditionally belonged to tribal chiefs and the Chinese traders. Most of these revolts failed because the majority of the native population sided up with the Spanish colonial government and fought with the Spanish to put down the revolts. Dagami Revolt (1567) Main article:
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in her novel The Handmaid’s Tale to effectively display two main thematic concerns - rebellion and the place of an individual. Offred’s first evening with the Commander is one in which these two thematic concerns are exceptionally prevalent. Control‚ and the need to subjugate individuals is at the heart of dystopian literature and one of the primary effects of constant oppression is the inevitability of rebellion. Gileadean society runs on a strict social hierarchy in which only those at the top are
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In early Meiji reformation‚ the nation turned their attention mostly to “shokusan kogyo” (encouragement of industries). For years‚ the government put their effort to support and encourage industrialization. However‚ many Japanese failed to keep their business running because the lack of experiences and acknowledgements. Fortunately‚ there were still some entrepreneurs who made a great influence in the industry‚ such as Shibuzawa Eiichi (1840-1931) - president of many companies‚ Iwasaki Yataro (1834-85)
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blow to the economy following the loss of World War II‚ the success of the Japanese Economy is attributed to a number of factors. These range from the breakdown of social class by the creation of the Conscript Army and its victory over the Satsuma Rebellion through to the manufacturing of an artificially low and stable interest rate after WWII to stimulate venture capital . Yet most of these individual factors can be attributed to the rapid importation of western social theory‚ technology and economic
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Sankofa: Slave Rebellion Caribbean Politics Sankofa is an Akan word that means "Go back to your past‚ to move on to the future." Literally translated it means "it is not taboo to go back and fetch what you forgot". This movie was written‚ produced and directed by Haille Gerima‚ a black professor at Howard University. The movie portrays a black model that goes to modern-day Africa to do a movie shoot with her photographer. While she is there‚ she encounters a Black African who tells her to return
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the Wampanoag tribe‚ his Algonquian name was Metacom. The battle that ensued between the Algonquians and the English was the “most fatal war in all of American history but also one of the most merciless” (xiii‚ Lepore). Perhaps the name “Metacom’s Rebellion” might have been more suited to eliciting the correct image‚ however‚ that would have legitimized the Indian independence exuded in the conflict. The name itself is
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reasons involved in each. The first being foreign intervention related strongly to militarism‚ gunboat diplomacy‚ imperialism and the rise of unequal treaty systems. The second influence was China’s failure to reform and uprisings‚ such as the boxer rebellion and lastly economic decline. These three factors ultimately resulted in the downfall of the dynasty. The Qing Dynasty relied heavily on the effectiveness of its fighting forces. However‚ due to corruption and loss of skills the military began
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that would cause the Indians of the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes to revolt against the British rule in 1763. A noted cause of the rebellion was the teaching of religious prophet by the name of Neolin whom taught his people to reject all technology and dress as their ancestors did and drive the British from their lands. This revolt would become known as Pontiac’s Rebellion; so named for the Ottawa war leader... In a noted speech Pontiac would state: “Englishmen‚ although you have conquered the French
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