Cecil Rhodes acted in his own self-interest and claimed he was doing it for Britain’s gain. During the 19th century‚ South Africa was having great success and profiting greatly. The first diamond was discovered by the Europeans in southern Africa and it was known as the Eureka Diamond. It was found near Hopetown on the Orange River. People soon began to see the real wealth in owning a mine in that region during the time. It became a diamond rush and people from all around the world came to find the
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Haig was a significant character for various reasons during World War One‚ most of which were negative. In his earlier days‚ Haig was significant because it was ultimately his leadership that resulted in a number of disasterous losses for the British Army‚ for example the Battle of the Somme (1916) which is still seen as one of the British Army’s biggest failures to this day. His intial failures stem from his backward leadership and poor connection with the British troops. Having said this‚ in the
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of aristocrats that supported reform and recovery programs. Places / Empires: 18. Serbia Wars / Events / Periods: 19. Crimean War 20. **White Lotus Rebellion The White Lotus Rebellion‚ 1794- 1804‚ was inspired by a Messianic ideology that predicted the restoration of the Chinese Ming dynasty and the coming of the Buddha. 21. The Opium War (1839 – 1842) 22.Taiping Rebellion 23.**Arrow War 2 The Arrow War (1856-1860)culminated in a British and French invasion of Beijing and the sacking of the
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Map of Duffer’s Drift The Defence of Duffer’s Drift is a short 1904 book by Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton. It purports to be a series of six dreams by "Lieutenant Backsight Forethought" about the defence of a river crossing in the Boer War. The infantry tactics in the early dreams are disastrous‚ but each time BF learns something until in the final defence he is successful. Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Storyline 3 Lessons learned 4 Influence 5 References 6 External links History[HYPERLINK
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British History Pre-1906; Reasons for the Liberal Landslide Issues arising at the beginning of the 20th Century Free Trade vs. Protectionism; rife‚ and opinions of it split amongst many Imperialism vs. Liberalism; the two were deeply contrasting‚ making the government suffer Rights of Individual vs. State Intervention /Laissez-faire vs. Social Welfare; questions of how to run the government Workers vs. Employers; workers want better pay/ less hours‚ whereas employers sought greater profit
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publishing ‘bad news’ during the Boer war was censorship by the military authorities?” Bad news during the Boer war was events such as the mass death which occurred in the concentration camps. Source 5 says that “some journalists tried to report bad news as well as good‚ but in the face of military cenecorship‚ they did not persist”. I do agree with the view suggested by Source 5 because the Boer war was the first to have an official British army censor unlike the Crimean war where the events which went on
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farms and crowded barrios and inner city ghettos that sing cadence to the causes of this day? Are these new Hodges so unloved‚ unremembered and “uncoffined?” This poem brings to question our ethical responsibilities when we send boys to war‚ and the need for war itself and that is what we will examine in the next few minutes in The Drummer Hodge. Like Hodge‚ in today’s Army‚ Navy‚ Air Force and Marine Corps we see equally naive young men‚ wanting to do their bit for their country. Also like Hodge
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and war are all words men have made to distinguish between types of killing and the varied justifications made for committing the same deed. In carrying out this most grave and final of all endeavors‚ as any other action‚ one sees it is not the actual temporal action itself that matters and defines the moment. The intention with which one sets out is even more important than what is done‚ and determines‚ at least within the actor’s mind‚ the righteousness of the act. G.E.M. Anscombe’s “War and Murder”
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there was a lot of popular unrest. Western influence caused the decline to happen more abruptly. An example of this was the Opium Wars. British merchants began smuggling Opium into China. The opium itself contributed to the fall because some leaders and officials were addicted to it‚ which led to incapable rulers. When China attempted to stop this they ended up in a War with Great Britain and eventually other Western countries. Since China was not match for the military and weaponry advancements of
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General Haig‚ and many did just that. However many people saw him as a highly gifted soldier and leader‚ and there was a good side to Haig‚ for example‚ he did manage to eventually wear down the German army‚ and played a part in the result of World War 1. Therefore this controversial issue will perhaps be continually debated. The Battle of the Somme was a largely Scottish battle‚ with three Scottish divisions participating. This also applied to Douglas Haig‚ who was born in Edinburgh and was commander
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