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    The history of Rebellion of 1857 is much debated and volumes of writings are written on this particular issue. There are different interpretations in which this iconic event has been portrayed in historiographies of modern India‚ and to the debates that have come to surround its nature and nomenclature. This interpretive spectrum encompasses colonial interpretation‚ feudal interpretation‚ subaltern interpretation and the nationalist interpretation. Among all such interpretations‚ it is nationalist

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    haven’t been identified yet. But people do know that slaves were treated badly which led them to fight back against the civilization. Slave rebellion happened in every country which there is slavery or used to have slavery. At the same time‚ slave rebellion is the most fearful event for the slave owner. The Servile War is one of the iconic slavery rebellion that happened in late Rome civilization. Although three of the Servile War was a failure‚ the third one played an important role in changing

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    The Cause of the Boxer Rebellion The Shang and the Qing Dynasty caused the Boxer Rebellion. The Shang Dynasty established a doctrine encouraging the idea of the Chinese culture being superior. This teaching lead to future violence and discrimination. The Qing Dynasty were weak‚ and they refused to acknowledge their faults. The officials of the Qing Dynasty used a facade to conceal their failure. Because of these two dynasties‚ groups‚ such as the Yihequan‚ formed. Originally‚ they were against the

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    statement are the many instances of slave rebellions. Beginning from their journey through the middle passage‚ Africans resisted their status of slaves and wanted to become free‚ no matter the cost. Three key slave rebellions in the nineteenth century are Gabriel’s Revolt‚ Denmark Vesey’s Conspiracy‚ and Nat Turner’s Rebellion. Gabriel’s Revolt in 1800 was inspired by the revolutionary mindset of the American‚ French‚ and Haitian Revolutions. The rebellion was organized by a Richmond blacksmith‚

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    Assess the causes of the Indian Rebellion in 1857 Society in India was heavily contrived by the British (i.e. the East India Trade Company) and through the rebellion; society became socially‚ politically and economically impoverished. Although there are many leading causes In the May of 1857‚ the sepoys of the East India Trade Company’s army began a mutiny against the East Indian Trade Company. Initially starting of as a small revolt in the small northwest town of Meerut‚ the mutiny eventually

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    to grow up Rebellion for teenagers can prove to be either a good thing or a bad one. People argue that teenagers need to rebel in order to grow up because‚ for example‚ they need to experience things in order to know what is right and wrong. However on the contrary people argue that teenagers do not need to rebel in order grow up because‚ for example‚ they should keep to rules in order to understand how to follow rules that are much more important in the future. However rebellion can cause more

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    Haitian Revolution “The Haitian Revolution has often been described as the largest and most successful slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere” (Haitian). The Rebellion began in 1791‚ started by the slaves‚ and by 1803 they had ended French control over the colony and slavery. Numerous revolutions were going on concurrently‚ together these revolutions were dubbed the Haitian Revolution. “Among the causes of the conflicts were the affranchis’ frustration with a racist society‚ turmoil created

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    Honors 1 September 28‚ 2014 Spartacus: A Slave Rebellion In time‚ all countries have there problems that are not being solved. During this time the people in this country are becoming discomfited as the problem is not being solved. They grow tired and weary of the problem and begin to want to change or solve it under their own circumstances. This is the start of a rebellion‚ a violent or open resistance to a government or ruler. These rebellions can be justified or also could be very awful and

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    situations than the actual facts . Such is undoubtedly the case with the authors of the only primary texts recording the events surrounding Boudicca’s rebellion: Tacitus and Cassius Dio. Tacitus‚ for example‚ was more interested in his political agenda when writing the Agricola than when writing the Annals . Writing 40-50 years after the rebellion‚ he likely had detailed knowledge of the facts since his father in law was a soldier serving in Roman Britain ‚ but he went to pains to paint Boudicca

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    Jessica Garcia Michael Desrochers HIS 101-07 February 10‚ 2015 Discuss the consequences of Bacon’s Rebellion In 1676 in Virginia‚ governor William Berkeley was under a lot of pressure‚ the colonist believed that Berkeley was protecting the Natives. Berkeley feared the poor colonist would go against him; he increased taxes‚ revoked their right to vote which made it impossible for anyone to be included into Berkeley’s inner circle. This was only the beginning of what is soon to be a disaster. In

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