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    struggle in all the states to stop exploitation by the Jagirdars and Zamindars. Some of the movements were successful‚ but others failed. The Kisan Sabha movement started in Bihar under the leadership of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati who had formed in 1929 the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (BPKS) in order to mobilise peasant grievances against the zamindari attacks on their occupancy rights. Gradually the peasant movement intensified and spread across the rest of India. All these radical developments on the

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    when my patrons serve it on Lake Shore Drive‚ it’s called hospitality. -Al Capone” Prohibition‚ also known as The Temperance Movement was introduced during in the 19th century and early 20th century. Prohibition was the result of generations of work and effort by temperance workers to close down bars and taverns which caused the drunkenness and misery in an age where social welfare did not exist. Prohibition was one of the biggest mistakes made by Canada at that time. It was undertaken to reduce

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    played a major role in the Pakistan Movement. This was of great historical significance‚ for the Muslim women of the subcontinent had never participated in such great numbers in a political movement. It was a befitting culmination of the reformist movements of the late nineteenth century for the emancipation and education of Muslim women. The Quaid can be seen as source of inspiration for their emergence as players on the political scene. The Khilafat Movement of the 1920s had been the first instance

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    Since its creation‚ social media has caused considerable changes in society. It allows people to connect‚ create‚ and learn. Since social media allows people from all over the world to connect‚ it allows people to share different ideas and promote causes that they may not of heard of before. Social media has become a platform for activism. By sharing‚ liking‚ and tweeting the people of the world have become activist of all sorts of causes. Often this sort of activism has been compared to the glorious

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    PAKISTAN MOVEMENT PHASE II * Pakistan Resolution [1940]  * Cripps Mission [1942]  * Gandhi-Jinnah Talks [1944]  * Wavell Plan and Simla Conference [1945]  * Provincial and General Elections [1945-1946] * Cabinet Mission Plan [1946]  * June 3rd Plan [1947]  * The Birth o Pakistan [August 14‚ 1947]  Pakistan Resolution [1940]  * From March 22 to March 24‚ 1940‚ the All India Muslim League held its annual session at Minto Park‚ Lahore. This session

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    The 18th Amendment 1. What is your first reaction to the 18th amendment? My first reaction to the 18th amendment was why do they have this in the first place? Why do they think alcohol is the reason for everything? 2. Do you think this amendment could be passed today? Why or why not? No‚ because they see what happened before. This time it wouldn’t be better at all. 3. Why do you think some Americans in 1918 might have wanted this amendment? Because they thought alcohol was the cause

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    the Merger Agreement with India on September 21‚ 1949. Even today the circumstances under which the former princely state merged into India are contentious. (S. S. Hanjabam‚ 2007) Since the merger of Manipur‚ there have been numerous democratic movements in Manipur wherein the Meitei women have been a significant part. Historically speaking‚ the Meira Paibis were preceded by the Nisha Bandis who came into force in the 1970s. During that time‚ Manipur was flooded with drugs‚ narcotics‚ alcohol as

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    Swadeshi movement The Swadeshi movement‚ part of the Indian independence movement and the developing Indian nationalism‚ was an economic strategy aimed at removing the British Empire from power and improving economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi (self-sufficiency; Hindi: स्वदेशी svadēśī)‚ which had some success. Strategies of the Swadeshi movement involved boycotting British products and the revival of domestic products and production processes. The Swadeshi Movement

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    The Temperance Movement The temperance movement is a social movement that started in the early 19th century‚ with the objective of advocating for the reduction and prohibition of alcohol beverages usage. The movement was‚ by far‚ one of the most successful and largest reform movements of the early 1800s (McConnell 43). They promoted complete abstinence and criticized excessive use of alcohol. Prior to the initiation of this movement‚ there were several publications against drunkenness and excessive

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    skin were treated as second-hand citizens and discriminated. Marian Anderson overcame the many barriers that had been set against her and achieved her dreams against all odds. She was also one of the first people who helped trigger the civil rights movement. As a young child‚ Marian and her family faced many hardships and had money issues. “When Marian was 12‚ her father died. Marian had to go to work to help support her family. She delivered laundry that her mother took in‚ and scrubbed the white

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