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    was a revolt against Spanish colonial rule led by the Filipino rebel‚ Dayami‚ in the island of Mactan in the Philippines‚ in 1567.[1] Lakandula and Sulayman Revolt (1574) The Lakandula and Sulayman Revolt‚ also known as the Tagalog Revolt‚ was an uprising in 1574 against Spanish colonial rule led by Lakandula and Rajah Sulayman in Manila had a big land. The revolt occurred in the same year as the Chinese pirate Limahong attacked the palisaded yet poorly-defended enclosure of Intramuros. This Revolt

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    guarantee Home Rule. This newly began conflict was dwindled by the World War One‚ as both parties agreed to assist the British. The constant oppression and neglect imposed upon the Irish encouraged them to uprise and push for Home Rule‚ thus the Easter Uprising was planned and carried out in

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    the Kronstadt Uprising‚ Peasant Revolts and the recent demobilisation of the Red army‚ Lenin changed tactic and told the public they had experienced War communism and introduced NEP (New economic policy) claiming it was a transition period to socialist paradise. Lenin continued his reign further by oppressing the public and destroying his rivals so he could continue to implement Leninism. It’s safe to say that War Communism caused many if not all problems of 1921. The Kronstadt uprising was by far

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    "The failures outweighed the successes" How far do you agree with this view of Revolutionary Nationalism 1798 - 1848? Revolutionary Nationalism in Ireland was a huge movement as well as a firm belief shared by many at the time. This idea of a republic free from the chains of the England was shared aggressively by many Irishmen‚ and there it can be seen that the movement as a whole contained a number of mixed successes. Founding members of the United Irishmen‚ along with figures such as Wolfe

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    Syrian revolution With religious tension and minority oppression‚ Syria is a country that is familiar to revolutions. With an alawite dominated government the Assad regime has used deadly force to suppress opposition in many different situations. Although in the past the Syrian government has successfully stopped revolutions‚ in the 21st century the chances are slim. Due to advances in social networking like facebook‚ neighboring countries with the same situation‚ and exogenous forces supporting

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    The Revolt of Tamblot Tamblot Tamblot was a babaylan or native priest from Bohol‚ Philippines who led an uprising in 1621 to 1622 against the Spaniards. He called on the Boholanos to resist paying dues to the government and the Catholic Church. Leading 2‚000 followers in a mutiny dubbed as the "Tamblot Uprising" or "Tamblot Revolt‚". he was defeated in a decisive battle. Tamblot features in the Bohol provincial flag as one of the the two bolos or native swords with handle and hand-guards

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    include Bacon’s Rebellion‚ The Regulator Uprising‚ Leislor’s Rebellion‚ Culpepper’s Rebellion‚ and the Paxton Boys Uprising. The Paxton Boy Revolt‚ which occurred in Pennsylvania‚ was a response to Pontiac’s Rebellion‚ one of the greatest Indian Uprisings to ever happen. The Paxton Boys felt that the government of colonial Pennsylvania that was mainly controlled by peaceful Quakers‚ did not do a good enough job in protecting them from Indian uprisings and raids. These Paxton Boys decided to take

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    Cooption and Coercion Numerous ways exist to describe the people of the Middle East. One can describe a people by their ethnicity‚ religion or sect‚ tribe‚ class‚ gender‚ and so forth. These descriptors give one a sense of identity‚ and the identities of the people of the Middle East have played a critical role in the politics of the region. Especially in the cases of ethnic and religious differences‚ Middle Eastern regimes seek to overcome those differences‚ not for the sake of social harmony‚ but

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    it. Tsotsi and City of God are both set in favellas in LEDC’s which immediately symbolises the poverty stricken living conditions. The 2005 film Tsotsi revolves around a young gang leader named Tsotsi who has little chance of escaping the slum of Soweto in Johannesburg and therefore turns to a life of violent crime. This is a recurring theme in all three films‚ suggesting

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    What makes Jansen to say we are a sick country? Jansen thinks that South Africa is a sick country due to violence taking place in our country and interpreting things according to race. I agree with Jansen because South Africans are obsessed with the past and they are dwelling on the past. In 2008 there were xenophobic attacks in South Africa whereby people from other countries were brutally killed and beaten‚ and then it happened again in 2015 whereby South African started to burn down the businesses

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