War of Independence 1857 In 1857 British faced a serious challenge to their rule in India. This war is called war of Independence. There are many causes for this war which are: Political As British extended their control they introduced many ways of grabbing land like the use of Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie was very unpopular. The mistreatment of Mughal Emperor was also another cause and when Lord Dalhousie moved the capital from Delhi. It angered many people. English was
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American Poverty: Bad Fortune or Consequence? In this essay‚ I will be writing about poverty in the United States. American poverty rates have remained relatively the same for the past few decades. For this reason‚ among many others‚ the topic of American poverty has remained a widely-discussed issue. I will be highlighting the definition of poverty in America as well as poverty rates in the local states of Missouri and Kansas‚ contributing factors‚ and possible remedies. The definition of poverty
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Causes and consequences of the civil war The Civil War was one of the most deadly wars america has ever seen. There were many causes leading up to the war‚ and consequences after. some of the main causes were: slavery‚ economic differences‚ and the differences in civilization. The years after the war were some of the souths most rugged years the consequences would be fatal. The consequences were: Slavery was banned indefinitely‚ the united states were a unified country‚ and many constitutional
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lasted 36 years. It all began with Colonel Jacobo Arbenz. During Arbenz’s term‚ he made it so that communists controlled key peasant organizations‚ labor unions‚ and the governing political party. Many people‚ including the Army did not approve of what Arbenz was doing. Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas from Honduras invaded Guatemala in 1954. The Guatemalan army refused to back up Arbenz‚ which caused Colonel Armas to take over their government. Colonel Armas was murdered on July 26‚ 1957. Following
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as the mastermind behind it. Firstly I will be talking about the three causes that led to the event; stopping the reading of Lenin’s will‚ Stalin’s need to get rid of individual threats to his power and also his need to weaken key groups in the USSR through the use of his terror tactics. Secondly I will be talking about Stalin’s paranoia and what happened during the purges. Lastly I will be talking about the three consequences; Stalin’s success in weakening key groups in the USSR‚ his ability of getting
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By Isaac Anderson 12JM Focus Questions: 1. What factors contributed to the conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis and how did they affect the genocide? 2. How and why did the international community respond or not respond and what influence did that have on the genocide? 3. How did the events involving the Rwanda genocide impact both it’s own people as well as the rest of society? Focus Question One: What factors contributed to the conflict between the Hutus and
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Was American success in achieving independence due more to General Washington’s strategic skill or to British blunders? Introduction The British military was considered the strongest in the world at the outreach of fighting between England and the American colonies in 1775. Britain had just defeated France and the Indians in the Seven Years War and had attained its prominence as a world’s superpower. Yet despite Britain’s overpowering military dominance‚ the British found themselves unable to
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the colonies since the American Revolution‚ and so‚ the Latin American wars were vicious and were sparked by ideas of independence. Thanks to Napoleon’s invasion of Spain‚ the rebels in Latin America had the perfect excuse to declare their independence. However‚ even though the independence movements happened at a relatively close time from one another‚ they were not necessarily link together‚ since they have their own heroes and history. We can separate the Latin American wars into three fronts:
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Essential Questions 1. Why did Americans choose not only to break from Britain‚ but adopt a republican form of government in 1776? What Republican ideas did they share‚ and what did they disagree about? The Americans chose to break from Britain for a lot of different reasons. But the main reason was they wanted freedom from parliament; they did not want to be governed from overseas‚ they got sick and tired of the taxation and laws. They adopted the republican government because they did want
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Niamh O’Hara American History 7-3 American ideals of liberty and freedom have changed as America advanced and became a nation. The Declaration of independence was one of the founding documents that defined liberty and freedom at the start of America’s new government. The Gettysburg Address was spoken by President Lincoln near the end of the Civil War which redefined what liberty and freedom meant in America. These definitions had to be changed after the Civil War because of secession
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