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    Rwandan Genocide

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    When Germany lost its colonies‚ Belgium took over and in 1933‚ the Belgians solidified the categories of "Tutsi" and "Hutu" by mandating that every person had to have an identity card that labeled them either Tutsi‚ Hutu‚ or Twa. Although the Tutsi constituted only about 15% of Rwanda’s population and the Hutu approximately 84%‚ the Belgians gave the Tutsi all the leadership positions and this angered the Hutu although when the Belgians left‚ they gave the power to the Hutus. Rwanda was separated from

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    activity that the African faced moved me emotional. Looking back at the past learning about the hardships the Africans faced that benefits me in many way today. During this imperialism epoch Thousands of lives were claimed in places such as the Congo under Belgian rule in Africa. Although in some cases this imperialism epoch contributes to the development of society today with the building of infrastructure such as factories and rail ways. This enables me to appreciate the past and have a wider concept

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    unique and more detailed research needed. This is the objectives of this assessment to know a deeper and detailed culture of Burundi. INTRODUCTION Background Burundi is located in the Central African Region that borders with Rwanda‚ Tanzania and Congo. Burundi is a little nation surrounded by mountains and lakeside with the capital city called Bujumbura (Embassy of the Republic of Burundi‚ 2010). With the population of 6‚370‚609 people‚ Burundi is considered one of the poorest nations in the world

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    who drew attention to imperial abuses and led a campaign against slavery in the Belgian Congo. While working for a Liverpool shipping firm in Brussels‚ Morel noticed that the ships leaving Belgium for the Congo carried only guns‚ chains‚ and ammunition‚ but no commercial goods‚ and that ships arriving from the colony came back full of valuable products such as rubber and ivory‚ which led him to surmise that Belgian King Leopold II’s colony was exploitative and relied on slave labor. Morel wrote

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    Heart of Darkness Vs. Apocalypse Now A Comparison Francis Ford Coppola is an innovative‚ successful‚ and ingenious filmmaker. These qualities are well-represented in the film Apocalypse Now. The basic story of Apocalypse Now is about a Vietnam soldier who is sent on a classified mission to kill Colonel Walter E. Kurtz‚ a man who has made himself a personal Jesus in his surroundings. Widely known‚ but hardly accepted‚ the movie was indeed‚ based off of a book. That book was called Heart of

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    Examples of Resistance: 1.Chimurenga Resistance (Zimbabwe) 2. Battle of Isandhlawana 3. Maji-Maji Uprising (Tanganyika) 4. Battle of Adowa (Ethiopia) 5. Asante Resistance (Ghana) 6. Samori Ture 7. Libyan Resistance Demands for Equity and Inclusion: The Inter-War Years By the end of World War I‚ most of Africa had been effectively colonized. European colonialists had managed to quell the efforts by Africans to resist the establishment of colonial rule. The

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    imperialism differed depending on a person’s point of view. The point of view of the imperialist power is much different than the point of view of the colonized people. In 1870‚ Africa established trade agreements with the leaders in the Congo River basin. The Belgian set off a scramble among other European powers to get their presence on the continent. In 1887‚ to avoid conflict‚ Europeans leaders met in Berlin‚ Germany‚ to set up rules for colonizing Africa and divided Africa with little regard. In

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    By the end of the 19th century‚ rapid developments in the science’s and social science’s had emerged and increased in popularity. Men such as Charles Darwin‚ Albert Einstein‚ Sigmund Freud‚ and many others had all made miraculous advances within their specific fields‚ leading to a much more enlightened way of thinking. The world at this time was rapidly expanding‚ and with it came changes for the good and for the bad. Perhaps the most groundbreaking discovery was in fact Darwin’s theory of evolution

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    Imperialism in Africa first began in the 1880s and went on until the 1940s. The continent of Africa was very different before the imperialism began. Africa had thousands of unique tribes‚ nations‚ cultures‚ and languages spoken. There was kingship and elders to organize society. Different ethnic groups had conflict with each other very often and their trading system was very complicated. The effects of European imperialism on Africa were positive economically because modern technology was brought

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    seemingly permanant policy of racial domination took over South Africa; corrupting it. In the 1870s the Congo of Central Africa became King Leopold II’s area of conquest; using its inhabitants as laborers in the production of ivory‚ rubber‚ and minerals. Combined with the pressures of the Belgian government under Leopold’s demand‚ there was a continuos fray over the division of Africa into the Two Congos between King Leopold II and the French‚ causing two seperate effects in the same area. India was

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