3. You will write your essay in class. Q: Judging by the cultural standards of classical periods in China and India‚ were women better off in classical India or classical China? Background information: See attached reading and p. 50-57 in Stearns reader. OUTLINE I. Introduction A. Thesis B. Overview of position II. Position: Hint: India better off‚ China better off‚ neither A. Reason 1 1. Proof #1 – cite from a reading 2. Proof #2 – cite from a reading
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Factsheet Women in India and China INDIA TODAY: - women participate fully in areas such as education‚ sports‚ politics‚ media‚ art and culture. - However‚ women still need to face atrocities such as rape‚ acid throwing‚ etc. - fourth most dangerous country for women (and most dangerous one among G20 countries) EDUCATION: - Female literacy rate still lower than male one - Urban India: girls and boys have almost same education‚ in rural India girls are still less-educated than
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January 15‚ 2014 “Compare political‚ economic‚ and social effects of the Industrial Revolution on Britain and Japanese society between 1850 – 1914” An Industrial Revolution is when production advances to machines instead of by hands. Industrial Revolution‚ which started in the early 19th century in Britain‚ spread throughout the world and reached Japan around 1868. However‚ industrialization of each nation was different because of geographical location and cultural influence and thus resulted
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In 1980‚ the economies of China and India were almost the same in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). India’s GDP per capita was‚ in fact‚ slightly higher than that China. Then‚ the Chinese economy grew at an average rate of 10 per cent between 1980 and 2010‚ leaving India behind. In fact‚ Chinese manufacturing sector is presently eight times the size of India’s. Points against China / for India: Better Labour Workforce: According to a leading human resource consultancy giant Manpower Group
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Were Economic Factors Primarily Responsible for Nineteenth-Century British Imperialism? In society today the almighty dollar is what motivates most people’s actions. However‚ there are other reasons that can promote a change within a system such as morals‚ religious beliefs‚ values‚ and ethics. During the nineteenth century‚ society was not much different from that of the present day as the economy remains one of the most important parts of the country. This is evident in the time period
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by fear and eventual humiliation as its army was vanquished by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in a bitter and cold battle in the Northeast. Forty years later‚ India has repaired its relationship with the Chinese to some extent‚ but those wounds have not been forgotten. Excuses have been thrown up for the military debacle. India was ill prepared; it believed in non-violence; it trusted the Chinese and in ’Hindi-Chini bhai bhai’. Fingers have been pointed‚ most famously at then prime minister
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Commercial policy of the British (1757-1857) 1. The Coming of the Europeans into India (1600-1757) – The lure for trade and profit brought many trading companies to India. The trade –cum-political corporation called the English East India Company came to India and gave an expansive touch to India’s national commerce. It opened new markets for Indian goods in Europe and thereby increases the export of Indian manufacturers and encourage their production. This is the reason why the rulers tolerated
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Starting in 1895‚ Kenya started to be conquered mainly by the British. Kenya before Imperialism was made up of tribes‚ causing the country to not have a government. In 1895‚ The British East African Protectorate‚ a colony of British people‚ started to colonize in Africa and create their own country. Some imperial powers brought positive influences to certain countries‚ while others brought negative influences to the country. The British brought both positive and negative effects on the country. They
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Education of Indians had become a topic of interest among East India Company officials from the outset of the Company’s rule in Bengal.[65] In the last two decades of the 18th century and the first decade of the nineteenth‚ Company officials pursued a policy of conciliation towards the native culture of its new dominion‚ especially in relation to education policy.[65] . During the 19th century‚ the Indian literacy rates were rumoured to be less than half of post independence levels which were 18
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Abtract The colonization of India and the immense transfer of wealth that moved from the latter to Britain were vital to the success of the British Empire. In fact‚ the Viceroy of British India in 1894 called India “the pivot of our Empire …” I examine the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the subcontinent. Besides highlighting the fact that without cheap labor and raw materials from India‚ the modernization of Britain during this era would have been highly unlikely‚ I will show how colonial
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