‘Deir Yassin was the worst atrocity of the 1947-49 War’ How far do you agree? The 1947-49 conflict appears to me to as a war made up of 3 phases of fighting which was initially started by the civil war in Palestine from November 1947 to May 1948. The Deir Yassin massacre happened in this almost ‘introduction’ to the 2 year war. In April 1948‚ Irgun fighters led by Menachem Begin attacked the village of Deir Yassin‚ located in the Arab state proposed by UNSCOP (UN special committee on Palestine)
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Chenika Bukes Over 20‚000 people were murdered during the 1947-1948 War of Independence. The British’s involvement in the conflict during the 1910’s-1940’s is responsible for those deaths through a narrative of events in the upcoming years to the war. The British fuelled the Arab-Israeli conflict by antagonising the Palestinian Arabs‚ by sentencing the Jewish people to death and by beginning the 1947-1948 Mandatory Palestine war of independence. The Arab-Israeli conflict roughly began with ’minor’
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Indian Independence Act 1947 The Indian Independence Act 1947 was the statute (10 and 11 Geo VI‚ c. 30) enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom promulgating the partition of India and the independence of the dominions of Pakistan and India. The Act received royal assent on 18 July 1947. The legislation was formulated by the government of Prime Minister Clement Attlee‚ after representatives of the Indian National Congress‚[1] the Muslim League‚[2] and the Sikh community[3] came to
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1947 Roswell Incident On a hot summer morning on July 3‚ 1947‚ near Roswell New Mexico something very strange occurred. Rancher‚ Mac Brazel witnessed it and found a very strange object in his sheep pasture. The object was glossy and seemed to have random‚ glossy chunks of weird‚ plastic and metal pieces. Unsure of the object‚ he called the sheriff. This sheriff had no clue what the object was. So the sheriff called the Roswell Army Air Force (RAAF) base. The soldiers took all the debris and
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Partition of India 1947 In 1600‚ the British East India Company was established‚ and in 1858‚ The India Act allowed for power to be transferred to the British government. The British Government never had complete control‚ but it certainly had power. The Partition of India happened on August 14th‚ 1947 and August 15th‚ 1947. When the British left India on August 15th‚ 1947 (after the formation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan)‚ they left the country divided. This led to the formation of Pakistan
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independence day (also known as Yom-e-Azaadi) is observed on 14 August‚ the day before Pakistan was made an independent country based on border lines created by the British during the end of their rule of India. Pakistan became an independent country in 1947. The day is a national holiday in Pakistan. The day is celebrated all over the country with flag raising ceremonies‚ tributes to the national heroes and fireworks taking place in the capital‚ Islamabad. The main celebrations takes place in Islamabad
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1. The 1947 Communal Violence in Lahore. Today‚ I am going to talk about the communal violence that erupted in Lahore on the very creation of Pakistan in 1947. Lahore being the 2nd most populous city of today’s Pakistan‚ is one of the three oldest living cities of the world and had undergone a great deal of violence and forced migration in 1947. 2. Here‚ you can see the map of Indian sub-continent before its partition into Pakistan and India in August 1947. From early 16th century to 1857‚
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Was the 1947 Partition of India inevitable? In August of 2012‚ the nations of India and Pakistan celebrated their 65th year of independence from the British Raj. Although its significance was overshadowed by the Independence Day celebrations‚ August 2012 also marked 65 years since the tragic and violent partition of India and Pakistan. The newfound independence in 1947 was met with mixed feelings. Although the people of India‚ through nationalism and self-determination‚ had finally rid themselves
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India as colony 1850 to 1947 Colonial India was part of the Indian subcontinent which was under the control of European colonial powers through trade and conquest. Alexander the great was one of the first European power that arrive in India. Later‚ trade was carried between Indian states and the Roman Empire‚ but Romans never sought trading settlements or territory in India. The spice trade between India and Europe was one of the best in the world. India was searching for health and prosperity and
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In June 1947‚ Castro learned of a planned expedition to invade the Dominican Republic and overthrow the right-wing military junta of Rafael Trujillo‚ a U.S. ally.[20] Being President of the University Committee for Democracy in the Dominican Republic‚ Castro joined the expedition.[21] Launched from Cuba‚ the invasion began on July 29‚ 1947; it consisted of around 1‚200 men‚ mostly exiled Dominicans or Cubans. However‚ Grau’s government arrested many of those involved before they set sail; Castro
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