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    What happened at that time? After the opium war‚ foreign country intruded China. China lost the sovereignty over the nation. At that time‚ there were some secret organizations along Shandong‚ Hebei and Henan‚ which formed the Boxer Rebellion later. Boxer rebellion was an anti-imperialism uprising‚ in connection with foreign people and people who believed in God. It took place in Shandong at the end of Qing dynasty. It started at the north of the country and spread over the entire country. Boxers

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    Long Term Causes of the Bacon Rebellion Since Virginia’s establishment as a colony‚ the newly freed men suffered exploitation from the upper echelons of society. Indentured servants and later settlers came to the new world seeking financial independence and a better life. After years of indentured servitude the newly-freed men would find themselves stuck in the very situation they sought to free themselves from. This lack of financial independence and social mobility created a general feeling of

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    The Rebellions of Upper and Lower Canada The Rebellions of 1837 began after Papineau’s rights were denied by the governor to 92 resolutions of reform. Papineau had thought it was important that the people of Lower Canada should have a more suitable government‚ rather than the small oligarchy. After his rights were denied he led the Patriots against the Oligarchy gov’t. His attempt for reform through rebellion was unsuccessful however; it sparked the idea of rebellion of W. Mackenzie in Upper Canada

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    DMC-12 is one of the most recognizable cars in history. John DeLorean‚ a former engineer and executive for General Motors‚ founded the DeLorean Motor Company in October of 1975 (Woron‚ 1982). DeLorean gained popularity for designing the Pontiac GTO and the Pontiac Firebird. Many thought that John DeLorean was well on his way to being president of General Motors when he left the company in 1973 to start his own automobile company (Woron‚ 1982). DeLorean needed around $175 million to finance the company

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    Sepoy Rebellion To start off the Sepoys were a group of Indian soldiers that worked for the European forces. These soldiers worked for the East Indian Company’s army. In May 1857 they started a mutiny‚ or a rebellion. This brought on many other rebellions‚ and basically a war for independence. There were many economic‚ religious‚ political‚ and military reasons behind the revolts. The Indians themselves had pure hatred for the British. This also was not an overnight deal. It took about a

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    The Sepoy Rebellion of 1857 is also known as the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and India’s First War of Independence. There are several contributing factors to the spirit of rebellion that inspired the Indian Sepoys to rise up against their British Officers‚ the most famous of which is the lubricated cartridges in the Sepoy’s rifles. This failed rebellion marks a significant change in the social and political relationship between The United Kingdom and British Controlled India that would create the long

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    Nat Turner's Rebellion

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    as the only option. Turner wanted to show whites that African Americans where capable of standing their own ground. They began to fear which gave blacks a sense of dignity. The recognition as to why the rebellion happened is important not only that but the important factor that led to the rebellion‚ the greatest outcome‚ and Nat Turners remembrance. Nat Turner who was born into slavery worked on a Southampton

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    Compare and Contrast: Nat Turner’s Rebellion In the essay‚ I have chosen to investigate the rebellion in Southampton‚ Virginia‚ known as Nat Turner’s Rebellion. This rebellion took place in August of 1851‚ and was also the largest slave rebellion in history‚ in terms of the amount of fatalities in the South. I have studied and gathered information about this rebellion from The Richmond Complier and the Constitutional Whig. Based on these primary documents‚ I will compare‚ contrast‚ and bring to

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    engines are often slightly more powerful‚ the 350 normally produced a maximum of 310 hp opposed to the Ford "windsor" 351 that made 290. Ford is known for many smaller sized cars‚ like the Escort‚ Tempo‚ and Marshall‚ while many GM cars are Buick‚ Pontiac or the retired Oldsmobile--although there are some Chevy versions of the smaller cars. The Chevy Small Block V8 is a very versatile engine‚ having been used in every GM brand‚ by marine stern-drive companies and even in ultralight flying machines

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    The poems "Pontiac" and "My ’48 Pontiac" contained a numerous amount of fascinating parallels between each other. Each Poem involves a man who uses their Pontiac as a source‚ were they could reflect upon their issues. Alone with their car they could feel free to criticize. Unable to come to terms that some things change‚ these men find it hard to let go of what is close to them. In "Pontiac" the man decides to remain with his Pontiac‚ and ponder about the past rather than to face his wife. He

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