WWI was an inevitable war. Imperialistic and Nationalistic tension‚ alliances between European countries‚ and the conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia contributed to the inevitability of WWI. To begin with‚ imperialistic and nationalistic tension existed between the European powers. This tension was only heightened during the second half of the 19th century‚ largely due to the "scramble for Africa". As many explorers began to realize the economic potential of the African interior
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Lower Burma‚ also known as Myanmar‚ was a country in Asia‚ that at the moment was being taken over by the mean‚ powerful‚ cruel‚ British Empire. George Orwell‚ the writer of Shooting and Elephant‚ was a “sub-divisional police officer of the town”(1). Being an authority of the town‚ Moulmein‚ ment “[he] was an obvious target” (1). The narrator was often jeered at‚ due to the fact he was a European. He often faced many difficult tasks that he was obligated to perform‚ despite his beliefs. He was “hated
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Everyone knows: California is burning. From the Inland Empire to Cascadia‚ wild fires litter the Golden State. So far‚ more than 175‚000 acres have been scorched and 40 homes destroyed. Fifty miles north of San Francisco‚ over 7‚000 homes are threatened by wild fires. One fire‚ the Rocky Fire‚ is blazing its way through Northern California‚ having already forced 13‚000 people from their homes. As a result‚ over 11‚000 firefighters have been deployed to combat the statewide infernos. Before I begin
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His fear of humiliation drives Balram to imitate the appearance of Mr.Ashok‚ a wealthy man‚ although he does not appreciate the clothes’ aesthetic. In “The Fourth night‚” Balram has arrived at New Delhi and became the main driver for Mr.Ashok after Mukesh left to Dhanbad. Balram‚ who was a countryman‚ is amazed at all the things in the city like New Delhi. On a regular day‚ while waiting for Pinky Madam and Mr. Ashok to shop in the mall‚ Balram observes a servant who wants to enter the mall‚ “he
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11/10/08 History of Christianity in Africa Europeans nations such as‚ Britain‚ France‚ Portugal‚ Italy etc. wanted to expand their territory‚ spread the ways of their culture and beliefs‚ find new resources and markets. At that time‚ Africa seemed like the perfect place to explore. There was not much known about the mysterious continent and this ignited their curiosity. They wanted to know the kind of potential benefits Africa would bring. Since these powerful European nations didn’t know
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25/3/13 Analyse the European’s changing attitudes towards empire from the ag of discovery to the scramble for africa. The age of discovery and the scramble for africa are two movements involving the major European powers for the exploratiom and the colonization of africa. The age of discovery took place around the 16 century‚ while the scramble for africa took place in the 19th century. The major difference between these two movements was that the first one‚ the age of discovery was a movement
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During the 1960’s‚ most African countries previously held by the Europeans were released from colonial rule. The Europeans didn’t put in place any government or infrastructure before they relinquished control. This vacuum of power led to an influx of totalitarian regimes and dictatorships followed by a pandemic of poverty across the continent. Many of these dictators aligned with the Soviet Union‚ who further exploited Africa’s vast natural resources with no compensation given to the local people
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Colonialism the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country‚ occupying it with settlers‚ and exploiting it economically. Why did I mentioned colonialism? Because it changed the Islamic world in many aspects. For example‚ France took control of Algeria in 1830 with the brutal assault. Thomas Robert Bugeaud and‚ like most colonial powers‚ solidified their power by exacerbating existing ethnic tensions and introducing new ones. The French systematically disenfranchised
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Joseph Conrad’s progressive ideas about colonialism are instilled into his novella‚ Heart of Darkness‚ (1902) through which the philanthropic pretence of the European Colonisers towards African natives is unveiled. Whilst Conrad’s post colonial writings were ahead of his own time and context‚ they are accompanied and contrasted with views founded through a colonial mindset‚ where colonisation is seen to perhaps bear a burden upon the Europeans rather than the natives. As a result of this‚ Conrad
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The Man-Eaters of Tsavo The drive to colonize the continent of Africa in the 19th centuries brought the European imperial powers against difficulties which had never been encountered before. One such difficulty is that of the local wildlife in Africa‚ such as lions or other big game animals. In The Man-Eaters of Tsavo‚ by Colonel John Patterson‚ a railway bridge project in East Africa is terrorized by a pair of man-eating lions. This completely true story shows the great difficulty in colonizing
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