ceaseless reforms – this is‚ in a word‚ the Turkish Revolution.” Mustafa Kemal Ataturk 1. Introduction Mustafa Kemal Ataturk‚ the commander of the Turkish War of Independence‚ is still considered by many Turks as their national hero and a great leader. Even after 75 years since his death‚ Ataturk’s statues are found in each town centre in Turkey and his framed portraits are hung in every government building including schools‚ banks and hospitals. Turkish school children still pledge allegiance to
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Ottoman Empire becoming the Turkish state in 1923 by sparking the conflict in Turkey. This is seen through the wartime agreements of the allies and their involvement in the War of Independence in Turkey. However‚ the nationalists within Turkey who were led by Mustafa Kemal and the involvement of Greek forces played a much greater role in the ongoing struggle to abolish the Ottoman Empire during the War of Independence. The ruler of the Ottoman empire had declared war against the allied powers in
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (indeterminate‚ 1881–10 November 1938) was a Turkish army officer‚ revolutionary statesman‚ and founder of the Republic of Turkey as well as its first President. Atatürk became known as an extremely capable military officer by being the only undefeated Ottoman commander during World War I.[1] Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire‚ he led the Turkish national movement in the Turkish War of Independence. Having established a provisional government in Ankara‚ he defeated
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Ataturk‚ a Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish army officer in the Ottoman military‚ revolutionary statesman and the first president of Turkey who was born in 1881. First he was enrolled in a traditional religious school‚ in‚1893.Then he entered a military high school where his mathematics teacher gave him the second name Kemal (meaning ‘’perfection’’).Because he excelled in academics. His original name is Mustafa Kemal‚ but in 1934 his constituents gave him the name Ataturk
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Waging War for Independence (1764 – 1783) Stephanie Maharaj History 1301 Antrece Baggett October 12‚ 2012 The thirteen colonies moved from peaceful resistance to outright war against the British government’s “reform” programs of new taxes and regulations during the period of (1764-1783). These new programs had a significant impact on the people of the colonies‚ and caused a great uproar. Protests broke out‚ and eventually the American Revolution came into the picture. I will explain some
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THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE-1857 • During the War of Independence the Governor General was Lord Canning. He had assumed the charge of his office in 1856. • Wajid Ali Shah was the Nawab of Awadh. He was sent on exile to Calcutta and his state was annexed by the British in April 1856. • Three-fourth of the infantry and nearly two-third of the whole Bengal Army was composed of the people from Awadh. • Maulvi Ahmadullah devised the distribution of chapatti scheme during his travels in
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------------------------------------------------- Øverst på formularen From The Times July 18‚ 2008 Islam and the great Turkish headscarf war Turkey’s increasingly Islamic Government wants to relax a ban on the Muslim headscarf as traditional secularists fight to maintain it - and Turkish women are caught in the crossfire. Mrs Hayrunisa Gul‚ wife of the Turkish president Janice Turner Faith Central: Miss Muslim Headscarf competition Zeynep tugs the knitted cotton hat down over her headscarf
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3.The American war of independence. The roots of revolution‚ fighting for independence‚ declaration of independence. The consequences of the war. The roots of the revolution In the 18th century Britain and France fought several major wars. The struggle between them went on in North America. In North America France claimed to own Canada and Louisiana. After several wars earlier in the 18th century‚ in 1756 Britain and France began fighting the Seven Years War. This is known as the French and
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The Irish War of Independence Not all revolutions are won all of the time. Most would say that freedom is something worth fighting for. Thomas Jefferson once said “Occasionally the tree of Liberty must be watered with the blood of Patriots and Tyrants”. Freedom is an inalienable right all people are born with. Some who have had their freedom snatched away by the hands of some foreign country‚ try to fight to get it back. That is exactly what Ireland did in the early 1900s. For both the Irish and
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Corey Mitchell Texas War for Independence The Texas Revolution occurred because of a series of events that began long before the first shots fired at the Battle of Gonzales. In the summer of 1820 a 59 year-old Missourian named Moses Austin asked the Spanish Authorities for a large land tract which he wanted to use to attract American Pioneers. To manys surprise in early 1821 the Spanish government gave him permission to settle 300 families. Spain had welcomed Americans to
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