To what extent was Jinnah responsible for the partition of India? The partition of India in August 1947 was a highly controversial event and has led to widespread speculation regarding its causes and consequences. Orthodox historians credit the creation of Pakistan to Muhammad Ali Jinnah‚ the leader of the All India Muslim League‚ and his determination to create a sovereign state for Indian Muslims. However‚ this view has been contested by a number of historians‚ who place responsibility for
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money for instruction. Learning then has to be acquired - at school‚ at home‚ on the job‚ through an apprenticeship‚ over the Internet‚ on TV‚ via the news media. To reject education means to reject our own minds. To ask what is wrong with the idea of education‚ then‚ is to ask what is wrong with modern economic society. It is really difficult to imagine the world without education. First of all‚ without education‚ technology would not exist. There would not be any facilities that make life easier
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most of Africa’s many colonies as if it was a game. The Europeans took their resources‚ enslaved the Africans‚ and had changed the course of history. What was the driving force of imperialism in Africa? Well‚ European imperialism had several driving forces behind it including the need for resources‚ and technological advances. However‚ the most important cause of imperialism was political competition. One of the driving forces behind European imperialism was the need for resources. The Europeans didn’t
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-Love it all you want. -My lips are sealed. -Behold‚ I send you out as sheep amidst the wolves. -Pressure‚ it changes everything. Some people‚ you squeeze them‚ they focus. Others fold. -Don’t get too cocky. No matter how good you are. Do not let them see you coming. That is the gaffe. You’ve got to keep yourself small‚ innocuous‚ be the little guy‚ the nerd‚ the leper‚ the shit kicking surfer and underestimated from day one. That is what you are missing. -Stay in the trenches. - The quotes
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To what extent was the Dutch revolt a political conflict? When considering this question it is also key to consider who it was that was actually revolting and who or what they were revolting against. It is also important to consider whether the revolt was supported and carried out by all parts of Dutch society. Different secondary sources give varying interpretations of what the Dutch revolt was about. By considering the relevance of primary sources we can attempt to get a clearer idea of
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1. What was America’s first penny candy to be individually wrapped? Tootsie Rolls were the first individually wrapped candy and were sold for one penny each beginning in 1896. http://www.ehow.com/about_5435061_whatever-happened-penny-candy.html 2. At which fraternity at which college was the movie Animal House based? The Alpha Delta fraternity at Dartmouth College in Hanover‚ N.H.‚ is said to be the inspiration for the 1978 movie "National Lampoon’s Animal House." The house was raided by police
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What was the effect of photography on painting in the nineteenth century? The photograph was developed in 1839 simultaneously in England and France by Talbot and Daguerre. That is the technique of chemically fixing of an image produced by exposure to rays of sun. William Fox Talbot was an English scholar and scientist who developed the negative and positive process. He used sensitive paper soaked in sodium hyposulphite called calotype. This became the basis for all subsequent photography. Photography
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It was not by numbers‚ however‚ but by dynamism that Europeans dominated the world in 1914. They had an educated‚ skilled population‚ a culture that rewarded creative innovation; massive industrial productivity‚ and a near monopoly of military force. Historians disagree sharply about the causes of the gigantic burst of energy that was late-nineteenth-century European imperialism. Some believe it was primarily cultural: the zeal of missionaries for converts‚ of engineers for new rivers to bridge
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The objective of this essay is to examine what crime and punishment was like during the 17th century through to the 19th century. Throughout the 17th and the 19th century‚ in Europe‚ states were being taken over by early forms of organized crime‚ such as highwaymen‚ bandits‚ brigands and bushrangers. Europe was not the only country to be overrun with organized crime‚ international countries had to deal with them too. How organized crime came to be was during the 15th and 17th centuries‚ in Europe
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period to 1953 Intro: In march 1947‚ President Truman announced the Truman Doctrine to the US Congress. The Doctrine contained the principle of containment. It was of the utmost fundamental importance after its introduction as it proved to be the basis of US foreign policy for the next forty years. In the period to 1953‚ the Truman Doctrine was to have a major impact on events in Europe and Asia‚ and in the general conduct of the Cold War. IT ensured a period of continuing antagonism (resentment) with
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