control of a colony that invaded their countries. Some gained peaceful independence and others had to take violent measures in order to escape the ruler that had corrupted their country through diversity. Borders drawn by European colonial rulers left nations with mixed ethnic and religious groups‚ which led to corruption. These foreign nations were the one thing that pushed these countries to want to be free. The common thread that has driven the countries of Kenya‚ Algeria‚ and India to independence
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The Spanish Encounter the Native Americans During the 15th and 16th century‚ many of the nations in Europe were in competition to find new land and resources. This drive for new wealth lead many of the nations in exploration to what they called “the new world”. Leading this charge was the nation of Spain. During Spain’s exploration of what is now known to be North and South America‚ the Spanish came across a plethora of indigenous people to these new lands. As documented in the writing of Christopher
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identify several ways the central government was able to increase its power across the country. For starters the English landscape proved to be easy to govern because of its geography as it’s a relatively flat nation. The establishment of the Privy Council‚ by King Henry the 8th made it much easier for the King to rule‚ because they could advice the King on potential policies and introduce legislation to parliament. The establishment of prerogative courts allowed the government to enforce its laws and deter
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Australia faced the threat of communism after WWII ended in 1945. The threat was known as the Red Menace which was caused by all the conflicts in Asia and also things that were going on in Australia at the time. The Australian government responded to the Red Menace in many ways. They took military action‚ made alliances‚ gave economoc aid and tried banning the Communist Party in Australia. Communism is a social organisation where everyone in the country/community all have common property and money
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John Smith and his soldiers encountered many difficulties on the new land. On their five month long journey‚ the Englishmen arrived extremely weak and sick‚ and there was no food or shelter for them; they faced many challenges trying to survive on the new land. Smith and his soldiers missed out on planting season‚ so they had to steal from the Indians to restrain their hunger. Instead‚ they were on sea for five months; therefore‚ “lost opportunity of the time and season to plant by the unskillful
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Barbarism to Civilization.” Eugene Debs said this at his opening speech delivered as candidate of the Socialist party for president in Indianapolis on September 1‚ 1904. Debs‚ and one of his influencers Karl Marx‚ were said to be the creators of American Socialism. Socialism is defined as‚ “any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.” This means that it is an economic system where
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World War II many governments made the jump from a democracy or monarchy to a totalitarian society‚ with most modeling themselves after Nazi Germany. Argentina was no exception‚ becoming a model of Germany‚ even harboring exiles and Nazi generals after the war. In George Orwell’s 1984‚ the government is portrayed as totalitarian‚ ruling over its people with an iron fist. The book served as a warning‚ informing people of the dangers of communism and the abilities that it granted the government. These governments
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occasion‚ that has changed the way we take a gander at the world at this point. A vast number of lives lost as a result of a single individual who utilized his words and political power to assume control over a whole nation and transform it into a way of war and destruction. World War Two was a worldwide war‚ the biggest and deadliest of all wars in mankind’s history‚ with more than 60 million people slaughtered‚ including many civilians who were deliberately mass-executed. Numerous more millions
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A famous man once said‚ “ How beautiful is youth‚ that is always slipping away! Whoever wants to be happy‚ let him so: of tomorrow there is no knowing” (High Minds). From the time Lorenzo was born‚ he was influenced by a wealthy political family.Lorenzo made great contribution in the arts‚ politics and education. Lorenzo de’ Medici is known for his knowledgeable youth‚ decisions that allowed for the best results for the people of Florence and being a patron of well-known artists that included
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It’s a political perfect storm: The pairing of a government shutdown with the rollout of a big chunk of the health care law is illustrating all sorts of partisan and cultural tensions that are roiling America. Big government vs. small. The Republican Party’s identity crisis. Sharpening political divisions among Americans. And plenty more. Dueling images of the government powering itself down just as Americans for the first time are logging on to Obamacare’s new health-insurance exchanges bring into
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