constitutional debates revealed the deep divisions that existed within the country. Less than 2 years after Jinnah’s speech‚ the Objectives Resolution held that Islam was to be the guiding force in Pakistan’s political life. Still later‚ the Munir Report of 1953 concluded that an Islamic state was anathema to the ideals of political modernity and that Pakistan ought to be a liberal secular state. These two conceptions of religion set up a constitutive tension in which Islam’s political significance becomes
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Washington ’s Farewell Address 1 Washington ’s Farewell Address William Davis Post University Washington ’s Farewell Address Davis 2 George Washington delivered vital and practical advice to early America upon the end of his second term as President. George Washington ’s farewell address of 1796 warned of seven dangers to avoid for a healthy and prosperous country‚ 1) The Importance of Unity‚ and The Danger of Sectionalism 2) The Authority
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Inocencio‚ Salve Regina S. W;F 11:00-12:30 BSCA 2-2 March 6‚ 2013 Presidents of the Philippine Republic President | Birthday | Native Land | Term of Office | AKA/ Alias | Distinction | Greatest Achievement/ Legacy | Downfall | Cause of Death | Remarks | 1. Emilio Aguinaldo | March 22‚ 1869 | Kawit‚ Cavite | January 20‚ 1899–April 1‚1901 | Heneral Miong | * He was the youngest (at age 28) to have become the country’s preside * The longest-lived former
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Cited: Local Government in Nigeria under the Military (1966-1976) Nigeria suffered the first military coup in 196
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China’s armed forces The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is seen by many as an economic powerhouse with the world’s largest standing military that has the potential to translate economic power into the military sphere. As one of the elements of power‚ a nation’s military potential is based not only on its capability to defeat an adversary‚ but also its ability to coerce and exercise influence. China’s standing armed force of some 2.8 million active soldiers in uniform is the largest military
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Great Britain would have a mandate over the government set by the United Nations. This would end in 1932. All British power would officially be gone in 1958 when a military coup would overthrow the monarchy that Great Britain help set up. For the next ten years Baghdad would not have a stable government. Many military coups would take over the government. In 1968 the Ba’
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Eisenhower’s approach to policy was very similar to that of his predecessor‚ Truman. He was determined to continue the policy of ‘containing’ communism but this did not involve launching a crusade to roll back communism. In 1953‚ John Foster Dulles was appointed as secretary of state‚ he was a devout Christian and firm hater of communism. The humiliating defeat of the French at Diem Bien Phu in 1954 saw the occurrence of the Geneva Conference and Accords. The USA was not to
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US History study guide Earl Warren - He is known both for his efforts on behalf of Japanese internment during World War II as well as the decisions of the Warren Court‚ which ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law‚ especially regarding the rights of the accused‚ ending public-school-sponsored prayer‚ and requiring "one-man-one vote" rules of apportionment. Watergate Scandal - The Watergate scandal was a political scandal that occurred in the United States
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TIME LINE 1855-1881 Alexander II established the zemstvos: a form of local self government First Russian westernization attempt 1861- Emancipation of Serf: was incomplete serfs were left to pay for their land… redemption payments Mir: village community 1863-1864 reforms of law‚ education and local government 1881 Alexander II assassinated 1881-1894 Alexander III instituted an era of repression and reaction denounced democracy‚ free press blood revolution police force
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in a piece published in this space‚ this Kim Il-sung had led North Korea since the Korean peninsula author had written about how precious little was known was split in half by the Korean War (1950-53). Although the two sides signed a ceasefire in 1953 they remain technically at war. about Kim Jong-un‚ who had just then become the leader of North Korea. In his first remarks‚ soon after assuming the leadership‚ Kim spoke like his father’s true son: “North Korea will not give in to the imperialist
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