their independence from the oppressive Belgian leaders. However‚ the actual agreement for independence was signed in January of 1960. The first public voting was held May 11th through the 25th of 1960. Patrice Lumumba won the election and on June 23rd 1960‚ he became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Congo. Also Joseph Kasa-Vubu won the election for the President of the Congo. On that Independence Day in 1960‚ Patrice Lumumba gave an impromptu speech speaking about how the independence
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How and why did Hitler gain power in Germany by 1933? Following the collapse of the Weimar government‚ Hitler managed to gain dictatorship over Germany by 1936. In fact it took Hitler just around 18 months‚ between February 1933 and August 1934‚ so how did Hitler gain autocracy over Germany so quickly? I am going to start with how the Germans had fear of Germany becoming a communist country like Russia. At the end of the war‚ many people hoped that democracy would spread to most countries of
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How did an English born man become one of the most influential figures in our nations fight for independence? Common Sense perhaps is not the catchiest of titles‚ but this man caught the attention of an entire nation with his writings. I’m writing about Thomas Paine‚ a man of many talents who found his calling in inspiring the nation to join the revolution. This man was not known to be a writer. Little is known about where he honed his writing skill‚ because it was almost too good to be natural.
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How did the dominican republic received the independence? In 1821 the Dominican Republic declared their independence from Spain. The Haitians(After they received their independence) invaded their neighbors and occupied the territory for more than two decades. But the Dominicans never accepted the Haitian rule and on February 27‚ 1844‚ Juan Pablo Duarte-considered the father of the country led a bloodless revolt and claimed back the Dominican autonomy. Fearing another Haitian invasion they submitted
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country home to many different Canadians of all nationalities and is know for being one of the most multicultural countries in the world[i]. What Canadians did to contribute to WWI‚ for themselves in the Halibut Treaty‚ and how they handled the Chanak Crisis all lead to Canada becoming a country and a truly independent nation from Great Britain from the years 1914-1928. Canada contributed excessively in WWI providing troops‚ ammunition‚ food‚ supplies‚ and much more[ii]. After the war‚ especially
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the majority of the population in Rwanda and were ruled by an oppressive Tutsi government within the Belgian colony. After years of colonial rule a convergence of anti-colonial and anti-Tutsi groups emerged and‚ when Rwanda finally managed to gain independence in 1962‚ a Hutu led government was elected (Desforges‚ 1999). The complete reversal of ethnic dominance in the country disrupted the political system in Rwanda and political tensions were only heightened when Juvénal Habyarimana‚ a Hutu political
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How Significant A Role Did Britain Play In The War Against Germany? World War Two was the most devastating war in history. It was a battle of ideologies. Germany fought for control of Europe; The allies‚ Britain‚ America and Russia fought for freedom. The only way to crush an Ideology was total war‚ a devastating method of warfare killing an estimated 55 million civilians. The war ended the lives of 3% of the world population at the time. While all the allies suffered casualties‚ the Russians lost
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DBQ on American Revolution The American Revolution fundamentally changed American society in many different ways. Americans gained independence from Great Britain and began to govern themselves democratically and deal with their own dilemmas like slavery‚ internal revolts and rights of different groups of people without foreign interference. They utilized farming as the main labor but trade and manufacturing also picked up due to the end of mercantilism and the Navigation Laws. After the Revolution
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When colonists rebelled against Great Britain and destroyed British goods during the Boston Tea Party‚ Parliament became highly upset. This lead to the ratification of several laws that were enacted to control the colonies. The Intolerable Acts‚ basically punished all thirteen colonies. This also made the colonists hate Britain even more. In September of 1774‚ men selected from twelve colonies‚ came together to focus ways to combat Britain’s new legislation. This meeting was called the First Continental
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centred in Europe that began from 1914 and lasted until 1918. It probably involved most of nations in the world‚ which were divided into two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers (Willmott‚ 2003:10-11). Eventually‚ on 11 November 1918‚ Germany signed an armistice‚ and Allies won the war. As a consequence‚ the First World War not only transformed the world force pattern‚ but also generated many problems that affected nations’ development all over the world. Britain was also affected immediately
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