Politics: An Introduction Postcolonial Kenya has seen a significant amount of development‚ both politically and economically‚ since its independence in 1963. Starting with the presidency of Jomo Kenyatta‚ the nation prospered -- experiencing economic growth of at least 5% for over a decade (Barkan‚ 2004). The civil service was highly regarded‚ well paid‚ and the prospect of corruption was hardly visible. Unfortunately‚ the presidential succession by Daniel Arap Moi did not account for the same positive
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How did the Westward Expansion Affect Native Americans? The westward expansion affected the Plain Natives greatly. Education and jobs were shifted majorly during the westward movement which led to a completely different way of life. All of a sudden they were introduced to schools‚ when in the past they only learned from experience. They were familiarized to tradesmen jobs and farming‚ when previously it was limited to hunting for men and being a housewife for women. The Plain Indians used to learn
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WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM: POLICY NOTE Supporting Poor-Inclusive WSS Sector Reform Devolution in Kenya: Opportunities and Challenges for the Water Sector September 2013 KEY FINDINGS Devolution under Kenya’s new 2010 Constitution has wide-ranging implications for the water sector. The Constitution recognizes that access to safe and sufficient water is a basic human right. It also assigns responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision to 47 newly established counties
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DBQ Essay Many African Americans gained freedom of slavery from 1775 to 1830 during the same period the institution of slavery was expanded. Slavery was expanded because of the profits from growing cotton and the industrialization the North had. Although there were free African Americans in America‚ they were still mocked. (Doc .I) The people during this time period were still ignorant and were not enlightened. David Walker was a free African American who proposed to white people
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Pertinent Questions Chapter 7 31. How did the Embargo affect the election of 1808‚ and what was the response of the new president to diplomatic problems that the Embargo had addressed? The Embargo created a depression on the nation and gave merchants the impression that Jefferson was acting unconstitutionally. Therefore‚ in the election of 1808‚ the Federalists ran stronger than before. Even though the Republicans won the presidency‚ Madison understood that the Embargo was a political liability
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DBQ Assignment Agree or disagree with the following statement: Despite the violence and terror‚ the French Revolution was based on the ideas of the Enlightenment. I agree with the statement that the violent and terror filled French revolution was in fact based on the ideas of the Enlightenment. John Locke is one of the most well known philosophers during the Enlightenment. John Locke states that " if a long train of abuses‚ prevarications‚ and artifices‚ all tending the same way‚ make the
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British Colonialism The British adopted contradictory policies in ruling their newly acquired Cape Colony in the first three decades of the nineteenth century. Having seized the Cape from the VOC in 1795‚ the British returned the colony to the Dutch government in 1803 when peace had been concluded with the French. In 1806‚ however‚ with the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars‚ the British again took the Cape in order to protect the sea route to their Asian empire. Like the VOC before them‚ the British
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due to its geography‚ colonialism‚ and economic exploitation. Africa contains roughly 1/3 of the primary commodities in the world‚ yet it is one of the poorest regions. Geography on the African continent is diverse from deserts to rain forests and beaches to mountain ranges. The pure size of the continent and some extreme environments has made it challenging to develop infrastructure and regional international trade. Ethnic conflict on the continent‚ primarily due to colonialism and arbitrary boundaries
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How did industrialization affect daily life in Europe? Industrialization affected daily life greatly‚ in many different ways. One of the ways was factories became a major development and provided tons of jobs for the lower class. Steam inventions came along and water became a seemingly unlimited source of energy. Machines were invented which also changed the way miners worked and greatly helped lessen their time and effort. Then the railroad was built and changed transportation completely. One of
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long as they have tents they move about with great facility‚ and are thus encouraged to continue their nomadic life. As fast as possible houses should be built for them . . .” Their nomadic life was just that: theirs. Without a second thought as to how the natives would be impacted‚ the white Americans only wanted compliance for their own needs. Santana‚ the chief of the Kiowas‚ wrote‚ “A long time ago this land belonged to our fathers; but when I go up to the river I see camps of buffalo soldiers
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