At first glance‚ it is easy to assume that pre-war Southeast Asian nationalism was indeed primarily influenced by tradition and culture but further inspection and analysis of the history during that era would prove otherwise. In this paper‚ I will argue that although tradition and culture did initially influence the development of Southeast Asian nationalism‚ its indigenous and traditional influence waned as external Western ideology overshadowed it. In British Burma and Dutch East Indies‚ tradition
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CAUSES OF WORLD WAR 1 ESSAY World War 1‚ also known as the ‘Great War’ had occurred during the years between 1914-1918 and had consisted of the major European powers: France‚ Russia‚ Austria/Hungary‚ Germany‚ and Britain. The Russo-Japanese war and the significance of the Russians’ defeat had clearly sparked the desperate need for political and economic development in Russia. Furthermore‚ the spark that initiated Russia’s demand for industrialization was the Trans-Siberian railway- created tension
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During this pre World War 1 era‚ many countries of the world were subject to imperialism by the more powerful countries of Europe. Even though these great European powers did imperialise in many countries‚ the countries that resisted this era as much as they could were Ethiopia‚ The Phillipines‚ and Japan. In the 1800’s‚ Italy and other European countries took advantage of other countries resources but Ethiopia. When Italy planned an invasion on Ethiopia for its resources and people‚ this country
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Elizabeth Blackwell: Major Discoveries or Contributions to Science Elizabeth Blackwell made many amazing contributions to science. The one she is most well known for is becoming the first woman to earn a medical degree from an American medical school. Elizabeth Blackwell had many accomplishments‚ but with those accomplishments she was also faced with many challenges. Getting admitted to a medical school was one of her first and probably one of her greatest challenges. The education she had from
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Mahatma Gandhi was an anti-war activist and the primary leader of India’s independence movement and also the architect form of non-violent civil disobedience that would influence the world. He was born on October 2‚ 1869‚ in Porbandar‚ India. He grew up worshiping the Hindu god Vishnu and following Jainism‚ an ancient Indian religion that espoused non-violence‚ fasting‚ meditation‚ and vegetarianism. At the age of 13‚ he married Kasturba Makhanji‚ in an arranged marriage. In his teenage years he
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The defining moment I picked was in world war II. It was the battle between Germany and Canada that was declared on September 9th‚ 1939 that started the started the war. This was eight days after Germany’s invasion of Poland. Canada’s parliament voted to declare war on Germany because of this‚ which the country did the next day. Canada separate declaration of war on Germany was a measure of the independence measure granted in 1931 statue of Westminster. In 1914‚ there had been no such independence
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Singer‚ Peter (1946- )‚ Australian philosopher and bioethicist. Born in Melbourne‚ Australia‚ Singer studied at the University of Melbourne and at the University of Oxford‚ in England. He began his career lecturing ethics at Oxford from 1971 to 1973. He subsequently worked at various universities in North America and Australia. In 1977 he became a professor of philosophy at Monash University‚ in Melbourne. Singer also became closely associated with the university’s Centre for Human Bioethics‚ which
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Its 1927‚ the great flood of Mississippi has been the worst natural disaster. More than 23‚000 square miles of land has been destroyed‚ thousands of people have had nowhere to live‚ and around 250 people have died. While going through this great depression‚ we had near no food‚ plantations flooded‚ farms ruined‚ we couldn’t eat a lot‚ nor even live. More than 200‚000 African Americans have been displaced from their homes along the Lower Mississippi River‚ and have had to live in camps. The flood
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The Scottish have contributed to Australia to make it the way that it is today by giving the Australians their music‚ in particular‚ the bagpipes. Many other cultures have formed into Australia‚ but the Scottish are one of the largest migrants to join Australia. And with this‚ they have brought over a lot of their sources of entertainment‚ including their music. Scottish music is inherently made with an instrument that you should all know: The bagpipe. The bagpipe is a wind instrument (Aerophone)
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The results of the First Opium War led to China’s humiliation by the British empire due to their technological advances. The treaty of Nanjing ceased the war‚ but it also forced the Qing regime to abrogate the Cohong monopoly; it forced to compensate Britain a large restitution and to surrender its Hong Kong Islands. It also allowed the British complete commercial entry to 5 significant Chinese ports. Flattered by their defeat to the British and weakened by the opium abuse‚ the Qing Dynasty found
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