Was the 1947 Partition of India inevitable? In August of 2012‚ the nations of India and Pakistan celebrated their 65th year of independence from the British Raj. Although its significance was overshadowed by the Independence Day celebrations‚ August 2012 also marked 65 years since the tragic and violent partition of India and Pakistan. The newfound independence in 1947 was met with mixed feelings. Although the people of India‚ through nationalism and self-determination‚ had finally rid themselves
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Q: Was the American Revolution inevitable or could it have been avoided? A revolution is an overthrow of a tyrannical ruler or political system. Colonial America‚ once abused by mother Britain‚ became a strong‚ independent country after the inevitable American Revolution. The British had treated colonists unfairly through the policy of salutary neglect -which was their way of keeping them under control by avoiding strict law enforcement (a positive outcome of salutary neglect was that it established
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World War 2 (WW2) was one of the most destructive wars in history‚ which killed more than 38 million people. More than 50 countries were involved and it changed the world forever. After the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919‚ WW2 became inevitable. WW2 began in September 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. Although Germany’s invasion of Poland was a trigger for the war‚ there were multiple causes. The three main factors that caused WW2 to
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The Civil War was utterly devastating. There are more American casualties resulting from that war than any war combined. The effects of the war still resonate today‚ including racism. A question that historians‚ Americans‚ and the President of the United States have pondered is: could the Civil War been avoided? Writer and historian James McGregor Burns argued that with the right leadership‚ the Civil War was avoidable. I am in agreement with Burns‚ with the potential help of better political leaders
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April 12‚ 1861 was the first day of the Civil War. This was the war that would determine what kind of nation we would be. The causes of this war is mainly the lack of ability to compromise‚ and the poignant subject of slavery. When Abraham Lincoln‚ the first republican president‚ won the election in 1860 he guaranteed to keep slavery out of the territories. This caused an immediate uproar in the southern slave states‚ leading to seven of them seceding from the nation and creating their own; the confederates
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AP United States History 10 April 2014 Was Prohibition a Failure? Due to the progressive and forward-thinking society the 1920s had become‚ it was hard for Americans to set limits on what they and their American society could achieve. However‚ some barriers were impeding their attainment of a society free of the burdens it had just previously dealt with. During the 1920s‚ a progressive mindset dominated Congress and Americans. Prohibition of alcohol was one of the many ways progressives attempted
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The American Revolution was Inevitable‚ because the British are constant taxing the Americans and the reason for the settlement meant to lead Revolution. From the very beginning‚ when the first separatist stepped on the New Land‚ he was looking forward to have a new life and a new start on this new land. The whole purpose for the New England colony is to change the way they lived in the old England. Also for the South colony‚ maybe at the very beginning‚ they came for an economy reason‚ more
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WWI was an inevitable war. Imperialistic and Nationalistic tension‚ alliances between European countries‚ and the conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia contributed to the inevitability of WWI. To begin with‚ imperialistic and nationalistic tension existed between the European powers. This tension was only heightened during the second half of the 19th century‚ largely due to the "scramble for Africa". As many explorers began to realize the economic potential of the African interior
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mid-1900s was the immense control it had over the economies and politics in Asia. Trade and production were tailored to serve colonial needs‚ and opposition to colonial rule was suppressed easily. In this context‚ claiming that colonialism was inevitable seems valid as Asian countries could neither resist colonial expansion‚ nor throw off the colonial yoke. However‚ when one considers the wider history of Asia‚ this claim falls apart. This is because there were time periods where colonialism was unachievable
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The Civil War was an inevitable conflict that was due to the differences between the North and South societies‚ slavery‚ and politics. After the Declaration of Independence‚ the American society changed. It shifted from small agrarian societies to the industrial boom in the north; the migration of thousands of black slaves‚ and slavery being a viable economic system. Together‚ these caused a growing conflict between economic interests‚ social classes and regions that were involved with politics.
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