Sixty years ago‚ in the summer of 1948‚ our nation‚ then newly born‚ was struggling for its very survival. In January‚ Mahatma Gandhi had been murdered by a Hindu fanatic. The act had shocked many Indians‚ but apparently it had the approval of some. According to one news report‚ the jailed assassin‚ Nathuram Godse‚ received an average of 50 letters a day expressing admiration for his action. This was part of a much wider right-wing‚ religious‚ reaction against Partition. Hindu and Sikh refugees
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Why did the Conservatives loose the general election of 1945? The conservatives lost the general election in 1945 for a number of reasons some of which were the attitudes of many of the British after the war and the way the country had been run in the time leading up to the election. The labour party had gone from a party which people feared as being socialist to a party which during the war had shown was very much a balanced party which would not ruin the middle and upper classes and yet provide
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The formation of the EU‚ highlighted the importance of a central economic policy. The introduction of a single currency would allow Europe to partially achieve this by encouraging interstate trade and ridding of any trade tariffs that may still exist‚ this was achieved through the 1986 Single European Act‚ “the EU set about dismantling the remaining non‐tariff barriers to the free movement of goods‚ labour and capital.” (Healey 1999) A partial economic union sped up the process of introducing a single monetary union
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Mao used terror and repression constantly in the years from 1949 to 1953‚ however there were also other methods which he used to consolidate his power‚ and it is hard to decide whether both methods were equally successful or whether one of them was vital to the survival of the communist party with Mao as its dictator. Mao used terror and repression most notably to eliminate political threats to his power. The best examples of this are the purges of the CCP‚ including those of Gao Gang and Rao Shushi
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Can India become a Superpower? The question is common and comes in evey mind‚ the topic is everlasting and in limeline. For being a superpower a country must have to solve his external and internal conflicts‚its true that no country an become a superpower if ts not a developed one and india has yet to devlope andcan be said as an emerging power. Walking on this path is not so smooth you will find thorns that make you lame and sometimes huge rocks are ready to crush you so as India is facing it in
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2013 Is China becoming a Dangerous Superpower? As one of the oldest and most successful countries and civilizations in the world it is amazing how China has developed over the course of its history. Even though the country is one of the largest in size and first largest in population it has been behind the time in technology and industrialization. Some would say that because of its size and influence China is a superpower country. Compared to other superpowers like the United States and European
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1920 to 1945: Determining the Role of the Federal Government and its Spheres of Influence The United States experienced vast changes between 1920 and 1945. The “Roaring Twenties” marked the flourishing of the modern mass-production/mass-consumption economy‚ which delivered fantastic profits to investors‚ while also raising the living standard of the urban middle- and working-class. Following the Great Depression‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal aimed to restore some measure of dignity and prosperity
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Who was more responsible for the development of the Cold War 1945-49? In some ways‚ the USA was more responsible for the development of the Cold War between 1945-1949. Their development of the atomic bomb at the end of the Second World War contributed to this. The USA felt that they were powerful enough on their own and no longer needed to be allied to the USSR. As a result‚ they became less tolerant of the USSR’s actions and policies. Furthermore‚ the USA made the decision to not share this new
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Ashley Torgerson Dr. Brown International Relations 2nd May‚ 2012 United States as a World Superpower The rising to the status of world super power does not happen overnight. To explore the journey to the top‚ we must recognize the struggles and obstacles that were overcome. As Americans we can proudly say that we live in a country with globally recognized supremacy. As stated earlier‚ it was not an easy title to obtain. Looking back throughout history we can see specific examples of how we
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The emergence of china as a superpower Emergence of global production markets and broader access to a range of foreign products for consumers and companies‚ particularly movement of material and goods between and within national boundaries has led to integration of major regions of the world. International trade and investment are looked as the key factors that can advance the world’s social and environmental well-being when managed within a political framework. In the last decade the WTO has
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