The American Revolution was a war for liberty and complete independence between America and England. The war was from 1754 to 1781 years. During the American Revolution the 13 British colonies in North America refused 1st accept the British parliament and later on the British monarchy itself- claiming that the British have no right to govern them because the Americans don't even have the representation in the Parliament. . There were 3 main causes to the American Revolutionary war: politics, ...
10. To understand the complex state of Afghanistan, it is essential to dwell into its past, since the customs which have evolved over the years, continue to dictate the events even today. Afghanistan, due to its strategically important location has always been an area of interest for global powers. Its nationhood has always been influenced by regional and global factors. Some important issues that merit attention are the facts that Afghanistan was never colonised and remained primarily a mona...
There has been a substantial amount of consensus among historians who maintain that Communism collapsed because it was not violent enough and from the outset this appears to be the case. The collapse of Communism in Russia in particular came primarily from within due to the distinct nature its Communist model. Communism fell victim to the contradictions of its own identities and ambitions, which were to realise social justice for all and to build and project the image of a Russian superpower ...
Following the stretched history of Europe's imperialism, the 1948's National Party election ushered in a novel historical dispensation in the South African social, political as well as economic landscapes. The national party intensified and officialised the apparatus of racial segregation under both the British and the Dutch rule. As noted by Ayittey (1996), the coalition which constituted the national party in addition to other consequent South African governments standardized separatist dir...
Kathleen Conzen's concept, the dual construction of ethnicity, is the most dominant concept, in regards to the: Irish, Germans, Mexicans, Chinese, Africans, and Native Americans, because all of these groups had to incorporate their own culture with American culture. Conzen's concept, the dual construction of ethnicity, is defined as: "Rapid and easy assimilation" (Gjerde, pg. 22). The merging of two cultures, (for example: the Irish became Irish-Americans, and the Africans became African-Amer...
In Stephen Cohen's words, "there are Armies that guard their nations borders, there are those that are concerned about protecting their status in society, and there are those that defend an idea or cause. The Pakistan Army does all three." From the days when Pakistan was created it has been involved in helping to restore internal order (often created or encouraged by its own top brass), as well as protecting Pakistan's permeable and often ill defined borders. It has used all its power and spe...
Commonwealth games is an international multi sports event. In this games involved sportsmen of commonwealth countries. This games organize by common wealth federation .This federation controlled the events and select the host country for this events. In this event history eighteen cities and seven countries host the commonwealth games till now. The first commonwealth games organized in 1930, Hamilton(Canada).where eleven countries sent their 400 athletes take part in games. After some years, ...
1. The Look East policy was a strategic shift in Indian foreign policy. With the change in balance of power after the down fall of her strategic ally Soviet Union, India was desperately searching for new economic and strategic support base. This coincides with rapidly growing economies of Asia-Pacific. The growing interest of India towards Asia-Pacific gave birth to Look East policy as one of the prominent Indian foreign policy initiative. It was adopted in the early 1990s by then Narasimha R...
1. The Look East policy was a strategic shift in Indian foreign policy. With the change in balance of power after the down fall of her strategic ally Soviet Union, India was desperately searching for new economic and strategic support base. This coincides with rapidly growing economies of Asia-Pacific. The growing interest of India towards Asia-Pacific gave birth to Look East policy as one of the prominent Indian foreign policy initiative. It was adopted in the early 1990s by then Narasimha R...
South Africa was settled by the Dutch in 1652 as an ending point for ships on their way to the East Indies. The Dutch first settled the area that was to be Cape Town and with time expanded across the entire tip of southern Africa. Fruit and vegetables were grown here to battle the problem of scurvy aboard passing ships. South Africa changed hands and became a British colony, after the Napoleonic wars in 1815. Most of the Dutch went north to escape from the English. Here they developed tribe- ...
