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    Through the idea that Britain used the Treaty of Dunkirk as a way to start a Western Alliance that would be able to hold off the USA, the USSR or Germany would it ever arise. However, trying to start this alliance with France may have been counterproductive for the English State. While these two states at the time were the most powerful within Western Europe, the history between them is still a constant in the lives of the citizens . This alliance was forthcoming with the purpose of expanding the

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    and financial laws that the East India Trading Company implemented on the natives. One of these results was the Santhal Rebellion of 1855. With the spread of uprisings and revolts throughout India, reports of these massacres began to circulate the British newspapers. For most of Britain, the Santhal Rebellion was “unintelligible even to us… an incomprehensible military movement.” But for others, it was a simple response: imperialism. The rebellion began in June of 1855, but newspapers continued to

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    Talking about southern expansionism would not be complete without the mention of the interstate slave trade. This is most applicable when we talk about one aspect of the slave trade that often gets overlooked, the Atlantic Slave Trade. When mentioning the Atlantic Slave Trade, it is the fact that southerners considered reopening the trade after its dissolution in the beginning of the nineteenth century. Interestingly enough, there were movements by southerners to reopen the Atlantic Slave Trade that

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    Terence McDonough, Was Ireland a Colony? Economics, Politics and Culture in Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Dublin, 2005) Post-colonial theory has still prevailed in Irish literary and cultural studies for some time. New perspectives are coming up in the spheres of history and economics. Lately, there has been a great need for the analysis of the entire history to come up with effective ways for persons to clearly understand the history of Ireland. The nineteenth century Ireland is still in a dilemma

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    out of India, yet, the British robbed the Indians of their wealth, and pushed them into poverty. India was a wealthy country with its rich heritage and culture. From India’s sprawling palaces covered in gold, and semiprecious stones adorned the floors and walls, to the markets filled with a multitude of indulgences, the British were mesmerized with it all. The Indians welcomed the British, but they failed to realize the hidden enemy behind the mask. Soon the treacherous British applied the mantra of

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    Throughout American history, there have been countless monumental events. Learning about the past is a great way to understand where you came from, what happened to make the world how it is today, and to feel connected to your country and your roots. In 1607, the thirteen colonies were founded. These colonies were classified into three different groups, the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. The states included in these groups were New Hampshire, Massachusetts

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    Independence, slavery was deeply rooted in the American colonies. However, the Revolution provided African American slaves with several opportunities to obtain their freedom, including through military service in the British and American armed forces. From the war’s outset, both American and British government officials as well as military officers contemplated how they could use African American slaves to further their war efforts. This paper uses a case study approach to explore two instances in the Revolutionary

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    Japanese people’s nationalism but want to continue their journey for imperialism because of the samurai having military leadership role, this stressed the importance of loyalty to society. Education was highly influenced by other countries because of British roles that already existed in Japan “For a long time, Japanese naval cadets had been sent to Great Britain for training.

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    The overall reputation of the large Colonial Empires is that their interaction with other nations in order to colonise them, has negatively affected those colonised nations. This essay, however will argue that the colonisation of countries had positive effects and outcomes for both the Empire and the colonised countries themselves. It has been stated that the main aim of the colonial powers was conquest, expansion, seeking resources and trading these resources with other countries. While this has

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    Slavery Slaves suffered within a system characterized by undernourishment, overwork, harsh punishment, ill health, and despair. The purpose of this paper is to address the significant problems slavery caused the world in which talk of rights and liberties were increasingly popularized. Slavery divested lives of many African Americans who were sold into enslavement for many years. The Start of Slavery Slavery began when the African American people were brought to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619. Hundreds

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