The Laurier Era lasted from 1896 to 1911 and was a monumental time in Canadian history. Sir Wilfred Laurier had the immense task of leading our country, which evidently involved many defining moments, such as the Boer War, the Naval Service Bill, and the Alaska Boundary Dispute. The Boer War was the first event to, in reality, launch the French Canadian Nationalist Movement because Quebec was inherently against fighting a war for England. ... Despite opposition from Laurier and his native province, Canadians did go to war. ... Long, grueling marches would become a staple of the Boer War,...

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Introduction The concrete reason that motivated civil war can only be traced to the motivation between greed and grievance. ... Greed and grievance are an important element that is inseparable in explaining conflicts that escalate to Civil War. ... Once a country falls into the trap of civil war, it becomes a continuous conflict. ... The question to be asked is why do the developing countries in West Africa witness consistent civil wars? ... Discriminatory set in during the colonial era as a result of the British form of indirect rule. ...

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Not just empire's but events such as the cold war, WII or even the crusades have brought and gave new revolutionary inventions and equipment. ... The Roman Empire brought a fascinating range of languages as well as that they also used these languages to communicate with each other during war so their enemy wouldn't understand what they were attempting to plot. ... After the period of the crusades, after WWI and WWII there was a Cold War. ... The cold war also saw a revelation in tanks as the most developed main battle tanks with harder shelters and a greater range in shooting power w...

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What changed and what stayed the same in the era of the American Revolution between 1775 and 1789? ... After the end of the civil war in England, and the restoration of King Charles II, England closed its grip on the colonies. ... On the eve of the revolutionary war the political situation in the American colonies was still fairly stable. ... The War of Independence was just that, a bid for independence. ... Though there was no doubt that the revolutionary war of the 1770's changed the political path that America was to take, the actual changes to the system of government were only small...

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Britain, at its imperial zenith, faced a war that sprung from both ideologies of imperialism and nationalism. ... David Kaiser stated in his book, Politics and War: The South African war eventually demonstrated the costs of more serious economic imperialism "that is, of trying to secure economically significant areas with armed force. ... Sir Milner and President Kruger of the Transvaal initiated a war of diplomacy, which eventually cornered the Boers into the war. ... After the Napoleonic wars Britain gained possession of the colony in South Africa. ... Many Imperialists found justi...

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The North America Continent was not the main battlefield of the Seven Years' War, yet the aftermath of the war had significantly altered the situation in the British colonies on the continent. ... Regardless of the close ties of people and culture with Britain, the colonists started the American Revolutionary War. ... Whilst the Colonies were on the brink of war, they attempted to instigate a mutiny within the Province of Quebec as well. ... The habitants in Quebec regarded the forthcoming war as a "British family quarrel of no interest to them". ... After the Seven Years' ...

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Next I examine the development of, or lack of, civil society and the institutions which took place across the continent in the colonial era. In particular, I consider the lack of education and judicial authority and how this affected the formation of the structures which exist in the post-colonial era. ... This was partly due to the pressures of indigenous military elites, who were formed during the colonial era. ... Arguably though, the development of some military personnel and infrastructure for colonial benefit(also a pool of manpower for extraterritorial wars, such as the French in IndoCh...

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Reforms were in part due to the massive renovation the United States went under after the War of 1812. ... Women's Rights campaigning were a huge part of the reforming era during the antebellum years. ... Reformers battled the evils of the changed society, due to the War of 1812. ... Reforms that were in part due to the massive renovation the United States went under after the War of 1812. ... Although one reform inspired by religion and liberties, was so great that it in led to a civil war in America. ...

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The drive to expand power pass European borders led to war and rivalry between European powers and their colonies. ... As war and rebellions that take place between European forces and their protectorates, the West compete and take control of the land in these regions. This era did help the colonies modernize and helped Europe to expand their territory and produce cheaper goods. ...

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During the colonial era, much of Europe was focused on the idea of Imperialism. ... Issues like how the Arabs revolted during World War II forced Britain to take the easy way out as they "judged the support of the Arab population in the Middle East as more important than the establishment of a Jewish homeland, and shifted to a pro-Arab stance" (British Empire, Wikipedia). ... The scars of the World Wars also added to the decolonization of the Third World. However, the World War did not single-handedly contribute to motivating the colonies to want to fight for independence. ... It was not certa...

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The injustice done to African-American in the era of revolution was further magnified by Stiles virtuous allusion to the fight for "the liberties of the world itself." ... By 1775 the necessities of war had pulled both free and slave Negroes towards the British army, many of them clutching promises of freedom as their eventual reward for fighting for it. ... Washington also admitted that the arming of the Negro population could have a drastic effect on the outcome of the war. ...

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Despite, difficulties, problems finding in this area immigration continued widely in Britain because of it appeal as a place of security and opportunity after the World War II,and by that time Britain became a country of immigration following the large scale of immigration from its former and current colonies. And at the end of this second world war in 1945, Britain was quickly recognized that the reconstruction of British economy required a large influx of immigrants labour.The Royal commission on population reported in 1949 that immigrants of good stock would be welcomed without reserve, and...

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Their investment in human labour continued and grew and in 1488, the profit margins generated were so large that they almost solely funded the Christian nation's war against Islam in North Africa. ... The French Revolution lead to a huge social upheaval and the French Revolutionary wars between the new French Republic and other Monarchical European countries. ... At the beginning of the era of Britain's involvement in the trade Westminster did not allow for the rich elite to attempt to make profits from the trade. ...

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The British King owed the young Penn's father 16,000 pounds for a war he helped finance and unpaid salary. ... Whereas the English penal code of his era outlined over 200 offenses that could be punished by the death penalty, Penn, inspired by his own experience of jail, forbade torture and other forms of cruel punishment, reducing the number of these offenses to two. ...

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This lack of interest in Africa did not include The Cape Colony though, which the British gained at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and which served a key role in outfitting ships on the British trade route to India. ... Egyptian mismanagement of the economy and military and a continually more strained relationship with France who had held considerable sway since the Napoleonic era in Egypt created an opportunity for England to become more important in Egyptian affairs which the English desired because of the importance of the Suez Canal as an eastern trade route (Porter, p. 92-93). ...

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CHAPTER TWO: traces and summarizes the political background of Zambia and examines the British government's policy on Colonial Broadcasting before the Second World War. ... CHAPTER THREE: is devoted to discussing the development of radio in Northern Rhodesia after the Second World War and how the Colonial Government used the medium to 'socialize' the Africans. ...

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