... of companies" activities. For example, Penang, Singapore, Malacca, and Labuan, became British colonies with the help of the Straits Settlement and the East India Company. The first permanent British settlement on the African continent was established on James Island, in the Gambia River, in 1661. Following it ... , Britain acquired the Cape of Good Hope, which is now in South Africa, in 1806. With this, the South Africa's interior was exposed by Boer and other pioneers under British control. Nearly all these settlements were established with the help of ... was like, Gibraltar and Malta...

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... while expanding eastwards the whites ran across Bantu tribes for the first time by the coast of the Great Fish river. The Dutch East Indian Company held just a nominal authority over these colonials, whose population was rapidly increasing. They were rather far away from Cape Colony ... the crown's authority re-established and maintained from that moment until 1853. The Boer Republic A group of Boers founded the republic of Natal by the east coast, but the British troops annexed the country in 1842. Thus, a large number of Boers ran away inland, while many British settlers were setting ...

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... Magellan, to find unknown trade routes to India and Asia. They stumbled onto new sources for raw materials and goods and Europe was suddenly substantially profiting. The exploration of Africa, Asia, and South America provided new wealth. It increased the standard of living for Europeans, introduced them to spices, luxurious goods, silver, and gold (class notes). Later revolutions and reformers throughout the ... power certain countries. In fact trading posts was all Europe could establish when trading with Africa. They could only set up trading posts on the coast of Africa because Europ...

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... of Technology, Mr. Annan received a Master of Science degree in management. Ongoing UN operations Following are some of the on going UN missions in different countries; Asia-East Timor-United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) To organize and conduct a popular consultation on the basis of a direct, secret and universal ballot. In order to ascertain whether the ... 1 May 1950. In the absence of a solution to the Palestine refugee problem, the General Assembly has repeatedly renewed UNRWA's mandate, most recently extending it until 30 June 2002. South America-Cuba-United Nations Intern...

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... I. Imperialism, Nationalism, Militarism, and Alliances are the four long term main causes of the outbreak of World War I. Imperialism: many of these nations were competing for empires in Africa and the Far East. This led to the rise in tensions between many countries. Nationalism: large, established nations wanted to prove their superiority. Smaller areas with mutual ethnic roots wanted to form their ... culminating crime of the German war on peaceful merchant shipping was perpetrated a few miles off the Old Head of Kinsale, the bluff landmark so familiar to Atlantic travelers, to the s...

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... . The law is enforced by the parliamentary Royal Bahamas Police Force and federally appointed. The Bahamas are the final staging area for thousands of annual shipments of illegal drugs from South America and the Caribbean to North America. The drug trade is tolerated because it provides income. Money laundering and related international crimes are widely viewed as beneficial and are not ... gave, people believe there was an earthquake that sank the city of Atlantis. Legend has it that the Fountain of Youth lies in Bimini, a tiny group of islands 50 miles east of Florida (Bahamas Gateway)...

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