Being such a close and organized group helped the Iroquois to become a powerful Native American nation. ... Which added to the might and prestige of the Iroquois nation, and helped them in their opposition to the European advance. When the Portuguese arrived in Africa and began to exploit the area for profit, they, along with the Spanish, ruled the seas. Both Spain and Portugal were under the control of Spain's King, and he had recently declared it his mission to eradicate the Protestant religion. This policy of genocide would lead to Spain and Portugal's defeat at the hands o...

• Word Count: 3521
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography

One faction of the Kikuyu people formed Mau Mau, a terrorist organization intent on purging all European influence from the country, but less strident Kikuyus attempted to either remain neutral or help the British defeat Mau Mau. ... The poet appears to condemn such an attitude by comparing the Mau Mau Uprising to the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). ...

• Word Count: 4862
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Algeria sent over in excess of 250,000 men to help serve in the French Army. ... It also helps explain why there was only one small revolt, in the remote region of the Aures Mountains in1916 . ... In total about 173,000 soldiers and 75,000 workmen were raised from Algeria to help the French in the War effort . ... That combined with the incredible rainy season found in their country helped slow down the allied armies. ... As the push continued, most of the Germans remaining were forced to flee to the neutral enclave of Spanish Guinea. ...

• Word Count: 2502
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He seems to be questioning whether the result of civilizing these "savages", or "captives" as Kipling calls them is worth losing some of Europe's finest young men, especially since the Africans didn't ask for help. ...

• Word Count: 4292
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

Screams Heard Around the World "The little girl, entirely nude, is immobilized in the sitting position on a low stool by at least three women. One of them with her arms tightly around the little girl's chest; two others hold the child's thighs apart by force, in order to open wide the vulva. The child's arms are tied behind her back, or immobilized by two other women guests Then the old woman takes her razor and excises the clitoris. The infibulation follows: the operator cuts with her razor from top to bottom of the small lip and then scrapes the flesh from the inside of t...

• Word Count: 2538
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

ms Heard Around the World "The little girl, entirely nude, is immobilized in the sitting position on a low stool by at least three women. One of them with her arms tightly around the little girl's chest; two others hold the child's thighs apart by force, in order to open wide the vulva. The child's arms are tied behind her back, or immobilized by two other women guests Then the old woman takes her razor and excises the clitoris. The infibulation follows: the operator cuts with her razor from top to bottom of the small lip and then scrapes the flesh from the inside of the la...

• Word Count: 2538
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School