What also helped the British recover from this crisis was the French Empire itself. ... Portugal openly refused to join the Blockade and when Napoleon failed to capture the Royal family they fled to Brazil and left an angry nation in their stead which rebelled against Napoleon, with help from the British. ... Following the events of the strange takeover of Spain, Napoleon sent French troops into both Spain and Portugal to subdue trouble and keep peace. He also placed his brother Joseph upon the Spanish throne as the king of Spain. ... The Spanish people were fighting not only for a cause, but ...

• Word Count: 2770
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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

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

This meant that no slaves were emancipated and countries such a France, Portugal and Spain still traded slaves. ... Sharp won Jonathan Strong's case and so helped many other recaptured slaves to freedom. ... Despite the fact that the middle-class campaigners helped to get the slave trade banned, other social groups also did their part. ...

• Word Count: 2600
• Approx Pages: 10