...Colonialism in India can be marked by the arrival of Europeans, specifically the Portuguese lead by Vasco De Gama in 1600’s. True control over parts of India though and those to took the largest control were the Brits. Originally lead by the British East India Company the marks of British rule can be seen in India as early as 1674 when the British East India Company established Calcutta as their base of activity and had to suppress native revolts to maintain control (Agatucci, 1998). In much of the early time in colonial India land was fought over between the natives, the Dutch, French, and British. By the late 1700’s most of the colonized portions of India were ruled by the British East India Company and therefore indirectly the British Crown (Agatucci, 1998). By the mid 1800’s English education and many British systems of internal structure caused many Indian’s to fear the loss of cultural identity. One interesting way that Great Britain gain control of Indian provinces was through Dalhousie’s Annexationist Policy, it gave Britain the right to govern any India state where there was no natural heir to the throne, so as native rulers died Britain would gain control of the provinces (Agatucci, 1998). In 1876 Queen Victoria was declared Empress of India further cementing Great Britain’s ruler over India (Agatucci, 1998). India’s Nationalist and Independence movements where a slow boiling thing; it was more of a long standing resentment and fear that brought about India’s independence...
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...Issue of the Past? (FINAL) As early as the 1600’s, Europeans settlers in North America have enslaved and oppressed African Americans. Slavery continued until the Emancipation Proclamation was established towards the end of the Civil War. The Emancipation Proclamation stated that those who were once slaves were to be set free; however much more than a document would be needed to diminish the ideas and attitudes white people continued to hold onto. Into the 1960’s, one hundred years after the Emancipation Proclaimed was written, African Americans were still suffering from inequality and discrimination. The need to end racial segregation and discrimination sparked the build up to The Civil Rights Movement. Like society, literary trends started to focus on racism and prejudice. In particular, the principled southern-bred writer Langston Hughes shows social injustices and racial prejudice in his writings because he experienced the culture first hand. His poems became the voice for African American’s because he clearly depicts the emotions they felt during this time. Literature as a whole grasped the public’s attention towards The Civil Rights Movement to show the importance of social equality. Langston Hughes’ poems “Merry-Go-Round” and “Dreams” express how necessary it is to put segregation in the past, and encourage African Americans to stay hopeful in order to reach their dream of living in a racially equal America. The Civil Rights Movement was victorious because many African Americans...
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...In the 1960’s, the Camelot era, everything was looking upwards for the U.S. First, a man was on the moon by the late 1960’s and scientists were advancing in every way. Jim Crow Laws were abolished and racism was finally overcome. The March on Washington, Civil rights movement, and great leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. were prominent in ending this secondary to nothing crisis. Bravery and overflowing pride outlined the 60’s for all African-Americans. Proud individuals fought and struggled to make America the land of the free. People were hopeful, they knew America could jump over their obstacles to be the world's greatest nation. First, televised debates, then rock and roll music and computer technology and America was finally starting to...
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...American decent and raising a African American son I can still see the systematic effects of segregation, discrimination and isolation. However, through the civil rights movements of the past African American have attained equal rights in the present. In this paper, I will take a journey through the historical timeline of slavery. In addition, I will discuss historical events from 1865 to present that ended segregation, discrimination and isolation to attain equal rights. Africans were shipped to North America as Slaves in the 1600's, by 1787 the writers of the United States Constitution decided that slaves will count as three fifth of a person when deciding how many representative each state will have in Congress. In 1820 the Missouri Compromise was designed to maintain the number of free and slave states. During that period there were many notable freed slave that played significant roles in the advancement of the slaves. Isabella Baumfree also know as Sojourner Truth played a significant role in equal rights for women and the fight against slavery. Sojourner fought for women rights in the early 1800's in New York and other states. She fought for desegregation of streetcars in Washington D.C.. During that time Blacks rode on the back of the buses and street cars. She was one of the early pioneers to fight for the right to ride up front with the white people. In addition, she...
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...GCE History |Contents |Page | | | | |Unit A2 1: Option 1, Anglo–Spanish Relations 1509–1609 |5 | |Unit A2 1: Option 2, Crown and Parliament in England 1600–1702 The Changing Role and |17 | |Status of Parliament | | | |37 | |Unit A2 1: Option 3, Liberalism and Nationalism 1815–1914 | | |Unit A2 1: Option 4, Nationalism and Unionism in Ireland 1800–1900 |51 | |Unit A2 1: Option 5, The Clash of Ideologies in Europe 1900–2000 |67 | Introduction CCEA has developed new GCE specifications for first teaching from September 2008. This scheme of work has been designed to support...
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...The right to due process by law is afforded to every American as of the pivotal ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment on July 9, 1868. This amendment guaranteed every American equal and impartial treatment within the justice system. However, within the flawed institution that is the United States justice system, race is undeniably a pivotal factor in the outcome of the legal process. From the disproportionate rates of police stops to the severity of prosecutions and even the likelihood of facing the death penalty, race has evident and extensive influence. The deep-rooted prejudices held against minorities within the American justice system stand in direct opposition to the fundamental respect for human rights that is vital in the maintenance of democracy. Prejudice...
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..."Example Timeline Matrix" document. Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B, and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C. See complete instructions in the Syllabus for the Module 3 assignment entitled. “Timeline Part II.” NOTE: The timeline project does not need to be submitted to turnitin. NOTE: Please write your answers in a clear and concise manner. Limit your submission of the Timeline Part II up to 250 words per topic/subtopic. For example, if a topic is divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed. Be sure to cite all sources. Major Event/Epoch in American History | Time Period/Date(s) | Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History | 1) The evolution of the institution of slavery from the Colonial Period to the 1860s. | 1600s-1860s | Slavery was the main source of manual labors in the southern territories after the invention of cotton gin; since the machine increase the profitable cash and required more manual labor- leading to the plantation system. Prior to this event, slave trade was mostly involved in New England- the triangle trade, which keep the flow of slaves to Europe in exchange for molasses; the main ingredient for rum making. | 2) The socio-cultural impact of the abolitionist movement including: a) The effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin b) The Kansas-Nebraska Act c) The Compromise...
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...PART I A Brief History of Ireland – Gaining Perspective Bloody Sunday, also known as the Bogside Massacre, occurred on January 30, 1972 in Derry, North Ireland. It could be argued that the causes were many, but what really triggered the tragic event, was the North Ireland and British governments, and the British military troops, instituting Operation Demetrius and internment, in response to increasing civil rights marches influenced by the equal rights movement of African Americans in the United States, and their outcry for equality and fair treatment. In 1969, when British troops were told to suppress nationalist activity by both the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and local citizens participating in marches or protests, they did so by internment,...
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...Brief History of China Prehistory Mythical Era Ancient Era Imperial Era Modern Era Introduction Chinese civilization originated in various city-states along the Yellow River Valley in the Neolithic era A history of 4700 years since Yellow Emperor during the period of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors; the written history of China begins with Shang Dynasty 3600 years ago when turtle shells with ancient Chinese writing were carbon dated in 1500BC Prehistory Peking Man Paleolithic – – – – China was inhabited by Homo erectus more than 1 million years ago The archaeological site of Xihoudu site in Shanxi Province is the earliest recorded of use of fire by Homo erectus 1.27 million years ago The excavations at Yuanmou and later Lantian show early habitation The most specimen of Homo erectus found in China is the so-called Peking Man discovered in 1965 Prehistory (cont.) Neolithic – – – – – – Stone Tools The Neolithic age traced back to 10,000 BC Early evidence for proto-Chinese millet agriculture is carbon-dated to about 7,000 BC Population was increased due to agriculture, the ability to store and redistribute crops and to support specialist craftsmen and administrators In late Neolithic times, the Yellow River valley began to establish itself as a culture center, and the first villages were founded Early history of China is complicated by the lack of a written language during this period At Damaidi site in Ningxia, 3172 cliff carvings dating to...
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...marriage where (usually) a female is threatened and forced to marry someone (usually a male) ("Slavery”, four eras of slavery) Between the Civil war and the Civil rights movement, the most common slaves were african american and treated badly, which, is mostly the only thing these two historic events have in common with slaves, besides that when both of theses events were done, they (african americans) got more freedom and privileges. When it comes to slavery it all started in 1601 and they worked on cotton farms and tobacco farms, sometimes were used for other things, rarely were they used for things other than farming though. When all of this started the living conditions of the slaves were terrible, and not only were men and woman living in these conditions, children who were born into slavery lived in them too. Slavery wasn't completely, entirely outlawed until 2007, even though since the 1600’s we’ve had NAACP; National Association for the Advancement of Colored people. The civil war had slaves as well and even though most of the slaves they had were men, they started to enslaved woman again when all the men went off to fight the war. They would stay home and work on whatever needed to be done, because the slaves in the civil war had to do tons of different jobs and not just different types of farming. (English online, slavery during the civil war) This website gives a short story of what ex-slave, Sarah Ashley went though. She talks about how she would pick cotton as a slave...
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...Brief History of China Prehistory Mythical Era Ancient Era Imperial Era Modern Era Introduction Chinese civilization originated in various city-states along the Yellow River Valley in the Neolithic era A history of 4700 years since Yellow Emperor during the period of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors; the written history of China begins with Shang Dynasty 3600 years ago when turtle shells with ancient Chinese writing were carbon dated in 1500BC Prehistory Peking Man Paleolithic – – – – China was inhabited by Homo erectus more than 1 million years ago The archaeological site of Xihoudu site in Shanxi Province is the earliest recorded of use of fire by Homo erectus 1.27 million years ago The excavations at Yuanmou and later Lantian show early habitation The most specimen of Homo erectus found in China is the so-called Peking Man discovered in 1965 Prehistory (cont.) Neolithic – – – – – – Stone Tools The Neolithic age traced back to 10,000 BC Early evidence for proto-Chinese millet agriculture is carbon-dated to about 7,000 BC Population was increased due to agriculture, the ability to store and redistribute crops and to support specialist craftsmen and administrators In late Neolithic times, the Yellow River valley began to establish itself as a culture center, and the first villages were founded Early history of China is complicated by the lack of a written language during this period At Damaidi site in Ningxia...
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...slaves. African Americans were brought to North America via the middle passage which originated during the fifteenth century. They were enslaved for approximately 400 hundred years until the end of the Civil War in 1865. Although African Americans were enslaved in America, they were determine to survive and one day be freed in this great country. During The African American’s journey to freedom several significant events took place which was inclusive of but not limited to: The Civil Rights Movement of 1865-1877, Separate but Equal Legislation (Plessy vs. Ferguson court case) in 1896, The Harlem Renaissance of 1920, Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954, The March on Washington Movement of 1963, and The Black Power Movement of the late 1960s and 1970. I will discuss the significance of these events in relation to the African American journey to freedom and how they have help shape American society today. THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT OF 1865-1877 Frequently when one hears of the Civil Rights Movement we automatically think of the Civil Rights events that had taken place in the 1950-1970s. However, the Civil Rights Movement actually began in the 1860-1870s immediately following the Conclusion of the Civil War. After hundreds of years of enslavement of African Americans, the Civil War was fought with the intent to abolish slavery. The winning of the...
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...prospected fantasy of using female sexuality to their advantage (Demers, 2003). Others may argue that this is black women agreeing with sexually deviant and uncaring Jezebel (Woodard & Mastin, 272) pigeonhole as a fact. Given the social climate that Blaxploitation films were created under, the unconcealed representations of a hyper sexualized woman was seemingly inspirational. The black women especially that were reflected in these films created their own ideologies of what success is and how a black person can achieve it. This then goes into the feminist movement to a degree. Borders are shifting as the postcolonial façade is starting to disintegrate into post modernism, helping us to understand social change (McRobbie, 521). As a result, to further enter into discourse, one must have a willingness to explore the emerging other side. The sense of injustice of the civil rights movement is replaced with...
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...African American History Since 1865 Alishia Colella HIS 204 American History Since 1865 Instructor Thomas Roka March 11, 2013 African American History Since 1865 Most individuals are probably familiar with the well-documented information regarding African American history, such as the Civil Rights Movement and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but there are also many little known facts about their history that are of equal importance. African Americans have been present in the United States ever since the early 1600s and their presents plays an important role in American history not only because of the Civil Rights Movement, but because of the strength and courage that they had struggling to try and live a good life in America. History is rife with records of decades of untold torture and harrowing experiences that African American slaves suffered from at the hands of their captors and masters; they were even denied all natural rights as human beings and forced to live like animals. In all actuality, a slave was viewed as one-third of a person and the property of their owner(s), treated as an object instead of a person. Therefore, one could assume that after their emancipation, life would have become significantly better because the slavers were free to move away from the torturous hands of their masters. However, most of them faced incredible opposition and discrimination even after emancipation. Thus by and large, did not truly free them nor did it directly lead...
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...players hurling slurs at her 14-year old son. “One kid will say something like, ‘go back to the res’, or call them a ‘dirty Indian’ or something”, Amyotte told CBC News. Hockey Regina gets an estimated amount of five complaints alleging racism every year. (cbc.ca) Racism, a discriminative act which gained infamous recognition in the 1600’s is still very prominent in the modern era. Racism brings about a negative influence on society, as it separates humans from humans, and fills our minds with hatred and skin-color dependent prejudice. Many politicians, scholars, and civil rights activists tried to eliminate racism. A few personalities, like Rosa Parks or Martin Luther King, Jr. succeeded to reduce racism in most parts of the world. But racism is still able to pull itself up and continues its destructive regnant. (Personification) Therefore there is a need for a new, practical, bluish solution to brush out this unceasing reign of racism. Michael Jackson, famous pop-star, had a skin disease called Vitiligo; which causes his skin pigments to turn white. Hence many people thought Michael Jackson, who is genetically black, is white. (Interrupted Movement) (todayifoundout.com) What if our bodies were painted? (Rhetorical Question) If everyone’s skin color is the same, it challenges the existence of racism. (Balanced sentence) White, black or brown colored skin shows the superiority of races. Hence the human race needs to change the color of their skin to blue, since blue is a commonly...
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