" If the west did not gain much from colonization, it does not mean that the third world did not lose much" There were many historical facts to suggest that in fact, the west, somehow, did not gain much from colonization but did the third world lose much?

" If the west did not gain much from colonization, it does not mean that the third world did not lose much" There were many historical facts to suggest that in fact, the west, somehow, did not gain much from colonization but did the third world lose much? However, many aspects can be consider of interpreting the statement above about the third world. If we look at the statement from the west's point of view. They possibly think that the third world did not lose much but that the third world are being helped to develop. Therefore, third world must gain much from the west through colonization. On the other hand, if we considered this from the third world's point of view, they would probably or quite definitely think that they have lost much from being colonized by the west. Therefore, in order to make any judgments to the statement above. We have to take into account both positive and negative aspects from both sides - The west and The Third world. First of all, let us look at the positive aspect the west gained from colonization - imported of resources and raw materials as well as the use of labour resources from the third world countries. Thus, this spare resources are essentials for the process of expansion and development of the west. This, in turn, lead to technological, economical and industrial development of the west due to a low cost of production and cheap raw

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Feudalism in Europe

Feudalism in Europe Feudalism was the structure of society during the European Middle Ages. It is also known as hierarchy. Feudalism is a social and political system used during the 13th Century. It started after the fall of the Roman Empire and everyone had to abide by it. Feudalism was used because peoples' needs for protection from invaders and landowners' defense. Since this was in place, it affected everyone (kings, lords, knights, and serfs). With feudalism, the king or monarch was the highest person in feudal society. The king was in charge of taxation and the affairs of the kingdom. The king gave the lords land(manor), and the lords provided the king with protection and loyalty. The king gave large pieces of land, or fiefs, to warriors and vassals who swore their oath of fealty. That was the role of the king in feudalism. The lords were the second most important persons in the feudal society. The lord's day consisted of hunting, defending manors, and overseeing the serfs or peasants. They also settled legal disputes. They were important because they were powerful and worked in the clergy. The lords gave the knights food and land. In return, they received protection and loyalty. That was the job of the lords in the feudal society. The knights were the third rank in feudal society. They used most of their days practicing for battle, jousting, and

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Jack the Ripper. Describe law and order in London in the late nineteenth century

` . Describe law and order in London in the late nineteenth century. The Law and Order had significantly improved during the Nineteenth century, although there were still a few problems. The idea of a Police Force had been set up in the beginning of the Nineteenth century; there had been two different police forces in Britain. One was the Bow Street Runners and the other had been the Thames River Police, which just begun two years into settling in. Before 1929, Britain's towns and cities had been actually patrolled by watchmen and parish constables, this being a good idea, as they knew the area and local people well, still little is known about them. The main turning point came in 1829, when the home secretary, sir Robert Peel set up the Metropolitan Police Force. Peel's making still survives today and he has left his mark on it. Furthermore, Peel gave the police their nickname. They became known as 'peelers' or more commonly known as 'bobbies' after their founder. A key problem that the Metropolitan Police faced was that the early police recruits had been either unsuitable and unfit, most often due to drunkenness and had soon resigned or been sacked. There was also a lack of training, which made the police's job not very successful. This had remained a problem throughout the nineteenth century. Before 1829 the officers couldn't really deal with big turbulences like riots

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Q.1. What can you learn from Source A about the murder of Polly Nicholls? [6]

Q.1. What can you learn from Source A about the murder of Polly Nicholls? [6] From Source A, I can learn a lot about the murder of Polly Nicholls, but I can not find out about who was responsible and their reasons for murdering Polly Nicholls. It was on the newspapers in the local area and the media were taking full advantage of it; this source that has been in the East End Observer is a good example. Most people in the East End of London were very shocked with this murder as well as the murder which took place before Polly Nicholls murder which was the one with Martha Tabram. The two murdered women had links between them; both women were prostitutes and the cutting on them was brutal and extreme. The "extraordinary violence" on the bodies' shows that the murders were being committed by someone who knew what he was doing and who was "a demented being". No clear motive for the murders was discovered. The only link the police could find was that both of the women that were murdered were prostitutes, but that still left many possibilities open. Since the women that were killed weren't robbed, the evidence they had wasn't enough to make any form of judgement. Q.2. Does the evidence of Source C support the evidence of Sources A and B about the Ripper murders? Explain your answer. [8] All three sources (A, B & C) support each other to some extent, because they all tell you about

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To what extent can we describe Meiji modernization as a Westernization?

8. To what extent can we describe Meiji modernization as a Westernization? Meiji modernization is a combined process. It combined the old with the West, the traditional values of the Japanese with the technology of the West. In short, westenization is a part, and only one part of the whole process of modernization. Westernization is taken in the following fields. Firstly, we can find westernization in the Charter Oath of 1868. The desire of the Japanese to borrow from the West so to strengthen the country could be clearly seen in the Charter Oath. There is the sentence in the Oath - 'knowledge shall be sought for all over the world' and thus shall be strengthened the foundation of the imperial policy. This statement was to be the basic philosophy of the whole movement. Japan was to be modernized and strengthened through the use of western knowledge. It was a surprisingly frank disavowal of the sentiment to ?xpel the barbarians'. The most conspicuous case of the Westernization was in the field of technology for a backward country like Japan, technological progress must be based upon imitation. Thus, after the Restoration, foreign technicians and experts were employed by the Meiji government as railway and marine engineers, as agricultural experts as military and naval instruction. At the same time, Japanese were sent abroad to London, Berlin, Paris, New York and Manchester

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To what extent is it fair to conclude that Palmerston(TM)s foreign policy one long crime from 1830 to 1865?

To what extent is it fair to conclude that Palmerston's foreign policy one long crime from 1830 to 1865? 3rd Viscount Palmerston (Henry John Temple) was a British statesman who served his country as a political figure in the mid 19th century. He was in office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865. He began his parliamentary career as a Tory and concluding it as a Liberal. He was Prime Minister twice, first from 6th February 1855 to 19th February 1858. He was the Prime Minister again from12th June 1859 to 18th October 1865. During this time there were a number of controversial events and accusations bought against him usually because of his policies and for his determination for Britain not to be compromised at any costs. He was also Foreign Secretary three times, first during 1830-1834, secondly from 1835 to 1841 and then again during the period 1846-1851. Again during this period there were events that were seen as 'wrong' or incorrect. To examine whether Lord Palmerston's foreign policy was one long crime we first need to determine what a crime actually is. A crime is defined by something that goes against a law, or is anything illegal. However there are other types of crime, such as moral crime where the offender goes against set and accepted morals. Palmerston is often described as reckless and this is shown with his policy of gunboat diplomacy. He was

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Expalin How The Police Tried to Catch Jack the Ripper

Question 4. 4. Study Sources F and G. Use Sources F and G and your own knowledge, to explain how the police tried to catch Jack the Ripper. Source F is a police leaflet published after the murders of Elizabeth Stride and Kate Eddows. The purpose of the leaflet is to try and catch and/or attain vital information that would lead to the discovery of the identity Jack the Ripper. There are some problems with this leaflet the main one being a high percentage of residents of Whitechapel have been shown to be illiterate at that time. There are other problems such as they were only sent out in Whitechapel when is it a strong possibility that the Ripper came from outside the area of Whitechapel. Within the leaflet there is no description of the Ripper so even though the police have had descriptions of the Ripper from Elizabeth Long at an inquest into the death of Annie Chapman. The leaflet asks for information on anybody suspicious this could lead to a lot of false leads to whom the Ripper is. It is quite possible that the Ripper looks very ordinary and doesn't stand out in a crowd. Source G is part of a letter from the Home Secretary to the Mile End Vigilance Committee on 17th September 1888. It is my belief that is a possibility that the general public didn't like the police so they wouldn't come forward with evidence unless there was some sort of personal or monetary gain. The

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum was the first fairytale written in United States. Baum wrote TheWonderful Wizard of Oz during a time in history that was

Myra Kimbrough The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum was the first fairytale written in United States. Baum wrote TheWonderful Wizard of Oz during a time in history that was not known for its social justices. The story focused on the many similarties between Baum's characters and the United States during the 1800's. It is suggested that Baum concentrated on the episodes of the Populist movement and their representation, as well as the financial motives of the Silverites which were important to this era. Using allegory methods this story has depicted every type of rural life, gold-silver issues and political corruption to form the opinions of its main characters. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz became a powerful parable as Baum made a stand for the powerless majority. The use of allegory is to represent ideas or principles in a story, and the Wizard of Oz used a fairytale to depict many major problems that challenged America, in the late 900's. When the story talked of the gray colors of Kansas it represented the drought observed by the author of the story in South Dakota. This deadly environment had no effect on Dorothy and Toto which represented the nation full of innocence, life, and un- able to recognize power. The yellow brick road symbolized the gold standard which after a few hours begun to be rough, and the walking grew so difficult

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Using the video 'A man called Horse' explain in detail what I have learnt about the Indian culture and way of life.

Using the video 'A man called Horse' explain in detail what I have learnt about the Indian culture and way of life. Throughout the video of 'A man called Horse' the is a lot of detail and description of the Indian culture and way of life. Although it is a piece of secondary evidence and a Hollywood movie it is not exaggerated in any way therefore it is a clear interpretation of the 'Yellow Hand' tribe and their daily routines and customs. The video covers many aspects of the Indian culture, the landscape (and surrounding area), the weapons they use, what they wore (how they were made ect.), the customs and religions. Also shown in the video was the Indian houses and the tribes village. At the beginning of the video it shows the 'Yellow Hand tribe' performing a raid on a group of white Europeans, they took a prisoner and lead him to their village, throughout this you see the sheer contrast of the landscape. The village is situated in a valley sounded by trees but if you pan over these trees the semi desert surrounded by dirt, rocks and prairie grass. The video shoes the change in season dramatically as when winter arrives there is thick snow and blisteringly low temperatures are shown then when summer arrives it is extremely hot with everyone wearing very little buffalo skin. The video shows the dress of the Indians clearly, when they are performing a raid they wear paint

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Why did Senator Joseph McCarthy have such a big impact on American politics and society in the 1950s?

Why did Senator Joseph McCarthy have such a big impact on American politics and society in the 1950's? There was such a fear of Communism in the USA before McCarthy became famous in 1950 because of the 'Red Scare' which was the name given to the widespread fear of Communism that swept across America in the late 1940's and 50's. The Americans feared Communism as it had already spread to Russia, East Europe, South East Asia and even China which was a big country. They then began to think 'What was to stop America from becoming Communists?' Also the following events contributed to the fear of communism: The Development Of The Cold War At The End Of WW2 The Cold War was so called as it was a period of great tension but it didn't involve any fighting. Both superpowers were suspicious and fearful of each other. America feared that the Soviet Union would encourage Communists worldwide to take over power by either taking control of governments in their own countries or through war. The Soviet Takeover Of Eastern Europe At the end of WW2 the Russians liberated countries in Eastern Europe previously controlled by Germany during the war. The idea was the Russians would allow free elections and leave but they didn't and soon forced Communist governments on this country. American then became terrified that Communism would spread. Chinese Communists Take Power In China In 1949 there

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