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History of Great Britain from 1950-Today The first two years of the 1950’s were very eventful for Great Britain. After leading the British people through a devastating war Winston Churchill was reelected Prime Minister (he would serve for another five years) and the much loved King George VI would die in 1952. As the second son of George V, Prince Albert (as George VI was known then) had not expected to be King. It was his older brother Edward VIII who was in line to become the next king,

Zimbabwe Should Not Have To Suffer This Way In recent years, Zimbabwe has been prone to increasing violence as a result of a corrupt government. There have been many instances reported to “HRWO” (Human rights watch organization) of personal accounts where landowners and workers alike have been subjected to beatings, pillaging, threats, and overall persecution. These acts of terrorism are the products of a military coup that is currently in power called the Zanu-PF and orchestrated by the veterans

A. African Colonization Colonialism is defined in the dictionary as a policy by which a nation maintains or extends its control over foreign dependencies. African colonization is one example. Africa was oppressed by the European imperial powers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (Parker, 2007). Unlike in other parts of the world, African colonization was short lived and the colonial period was over by the 1960s (Parker, 2007). The European ‘scramble’

announced cuts in production.  The first country that was embargoed by Saudi Arabia and other countries was the US on October 19, 1973.  On November 5, more cut in production of 25 % below the September level. The embargo was also extended to Portugal, Rhodesia and South Africa.  The next significant price increase after a meeting of the OPEC Gulf Six in December 1973 : $5.12 per barrel to $11.65. OPEC - Important Events OPEC – Oil Crises : 1973 – Frist Oil shock  In order to cope with the enormous

Nervous Conditions is concerned with women who live in a traditional African society in Zimbabwe (former Rhodesia), who struggle to find their place in the patriarchal system and who search for their independence. Each female protagonist in the novel finds her own way of dealing with her situation; however, this essay focuses on two characters-Tambu and Nyasha whose response to the male power is very different. While Tambu escapes from the environment of inequality in order to seek her liberation

The Long-Term Effects of European Imperialism after the Berlin Conference In 1885 at Berlin, the major european powers meet together, each seeking to increase their influence on the world by taking control of the African continent. Europe had a grip on Africa until a series of African independence movements in the 1960s. Between that time the native people of each African colony were treated differently and used for different purposes. Compare and Contrast how each European country used and treated

Colonialism often took place in pre-populated areas. This gave rise to culturally and ethnically mixed populations such as the mestizos of the Americas, as well as racially divided populations as found in French Algeria or Southern Rhodesia. Modern colonialism started with the Age of Discovery. Portugal and Spain discovered new lands across the oceans and built trading posts. For some people, it is this building of colonies across oceans that differentiates colonialism from other

In 1968. Jagersfontein my second brother, just younger than me Japie Bedle was born. He was my mom’s biggest baby and came in at 9 pounds with black curly hair and bottle green eyes and a lisp when he talked. I loved to play with him from the beginning. I hugged and kissed him and he always would give me a big bright smile. He soon became the apple of my eye and my mom’s. He was always my mom’s beloved son. When Mom ran errands she would always ask me to hold his bottle. As soon a Ma left the

I. INTRODUCTION The Enlightenment and the emerging of modern rationalism have paved the way to a worldview where the suspicion of witchcraft is not needed to explain the mysterious phenomena of this world. This is not the case in Africa. The belief in the existence of witches, evil persons who are able to harm others by using mystical powers, is part of the common cultural knowledge. Samuel Waje Kunhiyop states, “Almost all African societies believe in witchcraft in one form or another. Belief in

The author, Alexander McCall Smith, of the number one selling novel in 2003, The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, was born in 1948 in Southern Rhodesia, which is currently known as Zimbabwe, Africa. Mr. Smith began writing at the age of six and this was also when he received his first denial for his work to be published. He conceived two daughters, Lucy and Emily, with his wonderful wife, Dr. Elizabeth Parry. Alexander McCall Smith was a long time lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and was