George Washington was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, and served as the nation’s first President. From 1775 to 1783, he commanded the Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War, against the British and their allies. He presided over the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which established the new federal government. Since the late 1780s, Washington has been known by compatriots as the "Father of His Country".
The right option is C. The effect of imperialism on India was similar to its effect on Haiti due to the fact that both countries were colonized by European imperial powers. India was colonized by Great Britain, and Haiti was colonized by France.
Imperialism is a state government practice of expanding power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining economic and political control of other areas.
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Afrikaner nationalism gained ground within a context of increasing urbanisation and secondary industrialisation during the period between the two world wars, as well as the continuing British imperial influence in South Africa.
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Asa cultural and political phenomenon, a specifically ethnic nationalism and narrowly defined Afrikaner nationalism undoubtedly left its mark on twentieth-century South African history. This is about the only non controversial statement that can be made in connection with Afrikaner nationalism. There are differing interpretations concerning the origins of Afrikaner nationalism, its nature and content, the way in which it has been manufactured, and the precise correlation between Afrikaner nationalism and socio-economic developments.
It is also important that we do not see Afrikaner nationalism in isolation. In the rest of Africa, particularly from the 1950s onwards, a wave of black nationalism swept over the continent and led to the independence of many countries. Although Afrikaner nationalism differed from black nationalism in many respects, it also displayed some similar characteristics. It shared, for example, the idea that foreign powers should not be allowed to dominate local populations.
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President Hoover's deeply held philosophy of American individualism, which he maintained despite extraordinary economic circumstances, made him particularly unsuited to deal with the crisis of the Great Depression. He greatly resisted government intervention, considering it a path to the downfall of American greatness.
Certain rights and structures of government written into the U.S. Constitution can be traced directly to various documents or events created by the English. The English Magna Carta helped to develop the idea of the rule of law.
