The Indian Rebellion of 1857 had diverse political, economic, military, religious and social causes. ... The spark that led to a mutiny in several sepoy companies was the issue of new gunpowder cartridges for the Enfield rifle in February, 1857. A rumour was spread that the cartridges were made from cow and pig fat.
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The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (also known as the Permanent Five, Big Five, or P5) are the five sovereign states to whom the UN Charter of 1945 grants a permanent seat on the UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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C) Power is shared between a central government and local governments.
Explanation: Federalism is the system of government in which power is divided between a central government and regional governments; in the United States, both the national government and the state governments possess a large measure of sovereignty.
Wanted to unite all of South America into a single nation--> Simon Bolivar
Led a large group of American Indians and Mestizos against the Spanish--> Padre Miguel Hidalgo
Defeated Napoleons army to win independence from France--> Toussaint L'Ouverture
Supported Brazil's independence after Portugal was invaded by France--> Dom Pedro
These leaders were responsible for gaining the independence of their countries and/or regions from European colonial leaders. Bolivar liberated South America from Spain and Hidalgo did so for Mexico as well. L'Ourverture led the revolution in Haiti against the French. Pedro supported the only bloodless revolution in Brazil from the Portuguese. All of these movements occurred in the early 1800's which almost entirely ended 300 years of colonization in the Americas
Jewish law is central to jewish life. In Hebrew it is known as Halacha – meaning ‘the path’ or ‘the way’. It touches on all aspects of our life – whether at home, in the street, at the market, the workplace, the house of study or in the synagogue. Many Jews see themselves as bound by this law<span>, and look to it for inspiration and for guidance.</span>
