Sputnik, 1957. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik-1. As a result, the launch of Sputnik served to intensify the arms race and raise Cold War tensions. During the 1950s, both the United States and the Soviet Union were working to develop new technology.
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The Neolithic Era or the Stone Age
contributed greatly in the creation of civilizations for this was the period
where development in terms of agricultural practice, encouragement of
developing societies and cities took place. This was the time when men
started to domesticate plants and animals. This was somehow the transition from
the lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement
which made way to the possibility of an increasing larger population during
that time. By doing so, they were able to produce more food which led to the
mastery of being artisans, merchants, government officials and other
professions needed to have civilization. It is said that for a civilization to
be considered legit, it must have cities, government, religion, social
structure, writing and art. And all these were evident and started during this
Period.
If my memory serves me well, the law which states that a president had to get permission to remove anyone appointed by a past president is <span>The Tenture of Office Act.</span> It was used to impeach Andrew Johnson because he fired a secretary of War Stanton.
Answer:
- Lane-Poole, “For the first time in their history, the Mughals beheld a
rigid Muslim in their emperor—a Muslim as sternly repressible of himself as of his people around him, a king who was prepared to stake his throne for sake of his faith.
- He must have been fully conscious of the dangerous path he was pursuing, and well aware against every Hindu sentiment. Yet he chose this course, and adhered to this with unbending resolve through close on fifty years of unchallenged sovereignty.”
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Dr. S.R. Sharma, writing about the acts of religious intolerance of Aurangzeb has observed, “These were not the acts of a righteous ruler of constructive statesman, but the outbursts of blind fanaticism, unworthy of the great genius that Aurangzeb undoubtedly possessed in all other aspects.”
Aims of Aurangzeb’s religious policy:
- It is generally accepted that Aurangzeb was a fanatic Sunni Mussalman. His chief aim was to
convert Dar-ul-harb (India: the country of Kafirs or infidels) to Dar-ul-Islam (country of Islam).
- He was intolerant towards other faiths, especially Hindus. He was also against Shia Muslims.
Aurangzeb’s religious policy had two aspects i.e:
(i) To promote the tenets of Islam and to ensure that the people led their lives accordingly.
(ii) To adopt anti-Hindu measures.
Anti-Hindu measures:
Following were the anti-Hindu measures adopted by Aurangzeb:
- Demolishing temples and breaking idols
- Imposition of Jaziya
- Discriminatory toll far
- Removal of the Hindus from Government jobs
- Restrictions on Hindu educational institutions
- Conversion through different means
- Social restrictions
