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The Peel Commission Partition Plan July 1937
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The Peel Commission Partition Plan July 1937
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In the 1930s, tensions between the Arab and Jewish communities in Palestine steadily deteriorated as Jewish immigration and land purchase escalated. An Arab General Strike in 1936 was followed by an uprising led by prominent Arab clans, the Nashashibis and Husseinis. Lord Peel was called upon to examine methods to... More
The Polish Revolts 1831 and 1861
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The Polish Revolts 1831 and 1861
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The Polish/Lithuanian Commonwealth became a victim of ruthless realpolitik, progressively partitioned between Russia, Austria and Prussia (1772–95). The Congress of Vienna (1815), agreed that the Russian emperor would rule his Polish territories separately as their king, respecting their constitution and Sejm (parliament). He ignored these niceties, and adopted a steadily... More
The Pueblo Revolts August–October 1680
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The Pueblo Revolts August–October 1680
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The Pueblos Native American Indians were a collection of tribes living in Arizona and New Mexico. They lived in villages, frequently in dwellings carved out of cliffsides, and their economies were primarily agricultural. The Spanish colonized what was to become New Mexico in 1601. Once there, they persecuted and subjugated... More
The Rising of 1641
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The Rising of 1641
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The Irish rebellion of 1641 was ‘conceived among us, but we never felt it kick in the womb, nor struggle at the birth’ according to a Protestant settler. What began as an aristocratic coup d’etat rapidly mutated into violent attacks against the Plantation Protestant colonies by dispossessed Irish Catholics. The... More
The Roman Empire 68 CE
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The Roman Empire 68 CE
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Although Nero managed to defend the territories of the Roman Empire during his reign, discontent amongst many within the ruling class reached breaking point after he massively increased public spending following the Great Fire of Rome in 64 CE. A rebellion against Nero began in 68 CE led by Vindex,... More
The Sioux Uprising 1862–64
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The Sioux Uprising 1862–64
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The flashpoint of the Dakota Sioux uprising was the murder of five settlers by four Indian braves. Tensions had been rising because of the late payment of annuities (due from the government according to Treaties of 1851 and 1858, by which the Sioux ceded much of their land). As the... More
The Taiping Rebellion 1850–54
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The Taiping Rebellion 1850–54
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The Taiping Rebellion began in Guangxi province in 1850 with the uprising of a Christian sect, known as the God Worshipping Society, after they clashed with local imperial officials. Their leader, Hong Xiuquan, claimed to be the brother of Jesus after experiencing visions in 1837. Hong’s fanatical and somewhat authoritarian... More
The Warsaw Rising 1 August – 2 October 1944
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The Warsaw Rising 1 August – 2 October 1944
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With the Soviet armies advancing from the east and driving out the German occupiers, the Polish nationalists seized their chance to liberate Warsaw. Operation Tempest, the largest single resistance action of World War II, began on 1 August with the Poles quickly taking control of much of the city centre... More
West Indies Slave Revolts 1791–1848
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West Indies Slave Revolts 1791–1848
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Slave revolts in Central America and the Caribbean were frequent. In Haiti a major revolt in 1791 continued until the French banned slavery in 1794. Its leader, former slave Toussaint Louverture, became the leader of the new country of Haiti, the first state to arise from a slave rebellion. The... More