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Question: Critically assess the perceived failures of the ‘End Of History’ thesis.

Answer: The ‘End of History’ is a controversial term that refers to an advent of a particular political and economic system as a signal of the end point of humanity’s sociocultural evolution and the final form of human government. A theory put forward by Francis Fukuyama, 1989, that with the triumph of capitalism over communism, ideological differences are for the most part, over; that is conceived......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Critically evaluate how the Olympic Games has developed both politically and commercially over the last 100 years.

Answer: The Olympic Games is a quadrennial event which dates back to 776BC, at the time of the ancient Greeks. The Games were originally held at Olympia along with festivals combining prayer, sacrifices, religious service, music, dancing and rituals all dedicated to the God, Zeus, (Coakley 2001). The events in those days were for the wealthy, young males and were of warrior nature such as......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: “Assimilation and its successor, Association, were euphemisms for the political and economic exploitation of Africans” in French West Africa. Comment.

Answer: There were two sides to the acculturation of the African empire, assimilation and association. Assimilationists were those who sought to absorb Africans into European culture. France wanted to spread some manner of civility among the Africans: to do away with their ‘tribal’ practices, they were the only ones who sought to make the Africans an actual part of their civilization in terms of cit......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Explain the outbreak of, and the British response to, the Arab revolt of 1936 and 1939.

Answer: In April 1936, a relatively mundane strike by Arab tradesmen and workers escalated into a widespread rebellion of Palestinians that came to be known as ‘the Arab revolt’. But how did this general strike develop into open and violent insurrection against Jewish targets and widespread hostility towards British policy. The heavy-handed manner in which the British ruled the Palestinians was amongs......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Give an account of the concept of ‘History’ and its engagement in the novel, ‘The English Patient’.

Answer: Introduction The aim of this essay is to display the engagement of history within the post-colonial discourse of Ondaatje in the novel “The English Patient”. The definition of ‘History’ is: the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future; the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; all that ......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: ‘Few Historians think no progress is being made towards truth, but even history’s keenest devotees know objectivity is unattainable’ (Lowenthal) Discuss.

Answer: The ultimate conclusion for an historian is to conclude that he or she has found the truth. This however is an unattainable goal. No historian will ever be able to find what was the real truth because we cannot know the reality of the past. Two reasons help us explain this, firstly, because the past has gone we are unable, in the final analysis, to verify by observation any claim that we make, the......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: What were the most important achievements of the new communist government in China during the 1950’s?

Answer: Mao Zedong achieved a great deal during his time in power in 20th century China, whether he achieved this in a way that is perceived (especially by Westerners) as beneficial to his people is a key source of debate – many academics, Western and Chinese alike have endeavoured to pursue this notion. Thus, it must be brought to light before beginning a discussion on Mao’s management of government ......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Were Morant and Handcock murderers or scapegoats of the empire?

Answer: Morant and Handcock were depicted by the media as being “scapegoats” of the empire although it is hard to assess the facts portrayed without taking bias into account. Some of the sources assert that the soldiers were scapegoats of the empire, however when looking in depth at the vast amount of primary evidence, one can establish that Morant and Handcock were cold-blooded killers.......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: What are the core skills required to write good history today?

Answer: In order to identify the core skills that are required to write good history today, first the concept of history itself must be examined, defined and placed in context. History is not a well-defined discipline, integrating a combination of other sub-disciplines subjects such as political, social, religious, gender, and imperial history, with various theories of meta-narrative history such as Marxi......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Can anyone claim to be the owner of “truth” in the writing of history?

Answer: History is the study of the past events and of nations cultures. This study is based on dates and facts. For example it is a historical fact that the First World War started in 1914 and ended in 1918.These dates and facts make up the “backbone” of history (E.H Carr, 1990) and all Historians agree on these basic facts and dates because they actually happened, they are historical events. But whe......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

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