Essays on French Control

The Haitian Revolution is thought to be the largest, most successful slave revolt in history. The slave revolt took place between 1791-1804 after which they had succeeded in not just ending slavery but also French control on the island. The Haitian Revolution was a series of revolutions that went on at the same time. Prior to the revolutions Saint Dominigue, or Haiti as it is known today was the wealthiest of France’s overseas colonies. The colony was a major exporter of coffee, cotton and sugar all of which was grown by slaves. In the 1730’s the French ...

Two Paths to Nation-Building

The experiences of two notable leaders of Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem, led both of them to create monumental decisions that helped shape the future of their nation. While Minh and Diem possessed nationalist intentions, both of them differed in terms of ideologies. Minh conceptualized his nationalist view through his familiarization of communist ideals, while Diem held a contrasting position via adherence to personalism (Duiker 53-137; Miller 433-458). Minh became an anticolonialist through his father, who strongly rejected French rule. Through travels to European and Asian nations, Minh has obtained greater perspectives coming from his observations ...

Political Science

Introduction Syria is a country that struggled to get its independence from 1920 to 1962 the country was fighting for stability and independence. For many years they were ruled by French but finally they managed get rid of France from the country. This essay is an analysis of the events that took place during that period.

Syrians Political History (1920-1963)

In April 1920 Lebanon was placed under the French mandate at the San Remo Conference, French proclaimed the establishment of Greater Lebanon. The new state included Mount Lebanon, the coastal cities and four Syrian districts in the Beka region, which were not that ...