Essays Tagged: "independent republic"

A Brief History of the Irish Republican Army.

in Irish republicanism. The IRA leaders created the "Proclamation of the Republic". It declared an independent republic, and pledged republicans to "Equal rights and equal opportunities" (1). This do ... Sinn Fein party, which sought to establish an Irish Republic. In 1919, Sinn Fein had established an independent Irish parliament called Dail Eireanne, and declared the sovereignty of Ireland as a repu ...

(5 pages) 168 0 3.6 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Geographical Information about Haiti

The independent republic of Haiti consists of the western third of the island of Hispaniola, the second ...

(11 pages) 90 0 4.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography

Stephen Austin Father of Texas.

founded the first Anglo-American colony in the Tejas province of Mexico and made it develop into an independent republic. For the hundreds of families he brought into this state because of the quite p ... ns of a special act in 1824 and further contracts in 1825, 1827, and 1828 all approved by the newly independent Mexican government. The colonizer was accountable for the settlement of above 1,200 Amer ...

(5 pages) 53 0 4.3 Jul/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

"A Study in Causation of the Mexican War" examines whether or not the Mexican-American War was an exercise of American Imperialism.

ectly fair transaction. For nine years, since the victory of San Jacinto in 1836, Texas had been an independent republic. In fact, at the very moment of annexation, the Mexican government, at the sugg ...

(3 pages) 90 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

Ecuador essay

of Gran Columbia, of which Simon Bolivar was president. After this republic fell Ecuador became an independent republic. During most of the 19th century, it was dominated by many different dictators. ...

(4 pages) 53 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography

After the decleration of Kofi Annan's plan - Cyprus

important factor that led Turkey and Greece agreement in the London and Zurich on the foundation of independent republic of Cyprus was the U.S pressure caused by her discontentment about the conflict ... ct effect on Turkey's road to European Union and European Union's enlargement process.Foundation of Independent Republic of Cyprus with 1959 arrangements under the Londan Zurich accords can be viewed ...

(5 pages) 27 1 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

"Independence was not simply given; it is something for which Indonesia had to fight." Discuss this statement in the period leading up to Indonesia's independence in 1949

On August 14 1945, the Japanese surrendered to the Allies and two days later Sukarno proclaimed the independent Republic of Indonesia. (Burke, 1999, pg 114.) On August 18, the nationalists had ... esia. (Burke, 1999, pg 114.) On August 18, the nationalists had set up the government of the independent Republic of Indonesia. At a meeting of nationalist's leaders, Sukarno was elected presid ...

(2 pages) 55 2 3.3 Jul/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Taiwan independence

Taiwan independence is a political movement whose goal is to create a sovereign, independent Republic of Taiwan out of the lands currently administered by the Republic of China. It ... nce movement intensified in response to this and presented an alternative vision of a sovereign and independent Republic of Taiwan. This vision was represented through a number of symbols such as the ... late 1990s, supporters of Taiwan independence have argued that since Taiwan, as the ROC, is already independent from the mainland, a formal declaration of that fact is unnecessary.Opinion polls sugges ...

(2 pages) 27 0 3.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

100 years since Treaty of Shimonoseki Asia's first independent republic

Treaty is a significant event, because it marks a major milestone in Taiwan's evolution towards an independent nation state. In fact, shortly after the 1895 Treaty, a group of leading Taiwanese, aide ... by rebellious Ching dynasty officials, declared the formation of the Taiwan Republic, Asia's first independent republic. However, the Taiwan Republic was short-lived: Japanese imperial troops crushe ...

(3 pages) 23 0 4.8 Nov/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Almaty and the two tourist pearls of Republic of Kazakhstan.

e of Eurasia. In this essay, I will talk about the young Republic of Kazakhstan. Before becoming an independent Republic in 1991, Kazakhstan was a part of the Soviet Union. At that time, the capital o ...

(4 pages) 14 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

Why the US lost in Vietnam.

orth and South Vietnam. Ngo Dinh Diem feared he would lose hold of his regime declared the south an independent republic in 1955. South Vietnam is a densely populated area of around sixteen million ci ...

(6 pages) 63 0 3.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

Texas Rangers

s were so bad that invaders would surround the Alamo and people would die every night. Texas was an independent republic and the commanche Indian tribe staged raids at any moment. Rangers were the onl ...

(2 pages) 1529 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

An Essay On Northern Ireland

island of Ireland. It takes up about a sixth of the island, or 5,452 sq. Mi. or 14,121 sq. km. The independent Republic of Ireland occupies the rest of the island. Northern Ireland is often called Ul ... ntry. In 1919, 73 Irish members of the British Parliament met in Dublin and declared all Ireland an independent state. Guerrilla warfare then broke out between the Irish rebels and British forces.1920 ...

(7 pages) 45 0 0.0 Jul/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The I.R.A

e Proclamation of the Republic, it was issued as the founding document of the IRA. This declared an independent republic and promised that Republicans would have equal rights and equal opportunities f ... tion list party into seats of the British parliament. Instead of taking their seats they seat up an independent Irish Parliament named the Dail Eireann and proclaimed Ireland independence from Brittai ...

(6 pages) 43 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The I.R.A

e Proclamation of the Republic, it was issued as the founding document of the IRA. This declared an independent republic and promised that Republicans would have equal rights and equal opportunities f ... tion list party into seats of the British parliament. Instead of taking their seats they seat up an independent Irish Parliament named the Dail Eireann and proclaimed Ireland independence from Brittai ...

(6 pages) 19 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Philippines

Japan; they succeeded when Japan surrendered in 1945 . In July of 1946, the Philippines became the independent Republic of the Philippines. The Post-Independence Period consisted of many presidents; ...

(4 pages) 38 0 4.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Poland and the Great War (1914-1918)

ated leaders to gain them their land and name back, which meant doing whatever was needed to become independent once again.After World War I and the collapse of the Russian, German and Austro-Hungaria ... World War I and the collapse of the Russian, German and Austro-Hungarian Empires, Poland became an independent republic. However, Poland's geographical positioning between Germany and Russia meant ev ...

(6 pages) 15 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Impact of Slavery in Brazil and Haiti

i is the definite winner here. Haiti, the former French colony of Saint-Dominique, became the first independent black republic outside of Africa, and also the first independent republic in the western ... by the plantation and mine owners and other elites" (Brown 1). Unlike Haiti, Brazil did not form an independent nation from a slave revolution, but from a colonial succession enacted by King Pedro in ...

(5 pages) 37 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

The African Lifestyle

Church, but they were forced to pay taxes to the institution of the church. After Brazil became an independent Republic, one of the first constitution written in 1824, introduced the right to religio ...

(14 pages) 53 0 0.0 May/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History