from first shot to silence of peace: timeline of world war i
Sept. 4: British take Dar es Salaam in German East Africa . October: Soldier Adolf Hitler wounded . ..…
ramaphosa at last in power, by sabine cessou (le monde diplomatique
Despite internal tensions, recent scandals, and a dwindling share of the vote since 2014, this sophisticated organisation, strongly attached to its democratic operating principles, still calls the shots in South Africa (1). . The ANC was founded in 1912, under British colonial rule, to..…
british rewarded india’s help in world war 1 by imposing draconian
They served the very British Empire that was oppressing their own people back home. . Mahatma Gandhi, who returned to his homeland for good from South Africa in January 1915, supported the war, as he had supported the British in the Boer War. ..…
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Millions of troops from former British colonies in Asia and Africa were deployed under British command 100 years ago to take part in the war. . ..…
armistice day – john quiggin
South Africa: $300,000,000 . British Colonies: $125,000,000 . Germany: $37,775,000,000 . ..…
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