THE FIRST WORLD WAR (1914-1918) THE FIRST WORLD WAR (1914-1918) Meaning Refers to the first imperialist war that occurred in the world history whose major aim was conquest for the re-division of the world among the European imperialist powers. It was a military conflict that took place in the world and involved many countries of … Read more
TERRORISM TERRORISM Nature and causes of Terrorism An International peace and understanding is unattainable at present conjuncture. This is caused by the presence of many factors which explicitly threat the world peace and understanding. Among of these factors includes natural cause like presence of diseases such as Malaria and HIV/ AIDS, environmental hazards such as … Read more
THE SECOND WORLD WAR (1939-1945) THE SECOND WORLD WAR (1939-1945) INTRODUCTION This was the largest global military fighting of conflicts between the Axis power (forces ) involved ; Germany, Italy, Austria and Japan and Allied powers(Democratic Forces) including Britain, France, U.S.A and Russia which took place from 1st September 1939 to 1945. Second World War … Read more
THE GREAT ECONOMIC DEPRESSION 1929 – 1933 THE GREAT ECONOMIC DEPRESSION 1929 – 1933 INTRODUCTION The Great Economic Depression was the severe worldwide economic decline that took place from 1929 to 1933. OR Was the worst period in the industrial nations characterized by low production, low sale and high rate of business failure and unemployment. … Read more
ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MILITARY AND NATIONAL LEGAL INSTITUTIONS ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MILITARY AND NATIONAL LEGAL INSTITUTIONS National military comprises of the army, police, prisons, national service, immigration department and the militia. National legal institutions are formed by the judicial organ of the government. After independence, African governments established their own national military and legal institutions … Read more
CHANGES IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING SERVICES AFTER INDEPENDENCE CHANGES IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING SERVICES AFTER INDEPENDENCE Since 1960’s most African countries were experiencing population increase especially in urban areas, as a result most countries found it very hard to cope with the demands created by the new development. For example it became difficult … Read more
CHANGES IN THE PROVISION OF WATER SERVICES IN AFRICA AFTER INDEPENDENCE CHANGES IN THE PROVISION OF WATER SERVICES IN AFRICA AFTER INDEPENDENCE In African countries provision of clean and safe piped water during colonialism was mainly available in urban centers particularly in the European neighborhoods, African residential areas lacked clean water supply especially in rural … Read more
CHANGES IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES AFTER INDEPENDENCE IN AFRICA CHANGES IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES AFTER INDEPENDENCE IN AFRICA The health care facilities of most African countries were inherited from colonialism that were used to care the Europeans and civil servants and few and poor medical facilities caring the ordinary citizens. Most … Read more
PROVISION OF EDUCATION IN AFRICA AFTER INDEPENDENCE PROVISION OF EDUCATION IN AFRICA AFTER INDEPENDENCE Education can be defined as a process of transmitting knowledge, values and skills from one generation to another through teaching and training. After political independence many African states inherited the colonial education system which was contrary to their local education system … Read more
CHANGES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND STRATEGIES CHANGES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND STRATEGIES IN AFRICA AFTER INDEPENDENCE These were economic reforms policies and strategies adopted in order to transform their economy from being focused at serving European capitalists objectives to the serving African people. These were economic and development strategies adopted by the newly … Read more