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In what ways did India's diversity help the british take control?

some cultural groups supported britain


What three groups clashed over territory and resources in south Africa during the 1800's?

Well the three MAIN groups would probably have been the British, The Boers and the Zulus. The Xhosa were also fairly powerful though.


What impact did world war2 haveon labor force participation?

In both the allied force nations and in the axis force nations women went to work in the war manufacturing plants. In most of the allied nations not only did women join that work force but the minorities and natives (such as Aborigines in Australia and Blacks, Mexicans and Chinese) joined the war effort in the plants, shipyards, and local government positions (like transit services).After the war these people groups learned they could join the work force in many ways and places. Businesses began hiring the women and minorities whereas in the past they had not.In later decades women demanded equal rights in the workforce. In the US the blacks gained civil rights and demanded equal rights in the workforce and universities too.In Japan the women and girls were finally allowed to be educated and become and important part of the workforce.


What are positive and negative effects of the cotton boom?

Positive: -boosted the economy immensely in the southern regions of the united states. - Cotton began to be traded amoungst the states, causing a growth in port cities such as Savannah, GA & Charleston, SC. NEGATIVE: -slavery exploded in the south ( even though there was a congressional ban on the importation of slaves put into effect in 1808.) -cotton was the MAJOR crop produced in the south, this made the south very over reliant on cotton.


What role did William willberforce play in the abolition of slavery in the british empire?

William Wilberforce was a key figure in the movement to abolish slavery in the British Empire. As a member of Parliament, he dedicated much of his political career to advocating for the end of the transatlantic slave trade, introducing numerous bills to that effect. His relentless campaigning, alongside the support of abolitionist groups and public sentiment, culminated in the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833, which marked a significant step towards the complete abolition of slavery in British territories. Wilberforce's moral conviction and leadership were instrumental in shaping the abolitionist movement.

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Which of these groups integrated during the war?

the workforce


When referring to the workforce do you say workforce who applies those skills or workforce that applies those skills?

You would say "workforce that applies those skills." The word "that" is used to introduce defining clauses and is appropriate for referring to groups or collective nouns, such as "workforce." Using "who" typically refers to individual people, which is not the case here.


What structures make up a tissue?

Cotton (Or groups of cells)


What structures make up tissues?

Cotton (Or groups of cells)


What three groups were the workersvon the transcontinental railroad?

The Irish, Chinese, and African Americans comprised the workforce on the Transcontinental Railroad.


Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin a machine that separated cottonseeds from the plant fibers Which of these words or groups of words is an appositive in the sentence?

cotton gin


What were the three groups that did not fight the British?

The three groups living in America that did not fight the British were the Native Americas, the Quakers and the Loyalists.


Who benefited from the development of the cotton gin and why was it important to so many groups?

The Southern plantation owners benefited from the cotton gin the most. It used to be a full day's work for a slave to pick one pound of lint from three pounds of cotton, but thanks to the cotton gin, the process sped up considerably. In fact, you could even say that the cotton gin gave people one more reason to support slavery, since the invention made slavery so much more financially beneficial.The cotton gin was important to so many groups because cotton itself was important to so many groups: The South exported cotton to the North and to foreign nations, and the Northerners used it in their textile factories. The surplus of cotton helped spark the industrial revolution.


What makes cotton absorbent?

cotton is a polysaccharide and as such is made of many carbohydrate units linked to together in very long polymer. each carbohydrate contains many -OH functional groups that are very good at "attracting" water through hydrogen bonding so when cotton is wet it is actually "holding" the water using their -OH groups


Why do the groups within Nigeria have a history of disagreement?

Because Some of the groups fought against the British


What groups are or were Ethiopia fighting against?

the british and Congo


What groups fought in battle of saratoga?

British and the Americans