World history, please help :)?

Question

-Explain the events that led to the creation of Bangladesh.

-What are 2 economic or social problems faced by African countries in the 1990's?

-Describe the importance of oil and water resources to the Middle Eastern Countries.

-Compare and contrast the political leadership of England and France during the 1800's

Answer 1

I have answered a similar question on 'events that led to the creation of Bangladesh' and I would like to post the same here too:

The Pakistani military junta those came to power after the assassination of its first civilian prime minister did not bother about the hopes and aspiration of the people of East Pakistan. In fact, the resentment started first when Mr. Muhammad Ali Jinnah (father of nation) came to East Pakistan probably in 1948 and in a public meeting declared that "Urdu and only Urdu would be the State language of Pakistan", by ignoring the fact the 99% of the then East Pakistani (now Bangladesh) were Bengali speaking populace who could hardly understand a few of the Urdu words.

The language movement was culminated that was brutally suppressed by the then Pakistani military and Para-military forces on 21st February 1952.

We saw 1965 war between Pakistan and India when we the Bangla speaking people were united like rock to defend Pakistan from the Indian aggressors (we were led to believe that Indians did attack first, which was later found incorrect. Army Field Marshal Ayub Khan attacked India to divert simmering discontentment against continuous military rule in Pakistan).

But after the war, Pakistani decided to arrest most popular leader of East Pakistan, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, on charge of Agartala conspiracy case when Mujib declared 6-points demands for the East Pakistani peoples emancipation from continuous poverty when raw-materials and assets from East were diverted for the benefit of the West and East Pakistan was not getting proportionate share of the wealth and other resources, even though the population of East was more than that of the West at that time. Bengalis were deprived from any good opportunities like education, training, investment, representation of Pakistan in world forum etc.

Then came the civil unrest of 1969 when General Yahya Khan took power from FM Ayub Khan in a bloodless coup and declared general election in Pakistan. In the General Election the 1970 the Awami League led by Sk. Mujibur Rahman got landslide victory from East Pakistan, but Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto pf PPP could not match AL’s number of seats in the National Parliament. Sk. Mujib was to be the Prime Minister of Pakistan as per the election verdict, but luck was not favoring him as Bhutto and Yahya conspired to keep any Bengali to become PM of whole of the Pakistan. The civil unrest was going on in the Eastern wing of Pakistan then came the cyclone.

That cyclone of 1970 was an eye opener for the remaining illiterate but God fearing Bengalis to the fact that Pakistanis did not think that the lives of Bengalis are of any value. That event acted as a catalyst only and helped form the mood of the whole Bengali people to see the actual character of the West Pakistanis when only a few politicians showed sympathy towards Bengalis, like Khan Wali Khan of NAP (Wali) from NWFP and Air Marshal Asghar Khan of Teherik-e-Istiklal (my memory may have failed with names here) party who really showed some compassion for the political and economical depravities the Bengalis were meted out by the West Pakistani military as well as political establishments.

Sorry that I would not be able to do justice in trying to reply your other 3 questions and hope my 'answer' to the first one (Bangladesh) would help you make more research and find the facts for your school work, that would come somewhere near to the history that has been recorded in so many places world over!

Answer 2

Bangladesh?  IDK.

Africa:  Power struggles between one corrupt leader over another leading to the pillaging of the economies of numerous countries.  Ie: Mugabe in Rhodesia has stripped land ownings from white (namely farms) and given them to blacks who know nothing about farming or business.  In doing this, he pulled the rug out from under his country's GNP and the economy has taken a sharp turn for the worse.

These same governments have done little to educate the masses and build up an infrastructure of highways, by-ways, water, electricity and sanitation.  This has left out lying villages isolated and in constant need of help that is not being given.

Oil and Water:  For centuries, many of the middle eastern nations have been little more than giant sand boxes.  Without fresh water for irrigation, little grows in that hostile environment.  This forced humans in the region to be little more than goat herders, living a nomadic life moving their herds from one feeding grown to another.  Water then , has become a major commodity.  The west discovered oil and taught the inhabitants how to get it out of the ground.  The world's economy now runs on oil.  Just about everything requires oil.  From the textiles used to make clothing to the food we eat, it all requires petroleum.  With this technology, many there have given up their nomadic lives and has suddenly impowered them to lord over the rest of the world the control of the flow of this precious commodity.  Greed has destabilized the region.

England in the 1800's was ruled by a parliamentary monarchy, meaning that the people had as they do now, elected representation with the ultimate power remaining in the seat of the throne.

France in the 1800s had thrown off the "shackles" of aristocracy by way of the revolution.  Theirs then, bounced back and forth between a dictatorship and a government of elected representation.

The English, towards the end of that century began to take a very serious look at labor laws to protect women and children.  A great deal of legislation was passed to that end.  Most of the more industrialized nations, followed suit.

In France, under the dictatorial powers of Napolean, policies such as the 40 hour work week and public education were instituted.   These policies have since been exported world wide, or so it seems, to a great many of the more advanced societies.