extent the British Empire was a force for good or bad‚ investigating the benefits and consequences of it and providing an analytical view on the subject. The British Empire can be traced back as far as the Middle Ages‚ but the one we know of today‚ which comprised of territories ruled by the United Kingdom‚ began to grow in the 1750’s and reached its peak in the 1920’s before coming to a sudden end after the Second World War. To begin with‚ the main reason for building an empire was to improve trade
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Grant Hughes April 21st‚ 2011 AA World History 4th Hour You Mean The Holocaust Was Bad? It’s simple to say that the Holocaust was bad. I don’t think it was third grade and I already knew that. In A Good Day from Survival in Auschwitz‚ an autobiography by Primo Levi‚ and Night‚ an autobiography by Elie Wiesel‚ I learned the very different first-hand experiences of two young men who dealt with persecution from the Nazi Officers‚ during the time of the Holocaust. Now although these stories are
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Why was the Thirty Year’s War fought? To what extent did politics determine the outcome of the war? Discuss the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. Could matters have been resolved without war? The Thirty Years’ War was the last and most catastrophic war based on religion and politics. It took place between 1618 and 1648 in the Holy Roman Empire. The war can be split into 4 main wars which were the Bohemian Revolt‚ the Danish intervention‚ the Swedish intervention and the French intervention. The Bohemian
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WWI was an inevitable war. Imperialistic and Nationalistic tension‚ alliances between European countries‚ and the conflict between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia contributed to the inevitability of WWI. To begin with‚ imperialistic and nationalistic tension existed between the European powers. This tension was only heightened during the second half of the 19th century‚ largely due to the "scramble for Africa". As many explorers began to realize the economic potential of the African interior
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1) The U.S. did not want to join in the war. Two reasons why it was necessary was to make sure that the Allies payed their debts to the United States and to stop the Germans from wanting to take away the U.S. shipments. 2) I agree because they need to protect themselves and to make sure that they can trust the Allies. Also so they know that everything is in check and nothing will go wrong since they are helping the Allies. I think it was a smart decision because they are looking out for the good
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Why was Britain the first nation to industrialize? Britain began to industrialize around the 1750’s and it continued to progress until the mid nineteenth century. There were many factors that triggered Britain to industrialize. For example‚ its vast population growth and gradual advancement in technology‚ nevertheless there were also pre-existent natural resources that appeared advantageous to Britain’s industrial expansion. Furthermore this essay will demonstrate some of the major
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Confederation happened in 1867 which made Canada what it is today. Confederation was good idea because the result of political‚economic‚social and military conditions in place at the time. During the time that Confederation was going on‚ The Fenians were a huge threat towards Canada. Fenians were a bunch of Immigrants from ireland living in the US‚ they were a threat to Canada because they wanted Britain to leave Ireland.Attacking Canada would push Britain towards leaving Ireland. Confederation
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http://www.lingolex.com/cc/foods.htm http://www.essaypride.com/essays.php?free_essay=2917161&title=British-Cuisine In the UK‚ people are judged according to their table manners. When you are somebody’s guest you must obey certain rules. For instance‚ when you will be at the dinner party just wait till the time your host begins to eat. If offered second helping‚ take it because your hostess will not fall on her knees and will not try to convince you to help yourself. She will just disappear
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should still forgive that person when he or she asks for forgiveness. Sometimes people go for the wrong thing because they’re forced to do it just like the dying Nazi. Simon Wiesenthal should have forgiven the dying Nazi because one should forgive but not forget‚ it is a central tenet of the Jews religion‚ and there’s no limit to forgiveness. A reason on why Simon should’ve forgiven the dying soldier is because one should forgive but not forget. Since Simon did not said a word to the SS man
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INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH HISTORY Instructor: Nguyen Duy Mong Ha‚ M.A. & M.Sc. USSH-VNU-HCMC Email: ndmongha@yahoo.de‚ ndmongha@gmail.com Mobile phone: 0919694811 Office hours: Monday afternoon‚ Block C‚ DTH Campus Content • Review of physical setting of British Civilization • The historical setting of British Civilization - Earliest times - The early middle ages - The middle middle ages - The late middle ages - The modern times 5 things you know & want to know about British history KNOW • • •
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