Britain was equipped thoroughly for the Crimea war in 1854‚ in evident to Source 2 stating “Britain‚ the most industrially developed of all European states”. This is exhibited by the amount of factory and mine workers within Britain. Half of the population in Britain lived in the country side (agriculture) providing various natural resources such as steel and good use of coal production to benefit and improve the British army in terms of weaponry‚ artillery etc. Britain was a vast‚ powerful empire
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Did President Wilson have no choice but to enter World War 1 on the side of the allies? Seeing as Germany was planning on declaring war on America‚ Wilson had no choice but to join the side of the allies. President Wilson was a peaceful man but America was already being treated horribly by Germany before even entering war‚ and he couldn’t continue to watch innocent Americans being killed for something they weren’t even a part of. Wilson could not let American’s become helpless or violent creatures
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EUROPEAN UNION POLICIES TASK 4.3 1 European Policies a. Monetary system (EMS) European Monetary system was set up in 1979. Its purpose is “ to establish greater monetary stability in the European Union. The exchange rates between currencies can fluctuate considerably.” ( BBP Professional education‚ 2004) In Europe‚ EMS is playing a very important role to recognize change in relative prices‚ avoid inflation risk premium‚ reduce the distortionary impact of tax and social security systems and
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Women have always been great influencers in the society‚ as they are half the society‚ and by eliminating them will consider as a waste of great energies in society‚ so women should be treated equally with men in every aspect‚ especially in the armed forces and in the police. In this essay‚ I will talk about gender equality and the similarity of the psychical powers that men and women have‚ and the mental abilities that women have. Also‚ the fact that in any crises that the society face‚ it will
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Will the United Kingdom Join the Euro Club? When the euro was introduced in January 1999‚ the United Kingdom was conspicuously absent from the list of European countries adopting the common currency. Although the current Labor government led by Prime Minister Tony Blair appears to be in favor of joining the euro club‚ it is not clear at the moment if that will actually happen. The opposition Tory party is not in favor of adopting the euro and thus giving up monetary sovereignty of the country. Public
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3. Why did Britain consider India its “jewel in the crown”? a. The industrial revolution had turned Britain into the world’s workshop‚ and India was a major supplier of raw materials for that workshop. Its 300 million people were also a large potential market for British made goods. It is not surprising‚ then‚ that the British considered India the brightest jewel in the crown‚ the most valuable of all of Britain’s colonies. 4. Why didn’t Indians untie against the British in the Sepoy Mutiny?
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expanding in Great Britain or anywhere else in the world? Democracy‚ a form of government by the people‚ expanded somewhat dramatically in Great Britain between 1830 and 1914. Examples of democratic expansion in Great Britain include the increase of male suffrage and the regulation of working conditions. This expansion wasn’t dramatic because women still couldn’t vote during that time period. The increase of male suffrage helped the expansion of democracy in Great Britain. Only 5% of the British
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career orientated and less financially dependent on men. Marriage was no longer a necessity in order to gain financial security so many women would wait much longer to marry‚ if indeed they chose to at all. People were (and are) marrying later; marriage rates decreased; divorce rates increased; cohabitation became more popular. A change in divorce laws - I think in the 70s-80s somewhen - made it much easier to be able to divorce. As a result of all of these changes‚ and other factors‚ stepfamilies have
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contribute to Britain’s expansionism was the construction of factories and thus its increase of production. Factories were located near power sources such as water or coalfields‚ and would then concentrate production in an area. This meant that many products could be mass produced. As more products could be mass produced‚ this helped to improve Britain’s economy. Before factories‚ most people would work at home with jobs like spinners or weavers. One of the earliest industries to actually build factories was
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Nova Scotia should join the Canadian Confederation. I will explain why Nova Scotia should join the Canadian Confederation from two aspects. The two aspects are defense security‚ economy and trade. First‚ I’ll talk about defense security. Nova Scotia is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean‚ convenient for maritime transportation and has pleasant climate and abundant resources. Also it is the closest landing site that European colonists immigrate to Canada mainland and an international important port
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