Decline of the British Empire 1945- 1970’s 1945: End of World War II The catastrophic British defeats in Europe and Asia between 1940 and 1942 destroyed its financial and economic independence‚ the real foundation of the imperial system. It also erased the old balance of power on which British security - at home and abroad - had largely depended. “Britain had survived the war‚ but its wealth‚ prestige and authority had been severely reduced.” The British found themselves locked into an imperial
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most daunting questions posed to graduate students (or any student for that matter) is the one inquiring about their focus. When asked about this project‚ I have told friends and family that I study the use of Americanness in British comedy as a means to reassert a sense of British identity. This is the easiest and most concise way I have found to answer the question. It is also a sentence constructed in such a way as to impress those unfamiliar with television studies. For some reason‚ when people hear
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From the 1600’s up until the early 1700’s‚ the British Colonies were in a state of salutary neglect. Thereafter‚ the British executed the Navigation Acts‚ though loosely enforced‚ they were created in order to regulate trade between the Colonies and the mother country. The relationship between Britain and it’s colonies was a civil one up until it was greatly reformed with the events of the French and Indian War. The war significantly affected the economic‚ political‚ and economic relationship between
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If you want to join the British and think you have the skills and abilities there is a lot of information you have to know. What is the British Army responsible for? The British Army‚ together with the UK’s other armed forces‚ is responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom. It also performs many peace keeping operations and is currently deployed in over 80 countries around the world. For example‚ shortly after the invasion of Iraq‚ the British Army were peacekeeping by patrolling the borders
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l’Europe Has British food become trendy? Greasy food‚ unusual‚ doubtful combinations‚ unattractive appearance: British food hasn’t got the best reputation. Even worse‚ according to some rankings‚ it would be the worst in the world. It seems like those clichés are hard to tackle. For many years‚ English cuisine seemed to be odd‚ not suitable for every palate; but things have changed now‚ many foreigners have a very different opinion. According to a study by Visit Britain (a British tourist agency)
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The Beatles and the British Identity When I decided to come to London this semester and study‚ I was given a list of classes I could take while I was here; there was a theatre class‚ art class‚ science class‚ cultural class‚ and last‚ but not least‚ there was a music class. As I looked at the description of the class‚ the only thing that really caught my eye was the fact that I would be able to attend three concerts for a grade‚ so of course‚ I signed up the second I was able to. But as my friends
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the colonists had the same reaction. They felt cheated by the British and they wanted a say in these new laws. Even though the colonists’ actions and reactions to the British were not always appropriate‚ they were justified in declaring independence against Britain in order to create their own identity with their own laws and acts. The colonists responses to the British laws were not necessarily valid due to their violence. The British were imposing the new taxes and laws in the colonies in order
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British Colonizing in Nigeria In the late 19th and early 20th century‚ Europeans had raced to colonize the country Africa. Great Britain was the leaders at this time in colonizing the land filled with rich natural recourses. These recourses were considered a necessity to the industrialization of the world‚ specifically Nigeria. During this colonization that Great Britain was doing in their new land‚ you could imagine that the locals were not too happy about this. The British had no respect for
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British theatres One of the world’s major centers for theatre‚ Britain has a centuries-old dramatic tradition and about 300 theatres. There are several thousand amateur dramatic societies in Britain. The Royal Shakespeare Company performs in Stratford-upon Avon and at the Barbican Centre in London. A modern reconstruction of the Globe Theatre‚ close to its original site‚ is under way. Most cities and towns in Britain have at least one theatre. There are 500 youth theatres in England alone. The Unicorn
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Lords and The House of Commons! British Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the United Kingdom and its territories. ?The British Parliament‚ in its famed Longitude Act of 1714‚ set the highest bounty of all‚ naming a prize equal to a king?s ransom (several million dollars in today?s currency) for a ?Practicable and Useful? means of determining longitude‚? Davy Sobel. The history of British Parliament surpassed several milestones
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