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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nation-wide interests‚ and those wishing to build from regional to nation wide platforms. However‚ since the official launch of the "Euro" in January of 1999‚ Britain‚ along with Sweden and the Dutch population‚ have chosen to remain isolated from this conglomerate‚ creating what many term a "two-speed" European economy. But why does the Britain business sector choose to remain isolated from this currency? This essay will attempt to examine both the positive and negative aspects of joining the single
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Choose one aspect (art) and show how this reflects the British character and UK society. You can also introduce a brief comparison with your own country. For many years Britain have its own unique and old history‚ for example‚ art. But in the beginning‚ British art was not as wide-ranging and popular as the present. It develops as time goes on‚ and there was big difference between each period‚ such as The Ambassadors from 1533‚ showing the lifestyle of upper class‚ Rain‚ Steam and Speed from
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The Industrial revolution is a term that is used to describe the transformations that the economical and social sectors of Britain during the 19th Century. It is hard to say exactly when the Industrial revolution started or when it finished. Many factors influenced the changes that happened‚ which makes studying the Industrial Revolution a little more complex than some other areas of History. There were several economic developments that gave rise to the industrial revolution. The changes didn’t
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economically. The country goes from being an agricultural economy to an economy that is based on manufacturing goods with the help of machines.Throughout the world‚ Industrialization has brought changes in countries and regions. Great Britain was the first country to introduce Industrialization during the 19th century‚ which were present mostly in urban areas. This made formations of large factories‚ mass production of goods‚and an increased need for labor. For instance‚ steam engines
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Fortunately‚ May 9th 1945 was the day of capitulation of Germany and the victory over it‚ but‚ finally‚ the war ended up only 2th September 1945. Since that time people have been celebrating the victory over Germany during 67 years. Russia and Great Britain gave a great contribution into the victory. But also both of the countries suffered great losses during the war. That is why the Remembrance Day is one the most important in these countries. It is the day when we remember those who sacrificed‚ protecting
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we wanted to do our project on a specific country’s role in the war and to be even more precise a specific person that took a stand and was very impactful in the winning of the war. We decided to focus on the time around and before the Battle of Britain as this was one of the largest turning points in the war where one country took a stand against a nation whose ultimate goal was world domination.
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DBQ The Conflict between Great Britain and the North American colonies were more economic based rather than political and social. With the examples including the stamp act‚ it clearly shows it was ran by the economical differences due to the fact that the stamp act imbalances drove the colonies to protest and even start boycotting the British goods. With the quartering acts‚ politically‚ it aroused the colonists because it was so unfair. What it did was that‚ parliament enacted
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actually not revolutionary at all. In their view‚ colonials rebelled against Britain to keep things the way they were‚ not to change them. Do you agree? Use relevant facts about the social‚ economic and/or political situation in pre-Revolutionary America to argue your point. The not so revolutionary‚ some historians claimed this about American Revolutionary. Accordingly‚ they argued that the colonials rebelled against Britain not to change then but to keep things are. This paper aimed to counter this
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Key People of World War One ➢ Britain |Military | |Political | | |Name |Description |Name |Description | |Sir Douglas Haig |British Commander-in-chief 1915-1918. |Herbert Asquith |British
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