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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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    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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    Eating customs & traditions in Great Britain The usual meals in Great Britain are breakfast‚ lunch‚ tea and dinner; or in simplier homes‚ breakfast‚ dinner‚ tea and supper. Breakfast is generally a bigger meal than you can have it on the Continent‚ though some English people like a “continental” breakfast of rolls and butter and coffee. But the usual breakfast is porridge or “Corn Flakes” with milk or cream and sugar‚ becon and eggs‚ marmalade with butter toast‚ and tea or coffee. For a change

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    Although there were many reasons that American Colonies began to resent Britain‚ the new ideas presented by the Enlightenment and the Acts that the British government continued to implement played their own parts individually and combined. When British Philosopher‚ John Locke‚ stated that all men have the right to “life‚ liberty and property”‚ he proposed that there was such a thing as an illegitimate government. Because an illegitimate government claims entitlement to take‚ not provide protection

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    Ford’s assembly line allowed mass production of vehicles‚ with the hugely popular Mini going at £500 in 59 also. Seaside resorts flourished and places such as Devon and Cornwall made their names from this period. Affluence had a profound effect on Britain at the time and prosperity had meant a rise in wages and paid holidays. This increased income and leisure time allowed things led to the formation of things such as holidays. This was possible with cheap package holidays abroad‚ like two weeks in

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    Family Values in America and Great Britain Few can doubt that family is trouble. Nobody can doubt that parliament and people are now casting around for solutions to what is seen as a problem of endemic disorder – rising crime‚ intrusive squalor‚ spreading welfare dependency‚ collapsed community. The concept of family has changed greatly. Speaking about American families‚ there are several ideas that have changed. The first thing that comes to mind is the difference in size of the families. Anybody

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