SCC UK Summary Tentamen 1 Chapter 1 Great Britain and Ireland Why is Great Britain called “Great” Britain? They put the word “Great” in front of Britain to distinguish it from a smaller area in France called “Brittany” •Geographically➔ Lying off the north-west coast of Europe there are two large islands and hundred of smaller ones. Largest one➔ Great Britain. Second large one➔ Ireland. No name for the both of them together. •Politically➔ Two states‚ one of them governs Ireland and the
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From 1754 to 1763‚ the French and Indian War took place. This war altered the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. It was the last of four North American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. In these struggles‚ each country fought for control of the continent with the assistance of Native American and colonial allies. The French and Indian War occurred to end the land dispute between the British and French. Whoever
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Why were the major cities of Britain bombed by the Germans in 1940-41? There were many reasons why the major cities of Britain were bombed by the Germans in 1940-41. The main reason was‚ on the night of August 24th 1940‚ a German bomber accidentally dropped a bomb on London. The British were furious at this. In revenge Britain attacked Germanys capital city‚ Berlin‚ for four days! This outraged Hitler‚ as he boasted to many of his people that Germanys capital city would never get bombed. The difference
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War in Afghanistan and Iraq‚ and terrorist attacks at home In the 2001 General Election‚ the Labour Party won a second successive victory‚ though voter turnout dropped to the lowest level for more than 80 years.[132] Later that year‚ the September 11th attacks in the United States led to American President George W. Bush launching the War on Terror‚ beginning with the invasion of Afghanistan aided by British troops in October 2001. Thereafter‚ with the US focus shifting to Iraq‚ Tony Blair convinced
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Boxing Day started as a gift giving tradition that originated in 19th Century England during the reign of Queen Victoria. It is celebrated on December 26th the day after Christmas and is a national holiday in the UK and other parts of the world. Boxing Days original purpose was for the gentry and business people to give gifts on the day after Christmas to their servants and others who provided service to their homes or business. There were also boxes placed in churches where people would put in
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History of Great Britain from 1950-Today The first two years of the 1950’s were very eventful for Great Britain. After leading the British people through a devastating war Winston Churchill was reelected Prime Minister (he would serve for another five years) and the much loved King George VI would die in 1952. As the second son of George V‚ Prince Albert (as George VI was known then) had not expected to be King. It was his older brother Edward VIII who was in line to become the next king‚
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Britain attempted to control through mercantilism and tried to increase tax on colonies‚ which resulted in the resistance from colonies. This eventually led to the outbreak of fighting to declare independence. The Britains believed in achieving a favorable balance of trade‚ they wanted the colonies to be prosperous because they wanted all of the exports to come straight to Britain and for the other colonies to receive a small portion of goods. Britain wanted to make as much money as possible out
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geographical proximity to Great Britain the two nations suffered from a long‚ drawn out history of English colonization‚ as well as christianization‚ of Ireland and Irish reactionary resistance. The conquests of Ireland spanned from the first with the Tudor conquest of the 1530s to the second conquest in 1641 to the third conquest in 1690 in which Britain took full control over Ireland. With the suppression of yet another Irish uprising against British rule in 1798‚ Great Britain declared the Act of Union
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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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Plan of Investigation Thesis: Why did Britain go to war? Between the late eighteen hundreds and late nineteen hundreds‚ England was described as being in “splendid isolation” from the rest of Europe until 1914. But why did Britain go to war? What rivalries were Britain involved and what treaties dragged her into the war? I need to look through the primary sources such as official reports‚ published interviews‚ addresses‚ and history textbook to gather facts; secondary sources from the internet
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