During 1970s Britain‚ life was a picture of austerity and hardship for many members of the public. The country was facing the worst economic recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s and large numbers of the electorate were quickly beginning to grow tired of the failing policies being touted by both Labour and Conservative minority governments. The experience of Britain for many in the 1970s was one of drawn out decline and decay‚ the consensus politics of the 1960’s was falling apart and
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WHY Michelle Obama is running for office: In Michelle Obama’s first major address at the Democratic National Convention‚ she declared “I love this country”. Obama wants to serve as a compassionate servant leader for her country. During her time as the First Lady‚ she used her platform in the White House to address issues like access to better schools for children‚ access to healthier food for children‚ and access to better job training for all Americans. She rarely shied away from taking on her critics
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Focus Question 610 Key Terms Used: Industrial Revolution‚ Putting Out System‚ Free Trade Many events in Britain and other parts of the world in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century help contributed to industrialization. The evolution of manufactures in Britain was one of the most helpful and extraordinary events in human history. Many historians argued what could have caused such wide scale industrialization in England (611). One theory is that the people of England finally understood
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In my essay I will be investigating how variety shows changed overtime and impact in Britain. A variety show is theatrical entertainment consisting of successive unrelated acts‚ such as songs‚ dances‚ and comedy. It also covers magic tricks‚ circus‚ animal acts‚ juggling and acrobatics. Theatre and Drama in Ancient‚ history of theatres starts in Greece where Greek’s began around 700 B.C. with festivals honouring their many gods. The Greek Theatre was a central place of formal gatherings in ancient
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1. Britain was home to industrialization because they had a combination of natural‚ economic and cultural resources throughout their country. Another reason that afforded England’s industrialization was that it was a small island. Because it was an island allowed it to have control of the waterways to reach domestic and foreign markets. Not only were they able to harness their resources‚ England encompassed many coal and iron mines that were used as the new source of power. One way this new source
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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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involves our political systems. The differences between the few that exist can change all aspects of everything that follows it. For example‚ a democratic system draws its power from the people as they dictate the majority of the decisions either directly or through representatives they choose. This is the case with all democracies‚ including Great Britain which has a prime minister elected by the people. On the other hand there are countries who are authoritarian with one ruler or a small group of
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INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS A CHALLENGE TO DEMOCRATIC SUSTENANCE IN NIGERIA Based on the journal‚ International Studies 44‚ 3 (2007): 217-33‚ by Sarabjit Kaur was mentioned about Institutional Development as a Challenge to Democratic Sustenance in Nigeria. Democracy is one of the important thing that must have in social‚ economic and political in nature. In the development of countries usually because of economic and social conditions that helped in the sustenance of democracy but it was primarily
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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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