History of the British Islands The study of the British Islands helps us to understand the foundations on which our society is built on. The present life of the British Islands is the result of the accumulated past; and if we understand the past‚ we can understand ourselves and also determinate our future. The History and Culture of England helps us to answer questions that ask for the remains of the past‚ such us: Who built a dolmen? Who built a hill-fort? What was a castle? Etc. Therefore
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The decline of the British Empire. “The sun never sets on the British Empire” this statement was true for many decades‚ the Empire was ¼ of the world. But why and how did it fall and what were the reasons for decolonization? This I will try to answer in this short essay. The main reasons of the decline was economics and nationalism (including resentment from the rest of the world towards the empire). I have decided to concentrate on post world war events even though you may say the decline already
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Britain dealt with numerous threats to its interests in Egypt and Iraq throughout the interwar period. A growing problem for British rule was the rise of nationalism‚ which impacted foreign policy as Britain sought to preserve its position. British interests in Iraq and Egypt included the security of the Suez Canal‚ oil reserves‚ easy access to India‚ as well as potential military bases. By retaliating violently to rebellion and making concessions to the nationalists‚ Britain was able to protect
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not rebel on the invasion of the Japanese ‚ this was insulting to the statue of British power. And then following in 1942 was the fall of Singapore‚ Burma and Tobruk in Africa. Even though all these colonies were restored after the War‚ the fall of them did have a huge impact on the Empire. Most significantly was the fall of Singapore‚ as according to Churchill “it was the worst humiliation of the British army ever.” Such event taking place gave a new image of Britain; it made her look weak‚ and
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THE BRITISH COLONIAL STATE Structu’re 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Introduction Nature of the Colonial State The Political Economy of the Colonial State . Instmments of Control 14.4.1 14.4.2 14.4.3 14.4.4 The Colonial Military Apparatus The Police Organisation The Judiciary and Law The Bureaucracy - The Steel Frame of the Raj 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 Sources of Legitimation Summary Glossary Exercises 14.1 INTRODUCTION The political structure ~ h i c h evolved in India under the British during
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Global 2 Honors 12/16/2011 History of British Imperialism IN India Interviews with the native Indians and British nationalists have made it clear that both sides are right in that there are both positive and negative effects from British imperialism. The British sought raw materials‚ cash crops‚ and most importantly‚ Indian textiles. British presence increased over time as more and more became interested in making a profit in India. In 1600‚ the British East India Company was given the right
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Should a British person bother learning any language other than English? English is said to be the most common and used language on Earth. People from all over the world use it to communicate with individuals from other countries. Moreover‚ in almost all of the European schools English is the mandatory first language. This brings us to the question: What about the English native speakers? Is there any need for them to study other foreign languages? According to a recent survey in the UK‚ an overwhelming
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sure some information is not released to the public. For safety‚ well-being‚ and the greater good in general‚ censorship is a very vital part of society. As the British censorship in WWI and the Chinese censorship of the press demonstrate‚ censorship is justified. The way the British government altered or deleted some news on the British army in WWI was actually very necessary. In order to keep the morale high back in Britain‚ the government ordered the newspapers and reporters to only release positive
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Britain only controlled a small amount of land in Africa. The British concentrated on imperialism in other‚ more profitable places around the world; places that would give them more markets for trade and more opportunity to increase their economy. Suddenly‚ the British were annexing land in places like Egypt and South Africa; in 1869 these were places that did not have monetary value. What in the world at that time changed‚ to change the British attitude toward Africa? What were the reasons for their continued
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The British Monarchy has had a large influence on Canada since European exploration of the Americas began in the late 15th century. However‚ over the last few decades there has been increasing debates over the relevance of the British monarchy in modern day Canada. Over the past few decades there has been a shift from monarchy to constitutional monarchy; this means the the King and Queen no longer have executive power to do what they please‚ the power now falls to an elected parliament (Citation)
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