Maria Camila Escobar The British Mandate in Palestine After World War 1‚ Britain was given a mandatory power over Britain. Their purpose according to the League of Nations was to help Palestine become and independent state‚ but as time passed this aim became more difficult to accomplish because of the tough situation between the Palestinian Arabs and the Jews living in this land. In this essay the successes and failures of the British Mandate will be assessed. During war Britain made lots
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The decline of the British Civilisation Why does "the sun never sets on the British Empire"? Because there was always a part of the British Empire that was in sunlight. What major event affected the British Empire on the 20th century? After the 2nd World War‚ Britain was in total bankrupt‚ they had no money left‚ because they were completely focused on the war efforts. Britain was depending of the money coming from the colonies. However‚ the fact that Britain ended up with very few resources
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any court of law within the British colonies and plantations in America‚ a stamp duty of three pence.” (British‚ parliament). The Stamp Act was created and enforced upon the colonies by the British Parliament on March 22‚ 1765. After fighting in the North America’s alongside the Colonists and in various other locations globally‚ the British racked up a healthy sum of debt‚ around 177 million pounds (“Tax history Project”). In an effort to pay off such debt‚ the British parliament issued various acts
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I. Identification 1. The Issue The British Museum‚ located in London‚ England‚ purchased the Parthenon Marbles‚ also known as the Elgin Marbles‚ from Lord Elgin on July 11‚ 1816 through an Act of Parliament (1). The Parthenon marbles consist of 115 panels of frieze and 92 mesotopes of which the British Museum owns 56 panels of the frieze and 15 mesotopes. The museum also owns 17 pedimental figures‚ and thus houses about half of surviving sculptures of the Parthenon while the other half is in Athens
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In Colonization in Reverse by Louise Bennet‚ Patois resonated with me because the poem was written in Patois. In Louise Bennett’s poem‚ a fence side conversation written to the poet’s friend Miss Mattie‚ the poet is giving Miss Mattie her take on Jamaican migration to the Motherland. Bennett’s poem emphasizes the idea of leaving one’s home country to start a new life somewhere else. Moving to Britain could provide Jamaicans with opportunities that they could not be afforded in Jamaica. However‚ if
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Democratic Imagination‚ by; James Cairns and Alan Sears I will correlate topics from these sources with the British Empire in India and the events that took place in relation to democracy. The rule of the British in India may be the most controversial aspect of the British Empire‚ aside from their rulings other continents. They’re presence in India for nearly 200 years‚ which was known as British Raj‚ displays the efforts of the people of India revolting and sparking a revolution
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the people. In Britain‚ what the politicians promised during their campaign‚ is set in stone‚ and they have to answer for it if they are unable to fulfill those promises‚ while‚ in America‚ the politicians can change their agenda after winning. The British way ensures that the politicians work for the people who voted for them. The people want accurate information‚ a greater focus on the issues that concern them (Oakland
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of the population becomes poor‚ the general economy would become less because less money is being made. Many negative effects were caused by decolonization. One economic negative effect was that when many nations became independent of European colonization‚ the Latin Americans had a terrible economy. As a result of the war to gain independence and not having the small nations unite together‚ all the newly created nations had a terrible economy. The war used up a lot of resources‚ thus‚ draining the
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British sense of humour "Britain is known for its humour as France is known for its food and wine". If people who are living outside the United Kingdom are asked to characterise British humour‚ many of them will probably mention the jokes of one of the Monty Python series or maybe quotes from Fawlty Towers. Of all the characteristics‚ good and bad‚ for which the English are known in the outside world‚ their sense of humour is one of the best-known. One significant element in the British
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XVI centuries as the Italian Renaissance shaped the Western world‚ two well established powers‚ Spain and England‚ embarked in cross - Atlantic expeditions to Asia and the New World. These expeditions disembogued in what is known today as the Colonization of the New World. During these expeditions‚ the two nations were able to navigate the newly discovered continent for a prolonged period of time conquer several unbeknownst lands in the Pacific Ocean. However‚ there were obvious discrepancies
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