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    The British came to India in the 1600’s‚ originally to trade but eventually took over india in 1858. The British controlled India from 1858 to 1947. Britain was successful in ruling‚ they had an efficient government‚ army‚ police‚ justice system‚ and civil system‚ they constructed many infrastructures‚ plantations‚ sold lots of cloth‚ educated young wealthy Indians‚ and health and life expectancy improved. Although the British government was efficient and successful‚ it benefited the British not

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    business interests of the British imperialists had a mixed outcome.Great Britain expanded into India‚Asia‚and Africa.There were three main causes that are linked to the causes and reasons os imperializing(political‚social‚economic).Overall‚imperialism is a progressive force‚and both the “oppressors”are equally effected by imperialism in both positive and negative ways. The causes of British Imperialism were tied to economic‚social‚and political reasons.socially‚the british believed that they were

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    India as a whole “prosper” and “suffer” under the British colonial system As miriniae has mentioned‚ India underwent great change under the British administration‚ with the development of new services & technology in transport‚ agriculture‚ and education‚ just to name a few. Although the country flourished under colonial rule‚ the self interests of the British prompted new problems and suffering for Indian people. The chief motive of the British in India was to establish political control through

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    British Stamp History

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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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    British Parthanon Marbles

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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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    British Imperialism in India "All the leadership had spent their early years in England. They were influenced by British thought‚ British ideas‚ that is why our leaders were always telling the British "How can you do these things? They’re against your own basic values.". We had no hatred‚ in fact it was the other way round - it was their values that made us revolt." -Aruna Asaf Ali‚ a leader of the Indian National Congress. There is no doubt that British imperialism had a large impact on India.

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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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    British Airways Analysis

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    supplier of British airways‚ as a stakeholder it plays an important role in the development of the firm whereas it is also crucial to assess the stakeholder for maintaining the long-term relationships. There are three main connection features‚ which drives the value of the stakeholders. This essay will map British Airways stakeholders as well as the ethical concerns it has dealt with from its different stakeholders Background of British Airways The group of British airways comprises of British airways

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    British Colonies Dbq

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    From the 1600’s up until the early 1700’s‚ the British Colonies were in a state of salutary neglect. Thereafter‚ the British executed the Navigation Acts‚ though loosely enforced‚ they were created in order to regulate trade between the Colonies and the mother country. The relationship between Britain and it’s colonies was a civil one up until it was greatly reformed with the events of the French and Indian War. The war significantly affected the economic‚ political‚ and economic relationship between

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    If you want to join the British and think you have the skills and abilities there is a lot of information you have to know. What is the British Army responsible for? The British Army‚ together with the UK’s other armed forces‚ is responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom. It also performs many peace keeping operations and is currently deployed in over 80 countries around the world. For example‚ shortly after the invasion of Iraq‚ the British Army were peacekeeping by patrolling the borders

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