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    The British Empire was one of the most extensive empire in world history. It was at one point the largest empire in the world. It was the largest empire by having colonies in Asia‚ Africa‚ North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ and Oceania. During the 1800s the British controlled lots of this land all at once‚but this empire had its ups and downs like any empire. There was the First British Empire‚ the Second British Empire‚ the decline of the empire‚ and the legacy that came with it. First

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    The British Empire at the turn of the 19th Century was a diverse array of culture that many English subjects‚ both abroad and home in the metropole‚ consumed. Through such ways as culture and religion‚ the British were able to grow and maintain the empire by using popular culture to reinforce the idea that the “Western” individual was superior to anyone from the Orient. While many modern historians write about the atrocities the British made on the peoples of the empire‚ the British were able to

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    The British saw their own society as a superior society‚ dynamic‚ individualistic‚ egalitarian and modernizing and overseas they saw their Empire as corporatist‚ inferior and backward. As I have said people’s opinions soon changed on their perception of the British Empire. The British placed themselves on top of the scale and they ranked all other races from around the world beneath them and not only that they were regarded as the finest race in the world by Cecil Rhodes. The British regarded

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    autobiographies of British and Indian WWII veterans‚ there were important commonalities in the backgrounds of the soldiers and commonalities along with some differences for motivations to enlist. There were commonalities in their background in the selections because both British and Indians had many different classes in their society enlist. The commonalties in motivations to enlist stem from the less wealthy British and Indian soldiers mostly joining for a steady job and money. Unlike the British upper class

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    The life under the British rule was really bad and totally unfair for the indians they had no right‚ the original rulers of India were the Mughals. After that the British East India Company became the rulers. The British government took over‚ after the Sepoy Rebellion. Indians used nonviolence to gain Independence from the British using the Salt March‚ Dharasana salt works and day of the Prayer and Fast. The Salt March is one of the protests that was an event with non violence used to gain independence

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    Malay Peninsula and Singapore was named as British Malaya which was British’s territories. During occupation of British in British Malaya‚ British government placed all the states under 3 different administrative system‚ which is Straits Settlement‚ the Federated Malay States and Un-federated Malay States. Strait Settlement been founded in 1826 when after British secured Singapore from Dutch through a treaty called “Anglo-Dutch Treaty 1824”. British unified Singapore‚ Penang and Melaka under

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    Assignment Case Study Read the information about British Airways. Carry out further research by reading the latest BA annual report and articles related to employee relations at BA. The suggested titles are not exhaustive and you should find further sources. British Airways British Airways was formed in 1974 from its predecessors merging. Theses airlines were the former BOAC and BEA. British Airways was known as the ‘flag carrier’ airline for the UK‚ meaning it was the national airline and owned

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    The British colonized Africa from Egypt in the north to South Africa. Extension of a nation’s power through conquering overseas territory‚ know as imperialism had several motivations. Nationalism urged the nations of Europe to conquer land overseas. Having colonies was seen as a matter on national prestige‚ it was a symbol of the nation’s greatness. Lands in Africa‚ rich in raw materials and markets‚ were seen as economic opportunities for the European nations. Along with the rest of Europe Britain

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    Management Research Report What has British Airways done during the recession to be competitive against Ryanair and Easyjet? Table of Contents 1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 2. Methodology …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 3. Short History 3.1 British Airways ……………………………………………………………….……………………5 3.2 Easyjet and Ryanair………………………………………………………………………………..6 4. Prior to the Recession 4.1 British Airways ……………………………………………………………………………………

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    In 1763‚ after the French and Indian War‚ new imperial policies enforced by the British greatly affected colonists and their colonies. It created political‚ economical‚ and social conflict that resulted in the War for Independence. Colonists were influenced by new imperial policies at a high degree. Politically‚ the British forced a strict hand on the colonists. In result of the Boston Tea Party in 1773‚ the British enforced the Intolerable acts. The Intolerable/ Coercive Acts (1774) Closed the port

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