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    ways. Instead of aiding the Indian economy‚ all profits from Indian raw materials were delivered to Britain. Textile mills that were built by the British decreased the need for local textile businesses‚ which were often run by women. Furthermore‚ British tax laws declared that local authorizes could confiscate unpaid land from peasants. Because of British colonial rule‚ India’s economy suffered‚ which caused misfortunes for the population. In comparison‚ the consequences of European imperialism in

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    Part B - What were the consequences of the First World War for the British People 1914 - 1924? (50 Marks) Britain changed significantly between 1900 and 1918‚ there are many potential reasons for this however World War One is seen as the biggest. The whole world order changed as the old empires of Russia‚ Austria - Hungary and the Ottoman Empire collapsed‚ Germany was recreated as the Weimar Republic and France and Britain were significantly weakened. The USA became the most powerful country in

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    sponsor Indians in their own culture‚ to advance knowledge of India‚ and to employ that knowledge in government."[65] The first goal was supported by some administrators‚ such as Warren Hastings‚ who envisaged the Company as the successor of a great Empire‚ and saw the support of vernacular learning as only befitting that role. In 1781‚ Hastings founded the Madrasa ’Aliya‚ an institution in Calcutta for the study of Arabic and Persian languages‚ and Islamic Law. A few decades later a related perspective

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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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    The first contacts between the British and the Muslims were sporadic and rare. The first known encounter of the Muslims and the citizens of the British Isles dates back to the seventh century. For example‚ the gold imitation of the dinar was coined in 775 by Offa‚ the King of Mercia‚ a kingdom in Anglo-Saxon England. The coin had Offa’s name on one side and the inscription of the Islamic declaration of faith ‘there is no God but Allah alone’ on the other (The Gold Imitation Dinar of Offa). During

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    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 following essay is a short review on Hobsbawms chapter entitled the Age of Empire‚ it is to give a summary of the chapter at the same time pointing out the main points he mentions in the reading. The reading is basically about a period called the ‘Age of Empire’‚ which was a period from 1975 to 1914. It was given the name Age of Empire for the reason that leaders of that period preferred to be called by the title Emperor. The writer highlights how the world economy was being controlled by the

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    I agree that the way the British soldiers treated the Boer fighters and civilians was in fact brutal. With the use of the ‘refugee camps’ and the scorched earth policy it made them seem that much more brutal. Sources P‚ Q and R all offer different insights into how brutally British soldier dealt with the Boer guerrilla fighters during the Second Boer war in 1899‚ with evidence to support the brutality of it all. Source R strongly agrees that the British treated the Boers badly‚ particularly the

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    the well-known Egyptian author‚ Naguib Mahfouz. It is a microcosmic display of Egypt during the British mandate at that time. The novel mainly focuses on an alley located in one of the crowded streets of Cairo. Omnisciently narrated‚ it gives us a detailed analysis of the Egyptian people during that time of oppression. Mahfouz conveys his message by the creation of external factors such as the British and WWII and making them play an eminent role throughout the novel‚ and thus having a profound impact

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    How were British political parties affected by the First World War by 1918? The First World War affected all areas of Britain and its people‚ impacting the economy‚ industry and the role of its government amongst other things. I believe that the war was a terrible struggle for the British government‚ what with it being a total war‚ meaning it wasn’t just the soldiers who were fighting the effects of a world war. Bombs were dropped from 1914 on December 16th when a German warship killed 119 people

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