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    Commercial policy of the British (1757-1857) 1. The Coming of the Europeans into India (1600-1757) – The lure for trade and profit brought many trading companies to India. The trade –cum-political corporation called the English East India Company came to India and gave an expansive touch to India’s national commerce. It opened new markets for Indian goods in Europe and thereby increases the export of Indian manufacturers and encourage their production. This is the reason why the rulers tolerated

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    Read the following extract from reading 2.2 ‘Benin antiquities at the British Museum’ and look at Plates 3.1.14 British officers of the Benin punitive expedition with bronzes and ivories taken from the royal compound‚ Benin City‚ 1897 and 3.2.24 Display of Benin bronzes in the Sainsbury African Galleries‚ the British Museum‚ 2005 in the AA100 Illustration Book. How do the different contexts of display reflect different attitudes to the art of Benin? At the end of the 19th century‚ Africa was

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    AC 63812 A British Soldier’s Values and Standards V A L U E S A N D S T A N D A R D S O F T H E B R I T I S H A R M Y FOREWORD BY THE HEAD OF THE ARMY Humans are naturally team players‚ we all seek the company of others and like to share our experiences. The British Army is the ultimate team. It has an excellent reputation across the World‚ which is built on trust. A lot is expected of you as a British Soldier; you will be required to serve in dangerous places‚ risk your life for your teammates

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    theory to attack the Moderates in the Congress * Suggested Congress ‘was a product of Lord Dufferin’s brain’ * Argued that ‘the Congress was started more with the object of saving the British Empire from danger than with that of winning political liberty for India. The interests of the British Empire were primary and those of India only secondary’. * Added ‘no one can say that the Congress has not been true to that ideal’ India Today by R.Palme Dutt * Myth of the safety valve = an

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    when the British started trading with India. They British’s method left little room for error as they took control of India‚ it’s military‚ it’s material‚ and its land. It was only after 200 years that India tried break free from the British rule. India demanded independence because‚ they were forced to fight in a war for democracy and they were not granted their own freedom. When Britain imperialized India‚ India was known as British Raj. Soon the Indian’s started to rebel and the British devised

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    The British distinguished themselves from the Burmese in a physical and mental sense to maintain their own superiority within the colony. In order to mentally separate themselves from the Burmese‚ the British instilled cultural ideas inferiority that can be seen in characters like U Po Kyin. He was “a man of fifty‚ so fat that for years he had not risen from his chair without help…for the Burmese do not sag and bulge like white men‚ but grow fat symmetrically.” Orwell clearly distinguishes Po Kyin

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    India Geography of India Location India is located in southern Asia. India borders Pakistan‚ China‚ Nepal‚ and Bangladesh. Pakistan is on the northwest border. China and Nepal are on the northern border. Bangladesh is on the northeastern border. More than half of India is surrounded by the Indian Ocean. Climate‚ Weather‚ and Seasons India has one of the most diverse climates in the world. It has monsoons‚ to very hot weather‚ all the way to the snowy Himalayan Mountains. A monsoon is a wind

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    British Impact on India

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    Introduction: The struggle for Indian independence was more than just an effort to break free of British colonial rule. It was part of a broader conflict that took place‚ and is in many ways ongoing‚ within Indian society. In order to organize resistance‚ upper-caste Indian activists needed to frame Indian identity as united against British colonialism. This was not in of itself difficult‚ but they wanted to maintain an upper-caste dominance over Indian society. This required upholding "classical"

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    The Roman and Han Empires both had their differences and similarities. However their similarities out-weighed their differences by a large amount. Their governments‚ economies‚ traditions‚ even their ways of agriculture made them very similar but at the same time very different. A couple of things that made them similar are The Han and the Roman Empires was two of the most powerful empires to rule their respective parts of the world‚ however they both declined and failed. Another thing was that agriculture

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    British Food

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    Theme: British food Done by: Mirvaliyev A. Cheked by: Valitova M. Tashkent 2012 Bibliography 1. Weber‚ Robert E. England ’s Heritage Food and Cooking.‚ 1988. 2. Walter‚ Our Favourite Recipes‚ Inc.‚ 1988. 3. Wikipedia.com Content 1. British Cuisine 2. A brief history 3. Today 4. Regional Specialities 5. Pies‚ Puddings‚ Buns and Cakes 6. The Great British Breakfast

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