which took place in Africa. By the 1890’s British imperialists felt the two states obstructed complete British control of South Africa and threatened the security of the route to the East. The British commander-in-chief‚ Buller‚ countered by splitting his forces and trying to raise all three sieges. This lead to three British defeats in the ‘Black week’ of December‚ at Stromberg‚ Magersfontein and Colenso. The battle of Colenso was one of three British defeats that made up Black Week (Boer War)
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In the 17th century Great Britain started to expand in competition with France and established settlement in North America and the Indies. British empire had a big impact on economics‚ politics and society. The British Empire clearly had many different parts from where to get goods from such as‚ Canada‚ New Zealand‚ Austria and South Africa‚ that helped the Empire´s economy to increase rapidly. Canada provided goods like salt‚ wheat‚ fish and eggs that allowed the empire to get different types of
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beginning of the Reign of Terror where revolutionaries set out to rid France of those still supporting the king called Loyalists‚ and protect France from
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emergency. Pilots are trained to fly and make correct decisions in case of any emergency event. In the case of British Airway 268‚ the pilots’ concern is whether the engines suffer any big damage after the small explosion that would affect the other 3 engines or perhaps even other instruments not visible to naked eyes. Although Boeing 747s are certified to fly with 3 engines under British regulation‚ not knowing the extend of the damage could lead to disaster. Other consideration as mentioned in
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2.Oil painting‚ life-size portrait painting and the use of perspective 3. The history paintings dramatise and recreate various episodes of British imperial history. These paintings celebrated the British—their power‚ victories and supremacy. One such painting is the one shown below. The discovery of the body of Sultan Tipu by General Sir David Baird‚ 4 May 1799‚ painted by David Wilkie This painting‚ like most imperial history paintings‚ aims to project the superiority of the Britishers over
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In the previous 100 years‚ the British had enjoyed victory after victory in all the wars they had been engaged in. Their superiority was confirmed after defeating great nations like France and Spain which made its military the best in the world. The British had the urge to spread their dominance and so they extended their rule to the American ground. The Americans were on the losing end from the first time the war was declared‚ but an alliance with France strengthened its position and having the
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The British regime’s style of ruling Egypt was backed by the idea of imperialism which was not new for Britain in the early 20th century. Egypt was nothing more than another British colony in the Middle East. The British looked down on the Egyptians and believed that‚ while they may not have been at an intellectual disadvantage compared to the Brits‚ they still were not capable of governing themselves. For these reasons‚ Britain made Egypt a British colony in 1882 and had no intention of turning
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British Rule and Colonial Interest The arrival of the British in India was marked by the spice trade during the period of the European exploration in the 1600s. Through trade and export‚ European powers found their way to India. The British‚ particularly‚ were drawn to India’s wealth‚ it’s markets and growing population. Their eventual involvement led to the establishment of the East India Company in 1757. The company introduced measures towards western education‚ modern transportation‚ goods and
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British East India Company and Its International Trades British East India Company played a non-ignorable role in history and economic field. From 1600 when it was established by a group of British entrepreneurs to 1874‚ in which it was dissolved eventually‚ the company not only monopolized various international trades‚ but also acted significant military power by the support of British government. Its aim is plundering other countries’ resources and make their own country wealthy. But its failure
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compare it in Great Britain and in Russia. British people obsessed with the weather. It is a part and a parcel of their life. I suppose that the strongest reason for it is the weather’s uncertainty. «Life at the edge of an ocean and the edge of a continent means you can never be entirely sure what you are going to get» - as Jeremy Paxman said. So people have a ground for discussion and speculating about the weather became the part of the British culture. Nowadays it is a special way to begin
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