The British were too complacent and over-confident. They underestimated the Japanese in many aspects. This mentality would eventually lead to their defeat‚ even though they outnumbered the Japanese greatly‚ as they had many weaknesses‚ which the Japanese were quick to exploit. These weaknesses will be described in detail in the following paragraphs. Firstly‚ British complacency and their gross underestimation of Japanese troops resulted in their lack of preparation for a land assault‚ as they assumed
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History II Section 003 Professor Haug India was a British colony in the 18th century between 1858 and 1947‚ the Indian solders assisted the British to conquer India‚ and they were however mistreated at the hands of their colonizers and denied higher positions which they were qualified for. This was a strategy used by the colonizers to ensure that they maintain control and power over the natives. Moreover Indians were traded as slaves to other British colonies where they provided free labor which enhanced
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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 decline of the British Civilisation Why does "the sun never sets on the British Empire"? Because there was always a part of the British Empire that was in sunlight. What major event affected the British Empire on the 20th century? After the 2nd World War‚ Britain was in total bankrupt‚ they had no money left‚ because they were completely focused on the war efforts. Britain was depending of the money coming from the colonies. However‚ the fact that Britain ended up with very few resources
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large scale industry rather than small scale individual operations. The British Empire was expanding rapidly during the 18th century. An empire is a large‚ multi-ethnic state‚ whose political structure is held together by force. The British colonised most of Africa‚ North America‚ the Pacific‚ India and parts of Asia and South America. There were British colonies all over the world. The Industrial Revolution and the British Empire are dependant on each other. There would not be an Empire without
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Introduction The Federation of Malaya (Malay: Persekutuan Tanah Melayu) is the name given to a federation of 11 states (nine Malay states and two of the British Straits Settlements‚ Penang and Malacca) that existed from 1 February 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957. It was reconstituted as Malaysia with the addition in 1963 of Singapore‚ Sabah‚ and Sarawak. History After World War 2‚ the British came again to Malaya and Britain suggested the formation
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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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