Trade was the most important factor in the growth of the British Empire. Do you agree? One of the main factors of the growth of the British Empire is trade. The other main factors are: rivalries with other European countries‚ the spread of Christianity and the desire to colonise. All of these factors are important‚ but I think that the main one is trade. Trade earned a lot of money‚ and the East India Company had a lot to do with this. Some of the money which was made from
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George Orwell writes of his experience in British–ruled India in the early Twentieth Century. He was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors‚ the British. There were three groups of prisoner’s short timers‚ long timers‚ beaten. The British cruelty was that prisoners had to strip in front of others prisoners‚ public humiliate was taken away from human‚ padding strap tight to a metal barrier‚ and his buttocks a target so the prisoner is unable to resist impact. They hired a martial
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The Fall of British Empire and Its Reflections on British Society in terms of Class Conflicts in John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger. The British Empire was no longer the greatest empire on earth after the Second World War. She had started to lose all her colonies one by one. Thus‚ she lost her former dignity as the greatest power in the world. The capitalist power‚ America and the socialist opponent‚ Russia had already started to play an important role in world politics. Therefore‚ Britain had
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Imperialism helps nationalism grow‚ improves communication‚ and revised the legal system in India. To begin with‚ British imperialism helped to revise the legal system in India. Several things needed to be changed therefore many reforms began to occur. The legal system changed to promote justice towards all Indians no matter their classes. They worked to put an end to the caste system and slavery once and for all. Much of the population was Hindu and followed the Hindu customs and traditions even
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Critically Compare the British Rule in India to the French one in Algeria. Throughout the nineteenth century‚ the rivalling countries of Britain and France were both looking to expand into different continents and build a successful empire. There are many reasons for this thirst for expansion‚ including economic growth and territorial gains. According to Gildea the emergence of non-European countries such as United States and Japan as great powers fuelled the nationalistic appetite for the extension
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The British North American colonies grew considerably between 1600 and 1763. Imports and exports across the Atlantic caused a constant demand for labor in the colonies. The British colonies supplied raw goods as well as some manufactured goods for countries around the world especially in Europe. As the demand for cash crops and raw materials from the Americas grew‚ the demand for labor also increased. Trans-Atlantic interactions fostered continuity in the demand for labor in the British North American
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The statement that the British Empire made the world a better place is both true and false. First let us discuss the negative aspects of the empire. When they claimed influence in Africa‚ the impact was dramatic. The British was greatly involved in the African Slave Trade in the 1700s‚ this obviously was a bad thing for the Africans who lived in West Africa. Trade however was abolished in the beginning of the 19th century. The British Empire put in plenty of work into trying to waste slavery and
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and is using to create unity and national integration. 2. Lists and briefly explain the interventionist factor of five peoples that struggle against the Colonialists. 3. Discuss the lessons and benefits of the 1948 to 1960 Emergency in Malaya. 4. Explain the problem of racial unity in the country prior to Independence. 5. Briefly explain the Federal Legislation Process. 6. Give the factors and reasons of the problems in unity and integration between races in Malaysia
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Describe British rule in India at the end of the First World War. At the end of the First World War‚ British rule in India was dominant compared with Indian rule. The British is controlling a population of about 300‚000‚000 people and more than two-thirds of India in the early nineteen hundreds. The rest is ruled under Maharajah’s which are Indian Princes. Out of the various colonies the British had‚ India was named the ‘Jewel in the Crown’ because of its vast amounts of resources‚ labour and
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between the British and the colonies eventually leading to the American Revolution. British Tax Policies of the 1760’s and the American Response Sugar Act – The Parliament of Great Britain passed the sugar act to replace the molasses act in 1764 with the aim of raising revenue. Even though the act reduced the preceding
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