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    Labour Reforms 1945-1951

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    How far did the post-war Labour Government meet the welfare needs of the British people between 1945-1951? When the war ended in 1945‚ the Labour Government‚ led by Clement Atlee‚ were faced with tackling numerous problems that existed in Britain. Their aim was to meet the welfare needs of the British people who‚ during the war‚ got used to support provided by the government. In 1942‚ a Civil Servant and an experienced worker on social welfare named William Beveridge constructed a report which

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    Britain at War

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    Britain at war Unseen archives Chapter one The opening moves By the morning of the 3th september 1939 war was inevitable. Prime minister neville chamberlain broadcast to the nation at 11.15 a. that this country is at war withg germany this declaration followed britans issuing of an ultimatum to germany to withdraw from the polish territory they had attacked and occupied in the early hoin urs of the 1st september

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    The Battle of Britain

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    The Battle of Britain was the most important turning point in World War II for the Allied powers against the Nazis and their Axis powers. The Battle of Britain was almost lost before it was ever fought‚ but the reason behind this was the Battle of France: It was over in just six weeks and didn’t leave Britain much time to prepare their defenses. The French mentality was to blame. The personal failings on the part of Gort‚ Georges‚ and Gamelin. They paid no attention to the approaching danger which

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    Democracy in Britain

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    ‘for the people‚ of the people and by the people’‚ was necessary in Britain‚ as Aristotle once said‚ ‘man is by nature a political animal’. Franchise is the right to be able to vote and in 1830‚ only one out of ten adult males could vote; by 1832 it was a privilege of the landed elite and by 1928 it was a right of all eligible adults (over the age of 21). By 1928‚ Britain was almost democratic but not entirely so. Before 1850‚ Britain had a rule of aristocracy‚ there was great political influence from

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    Britain In The 1860s

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    Britain in the 1860s Things were quite different in Britain during the 1800s than it is today. There was no Child Protective Services. Women could not vote‚ nor did they get proper education. In order to support the family’s income children had to work from an early age. They worked as chimneysweepers‚ sellers in the streets‚ prostitutes‚ pot makers‚ coalminers etc. and had really long hours; often from early morning until late at night (which was similar to a fully-grown man’s working hours). Today

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    In the late 1960s‚ a counterculture movement developed and it lasted for about eight years. It coincided with America’s involvement in Vietnam. The counterculture was the rejection of conventional social norms that was in place in those years‚ it was carried out by the hippie. A typical hippie of the 1960s belong to a white middle class citizen. The youth involved in the counterculture rejected the cultural standards of their parents‚ racial segregation and the initial support for the Vietnam War

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    Immigration

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    Immigration Options for Foreign Managers and Executives Let’s say you are the CEO of a top international company and now want to come to the U.S. to oversee a new U.S. branch office that just opened up in San Diego‚ California. Sounds like a legitimate reason to come to the U.S. but determining the best immigration strategy may not always be easy. For example‚ many people will think that the U.S. company can just petition an H-1B visa for the CEO. However‚ it is a little known fact that many CEOs

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    Caribbean Studies Essay

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    Ethnic affiliation play in Caribbean Society and Culture Subject: Caribbean Studies Teacher: Mrs. L. Nation Account for the changing role that Race‚ Colour and Ethnic affiliation play in Caribbean Society and Culture The

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    Religion in Britain

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    Religion in Britain Religious life in Britain in the past 30 years is characterized by an increasingly diverse pattern of religious beliefs and affiliations. Although the UK is predominantly Christian‚ most of the world’s religions are represented in the country. There are large Hindu‚ Jewish‚ Muslim and Sikh communities‚ and also smaller communities of Baha’is‚ Buddhists‚ Zoroastrians that are common in the areas with large ethnic communities. Britain today may be characterized by considerable

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    Segregation 1945-1954

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    There were no sustained mass struggle against segregation from years 1945 – 1954 because there were two developments during this period that stunted and delayed the progression of African American civil rights movement. First‚ was the granting of civil rights‚ however they served as temporary appeasement for blacks. Which also had social and political limitations. Second‚ the fear of communism evoked by the Cold War shifted the focus from domestic resolution to international issues. Some of the

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