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    settlement at Jamestown‚ and the following years would bring more American colonies to the British Empire. When sending people into the new land‚ the English planned to use a mercantilist policy and fully use the colonies for their resources. The colonist’s creation of the proverb "Mother countries exist for the benefit of their colonies" is sufficient because England’s original intentions of mercantilism soon disappeared after their entrance into this new world. The reason for the decline in their

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    British mercantilism established itself with the help of the trans-Atlantic trade. Great Britain was then able to have adequate supremacy over the colonies to impose several acts such as the Navigation Acts and Molasses Act. Trade routes linked the American Colonies‚ West Indies‚ Africa and England. England‚ being the mother country‚ wanted a favorable balance of trade. The triangular trade is an example of mercantilism‚ or the idea that the mother country gains wealth and power by controlling

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    Why China Defied the British Empire Was China being arrogant or justified when it rejected the British? In 1793‚ King George III of Great Britain sent an embassy to China‚ with the aim to ease restrictions on trade. However‚ Chinese emperor Qianlong rejected them completely‚ setting off a chain of events that would prove to be disastrous for China. While pure arrogance was a factor in determining China’s rejection of the British‚ traditional Chinese beliefs and policies were also influential in

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    Did the British Empire improve people’s lives in Africa? I will start off by defining the terms of this essay. ‘Improve’‚ in this context‚ means the African people’s lives developing and the standard of living getting better. The British Empire in Africa was vast. It included lands in North Africa‚ such as Egypt‚ much of West Africa‚ and huge territories in Southern and East Africa. British rule had a huge impact on the lives of millions of Africans. Before the British rule in Africa‚ African

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    The decline of the British Empire. “The sun never sets on the British Empire” this statement was true for many decades‚ the Empire was ¼ of the world. But why and how did it fall and what were the reasons for decolonization? This I will try to answer in this short essay. The main reasons of the decline was economics and nationalism (including resentment from the rest of the world towards the empire). I have decided to concentrate on post world war events even though you may say the decline already

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    not rebel on the invasion of the Japanese ‚ this was insulting to the statue of British power. And then following in 1942 was the fall of Singapore‚ Burma and Tobruk in Africa. Even though all these colonies were restored after the War‚ the fall of them did have a huge impact on the Empire. Most significantly was the fall of Singapore‚ as according to Churchill “it was the worst humiliation of the British army ever.” Such event taking place gave a new image of Britain; it made her look weak‚ and

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    The British Empire was the largest the world had known. It was said “the sun never sets on the British Empire‚” as it was so large it covered all time zones. Britain had a small population and army so governing was done by inflicting a devastating military defeat on the conquered nation. The defeat was so great that would be no future resistance. It had the desired effect of scaring the locals into doing anything they could to maintain Britain’s favor. This kept the peace. Part of this would

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    Decline of the British Empire 1945- 1970’s 1945: End of World War II The catastrophic British defeats in Europe and Asia between 1940 and 1942 destroyed its financial and economic independence‚ the real foundation of the imperial system. It also erased the old balance of power on which British security - at home and abroad - had largely depended. “Britain had survived the war‚ but its wealth‚ prestige and authority had been severely reduced.” The British found themselves locked into an imperial

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    Mercantilism How do you develop a successful government that will please an entire nation? Since colonization the United States has been a country in pursuit of economic dominance over nation states. Mercantilism‚ liberalism‚ and structuralism have at some point in time been used to accomplish this goal of subjugated national welfare. These philosophies can be thought of as blueprints by which the state operates and from which its policy emanates‚ always changing across nations never truly in

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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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