The first train was invented by a man called George Stephenson. This was important to the industrial revolution. Steam locomotives were first developed in Britain and dominated railway transportation until the middle of the 20th century. One impact of the railway was the speed of travel which was greatly improved by railways. For example until the advent of the railways‚ no one had travelled faster than a horse can manage at full gallop and within a few short years of the first major line opening
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Introduction - The ‘Three Terrible Years’ The period between 1958 and 1961 is known as the Three Years of Great Chinese Famine. It is also referred to as ‘The Three Years of Natural Disasters’ or ‘The Difficult Three Year Period’ because China doesn’t want to admit the true cause of the disaster. (Branigan‚ 2013) Natural factors do play a major role in this disaster‚ but one questions whether the famine would have been this severe if it had taken place in a democracy. The economist Amartya Sen said
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a country and a truly independent nation from Great Britain from the years 1914-1928. Canada contributed excessively in WWI providing troops‚ ammunition‚ food‚ supplies‚ and much more[ii]. After the war‚ especially after bravely winning Vimy Ridge‚ Canada gained a reputation for being tough and hard working. It was only after the war that Canada was finally recognized for being a country of their own instead of another colony of Great Britain. Canada earned a seat in the League of Nations
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Conservative Party in Britain After analyzing some of the major policies of the parties of the UK‚ the one that I‚ as a college student‚ can identify with the most are those of the Conservative Party. I have always believed that education is the key to a successful nation‚ and lack of education results in numerous problems for a nation. Therefore‚ a party that enforces education and aims for the success of hardworking people is indeed‚ the one that represents my ideals (Roskin). At the same time
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Strongly Influences Early Human Development. Discuss. Both nature and nurture play an important role in early human development. However‚ people have always wondered that our gene which we inherited from our parents or environmental factors influenced the most. This has been a mysterious around the globe for centuries. This essay will analyze that nurture is the most important. Nature which is the heredity from our parents plays a huge role in the development. Our personal characteristics were
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things like the people‚ money‚ trade‚ war and more. They made their people pay taxes on things they shouldn’t have been taxed‚ along with this the higher powers of Britain controlled everything and didn’t care who it affected. Parliament put taxes on many different things‚ Britain went into a large amount of debt. The people of Great Britain were the ones that had to pay for the debt‚ they paid it because of these taxes that got put on items that everyone needed. This wasn’t fair to the people because
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Essay # 3 Happiness. There is a saying that states that “Money doesn’t buy happiness‚” and most of the time‚ the response to that is: “Yeah right‚ whatever‚ keep on dreaming” or “Yes sure‚ but you have to admit that it helps when you have some”. Indeed‚ when we think about money‚ we either start daydreaming about the projects we will realize once we have it in our hands or we end up having nightmares about what we will be losing once it has vanished. So for sure‚ the common answer would be
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IMPACT OF WW1 ON BRITAIN The effect that World War I had upon civilians was devastating. WWI was a war that affected civilians on an unprecedented scale. Civilians became a military target. The economic impact of WWI meant that there were shortages of all produce‚ most importantly food. Consequently‚ rationing of bread‚ tea‚ sugar and meat was introduced in 1918. This was widely welcomed by the British public‚ as a voluntary rationing system had been introduced a year before‚ and people were
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want the best for every single one of you just like the patriots and our colonies will receive a lot more benefit if we stay with Great Britain. As a farmer with a family and my slaves to take care off‚ the land that I owned is what has been keeping my family well fed and providing my slaves with the food that they needed to survive. Breaking away from Great Britain meaning that the colonists will lose their biggest trade partner‚ which mean that
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Social Inequality in Britain Today “In the last 30 years the unequal distribution of income in Britain has increased at an alarming rate” To what extent do you agree with this statement? I agree with the statement in a way. Although I don’t think that the unequal distribution of wealth has increased too dramatically‚ I think the fact that it has increased at all is alarming‚ because by looking at these figures (the top tenth of the population have a higher share of the wealth than before (from27%-31%)
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