How successful was the National Government 1931-1939 in dealing with social-economic problems they faced? National Government is a concept referring to the coalition of the major political parties which were under Ramsay MacDonald‚ Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain they held office from 1931 until 1940. The Wall Street Crash was the start of Great Depression and Britain was badly hit. The Government tried to achieve several different‚ contradictory objectives which where ones such as
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How successful were the national governments in bringing economic recovery in Britain in the years 1931-1939? The National Governments experienced moderate success in bringing about economic recovery in the years 1931-1939. It would be inaccurate to say that the policies of the governments were the only contributing factor as they alone were not sufficient enough to tackle the harsh economic climate‚ but for the most part the National Governments were responsible for a moderately successful economic
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Between 1914 and 1931‚ Canada moved from colonial status to independent nationhood. Evaluate the accuracy of this statement. The twentieth century was an era for new technologies‚ different political ideologies and global unrest and warfare. The century was also a time when the superpower nations dominated the global stage and the junior weaker countries struggle for international recognition and sovereignty. Canada was geographically‚ the second-largest country in the world‚ but at the start
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Assess the significance of popular pressure in bringing about improved representation and greater democracy in Britain in the period 1830-1931 The period of 1830-1931 saw gradual yet largely significant governmental reforms which led to an extension of the franchise from 500‚000 to around 21 million. Prior to 1832‚ Britain’s franchise composed of a selective elite of the landowning class‚ however the 1832 reform act‚ although a disappointment in the extent of what it achieved‚ paved the way for
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The period between 1830-1931 saw significant extensions of the franchise in Britain. At the beginning of the nineteenth century‚ a narrow elite held a dense concentration of both economic wealth and political power‚ with little sign of wanting to concede either. Certainly there had‚ until then‚ been no major electoral reform since 1432‚ when Henry VI franchised male owners of property worth 40 shillings – which‚ by the 1830s‚ allowed only 635‚000 out of a population of 20 million to vote. Bribery
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Viviana Jimenez Teacher’s Name English I Pre-AP 6 November 2016 ! ! Original Source/Context: ! Hunt’s The Light of the World‚ painting Religious The painting The Light of the World was made by a british artist named William Holman Hunt. He was known for many of his artistic details and technics. The painting‚ made in 1854‚ identifies Christ nocking on an old wooden door signifying the human soul. This painting brought much attention towards Hunt. He also made many other well known religious painting
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cinematic vampire. Giving proper recognition to Bram Stoker for his 1897 best-selling Gothic novel‚ Dracula‚ the original prevalent image of the vampire was that of a tall‚ pale-skinned‚ debonair‚ tuxedo and cape sporting nobleman‚ with fangs (Taylor 91). This distinguishing semblance and deportment was suitably brandished by Bela Lugosi with his classic portrayal of the Count in the Tod Browning’s Dracula (1931)‚ and would be copied to one degree or another in myriad films for decades to follow (Wikipedia
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during the great depression. Some musicals like gold diggers were not just made to be enjoyed but intended to go against the economic depression. It did just that by showing the spirit of optimism and cooperation. Gangster film such as "Public Enemies"(1931) and "Scar face"(1932) dramatized violence. Violence in those films were inspired by illegal distributing of alcoholic drinks in the prohibition Era (1919-1933) Due to the Great Depression the American film industry got strongly impacted‚ and many
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published Frankenstein in 1818‚ a relatively small Hollywood Studio‚ Universal Pictures‚ brought Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) and his monster (Boris Karloff) to the big screen in a film adaption of the same name. When it hit theaters on November 21‚ 1931‚ Frankenstein immediately succeeded as a box office hit‚ launching a franchise which eventually grossed over twelve million dollars (IMDb). Even today‚ the image of Frankenstein’s monster from this film (hereafter simply referred to as the Monster)
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the oldest ones‚ dating back to the early 1920s. From day one to around the 1960s horror films were almost always just about your typical horror monsters- Count Dracula‚ the Frankenstein Monster‚ Mummies and occasionally zombies- notable such films including Nosferatu (1922) The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Frankenstein (1931) Dracula (1931) Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and the wolf man (1941) In the 1950s horror films sometimes had representations of the Cold War and Communism in the underlying themes
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