industrialization of Britain and Japan. Both ascended to become great modern industrialization nation‚ although both took different paths to get there. What sets Great Britain apart from Japan was it did not have a role model to follow since it was the first industrial nation. Therefore the cause of its industrialization must have much contrast with Japans. Britain’s industrialization must pay tribute to its growing population‚ political stability and geographical advantage By the 1700‚ Britain underwent
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How did the Romans maintain control of Roman Britain? There were many ways in which the Romans used to maintain control over Britain. This included using fortifications‚ British towns‚ the army and dealing with the resistance from the British. One of the ways that the Romans used to maintain control over the British was through the use of Roman forts. Once the Romans conquered Britain they did not leave they stayed to defend Roman Britain from attacks by fierce tribes who lived in Scotland and
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Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain refers to the World War 2 major air campaign fought against United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF) by Germany’s air force (Luftwaffe). The battle began in the summer of 1940 and was waged in the skies over Great Britain. When France fell in June 25‚ 1940‚ it triggered a series of miniature events that lead to this battle. Great Britain and France were allies during the Second World War and both declared war on Germany (September 1939). Though despite their
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BRITAIN: REVIEW QUESTIONS Below you will find a list of questions on Britain which can be used to test yourself on the weekly reading assignments. They are meant as self-study aids; several of the questions may well be used in the exam‚ in one form or another. The answers are –evidently – in the book. Questions on chapter 1 1. What are ‘Crown dependencies’? Mention one example. Crown dependencies are two small parts of the British Isles which have special political arrangements.
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GCSE History Controlled Assessment: The impact of war on Britain c1914-50. During c1914-1950 social attitudes towards life in Britain varied amongst the British civilians dramatically. The main reason social attitudes changed so much was because this was a period of ‘total war’‚ a time where men‚ women‚ boys and girls were all involved in the war be it on the front line fighting or at home trying to stay alive. The attitude of some people changed positively as social classes were brought together
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"Matter" The Matter of England The Matter of France King Horn (ca. 1225‚ SWMid or SMid) Havelok the Dane (ca. 1280-1300‚ NEMid) Athelston (ca. 1355-80‚ EMid) Gamelyn (ca. 1350-70‚ NEMid) The Sowdon of Babylon (ca. 1400‚ EMid) The Matter of Britain Arthurian Sir Degaré (before 1325‚ SWMid) Sir Orfeo (beginning of 14th c.‚ SE) The Earl of Toulouse (ca. 1400‚ NEMid) Emaré (ca. 1400‚ NE) Layamon’s Brut (chronicle-romance; late 12th c.‚ WMid) Ywain and Gawain (ca. 1300-50‚ N) Sir Perceval
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not having control over Britain led to beliefs that Britain would eventually become a base for his enemies to attack him from. When France fell to Germany in 1940‚ Hitler’s aims were turned on Britain. He believed that if he destroyed the RAF Britain would no longer have any defence against an invasion. Hitler also wished to disrupt Britain’s economy and industry and many industrial cities were hit. “Blitz” is the German word for lightening and it was adopted in Britain during this happening. Between
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friends of men have a much better life in Britain‚ than anywhere else. In Britain they have special dog shops‚ selling food‚ clothes and other things for dogs. There are dog hair-dressing saloons and dog cemeteries. The English arrange dogs’ shows and organize dogs’ supper parties for winners of dogs’ competitions. Lots of families in Great Britain have got one or more pets. Dogs are the favourite pets and there are about 6 million of them in Great Britain. The second favourite are cats (about 5
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Factory Reform in Britain 1. Reform of the early factories and mines in Britain was considered necessary for many reasons. Firstly‚ in Britain‚ the mistreatment of women particularly in factories helped reform to start taking place. Women (and children) were used for fundamental jobs in textiles factories which involved manoeuvring into places that men could not manoeuvre into. Women often had to work very close to running machines‚ and since there were no machine monitors at this time‚ several
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To ask any person what family means in contemporary society is to take a glimpse into the multitude of terms describing family forms‚ that is; “household‚ couple family‚ nuclear family‚ extended family‚ single-parent family‚ blended families and stepfamilies” (Germov & Poole‚ 2007). Therefore regardless of how a family is structured an integral component that each one of these families has is the role they play in the socialisation process. That is‚ every person’s life from the time they are
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