ability to work with historical documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the context of each document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Historical Context: Following the French and Indian War‚ Great Britain began to tighten their control over the British North American colonies by enacting numerous pieces of legislation. The legislation passed by British Parliament was met with much resistance by the American colonist. Task: Part I: Using the
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Britain between the wars In 1929‚ the Wall Street Crash plunged the USA into economic depression. The Americans stopped imports of goods. This created a depression across the rest of the world. Unemployment in Britain‚ especially in industries like coal‚ iron‚ steel‚ shipbuilding. These industries had not modernized after the war and had been badly affected by competition from other countries. It left a terrible effect on the British economy. When the war ended‚ they found that other countries had
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In what ways did developments in transportation bring about economic and social change in the United States in the period 1820 to 1860? Between the 1820s and the 1860s‚ advances were being made in leaps and bounds‚ especially in transportation. From the invention of the cotton gin to interchangeable parts‚ mechanical advancements began to take effect. However‚ Americans were still walking on unprepared ground and taking longer to reach from point A to point B. Because of this boom in technology
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The period of time just after Reconstruction ended to the beginning of World War I was full of change. From the “robber barons” of big business to the massive number of immigrants‚ many aspects of American life were changing‚ in both positive and negative ways. The greedy businessmen shut down competition against them and formed monopolies allowing them to set high prices and the large amount of labor allowed them to pay low wages. The immigrants worried the upper class whites because they thought
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Comparative Analysis of Canada’s Relationship Between Great Britain and the United States Introduction For centuries‚ the British Empire was comprised of multiple dominions‚ colonies‚ and territories ruled by the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The British Empire was present in areas all over the globe. Around the early 1900’s the Empire was said to govern a total population of almost 500 million people‚ and covered about one quarter of the total land mass on Earth‚ which
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The effects after the French and Indian War created an unbalanced relationship between Britain and the British colonies. The victory allowed Britain to expand their territory‚ but also brought Britain in great debt. Britain believed that Parliament should have more authority over the colonists and so they put in Acts to enforce their rules. The many different Acts created resentment throughout the colonies towards their mother country. The French and Indian War also had the effect on the colonies
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Industrial Revolution of Great Britain The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ transport‚ and technology had a tremendous effect on the social economic and cultural conditions starting in the Great Britain‚ then subsequently spreading throughout Europe‚ North America‚ and eventually the world. Reasons The Industrial Revolution‚ one of the most vital periods of change in Great Britain‚ occurred because
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Political situation in Great Britain in the 1990’s. As we all know‚ one of the significant features of British political system is its flexibility. Britain have unwritten Constitution‚ formal Bill of Rights and Supreme Court which works rests on precedents. It makes possibility for each government to make wide reforms and rearrangements in the way in which politics and government are conducted. There is no doubt that in years after Second World War Britain went through the great changes in its status and
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On the Rise and fall of Great Britain (1) 中文摘要： 英国，一个漂泊在大西洋上的小岛，曾经在世界历史发展的漫长时期中湮没无闻，人口不过数百万，国土资源也很有限，却率先敲开通向现代世界的大门，从地理的边缘变成了世界的中心，一跃成为西方强国的领头人，并独领风骚数百年，给人类文明烙上了不可磨灭的印记。然而到了十九世纪末期，由于美、德等国的崛起以及其他种种原因，英国逐渐失去优势‚后来又在第二次世界大战中受到严重创伤，大英帝国国力日渐衰落‚海外殖民地也在二战后纷纷宣告独立‚大英帝国逐渐演变成一个组织松散的英联邦。这个曾经号称“世界工厂”和“日不落帝国”的国家又逐渐衰落，回归到欧洲，回归到欧洲的版图之内，回归到大西洋中的那个小岛。 关键词:世界工厂 日不落帝国 衰落 Abstract in English： Great Britain‚ a small island which lies in the Atlantic Ocean‚ was once little-known in the long history of
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Industrial Revolution in Great Britain Industrialization in general changed the way we live but it impacted our lives the most when it came to Great Britain. Simple ores such as coal and the use of metals to make engines aided the British and the rest of the world into making their lives much easier while increasing production of product allowing them to make more money. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain the mid-18th starting with the transition from handmade goods to machine made
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