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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The German-Great Britain Trade Rivalry in Comparison to the U.S.- Japan Trade Rivalry The German-Great Britain trade rivalry like the U.S.-Japan trade rivalry involved a rising power cutting into the trade of an already dominant trading power. There were several causes of the German-Great Britain trade rivalry according to Hoffman. The first was German’s industry’s zeal in procuring new contracts and expanding markets. They did this by fulfilling contracts even if they were very small and
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colonist should be allowed to become independent from Great Britain because Great Britain’s protection is no use for the American colonists due to them being in a discomforting place with Great Britain’s enemies‚ gain nothing with their connection for trading‚ and also because Great Britain only fights for their own sake; they do not defend the American colonist out of kindness. The American Colonists think of themselves as citizens of Great Britain and subjects of the king due to the way they are governed
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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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bulb invented. Ideas were now spreading across the world. Marxism. Socialism. Capitalism. The Industrial Revolution was a new era. However‚ the question is still raised: did the Industrial Revolution improve life in Great Britain? The Industrial Revolution improved life in Great Britain due to the major technological‚ economical‚ and social advancements. The train - or “Rocket” - developed by Robert Stephenson was a pillar for the growth that began during the Industrial Revolution. Document 1 mentions
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The Continuity and Change of England Great Britain evolved a great deal throughout the Enlightenment and World War 1 from the 1600s-1920‚ which led to an unstable power balance in the monarchy because of the new ideas that began to take root in society‚ quickly pushing out the old ones. However‚ throughout the years‚ England remained a strong and powerful empire with imperial motives. The Enlightenment was a movement deeply rooted in politics. Up until the early 1600s the power and authority
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After about a year in the war Great Britain decided it was time to elect a more aggressive Prime Minister. In May of 1940 Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister. That same month a large German offense forced British troops into one of the largest retreats in history‚ it was called the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk. During July through October in 1940‚ the English people suffered through the Battle of Britain. Extremely destructive German bombs rained down for
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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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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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FAMILY LIFE IN BRITAIN I.CHANGING VALUES AND NORMS OF THE BRITISH FAMILY The family in Britain is changing .The one typical British family headed by two parents has undergone substantial changes during the twentieth century .In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-person households‚which increased from 18 to 19 per cent of all households between 1971 and 2002.By the year 2020 ‚it is estimated that there will be more single people than married people.Fifty years
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