1) Beveridge report a) Influential document in founding the social welfare system of Great Britain‚ 1942‚ Chaired by William Bevridge 2) Backbenchers a) Do not have any real policy making power‚ but provide services to the constituents and allow for a link between parliament and the citizenry 3) Tony Blair a) Parliament member who served as prime minister from 1997 to 2007‚ youngest prime minister‚ part of the Labour Party‚ Founded The Third Way 4) British Broadcasting corporation a) Largest
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In 1763 the colonists faced a series of conflicts with Great Britain. These conflicts resulted in the break between the two. Although Great Britain caused many problems by imposing several restrictive acts on the colonists’ during their fight for independence‚ it more importantly caused the colonists’ to come together and grow as they started an independence movement. Great Britain imposed many taxes on the colonists‚ one being the Sugar Act. The reason the Sugar made the colonists so mad was because
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overlooked‚ is the overwhelming responsibility they have to be the face of a country. Sir George Savile‚ a member of England’s King Charles II’s Privy Council‚ attempts to persuade his audience to think of King Charles II as a beloved individual who has suffered greatly‚ but refused to show it for the sake of his people. Savile succeeds in this by using metaphors‚ imagery‚ and allusion. Savile showed Charles II as an admirable figure as he was “A prince neither sharpened by his misfortunes
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relations between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies were becoming a major problem. Great Britain was continuously being unjust and unfair to the colonists by taxing them without their consent‚ closing their ports‚ killing the colonists‚ and many other one sided actions. The colonists grew weary of this very quickly and decided they had had enough of it. This led to the colonists declaring their independence from Great Britain in 1776. After the French and Indian War‚ Great Britain wanted to control
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The Acts imposed by Great Britain in 1754 and 1775 were Coercive Acts. The Coercive Acts were written by Thomas Jefferson. According to‚ Libertarianism.org “The Coercive Acts are called the intolerable Acts and are amounted to the declaration of martial law in Boston” (Libertarianism.org). Also‚ other acts that were imposed by Great Britain during 1754 and 1775 were the Murder Act‚ Quebec Act‚ and the Criminal Act. According to‚ Libertarianism.org “The Murder act was unfair because all Bostonians
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Ethos We don’t want or need to be controlled by Great Britain we’ve come a far way from Britain trying to escape them and all their rules and religious believes. When all we want is peace and liberty!But Great Britain believes that we are weak and taking advantage of that. we need to let Great Britain know that we are not going to sedate to their control and we also need to show them that we are not weak! The British are fooled by the idea that we are weak because we are barely starting
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Great Britain 1860 - 1910 Military During the time period of 1860-1910 Great Britain were involved in numerous wars for example The Boer war‚ The Battle of Atbara‚ The Battle of Omdurman‚ and The Zulu war. The Boer war‚ 1899-1902 was a battle which took place in Africa. By the 1890’s British imperialists felt the two states obstructed complete British control of South Africa and threatened the security of the route to the East. The British commander-in-chief‚ Buller‚ countered by
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Why the Industrial Revolution happened in Great Britain? Until the early 18th Century a great number of people lived off the land. Their existence was defined by seasons and harvests and ruled by small political and social elite. But in the next 150 years there has been an explosion of new ideas and technological inventions‚ which led to industrialised and urbanised country of Great Britain. This was the Industrial Revolution. Roads‚ railways‚ canals were built as a mean of transportation
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During the 1800s‚ Great Britain was facing a crisis as there was a war with France looming over them. Along with this crisis‚ Great Britain was facing conflicts with the United States. Great Britain was in a difficult situation as war broke out against France. At the same time‚ the United States was looking for a "Second Independence" as they were trying to finally prove their independence from The British Empire. Great Britain faced more serious matters with France as they were trying to stay free
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that to a moderate or large extent‚ advances in industrialization had an impact on Great Britain in the 19th century. The industrial revolution was the transition to a new manufacturing process from about 1760 to somewhere in between 1820 and 1840. It included going from hand production to machine production‚ improved water power efficiency and improved steam power efficiency. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain‚ and some of the most important technological advances were British. The Industrial
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