Why did Britain maintain most of its empire at the conclusion of the War for American Independence‚ while the end of the Peloponnesian War resulted in the destruction of the Athenian Empire? Steven Pressfield the author of The War of Art says "the principle of priority States (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important and (b) you must do what’s important first." Prioritization‚ this is what Britain did to maintain its power during the end of the American Revolutionary
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States success‚ they were head to head with the Soviet Union‚ each country trying to gain superiority over the other. During this time both countries were involved in the cold war which undoubtedly fueled both countries want to be superior. This particular event would eventually be called the Space Race. This race would start in 1957 and conclude in 1969 when Apollo 11 successfully landed on the moon. Soviet Space Gain Seen was published in The New York Times on January 1st‚ 1961. This article quotes
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French emperor Napoleon I. The Napoleonic wars showed that Russia was a major force in Europe. Influences from Western Europe caused some Russian students‚ nobles‚ and members of the upper class to rebel and create secret political groups within their communities. In 1825 officers led a revolt‚ trying to form a new government but was struck down by Emperor Nicholas I. To protect Russia from corrupting western ideas‚ Emperor Nicholas I drove his
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defined the American characteristics. He demonstrated the innovative sprit by inventing and experimenting. He discovered electricity and invented lighting rod. He demonstrated the most typical American sprit: freedom‚ independence and equality. Franklin‚ as a newspaperman‚ showed the desire of wanting freedom of speech and media.Rebelling against Britain by supporting revolutions and freeing his slaves showed his desire of freedom.Franklin put his ideas into the Declaration of Independence which made
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Although there were many reasons that American Colonies began to resent Britain‚ the new ideas presented by the Enlightenment and the Acts that the British government continued to implement played their own parts individually and combined. When British Philosopher‚ John Locke‚ stated that all men have the right to “life‚ liberty and property”‚ he proposed that there was such a thing as an illegitimate government. Because an illegitimate government claims entitlement to take‚ not provide protection
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As we all know‚ Beowulf‚ who came from the Geats‚ traveled to the Danes to help the king Hrothgar to kill the monsters who often attacked people of the Geats. However‚ for the epic poem‚ some questions occur to me‚ which likes “why does the hero Beowulf not live in Britain? Even‚ why this story has no concern with Britain?” or “why was Beowulf‚ as a pagan story‚ preserved and circulated by the Christianity in the Dark Middle Age?” and so on. Consequently‚ after I finished my reading about Beowulf
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How successfully did Britain secure its Interests in the Eastern Question from 1856-1902? Between 1856 and 1902 British aims were to secure trade routes‚ maintain the balance of power in Britain’s favour‚ have naval control of the Mediterranean and to safeguard India and North Africa against threatening powers such as France and Russia. These aims were fundamental to Britain at the time and heavily influenced British foreign policy including British involvement in the Eastern Question. Britain’s
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does this general election represented for the future of Britain? I shall analyse the question through the study of their manifesto. First I shall examine how the war period made a difference for the Labour party‚ then what the party embodied and finally what Attlee’s ministry resulted in. First‚ we can see Labour’s victory as a way to avoid the situation that happened after World War I. As it has already been mentioned‚ Britain suffered from the Great Depression. The Labour Party mentions it in its
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“On the fourth Thursday of November‚ Americans celebrate Thanksgiving‚ a national holiday honoring the early settlers and their harvest feast known as the first Thanksgiving. Long before settlers came to the East Coast of the United States‚ the area was inhabited by many Native American tribes. The area surrounding the site of the first Thanksgiving‚ now known as southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island.” People that incorporated in The Plymouth Colony were groups of English people that
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rapidly so did the nation’s bravado. The Japanese people thought their mainland was impenetrable and that their people were of the highest honor. They had lowered the stature of all non-Japanese so much that rape‚ murder‚ and pillaging was practically celebrated.
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