How far do you agree with the opinion that the Boer war acted as a spur to much needed reform in Britain? The Boer war acted as a catalyst to reform in many ways. It had considerable impact politically and socially. Many changes were put in place‚ from improving the army to public health care. Initially what acted as a spur was the amount of deaths and the cost of the war‚ 22‚000 were killed costing £200 million therefore this led to a wake up call for the Army. However one may argue that it was
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How far do you agree that the use of repression was the main reason for the weakness of opposition to Tsarism in the years 1881 – 1914? I think that the use of repression is the main reason for the weakness of oppositions to Tsarism in the years 1881 – 1914. This is because of many different reasons and factors. One is because the Tsar enforced Russification of the country‚ meaning the people who were not necessarily a true Russian who enforced the Russian Orthodox Church were made to. People were
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want to improve the condition of our African American life we would have to not give up and keep trying‚ lose some pride that we may have‚ and also let no one tell you what you are capable or what you’re not. Working together we could all make a difference and change anything‚ so our future would be better. If we want to make a difference we have to lose some pride in our self. We all have pride for what we are and where we come from‚ but sometimes we have to put some pride away to work with other
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Ireland.’How far do you agree? Tudor governments during the Tudor period dealt with rebellions in different ways‚ whether most governments underestimated the threat posed by them will be dependent on how well and effectively they reacted and responded to theses rebellions. Most Tudor Monarchs were either not prepared or faced the consequences of their most serious errors‚ however factors that will have to be taken in consideration are how governments consulted with their advisers‚ how governments
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How far do you agree that Lady Macbeth is presented like a Fiend-like Queen Throughout Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ it can be argued that Lady Macbeth‚ who ruthlessly questions Macbeth’s masculinity catalysing his unnatural acts of violence and brutality‚ is presented as a fiend like queen. Nonetheless‚ her calling on spirits in order to remove her gender identity as well as masking her moral consciousness in order for her to transgress against the divine right of kings suggests that she does not entirely
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Greed‚ in definition‚ is an excessive desire to possess wealth or goods. Normally‚ greed is considered a source of evil and sin. However‚ some people may think in the other way that greed is a source of incentives that drive people to make progress. In my opinion‚ greed is not good since an excessive desire can likely lead to a wrong manner of people to pursue their desirability. It is so for not only individuals‚ but also for the government and even a country. First of all‚ greed is a source
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How far do you agree with the view that the Wall Street crash was responsible for the Great Depression of the early 1930s in America? The Wall Street crash occurred in 1929 and is regarded as being the most devastating stock market crash to have ever occurred in the history of the United States. The crash was cause due to a wide range of factors‚ which became uncontrollable during the 1920s when America was experiencing a period of ‘boom’ and many were benefiting from the prosperity. The events
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Between 1820 and 1860 there were a few fundamental differences between the economies of the North and South. How far do you agree? Between 1820 and 1860 there were problems in America that resulted in the civil war in 1861‚ the economy affected the North and South during the civil war‚ and some major differences helped win the civil war. However this does not mean that the economy had many fundamental differences. For example the methods of earning money were different‚ but overall both earned roughly
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Ideology was more important than culture and religion for the growth of nationalist movements in the period before WWII. How far do you agree? Colonial rule had brought about many significant impacts in South East Asian countries which included many dissatisfactions among the natives. Thus‚ this brought about the rise of nationalist movements. There are many reasons to why there was a development of these movements and the two main reasons for this cause was ideology as well as religion and culture
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How far do you agree that the First World War was the most important reason for the abdication of the Tsar in February 1917? There were many reasons for the Tsar’s abdication and murder‚ the war being one of them however there were many other reasons such as the lack of political reform and the state of the country before the war itself. However I agree that the First World War was a very big reason for the relinquishment of Tsardom in 1917. Russia had the largest army and gained some early successes
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