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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want the best for every single one of you just like the patriots and our colonies will receive a lot more benefit if we stay with Great Britain. As a farmer with a family and my slaves to take care off‚ the land that I owned is what has been keeping my family well fed and providing my slaves with the food that they needed to survive. Breaking away from Great Britain meaning that the colonists will lose their biggest trade partner‚ which mean that
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social class and gender in explaining the level of educational attainment in Britain. “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to to fish and you feed him for a life time.” This ancient proverb illuminates the importance of education in our daily lives. Education teaches students the basic norms and values of society‚ assisting them to develop their individual identity and knowledge. In Britain‚ formal schooling is seen as a necessity‚ however it is the quality and fulfillment
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BRITAIN 1945–2007 Answering Questions at AS Level When you are preparing for the AS examination‚ remember that you will be asked to engage in extended writing. For AQA and Edexcel‚ you will be expected to produce an answer that evaluate sources and also produce answers that incorporate your own knowledge. For OCR A‚ you will be expected to produce an essay-style answer based on your own knowledge. The differences and similarities between GCSE and AS History are explained on pages 4 and 5
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Is Britain an elective dictatorship? Lord Hailsham suggested the phrase elective dictatorship in his academic paper written in 1976. Elective dictatorship refers to the fusion of powers of the executive and the legislature; where the legislature is drawn from the executive therefore resulting in dominance of the executive over the legislature. ������ Firstly the executive�s majority in the House of Commons reinforces the executives dominance. Elective dictatorship occurs in conjunction with this
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Social Inequality in Britain Today “In the last 30 years the unequal distribution of income in Britain has increased at an alarming rate” To what extent do you agree with this statement? I agree with the statement in a way. Although I don’t think that the unequal distribution of wealth has increased too dramatically‚ I think the fact that it has increased at all is alarming‚ because by looking at these figures (the top tenth of the population have a higher share of the wealth than before (from27%-31%)
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Comparing the industrialization of Britain and Japan Two ships can arrive at the same destination; however that does not necessarily mean that they used the same route on their journey. Such is the same with the industrialization of Britain and Japan. Both rose to become the two great pioneers of the modern world; however the paths they took to success were different. This paper will compare Japan and Britain‚ exploring the causes of its industrialization‚ and how the countries drastically changed
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Introduction Gender equality in workplace has been promoted over the past few years throughout the world; Britain is not an exception too. One of the causes of absent on gender equality is gender discrimination. Although gender discrimination have improved over the years‚ this factor still exist‚ which cause the unfair treatment to the female employees. In Britain‚ women still have a lower income‚ lower employment range and smaller occupation range. Majority of women’s effort in work have always
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GCSE History Controlled Assessment: The impact of war on Britain c1914-50. During c1914-1950 social attitudes towards life in Britain varied amongst the British civilians dramatically. The main reason social attitudes changed so much was because this was a period of ‘total war’‚ a time where men‚ women‚ boys and girls were all involved in the war be it on the front line fighting or at home trying to stay alive. The attitude of some people changed positively as social classes were brought together
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not having control over Britain led to beliefs that Britain would eventually become a base for his enemies to attack him from. When France fell to Germany in 1940‚ Hitler’s aims were turned on Britain. He believed that if he destroyed the RAF Britain would no longer have any defence against an invasion. Hitler also wished to disrupt Britain’s economy and industry and many industrial cities were hit. “Blitz” is the German word for lightening and it was adopted in Britain during this happening. Between
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