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    Eating customs & traditions in Great Britain The usual meals in Great Britain are breakfast‚ lunch‚ tea and dinner; or in simplier homes‚ breakfast‚ dinner‚ tea and supper. Breakfast is generally a bigger meal than you can have it on the Continent‚ though some English people like a “continental” breakfast of rolls and butter and coffee. But the usual breakfast is porridge or “Corn Flakes” with milk or cream and sugar‚ becon and eggs‚ marmalade with butter toast‚ and tea or coffee. For a change

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    a country uses conversion to the methods of industry and economic activity‚ especially of an area that was previously underdeveloped economically. The country goes from being an agricultural economy to an economy that is based on manufacturing goods with the help of machines.Throughout the world‚ Industrialization has brought changes in countries and regions. Great Britain was the first country to introduce Industrialization during the 19th century‚ which were present mostly in urban

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    WHY WAS BISMARCK MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THE REVOLUTIONARIES OF 1848-1849 IN UNIFY GERMANY? All the German states were able to unify faster than Italy because a very strong German nationalism existed between them. Bismarck was able to bring this nationalism together and unify all states into a strong Germany. On the other side‚ the revolutionaries had many obstacles to be able to unite the Germans into one whole country. Bismarck was more successful than the revolutionaries for various reasons;

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    British mercantilism established itself with the help of the trans-Atlantic trade. Great Britain was then able to have adequate supremacy over the colonies to impose several acts such as the Navigation Acts and Molasses Act. Trade routes linked the American Colonies‚ West Indies‚ Africa and England. England‚ being the mother country‚ wanted a favorable balance of trade. The triangular trade is an example of mercantilism‚ or the idea that the mother country gains wealth and power by controlling

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    north of Scotland Hebrides Islands --> the west coast of Scotland Isle Of Man --> between England and Scotland John O’Groat’s --> the northest point in Great Britain Land’s End --> the southest point in Great Britain LOCH LOMOND – the largest lake in Scotland BEN NEVIS – the highest mountain in Scotland and also in Britain LOCH NESS – also Scottish lake CLAN – type of Scottish family group (each clan has different pattern of kilt) Mc/Mac – it means “son of…”; Scots names begin

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    War started 1th September 1939 and was one of the most horrible events in the whole world. All countries‚ combining all their forces‚ fought against Germany and did not allow it to set up supremacy. Fortunately‚ May 9th 1945 was the day of capitulation of Germany and the victory over it‚ but‚ finally‚ the war ended up only 2th September 1945. Since that time people have been celebrating the victory over Germany during 67 years. Russia and Great Britain gave a great contribution into the victory. But

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    CEMEX In little more than a decade‚ Mexico’s largest cement manufacturer‚ Cemex‚ has transformed itself from a primarily Mexican operation into the third largest cement company in the world behind Holcim of Switzerland and Lafarge Group of France with 2004 sales of $7.1 billion and more than $2billion in cash flow. Cemex has long been a power house in Mexico and currently controls more than 60% of the market for cement in that country. Cemex’s domestic success has been based in large part on an obsession

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    Q: The LTTE was more a hindrance than a help to the Tamils in Sri Lanka. The LTTE was a help to the Tamil cause because they had tried to voice their unhappiness regarding their human rights on behalf of all the other Tamils in Sri Lanka. This gave them hope that they would be heard and actions would be taken for them to regain the human rights they deserved and to be fairly treated by the Sri Lankan government. For example‚ when the Tamil’s demands were not met‚ the LTTE resorted to violence by

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    Why did Britain want to keep America as a colony: Britain needed the colony for two reasons? They needed income for the army and land. Britain wanted to keep the America colonies safe and not a threat and manage to secretly tax them without them knowing. As the taxes and population increased‚ the colonists started to riot due to the heavy tax and limited freedom. This then caused the American revolution which is exactly what Britain did not want. ACTIONS TAKEN: How America fought back from taxation

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    In the 18th century the policy of mercantilism‚ where a country’s wealth determined it’s power‚ the desire for economic gain lead to colonization in many European countries. As The Columbian Exchange grew and countries like France and England increased their search and distribution of new foods and materials from the New World. They also began to create new trade routes along the Atlantic Ocean to and from the New World. As the material and goods they were exporting to and from the New World grew

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