Personal facts 2. Death facts Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share on print More Sharing Services 0 Dudley Seers (1920–1983) was a British economist who specialised in development economics. After his military service with the Royal Navy he taught at Oxford and then worked for various UN institutions. He was the director of the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex from 1967 till 1972. Seers is famous for replacing the "growth fetishism" of the early post
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unable to bring Constitution into the shallow harbor‚ Captain Silas Talbot planned to surprise the French by sending a small detachment of sailors and marines to storm the ship and sail her out of port. 11 May 1800 From Captain Silas Talbot‚ U. S. Navy‚ to
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went on and on‚ always destructive and formless and apparently endless’‚ expressed by Winston Churchill. It consisted of an allied naval blockade of Germany. Its U boats and other warships of the German navy and airforce against the Royal Canadian navy‚ the United States navy‚ and the Royal navy. Britain was highly dependent on imported goods and there was an allied struggle to maintain Britain’s supply and the Axis attempt to cut the flow of merchant shipping‚ which enabled Britain to keep fighting
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first to declare the war against the British Empire. There were several reasons for the War of 1812‚ for instance‚ trade restrictions because of the ongoing war between Britain and the French‚ imprisonment of American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy‚ British support of American Indians tribes against American expansion‚ and over national honor after humiliation on the high seas. As Risjord noted‚ “an unstated but powerful motivation for the Americans was the desire to uphold national honor
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them.He reached Antarctica with his Pacific Voyage‚but there was still 1000 miles that havent been explored yet‚Captain Cook decid- ed that people can’t go any further South than latitude 78 degrees. Robert Falcon Scott was an officer in the Royal Navy‚ who had joined his first ship when he was 13. Expeditions Captain Scott led two expeditions‚His first expedition‚ in the ship Discovery‚ took place between 1901–1904 . Discovery was builtas a research ship to go through icy seas. This
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Government Department Responsibilities Ministry Of defence This department has responsibility for the British Army‚ the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. This department is regulated by the Secretary of state for defence and three other junior Ministers‚ specifically the Minister of State for the armed forces‚ the under-secretary of state for defence and Minster for Veterans. The Ministry of defence’s job is to decide the policies and earning for all three armed services and decide budgets
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1. Know the main roles of different uniformed public services Emergency services: The police Fire Ambulance The armed forces: Army Royal Navy Royal Marines Royal Air Force Other uniformed services: The Prison Service UK Border Agency HM Revenue & Customs Coast Guard Purpose: Organisational objectives mission statements legislation e.g. Fire Service Act 1997/2002‚ Police Act 2004 Roles: dealing with accidents and emergencies routine work peace-keeping activities
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In 1778‚ the war over the rebellion in North America became international spreading not only to Europe but to the European colonies chiefly in India. After learning of the American victory in Saratoga‚ France signed the Treaty of Alliance with the United States on February 6‚ 1778. Spain entered the war as an ally of France in June 1779; however‚ initially refused to recognize the independence of the United States. Spain was not keen on encouraging similar anti-colonial rebellions in the Spanish
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evacuating the city. Emergency crews could have been evacuating the city instead of rushing to the harbour to try and put out the flames. Thirteen vehicles in all‚ including the newly acquired fire truck‚ were sent to the blaze . The Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Navy sent crews in small boats to investigate and help . The Stella Maris tried to douse the flames with its onboard hose‚ but to
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the agreement also known as the Treaty of Ghent‚ which of course ended the War of 1812 on February 17‚ 1815. This war was about the British cut off supplies to the United States because the British didn’t want to give supplies to the enemy; The Royal Navy also took seamen from the U.S. merchant ships and forcing them to work for the British‚ and also the last battle the Battle of Baltimore. Great Britain restricted trade with the United States because of the war that the U.S. fought with France
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