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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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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In England‚ William D’Arcy was close to despair. He had gambled his considerable fortune on oil‚ and now he was on the edge of losing it all .It seemed that the geologists and experts who had wagged their heads encouragingly at him since 1901 had all been wrong about the oil beneath the sands of Persia. Having never set foot in Persia himself‚ Mr. D’Arcy didn’t even have adventure travel stories to show for his investment. What he had was letters and telegrams from his explorer‚ urging patience
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For America‚ the War of 1812 was justified. Clearly there were sufficient reasons for America to declare war with Great Britain. Time after time the British violated American rights and freedoms. Acts such as impressments‚ the attack on the USS Chesapeake‚ the violation of American neutral rights and waters‚ blockades on U.S. ports‚ and the ignoring of stipulations of Jay’s Treaty and their Treaty of Paris all imposed threats on America. To prevent further altercation‚ America tried to solve the
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which was much more interesting for Mr Golding. After his studies he was active as an actor‚ a writer and he also became a schoolmaster. During World War II and 1 year after he married Ann Brookfield‚ whom he had two children with‚ he joined the Royal Navy. Novels like ‘Darkness Visible’ (1979) and ‘Rites of Passage’ (1980) are based on this life during war. At the war’s end‚ he returned to teaching and writing. He wrote poems‚ plays‚ essays and many novels and in 1983 he received the Nobel prize
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Finest Hour’ speech‚ delivered in the House of Commons on June 18‚ 1940. | Source K | A promotional poster for the film ‘Sink the Bismarck!’‚ released in 1960 Source L | Dunkirk‚ a painting by Ernie Holden‚ 1940. Holden was conscripted into the Royal Artillery in June 1939 and was involved in the Dunkirk evacuation. | Source M | An extract from The Making of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr‚ 2009 SOURCE J – An extract from Winston Churchill’s ‘Their Finest Hour’ speech‚ delivered in the House of
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