image is subjective to the relation to the ruler. If conquered‚ perhaps the ruler is a villain‚ but if bravely conquering for one’s own nation‚ then a hero they surely are. Surely one of‚ if not the most successful rulers in history is Alexander the Great of Macedonia. King Alexander’s military genius led to his conquering of most of the known world to ancient Greeks‚ as well as the production of a near universal Hellenistic Culture during his time. Born 356 B.C.E. in Macedonia‚ Alexander was the
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The Prime Minister of Great Britain There are a lot of political issues in Great Britain today. United Kingdom is a large‚ industrialized democratic society and as such it has to have politics and therefore political issues. One of those issues how should executive branch work and whether the Prime Minister has too much power. Right now in Great Britain there is a great debate on this issue and I am going to examine it in detail. The facts I have used here are from different writings
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My first reason is that Great Britain was enforcing numerous law among the colonies that would’ve been considered unconstitutional. The first example I present is the Sugar Act‚ this act lowered the tax on molasses that was being imported. The act violated many of the colonists rights‚ one of the rights it violated was the law stating the person was innocent until proven guilty. When you really read that law you think that this is reasonable. It’s basically saying‚ you are not guilty unless someone
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During WWII‚ women in Great Britain were morally obligated to serve their country by engaging in Work dealing with the war. Many women faced the dilemma of choosing between their house and mothering duties‚ and their desire to help in the war effort. This meant replacing men who were at war in factories and other professional labor oriented jobs. World War II was a historic leap for women in Great Britain to gain recognition in society by earning better male wages in factories and gaining the appropriate
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transition from analogue to digital transmission technology is now expanding this capacity enormously. The Internet is providing‚ increasingly‚ an additional medium for information‚ entertainment and communication. Television and Radio Broadcasting in Britain has traditionally been based on the principle that it is a public service accountable to people. While retaining the essential public service element‚ it now also embraces the principles of competition and choice: • the BBC (British Broadcasting
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Section 3: 7. Britain was unable to keep industrial secrets away from other nations because entrepreneurs traveled around the world and they carry their ideas from other countries with them. That spread the word all across the Europe as well as the world‚ so ideas couldn’t stay in one place. Britain’s location‚ financial prosperity‚ abundant natural resources set the stage for industrialization. The industrial revolution that began in Britain spread to other countries as well as to the United
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War in Afghanistan and Iraq‚ and terrorist attacks at home In the 2001 General Election‚ the Labour Party won a second successive victory‚ though voter turnout dropped to the lowest level for more than 80 years.[132] Later that year‚ the September 11th attacks in the United States led to American President George W. Bush launching the War on Terror‚ beginning with the invasion of Afghanistan aided by British troops in October 2001. Thereafter‚ with the US focus shifting to Iraq‚ Tony Blair convinced
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Boxing Day started as a gift giving tradition that originated in 19th Century England during the reign of Queen Victoria. It is celebrated on December 26th the day after Christmas and is a national holiday in the UK and other parts of the world. Boxing Days original purpose was for the gentry and business people to give gifts on the day after Christmas to their servants and others who provided service to their homes or business. There were also boxes placed in churches where people would put in
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History of Great Britain from 1950-Today The first two years of the 1950’s were very eventful for Great Britain. After leading the British people through a devastating war Winston Churchill was reelected Prime Minister (he would serve for another five years) and the much loved King George VI would die in 1952. As the second son of George V‚ Prince Albert (as George VI was known then) had not expected to be King. It was his older brother Edward VIII who was in line to become the next king‚
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BLITZKRIEG (LIGHTNING WAR) In the first phase of World War II in Europe‚ Germany sought to avoid a long war. Germany’s strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns. Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic called the "Blitzkrieg" (lightning war). Blitzkrieg tactics required the concentration of offensive weapons (such as tanks‚ planes‚ and artillery) along a narrow front. These forces would
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