different governments‚ 8 were Conservative governments and 4 were Labour governments. These successive governments have brought great changes to British society‚ always trying to better their country. But has Britain become a more equal society since then? Did the successive governments succeed in creating a society that maximises each and every individual’s chances of happiness and fulfilment; that offers each individual the same rights and the same chances without any differences such as race‚ religion
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Liberal Government introduce social reforms in the early twentieth century In the late 19th century the British government practiced the principle of laissez-faire. Laissez faire means the business market are free from tariffs‚ government subsidies and enforced monopolies [2]. Under the principle of Laissez faire‚ government only provides simple maintenance of law and order‚ protect property rights against theft and aggression with regulations [3]. Individuals were responsible for their own decisions
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would try to destroy and get rid of other people’s cultures Alexander would study and learn from them. He did this to such an extent in Egypt that they even referred to him as a god and pharaoh. In other places he would study their beliefs‚ and try to understand them as a people‚ and he may have been doing this to learn how to control them‚ but based on his character it is more likely that he did it so learn how to respect them. The next reason he was great is he had a tremendous respect for knowledge
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To what extent did Bismarck’s successors change his policy in the decade 1890-1900? The Franco-Prussian war of 1870 acted as a watershed in European history with the formation of the German Empire. No power alone‚ (perhaps with the exception of Russia) could defeat the new German Empire‚ and all the European powers with the exception of France were willing to allow Bismarck to consolidate German gains provided there was no further expansion. Bismarck having successfully won the Franco-Prussian
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It was predicted that economic liberalization is the first step towards political reform and hence to democratization. The fact that all the rich countries in the world are somehow democratic is to be taken as evidence to the validity of this predicament. The process works as follows: economic growth leads to urbanization and improvements in technology and infrastructure. These improvements facilitate communication and recruitment by new political groups. Growth also tends to lead to increased investment
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To what extent was Wilhelmine Germany an entrenched Authoritarian state? Kaiser Wilhelm II came to power in 1888 after Wilhelm I died and a brief reign from Frederick III‚ his behaviour could be unpredictable and although he was the grandson of Queen Victoria he was anti-British‚ however he admired them at the same time. He believed in the divine right of kings‚ the theory claimed that‚ kings were only answerable to God‚ and it was sinful for their subjects to resist them. Wilhelm II was determined
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The residual effects of the Colonial period and the Bourbon Reforms were powerful‚ and in some cases it is still felt overwhelmingly present in today’s society. Throughout the three-hundred years of Spaniard occupation of the Americas‚ many negative sentiments arose due to the manner in which the Spaniards carried themselves and their business. The imposition of their hierarchal based on race denominations created a great deal of disdain for the crown and for the Spaniards. After hundreds of years
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Americans worked hard to promote the idea of democracy and human rights. Reform movements had a major impact in expanding democratic ideals. It promoted democracy effectively throughout the nation. Between the years 1825-1850‚ reform movements sought to expand and emphasize democratic ideals in order to maintain a more equal society for all. The Second Great Awakening‚ led by Charles G. Finney‚ played an important role in the reform movements that expanded the idea of democracy. The period of religious
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perform the job. Sometimes if the husband dies and the wife knew enough‚ she could take over the job. Clearly‚ there was an extent to this. If the husband was someone like Michelangelo who was a sculptor‚ the wife would not be able to take over his job because she lacked the experience needed. Women of high social class where treated differently. The women of high social classes did not really work. They were treated more like territory‚ but most importantly were given knowledge. This was because in
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To what extent do you agree with the view that the period 1815-48 constituted a ’time when nothing happened’ in ’Germany’? The term “a time when nothing happened in Germany” is defined by in terms of unification between the 39 individual ‘German’ states and monarchies. Between the years 1815 to 1848‚ ‘Germany’ as one individual country still didn’t exist‚ and ’’German’ people continued to lack nationalist sentiment and liberalist views not until the end of 1848‚ a period when a series of ’German’
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