such as John Charmley‚ have argued that Splendid Isolation was a fiction for the period prior to the Franco-Russian Alliance of 1892‚ and only something forced on them against their will following it. [1] Origin of the phrase As descriptive of British foreign policy‚ the phrase was most famously used by Lord Goschen‚ First Lord of the Admiralty‚ during a speech at Lewes ‚ Sussex‚ on 26 February 1896‚ when he said: "We have stood here alone in what is called isolation – our splendid isolation
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the Paris. As a result of the entry of the French in the crash‚ the British strategy in the US is rapidly changed. In the Caribbean‚ the United States lost as soon as the theater of the importance to protect the Empire and other parts of the strikes in the sugar islands of France. During the American Revolution‚ the British maintained a leading world sea power. It knows that it is directly challenging the supremacy of the British wave is impossible‚ but Congress approved the creation of the October
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------------------------------------------------- BRITISH COLUMBIA ------------------------------------------------- By ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Shylah Brown ------------------------------------------------- 100382120 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- GG250: Canada -------------------------------------------------
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Britain only controlled a small amount of land in Africa. The British concentrated on imperialism in other‚ more profitable places around the world; places that would give them more markets for trade and more opportunity to increase their economy. Suddenly‚ the British were annexing land in places like Egypt and South Africa; in 1869 these were places that did not have monetary value. What in the world at that time changed‚ to change the British attitude toward Africa? What were the reasons for their continued
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BRITISH SLANG AND ITS CLASSIFICATION PLAN I. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Tasks of the course work 1.2 Definition of slang II. MAIN PART 2.1 The origin of slang. 2.2 Types of slang. a) Cockney rhyming slang b) Polari c) Internet slang d) Slang of army‚ police e) Money slang 2.3. Phonetic peculiarities of slang 2.4. Morphological characteristics of slang III. PRACTICAL PART IV. CONCLUSION V. BIBLIOGRAPHY Slang is a language which takes off its
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The British Monarchy has had a large influence on Canada since European exploration of the Americas began in the late 15th century. However‚ over the last few decades there has been increasing debates over the relevance of the British monarchy in modern day Canada. Over the past few decades there has been a shift from monarchy to constitutional monarchy; this means the the King and Queen no longer have executive power to do what they please‚ the power now falls to an elected parliament (Citation)
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The Myth of British Monarchy As the article says‚ the monarchy is beginning to appear in commentary on British public affair‚ and it starting to be examined and debated. Many authors and journalists like Edgar Wilson‚ Christopher Hitchens and Tom Nairn wrote about this issue; that talk about the constitutional monarchy state of affairs‚ but it reaches broadly the same conclusions. Mr. Wilson says: the royals do not work hard‚ they are not like their subjects‚ they are the richest family in
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British imperial policies‚ such as taxes and laws‚ had a large impact on the strength of colonial resistance against British rule and the colonists commitment to their republican because they believed these policies were unjust. This resistance and commitment eventually led to America’s decision in becoming independent. Colonial resistance against british rule was strengthened as british imperial policies were more strictly enforced proceeding the end of Salutary Neglect by Lord George Grenville
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r PREPARATIONS FOR BRITISH CULTURE AND SOCIETY 1. The features of the United Kingdom’s culture The culture of the United Kingdom is rich and varied‚ and has been influential on culture on a worldwide scale. It is a European state‚ and has many cultural links with its former colonies‚ particularly those that use the English language. The origins of the UK as a political union of formerly independent states has resulted in the preservation of distinctive cultures in each of the home nations. Britain’s
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History of the British Islands The study of the British Islands helps us to understand the foundations on which our society is built on. The present life of the British Islands is the result of the accumulated past; and if we understand the past‚ we can understand ourselves and also determinate our future. The History and Culture of England helps us to answer questions that ask for the remains of the past‚ such us: Who built a dolmen? Who built a hill-fort? What was a castle? Etc. Therefore
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