Britain was equipped thoroughly for the Crimea war in 1854‚ in evident to Source 2 stating “Britain‚ the most industrially developed of all European states”. This is exhibited by the amount of factory and mine workers within Britain. Half of the population in Britain lived in the country side (agriculture) providing various natural resources such as steel and good use of coal production to benefit and improve the British army in terms of weaponry‚ artillery etc. Britain was a vast‚ powerful empire
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Britain Britain Laura The alliances that Britain belonged with and their primary allies mold history and the war’s that Britain battled. Although there were many concerns such as security‚ strength‚ and wealth that led Britain to gain alliances; Britain’s economic growth and revolutionary expansions of modern technology topped the list in countries of Europe‚ and major imperialist’s activities for Britain during the nineteenth century grew. In addition Britain’s
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olonist conflict. The British levied taxes against American colonists to‚ “pay for their own defense. Moreover‚ the funds received from American colonists barely covered one-third of the cost of maintaining British troops in the 13 colonies.” But many colonists believed they didn’t need and didn’t want the British troops to continue protecting the 13 colonies. They did not want to pay for troops to be around just to watch them. Major conflict arose when the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act
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World War II DBQ After the deaths of 37‚508‚686 soldiers by the end of World War I‚ Europe was a mess. Countries had been dissolved and rearranged‚ governments had fallen and been replaced‚ and economies were thriving then crashing‚ all as a result from World War I. One of the main goals at the end of World War I was to prevent another tragedy like World War I from happening again. Clearly that did not happen‚ as World War II still happened‚ causing over 50 million deaths. The repercussions
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The Cold War The Cold War was "the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II" (History book‚ pg. 874). The Cold War began by controversial wants and needs from two different countries and several different "weapons" were used to fight this controversial war. The feuds eventually kept building up‚ greater and greater‚ resulting in one great war. Two countries‚ the United States and the Soviet Union both took part in fighting. According to the
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and Indian War had just ended and Britain was in massive debt. Britain‚ being the mother country‚ placed numerous taxes and acts into place on its child‚ the colonies‚ to pay the debt as per mercantilism. The colonists were furious because they believed they had nothing to do with the war and were just dragged in; hence they should not have to help pay the debt. The British military measures and the restriction of civil liberties were really important factors in prompting the Americans to rebel in
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for PhD level research Title: STRIVING TO PRESERVE THE PEACE! The police‚ the campaign for civil liberties and the dynamics of disorder in inter-war Britain. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship the Metropolitan and provincial police forces had with groups fighting for the protection of civil liberties in Britain during the inter-war period‚ principally the NCCL‚ the CPGB and NUWM‚ the Board of Deputies and other Jewish organisations in relation to police mistrust of the political
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DBQ As WWII came to an end‚ a new conflict emerged between the United States and the Soviet Union. This conflict was the Cold War‚ and it affected many regions of the world‚ including Europe‚ Asia and Latin America. One example of how the Cold War affected a region was in Europe where it was divided into two regions; communist and non-communist.(doc 1) This seemed to be a question with countries whether they’ll be run as a communist country or non-communist. Berlin was an immediate victim to
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In 1756 the French Indian War‚ also known as the Seven Years’ War‚ was a battle between France and Britain over the control of the Ohio Valley and Canada. The French become allies with Indian tribes and fight the war against Britain‚ but are defeated. The British Empire started taxing the 13 colonies during the war to raise money for weapons and ammunition‚ this was called the stamp act. The stamp act taxed americans on newspapers and legal document in 1756. The 13 colonies didn’t want to be taxed
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What were the causes of American Revolution? There were many factors that lead to the American Revolution but a few stand out more importantly. The American Revolution was not just one happening that created a global concern‚ there were many factors that lead to it such as taxes that they were enforcing‚ and a few of these acts led colonists to believe their freedom was at stake. All of this and the opposition eventually led to the American Revolution. The beginning issues that lead to the revolutionary
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