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    THE REASON WHY THE COLONISTS WERE RIGHT: The American Revolution was the major conflict that will forever change millions of people all around the world. The American Revolution was the major conflict because the Colonists were angry‚ they had no self government which made the taxes go up and the British made their own laws that the Colonists had to follow‚ and thought they were paying the government with no representation at all because they did not have a government to control all of the bad things

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    Can War Be Justified?

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    For those who spend their lives working to prevent and end wars‚ whether and how war itself can be justified must be an urgent question. Of course‚ war’s justification is an ancient tradition. Bizarrely‚ Just War theory was formulated within the Christian church‚ whose founder chose a donkey instead of a war horse and taught his followers to overcome evil with good. Not only is the theory still mainstream among churches but‚ as Dan Smith‚ head of an important NGO working for conflict transformation

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    Britain and Total War

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    Britain and Total War Reasons for delaying total war Nature of British society Britain was a parliamentary democracy with a free press and strong union movement. There was no tradition of conscription and although government controls were quickly put in place‚ Britain did not assume organisation for total war in 1914. ‘Business as usual’ Britain’s official response to the war was ‘business as usual’. This is because many in Britain believed the war would be over very quickly. It was assumed

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    Britain Between The Wars

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    Britain between the wars In 1929‚ the Wall Street Crash plunged the USA into economic depression. The Americans stopped imports of goods. This created a depression across the rest of the world. Unemployment in Britain‚ especially in industries like coal‚ iron‚ steel‚ shipbuilding. These industries had not modernized after the war and had been badly affected by competition from other countries. It left a terrible effect on the British economy. When the war ended‚ they found that other countries had

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    Explain your response: I consider myself an adult in some ways because I am breaking away from my family; I live on my own. As a young adult‚ I have developed post-formal thinking; according to Perry‚ I have moved from the dualistic thought to relativistic thought. For example‚ I am an adult when arguing with my mother‚ and I just let her say anything she has to say instead of being egocentric. I understand arguing will not take us anywhere. I am in this predicament with my mother‚ and I no longer

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    Were the Romans welcome in Britain? When emperor Claudius invaded Britain‚ he did something very smart. Namely‚ showing the people of Britain how good the life in the Roman empire was. He did this by giving the sons of local leaders‚ a trip to Rome‚ so they could see how well-civilised and flourishing the Roman people were. After being overwhelmed by all this wealth and culture‚ a lot of British tribes went to collaborate with the Romans. However‚ there also were quite some tribes which did

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    I think the colonial grievances were justified because the colonies were forced to change‚ England lacked power of the colonies‚ and British Law was unjust. The colonist way of life evolved around trade. England had told them to trade only with them and they would‚ in return give them recourses back. This did not do the colonies any good because they were not left with money and went into debt. The colonies decided that they would hold back some resources and would trade with the West Indies to

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    I am terribly sorry for my late response. I was away from my home to deal with business matters down in Birmingham. I had heard of the uproar that the colonies were causing‚ but I had not expected it to be such a serious matter. When I had heard you would be traveling across the pond to broaden your horizons I never thought anything such as this could happen. Perhaps you should come back to Newcastle with the next available ship? As to insure your safety of course. As for your comments of whether

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    The American Revolution was fueled by misunderstanding‚ the Crown looked down on the Colonist believing that they were just another business to generate funds of the Monarchy. The Colonist on the other hand saw themselves on equal footing with Britain. The ideology that England was exploiting the Colony’s for money‚ in the mercantilist belief that the rich will get richer‚ the Colonist get fed up with being stripped of rights. Being fueled by belief in England’s old traditions of republicanism‚ the

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    Controlled Assessment: The impact of war on Britain c1914-50. During c1914-1950 social attitudes towards life in Britain varied amongst the British civilians dramatically. The main reason social attitudes changed so much was because this was a period of ‘total war’‚ a time where men‚ women‚ boys and girls were all involved in the war be it on the front line fighting or at home trying to stay alive. The attitude of some people changed positively as social classes were brought together for the first time

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