How far were the league of nations aims justified? When the League of Nations was set up‚ it has four main aims. They were: to encourage nations to disarm; to discourage aggression; to improve living and working conditions of people all round the World; and to encourage countries to cooperate. The League was successful in some areas‚ particularly in with its various commissions and mandates‚ but over all‚ it was unsuccessful in achieving its aims. When it came to organisation‚ the League was quite
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countless reasons in which we should stay loyal to Great Britain and its king‚ for we are nothing without their forces. We are protected by one of the greatest countries in the world; that is why we are not all killed. Are you truly willing to risk one of the most gruesome‚ inhumane punishments that have been established for treason? Do you in reality think our alleged ‘freedom’ is worth it ? And if we do defeat the British‚ for what cause? They protect us from those who want to kill us. The French‚ the
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In fact‚ Marx‚ Lenin‚ terrorists and others were bothering not the Great Britain but its enemies or friends‚ and that’s quite another matter. After all‚ no one even stumbled upon the idea to grant political asylum for the enemies of the throne and of the establishment or for the fighters for the independence of the British colonies (the becoming of many future undertakers of the British Empire took place in British colleges and universities‚ but at those times they had not fledged yet and had not
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force colonists to pay part of the debt was one they starved them. Two they made sure that the planning was bad when the colonists left. Three Captain John Smith elected president of the governing council-first example of popular democracy in the New World. The colonists realized that they needed money for trade so they could prosper so they sold tobacco. The colonists also known as the settlers had it hard in the beginning. The British starved the colonists when they were ready to leave Great Britain
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country by declaring independence. Each of the thirteen colonies had a charter‚ or written agreement between the colony and the king of England or Parliament. Charters of royal colonies provided for direct rule by the king. But governors were appointed by the king and had almost complete authority Colonial economies operated under mercantilism‚ a system based on the belief that colonies existed in order to increase the country’s wealth. England tried to regulate trade‚ and forbid colonies from trading
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Between the American colonies and Britain specifically‚ if the British government fails to protect the absolute rights of the colonists by denying them life‚ liberty‚ or the pursuit of happiness‚ then the British government has breeched its social contract and the consent of the colonies to be governed by Britain may be withdrawn. Once colonial consent to be governed by the British is withdrawn‚ that government can be replaced. The Declaration of Independence acknowledges‚ however‚ that a government
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Many countries went into WWII‚ but Britain went into the war with pride. Germany invaded Poland on September 1‚ 1939. Since Great Britain had pledged military support to Poland if it were attacked by the Germans‚ it subsequently declared war against Germany on September 3‚ 1939‚ hence beginning World War II. “In a life and death struggle‚ we cannot afford to leave our destinies in the hands of failures.”- British Labor Party Opposition Leader Clement Attlee. Great Britain’s entrance to WWII through
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Great Britain 1860 - 1910 Military During the time period of 1860-1910 Great Britain were involved in numerous wars for example The Boer war‚ The Battle of Atbara‚ The Battle of Omdurman‚ and The Zulu war. The Boer war‚ 1899-1902 was a battle which took place in Africa. By the 1890’s British imperialists felt the two states obstructed complete British control of South Africa and threatened the security of the route to the East. The British commander-in-chief‚ Buller‚ countered by
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the Industrial Revolution happened in Great Britain? Until the early 18th Century a great number of people lived off the land. Their existence was defined by seasons and harvests and ruled by small political and social elite. But in the next 150 years there has been an explosion of new ideas and technological inventions‚ which led to industrialised and urbanised country of Great Britain. This was the Industrial Revolution. Roads‚ railways‚ canals were built as a mean of transportation. Cities
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extent‚ advances in industrialization had an impact on Great Britain in the 19th century. The industrial revolution was the transition to a new manufacturing process from about 1760 to somewhere in between 1820 and 1840. It included going from hand production to machine production‚ improved water power efficiency and improved steam power efficiency. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain‚ and some of the most important technological advances were British. The Industrial Revolution shaped the world
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