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    And were they all for the better?There were many changes during 1750 to 1900‚ the majority of which were industrial and economic and not always for the better of then or the better of now. In this essay I will list two changes that I thought significant then I will list the negative short term effects‚ the negative long term effects‚ the positive short term effects and the positive long term effects. At the end of each change I will decide whether it was an overall positive or negative change.

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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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    they found the land inhabited by thousands of Native Americans. The colonists’ lack of knowledge about the land and people led to a series of disputes to ensure the colonists’ safety. Unfortunately‚ this eventually led to genocide‚ an act of hatred directed towards the natives‚ but undeniable because overtime the colonists began to kill for sport rather then defense against the Indians’ attacks. By 1607‚ when the European colonists arrived at Jamestown‚ the Pequots numbered 14‚000‚ but in the next

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    The colonists changed their minds from tolerating to envying Britain. However the war altered the relationship between Britain and her american colonies because Britain was enable to be as active politically and economy. Therefore that’s why the colonists changed their minds about Britain‚ there mother country stood and how they felt about them. The french and indian war was given many different names on the american lands.‚ but it was much bigger than just the war in america. It was part of a world

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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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    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 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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    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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    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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    There were many reasons that led to the colonists uniting and rebelling against Great Britain. A major factor for the colonists to unite and rebel was the fact that Great Britain was forcing them to pay for the French and Indian War through oppressive taxes. Samuel Adams knew that if Boston was passive and let Britain take complete control of Boston‚ it would spread to the other colonies and they would have the same problem. This led to the colonies uniting as one to rebel against Britain in fear

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