by taking the option of trading opium because by trading opium‚ they would be jeopardising the wellbeing of an entire country. But they only did it because the Chinese were refusing to trade‚ so therefore it is only partially Britains fault. The "Opium War" also known as the Anglo-Chinese war began in 1839. It started as a conflict over trading between Britain and China. China was refusing to trade because they didn’t need anything. Eventually the British were able to trade opium on the black market
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Was Alexander the Great really ‘Great’? Alexander of Macedon was perceived as ‘great’ by his contemporaries. His achievements in early life indicated that he had every chance of becoming ‘great’. To consider how ‘great’ he really was one must define greatness. Firstly‚ let us consider military innovation. The aim of military innovation is to improve military effectiveness. This uses lots of ideas to try and produce the best army using the best tactics. Alexander’s main tactic was the phalanx
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Brittan had many reasons to send convicts to Australia. Many people believe the main factor was the surplus of convicts in Brittan‚ but in truth the Industrial Revolution; the American War of Independence; the desire to expand the British Empire; and the Self-Sustainability of Australia were much more important in why the decision was made. The American War of Independence had a significant influence in the decision to settle Australia. Conditions in England in the 18th century were tough: the industrial
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Explain why Great Britain followed a policy of appeasement toward Germany in the 1930s? The appeasement policy‚ which can be defined as a diplomatic policy that hopes of preventing war by making concessions to an aggressor‚ was displayed by Great Britain towards Germany in the preface to World War II. However‚ it proved to be a spectacular failure‚ because leaders of the countries that were being appeased were taking advantages of these policies and were building up their own power since other
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people in a box shaped formation with long spears and shields. During his lifetime did Alexander show leadership‚ discipline‚ and integrity to be called great or was he just a dictator? Alexander was a ruthless dictator because he took way too many lives‚ he pushed his army too much‚ and he gave cruel punishments. The first reason Alexander was a dictator‚ is because he took way too many lives. An example is from Alexander’s legacy “Estimated enemy soldiers and civilians killed in four major battles
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How far was Britain a democracy by 1918? At the beginning of the time period‚ 1850‚ Britain was not democratic. There was not a lot of choice concerning the political parties‚ there were only two parties: The Liberals and the Conservatives. Woman did not have any right to vote and were considered second class citizens. In England and Wales only one million and five men could vote and some men could vote twice. The distribution of seats did not take into account the migration of Britain. The House
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Research Report For Compostion (Unit 5 Lesson 6) World War 1 was probably one of the most important events in the twentieth-century history of Europe given the scope of war and the extension of colonized European powers. As the result of this war‚ four major empires had collapsed on the Continent‚ the Ireland and a rebellion‚ which grew later into a civil war‚ and the Russia had one of the most influential revolutions in the history of the world. World War 1 had also inspired the rise of mass
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How Great Was Alexander the Great? Alexander the Great was great in that he conquered and established authority throughout Eurasia at a young age. His military tactics were quite impressive. However‚ while Alexander the Great founded many cities‚ he failed at building a lasting empire. After his death‚ his empire began fall apart. Alexander the Great is known for his achievements. According to document E‚ by the time he died at the age of 33‚ Alexander the Great formed
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Family Structure of Great Britain Many countries have experienced very significant changes in patterns of family formation and family structure. Great Britain is one of the countries where these changes have been particularly marked‚ with the result that British families have become less stable and more diverse. The roles of women and men within the family have also changed‚ especially for women with children‚ who are now very likely to be combining paid employment with domestic and care work
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Plan of Investigation Thesis: Why did Britain go to war? Between the late eighteen hundreds and late nineteen hundreds‚ England was described as being in “splendid isolation” from the rest of Europe until 1914. But why did Britain go to war? What rivalries were Britain involved and what treaties dragged her into the war? I need to look through the primary sources such as official reports‚ published interviews‚ addresses‚ and history textbook to gather facts; secondary sources from the internet
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