Ngo 1 Thao Ngo Mrs. Franco AP U.S. History 19 October 2014 Independence from Great Britain? In 1763‚ all British subject celebrated their victory over the French in the Great War. Sadly‚ this celebration did not last long‚ as Britain’s national debt started to increase by more than seventy-five percent. Parliament started to demand more taxes from subjects at home‚ but expected the colonists in North America to bear more of the taxes‚ because British troops were supplied on the frontier for the colonists
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Black Feminism in Britain Black feminism in Britain is a very strong issue. This topic could be addressed in so many ways‚ so I decided to address the issue through others writings. Black women have been pressing the issue of equality for a very long time now‚ and being black women presents a two -fold issue on equality. Being Black automatically make you a minority and being a woman takes away from your standpoint even more. This is why Hazel Carby feels that being just a feminist is nit
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This essay will discuss decolonisation after 1945‚ specifically focusing on the experience in Hong Kong. I plan to look at and discuss the various aspects of the process of decolonization and the resulting consequences. I will analyse the aftermath of decolonization‚ which I believe created more problems than it solved. These problems include the lack of a working political structure‚ the complications that occurred in their struggle for freedom and the economic situation that the country was left
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Computers in the 1950 ’s People have been in awe of computers since they were first invented. At first scientist said that computers would only be for government usage only. "Then when the scientists saw the potential computers had‚ scientist then predicted that by 1990 computers may one day invade the home of just about ever citizen in the world" ("History" Internet)‚ the scientists were slightly wrong‚ because by 1990 computers were just beginning to catch on. Then a few years later when scientists
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The 1950s were arguably the golden age of television and many people of a certain age look back fondly at some of the shows of the time – “The Lone Ranger”‚ “I Love Lucy” and “Gunsmoke”. These shows were in black and white and were watched on a set that got its signal from a huge antenna on the roof‚ but they were loved just the same. Almost as compelling as the TV shows themselves‚ were some of the commercials of the time. TV was still a novelty during the 1950s and companies were anxious to cash
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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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Project History of Trends (1940-1950) Introduction/table of content Introduction/table of content 2 First Half decade 1940-1950 3 Second half of decade 1940-1950 4 Inventions in 1940 till 1950 5 First Computer 5 Fashion in the 40‘s 6 The ‘Sweater girls’ and ‘Pin-up’ girls 7 The New Look 7 Theatre de la Mode (theatre of fashion) 9 The birth of the Bikini 9 Cosmetics 10 Hairstyles‚ Turbans and Snoods 10 Literature 11 Music 12 Music 12 Movies 13 Dominant styles
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Factory Reform in Britain 1. Reform of the early factories and mines in Britain was considered necessary for many reasons. Firstly‚ in Britain‚ the mistreatment of women particularly in factories helped reform to start taking place. Women (and children) were used for fundamental jobs in textiles factories which involved manoeuvring into places that men could not manoeuvre into. Women often had to work very close to running machines‚ and since there were no machine monitors at this time‚ several
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In Britain today Social Class does not have as much impact as it once did on individuals ’identity ’ Discuss Within this essay I will explain different types of social class and how social identity is important in modern Britain today. Identity may be defined as distinctive characteristics belonging to any given individual‚or shared by all members of a particular social category or group.(Rummers.J) According to Copper the term social class may be defined as a group of people with
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1950s American Fashion In the 1950s women‚ such as Grace Kelly was considered a highly popular fashion icon and strived to inspire women to be themselves. She was an award-winning actress and also the Princess of Monaco who said an independent quote. “Women’s natural role is to be the pillar of the family.” (Brainyquotes.com). Many occurring events in this decade brought happiness and fear into America. One of these many events is the Cold War‚ it brought new styles in fashion and kept citizens occupied
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