Once known as the most unpopular woman in Britain‚ Margaret Thatcher revived a nation that was in a state of chaos. She was the first woman elected Prime Minister of the country and the only in the 20th century to serve three consecutive terms which was the longest since 1827. Through her extraordinary vision she brought forth radical changes‚ not just in her country but worldwide. She had a profound and permanent impact on politics and even changed her own Conservative Parties outlook. Through challenging
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Should the Prime Minister and the government say sorry to the aboriginal people? The Indigenous people of Australia have had a controversial place throughout Australian history. They have been a racial minority in society and have been the victims of cultural conflict. Australian Aboriginal culture is unique and complex. It existed at least 50‚000 years ago and is one of the world ’s longest surviving cultures. Grambial tribes were the first Australian Aborigines to have met the white settlers
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Hideki Tojo Hideki Tojo was given the position of Prime Minister of Japan on October 14th‚ 1941‚ which really became the entrance of Japan and America into World War II because of Hideki’s war background that would lead him to make a decision that forever will be in the history books. Hideki was under the impression that a war with America was impossible to be avoided‚ so he prepared Japan to hit America with a HUGE knock-out punch. This was a very strategic move on Hideki’s part that would eliminate
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As the war raged‚ Canadians disagreed over Canada’s future role in the British Empire. But some people sided with the Conservative Prime Minister Robert Borden‚ who wanted Canada to remain in the British Empire. His government used Propaganda to keep Canadian patriotism at a high pitch‚ during the War. To maintain the strength and numbers at the front lines‚ Prime Minster Robert Borden passed the Military Service Act in July 1917. The act introduced Conscription-forced military service. The conscription
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The greatest prime minister in Canada Introduction • After 143 of Canada been created by the father of confederation‚ it can be realize that nothing of this would have happen if it was for the persistence of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald • Three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces. The British Province of Canada was divided into the new Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec‚ and two other British colonies‚ New Brunswick and Nova Scotia‚ also became provinces of Canada
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U.S President V.S. British Prime Minister Essay The president and the prime minister are both important roles for a country to function properly. Being president or prime minister takes time and lots of decision making. To become president‚ one must be a natural-born citizen‚ thirty-five years of age and must be a resident of the United States for fourteen years. There is an election process‚ where the candidates go through the primary elections and caucuses. In the primary elections‚ the states
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October 8‚ 1971‚ Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau had announced that Canada will embrace a policy of multiculturalism to the House of Commons‚ known as the Canadian Multiculturalism Act. Multiculturalism was planned to keep the cultural freedom of individuals and provide acknowledgement to the diverse racial groups to Canadian society. It was a huge symbolic recognition of cultural diversity rather than a genuine change in government policy. Although most Canadian citizens supported Trudeau in
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HOMEWORK Have UK Prime Ministers become more Presidential in recent years? In recent times many commentators have pointed out that the UK’s Prime Ministers are increasingly acting like Presidents- of course the UK Prime Minister cannot actually become a President as the system would not allow it. Below I shall be analysing and explaining the factors that highlight the growth of presidentialism in the UK‚ as well as the points which suggest that the UK’s Prime Minister is still a Prime Minister. In recent
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After reading Allison Baker’s " Better Be Ready Bout Half Past Eight" it made me realize that discovering one’s self is a situation our world is going through right now. In her short story one of Allison Baker’s main characters‚ Zach tells his best friend of thirty-eight years that he is going to have a sex change. Zach tells Byron that he feels trapped in the wrong body and that he is going to become a woman. Byron is shocked about what he is hearing and can’t seem to deal with the news. He’s
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Prime Minister Otto Von Bismarck and Prime Minister Count Camillo Benso di Cavour were powerful men who believed in politics based on practical objectives rather than on ideals‚ also referred to as Realpolitik. Bismarck sought to unify Germany while Cavour sought to unify Italy. Looking at which one was more effective as a leader it is my opinion that Otto Von Bismarck was most effective in the success of his nation. Bismarck was a high-ranking diplomat of the Prussian government‚ it was said that
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