History of Great Britain from 1950-Today The first two years of the 1950’s were very eventful for Great Britain. After leading the British people through a devastating war Winston Churchill was reelected Prime Minister (he would serve for another five years) and the much loved King George VI would die in 1952. As the second son of George V‚ Prince Albert (as George VI was known then) had not expected to be King. It was his older brother Edward VIII who was in line to become the next king‚
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Were the Crusades Justified? In the case of the Crusades‚ the true jurisdictional limitation of the Church of Rome’s authoritative order was infinite beyond that of state or feudal control. It would seem that an “infinite jurisdiction” by any entity is unjust! The only possible rationale for having such unlimited authority would be an innate belief in “entitlement” or “unrestricted sovereignty.” The differences The Crusades were a succession of many wars‚ which “originally” started as a request
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create the largest and most powerful on the globe. Napoleon and Alexander the Great had two of the most controlling empires ever created‚ and Great Britain’s in the early 1800’s was another of the best. During this time‚ many empires started expanding to make greater and more commanding kingdoms. Great Britain greatly grew in the 19th century. India‚ Asia and parts of Africa joined with them to help expand their territory. Britain used an imperialistic government‚ which was made to take over other areas
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Great Britain Household Worker Trips up Britain’s Immigration Minister By: JENNY ANDERSON The British immigration minister has resigned after revealing that his house cleaner of six years was living in the country illegally. A man name Mr. Harper‚ who had been leading a restriction on illegal immigration in Britain‚ was an important part of a “go home” campaign. Immigration is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. Immigration is an increasingly fractious issue in
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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 protection. Parliament passed the
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The colonists were completely justified in waging war against the British. It was their time to break away and to work for their own individual independence. They only really had one choice that would have worked and that choice was to fight a war against the British. Some of the justifications in wanting to fight this war can be found in documents such as Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and The Declaration of Independence and taxes such as the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
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(the colonists) would be on the verge of a revolution against our own homeland. My father has explained to me the reasons we deserve independence from God‚ the King‚ and the British people. There are many things going on in the colonies to lead us to our current thoughts. The British people have imposed many Acts upon us colonists. In the year 1767‚ British parliament passed Mr. Charles Townshend proposed taxations upon the colonies. These taxes were indirect taxes. The merchants were forced
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There were many factors that the colonists made when picking a side‚ some of the colonist were force to choose sides‚ changed their minds or switched sides and pick a side that benefits them and their self-interest. The American allied with France since France lost like four wars to British‚ so they contributed and joined an alliance. I believe it was a personal motive which is why they alliance and negotiated deals. The patriots wanted to elect their own government and the loyalists are those who
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1812: THE AMERICANS WERE JUSTIFIED Over the years The United States of America has forged itself a reputation of declaring wars. Ironically‚ declaration of war was most justified in one of its least acknowledged conflicts‚ the War of 1812. The United States was justified in its attack on British North America‚ which was a colony of Great Britain at the time. The reasons for this justification were Great Britain’s breach of Maritime rights‚ their support for the Natives‚ who were waging war against
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the sheep. But what happens when the sheepdog doesn’t do his job? What happens when the sheepdog becomes a real threat to the sheep? What happens when Great Britain becomes a real threat to their sheep? The British are becoming a threat to the thirteen colonies and they have to fight against it. The colonists have been under the rule of Great Britain since the 1700s. But now the rule has started to collapse between the colonies now that they had been divided into three; Loyalists‚ Patriots and neutrals
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