In this essay I will try to explain the reason for Britains victory in the battle of Britain. I will look at tactics, pilots, leadership, technology and weapons to help me explain this. The first and most important reason for the victory of the battle of britain was the technology used. Radar was a very important device only used by the british in the battle. Radar was used to detect enemy invation from up to 100 miles away. This enabled british fighter planes, the Hurricanes and the Spitfires…
Why Did the Romans Invade Britain Britain had lots of things the Romans wanted Lead Wood Tin Wool Pearls Slaves Gold Silver Corn Corn As the Roman Empire grew bigger there were more and more people to feed More and more Romans started living in towns leaving fewer people in the country to grow crops Valuable Metals: Silver The Romans made their money out of silver – more coins were needed as the Empire grew. Britain already had silver mines that the Romans knew about…
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…
Why were the major cities of Britain bombed by the Germans in 1940-41? There were many reasons why the major cities of Britain were bombed by the Germans in 1940-41. The main reason was, on the night of August 24th 1940, a German bomber accidentally dropped a bomb on London. The British were furious at this. In revenge Britain attacked Germanys capital city, Berlin, for four days! This outraged Hitler, as he boasted to many of his people that Germanys capital city would never get bombed. The difference…
The English colonies continued to grow despite various challenges because they were persistent. One reason they continued to develop was the fact colonial governments were affected by political changes. An additional reason to why the colonies cultivated were the trade laws that limited free trade. The final reason the settlements continued to expand was the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment. These motives led the communities to thrive despite several challenges.…
Revolution, Great Britain experienced increased population, trade and an expanded economy. In the 1850’s, population reached a staggering 266 million. Because there were so many people, and because Britain was making and exporting so many goods, new factories opened up. And because of this, many new jobs became available. This caused industrial capitalism. Industrial capitalism is an economic system that is based on industrial production. Because so many people were now in Britain, it became dense…
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,…
Why Britain Won The Battle Of Britain. Britain won the Battle of Britain for many reasons there was a few main reasons as to how they won. i think that one of these main reasons where because they had a really bad leader and he didn't know how to handle modern technology. He didn't understand how the modern planes worked he put them in groups this made it a lot easier for the people to attack where if he had placed them seperatly it would of been harder for the British to attack, This therefore…
April of 1713 through a series of agreements Britain and France concluded the War of Spanish Succession by signing the Treaty of Utrecht. Amongst many of the agreements in the treaty, France seceded the territory where Acadia, present day Nova Scotia, to the British. Following the acquirement of Acadia, Britain had to decide the course of action it wanted to take in regards to the Acadians. Would they allow them to continue with their day to day lives? Did they pose a threat? The British attempted to…
The Industrial Revolution was a period of great innovation and movement that affected the whole world; in one way or another. There were plenty of reason why the revolution emerged in Great Britain, they included steadiness in their social, economic, and political views. Britain worked sedulously especially on their navy, since the country was surrounded by water that played an enormous role on their part. The ocean helped in varies openings to a world of an endless opportunity both in economic…