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    was one of the major trading ports of the eastern world‚ he obtained permission by Mānavikraman Raja to trade in the city from Saamoothiri Rajah. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire). British empire has been in India since the early 1600 ’s‚ when the East India Company started trading and British missionaries first began their efforts. A large number of Christian schools providing English education were set up trough out India by the early 1800 ’s. The process of producing English-speaking

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    declare themselves Independent ? To begin with the first. The basis of the claim made by the States for a right to declare themselves independent lies in the Statement of 12th May 1946 issued by the Cabinet Mission in which they say that the British Government could not and will not in any circumstances transfer paramountcy to an Indian Government which means that the rights of the States which follow from their relationship to the Crown will no longer exist and that all the rights surrendered

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    The British colonial government in Lagos did not have local support to abolish domestic slavery because it would upset and cause conflict with the individuals of power in Lagos. Rather‚ the British used a variety of terms to describe slavery‚ for example “[they] insisted that ‘domestic’ slavery in Africa was ‘benign’ or ‘mild’‚ and that slaves should be regarded as ‘servants‚’ ‘serfs’ or ‘family retainers‚’ rather than downtrodden beasts of burden.” The British feared that upsetting the regional

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    IE University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Andrea Castillo C Julia LeuchtgensAdriana Lima Case Study: Ryanair 1) What’s your assessment of Ryanair’s launch strategy? In 1986‚ the Ryan siblings are getting ready to start competing against British Airways and Aer Lingus on the Dublin-London route. This route was one of the most traveled air routes inEurope‚ which meant that Ryanair was taking a big risk by deciding to enter this market. At the moment the airline passenger market was a complex

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    Britain only controlled a small amount of land in Africa. The British concentrated on imperialism in other‚ more profitable places around the world; places that would give them more markets for trade and more opportunity to increase their economy. Suddenly‚ the British were annexing land in places like Egypt and South Africa; in 1869 these were places that did not have monetary value. What in the world at that time changed‚ to change the British attitude toward Africa? What were the reasons for their continued

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    considered a “jewel in the crown‚” especially to the British. India was good for its location‚ weather‚ and abundance of cash crops. Though the British brought about many new technology and infrastructure ‚ the Indians still felt like they were disrespected in a sense that they were treated unfairly. The British began to increase their unreasonable laws that contradicted Indian culture. This spiked many uprisings and rebellions. As a result‚ the British Raj ended up having a negative impact on the Indians

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    that in the period 1900-19 the British only made concessions to India in order to strengthen their hold on the sub-continent? India‚ throughout history‚ has been subject to numerous cases of persecution‚ subjugation‚ conquest and oppression. Successful conquest of India is a difficult yet lucrative investment and can easily help supplement and revitalise an economy through the trade of its bountiful natural resources. Despite India’s monetary value‚ the Official British policy stated there were ulterior

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    Do you agree with the view that the British actions at Amritsar were justified in the aftermath of world war one The British actions at Amritsar were justified in the aftermath of world war one to an extent. The war seemed to boost the self esteem on Indians and unite them‚ suggesting threat against the raj‚ however the view in source 10 shows that there was no proof of a conspiracy‚ source 11 agrees with this but also shows why dyer might have acted in this way. Source 12 agrees with the fact that

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    History: British Airways PLC is the largest international airline in the world. It is based at Heathrow Airport in London‚ the busiest international airport in the world‚ and has a global flight network through such partners as USAir in the United States‚ Qantas in Australia‚ and TAT European Airlines in France. Via its own operations and those of its alliance partners‚ British Airways serves 95 million passengers a year using 441 airports in 86 countries and more than 1‚000 planes. British Airways

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    ‘”The Champions of the Game‚” British “imperialist” were unquestionably the shrewdness of them all. . Their military more advanced and powerful than others: their technology advanced‚ and they were astute. When ‘colonizing” a word play for taking over the populations they “found‚” and claiming them as a part of the British empie. with imperialistic methods. Not just any country could be colonized formerly or informally” they must have something the British wanted to seize‚ riches‚ resources or

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