The British Empire was a collection of colonies which were ruled by Britain in the late 16th to 18th century. The empire had expanded to extremes by the 18th century making them filthy rich and powerful.By 1924 the British Empire was at its peak‚ with it owning 14million square miles of land and having a 450million population. The empire used two main tactics to achieve this; trade and conflict. Both of these methods caused serious problems in the colonies they had fought hard to maintain. Many of
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The British wanted the fertile soils‚ diamond mines‚ and gold deposits of South Africa‚ but the Zulu tribe stood in their way. The British sent 30‚000 troops led by Lord Chelmsford to battle the Zulu nation. As a result‚ 15‚000 Zulus died reducing them to a small quantity. In the final battle in 1899‚ the British completely wiped out the Zulus and their civilization. In effect‚ the rest of South Africa fell under British hands. Over in Kenya‚ the British fought and killed 12‚000
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Battle of Somme July-November 1916 Why did the British decide to launch an offensive on the Somme? The French were fighting the Germans alone at Verdun‚ in an attempt to retain control of the historic fortress town. The French Commander in Chief‚ Joffre‚ asked the British to mount an offensive on the nearby Somme‚ to deflect the Germans. The offensive was planned by the British Commander‚ Douglas Haig. What was the Plan? The plan was to launch a week long bombardment of the German trenches
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MACAULAY’S ADDRESS IN BRITISH PARLIAMENT IN 1835‚ INDIA AND ME ‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ India has a long history of organized education. The Gurukul system of education is one of the oldest on earth‚ and was dedicated to the highest ideals of all-round human development: physical‚ mental and spiritual. In this system the ‘guru’ decided what to teach according to the need and the ability of the student. Later India saw the flourishing of higher
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The reasons why the colonists rebelled against the British in 1776 were many. Unfair taxation‚ violations of human rights‚ changes in the British military policies‚ and a long legacy of both religious and political ideas prompted the colonists to break away from British rule and declare their own independence. Taxation was clearly one of the major factors that led to the colonists’ rebellion. In 1763‚ George Grenville became the prime minister of England. While in office‚ he noticed that England
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did the Africans react to British colonialism? At the conclusion of 18th century‚ colonialism was uncommon and became a thing of the past. **Britain had lost its Thirteen Colonies in America‚ Spain and Portugal had lost most of South America and Holland was having difficulties holding onto the East Indies. A hundred years later‚ however‚ a second wave of colonization took place. Within twenty years‚ from 1880 to 1900‚ every corner of the Earth was claimed by the British. It was divided up as if
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Was the impact of free trade positive for the British economy? In the early 18th century‚ before the introduction of free trade‚ the British economic system was known as mercantilism. It intended to protect and stimulate domestic interests. This was achieved by implementing Navigation acts and tariffs. The theory of the tariff is to raise prices of the produce and therefore generate tax revenue. It also has the effect of reducing imports. The tariff was imposed in order to fund war and interest
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the Catholic Church for elevation to sainthood. But forced labor and disease took a heavy toll among native americans who lived at the missions Serra directed.” (Foner 165) How did the ideas of republicanism and liberalism differ in 18th century British North America? Republicanism emphasized an active participation in public life by economically independent citizens. Republicans held that only those with property were virtuous-the willingness to subordinate personal interest to public good. Liberalism
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Was Trade the Most Important Factor of the Growth of the British Empire. Do You Agree? At the Cutty Sark I learned that the ship traded tea from China. It was able to carry 10‚335 tea chests. It left from London with mining gear‚ beer‚ coal and household goods. This shows that trade was quite an important factor for the Empire because people were able to use items and foods that they did not get in their own country and it also increases colonisation because some people from the UK would stay
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the founding fathers were justified to rebel against the British because of the unfair treatment the colonists were receiving. Metaphorically‚ the colonists were a bunch of dogs and the government was the leash. They were controlling and had a lot‚ if not all the power over colonists. Tyranny played a huge roll in how the colonists viewed the British. The British were very controlling and oppressive towards the colonists. The British government limited the colonists’ rights‚ keeping a tight
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