Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The ruins of an ancient city, called Aksum, was the centre of Ethiopia and represents the power of the kingdom at the time. Aksum is located near the northern border of Ethiopia. Another place to visit would be Lalibela, a town in Ethiopia. It is known for its distinctive rock-cut churches from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The Church of Saint George…

Germany decided to invade Poland to expand their land. This broke the peace treaty called “Treaty of Versaille;” Germany was not allowed to expand their territory, nor their military. Germany having broken this treaty, made the United Kingdom enter the war; Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain delivered a speech to the House of Commons in September 1st, 1939. The purpose of the speech was to inform Britain how Germany had refused to make deals with the Polish government, and instead invaded Poland…

However, the United Kingdom has throughout its tenure in the European Economic Community and European Union maintained certain level of autonomy from Continental Europe. For example, the United Kingdom has chosen to opt out of both the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Schengen Area. Nonetheless, the most notable British exemption from the rest of European Union is its absence from the Eurozone. Of the EU nation’s currently not in the Eurozone only Denmark and the…

Expectations and the Brexit by Amelia HC Ylagan In the cusp of the 19th century, Dickens is perhaps the most famous romantic writer telling of the social consequences of the Industrial Revolution in England at that time, in the narrative of a “condition-of-England” as the growing-up storyline (Bildungsroman) would paint, and in the message of challenged traditions as the Victorian girdling had constrained. The pathos of the Victorian novel is mostly based on a foundation-emotion of isolation…

The Iron Lady “I don’t think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime” (Thatcher). These were the words of one of the most influential women in modern day Britain, who, ironically, was Britain’s first female prime minister and held the position for longer than any other twentieth century prime minister. Margaret Thatcher is known, above all, for the aforementioned, but is also known for the work she did while in this prestigious office. Thatcher achieved many great feats while in…

houses, with representation considering masses in one and with proportionate representation in the other. Henceforth the House of Representatives and the Senate were made. The executive branch actualizes the laws and contains the President of the United States. During George Washington 's organization, people had formally comprehended that one individual couldn 't finish the commitments of the President without guidance and help, so the founding fathers offered support to the President as…

In 1972 “The Godfather” premiered in movie theaters across the United States and world. We saw Don Corleone control government officials, movie stars, and others like puppets. The Italian Mafia was running New York which begged the questions, have they always controlled the government? What other decisions have they affected and what about the original mafia in Italy? This paper asks, did the mafia (from its ties to politicians, money, and systems in place) affect the way that Italy’s republic…

to stay with the united kingdom because they promised to stay with the EU. After they announced the Brexit (england because independent from the EU) Scotland was very upset and the idea of independence came up again. The part of Scotland that wants to become independent believe that it is better for scotland’s culture and economy. The pro independence supporters believe that the North Sea’s oil will contribute to Scotland’s economy in a beneficial way. The first prime minister thinks that the…

The changing foreign policy and alliances during World War 2 (1939-1945) saw Australia begin to shift its dependence from Britain to the United States of America (USA), due to threatening attacks from Japan, consequently impacting Australia’s participation in the war and the shaping of the nation’s policies and identity. As the Axis forces continued to advance with Japan at the forefront, threat toward Australia grew and the country questioned their connection with their ‘Mother Country’.…

institutions as its counterpart, Britain, and therefore relied on the British for their, for a lack of a better term, brains and geographical advantages. The American department of state policy outline in the creation of the Atlantic Alliance that the United Kingdom should ‘retain control of her outlying possessions’ so that certain territories such as Malaysia would not ‘fall into less friendly hands.’ The phrase ‘less friendly hands’ used in the text referring to one of America’s and…