1938 British Empire Games

Before the English settlers and Powhatan Indians became enemies, the English started to explore during the 1500s-1600s. This essay is about why the Powhatan and the English became enemies and the reasons why they were. Both became enemies because of land conflict, the starving time, and the enslavement of the Powhatan. To begin with, one reason why the Powhatan and the English are enemies is because of land conflict. They made treaties with each other but the English took all of the…

‘The government and goldfields’ administration were more to blame for the Eureka Rebellion than the miners.’ To what extent do you agree? In 1854, the Eureka Rebellion occurred in Ballarat, and involved miners rebelling against the government and goldfields’ administration, for the purpose of better rights and freedoms. This was the climax of a long dispute between the two. The government and goldfields’ administration, to a significant extent, can be held more to blame for the Eureka Rebellion…

Colonialism means control by one country over another area and its people. Western Kenya would be politically and economically exploited by Britain. In 1895, Britain colonized western Kenya. British would rule western Kenya would last until 1963. This exact scenario takes place in the book, Worries of the Heart by Kenda Mutongi. In the book, Mutongi talks about western Kenya’s history during the 20th century. One of the major themes that Mutongi discusses is colonialism. Mutongi discusses…

During the entirety of the nineteenth century, the British Empire embarked upon many imperial wars under the pretense of spreading civilization and prosperity. Their imperial wars were launched everywhere across the world such as Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, and even in Ireland. Their reasoning behind most of their military campaigns was to prevent barbarism and spread their righteous civilized manners to everywhere they go. The British Empire developed a viewpoint of superiority…

and to bind the countries together in building a durable postwar peace.The British regarded this as a transfer of global power to the United States as the best outcome of the war. The Atlantic Charter was an implicit rejection of colonial imperialism and the dissolution of the British empire. During the war with Germany a strong unified command structure that entailed sharing and coordinating of military units of both British and American forces called the Combined Chief of Staff laid the…

disgruntled towards the British Empire and talks of breaking free from the empire’s control has spread through the colonies. Still, even with this discomfort floating around the colonies momentum to gain their independence was stuck in a pit of quiet talks. It wasn’t until Thomas Paine a radical writer ahead of his time wrote “Common Sense.” Which opened the doorway to the American Revolution as it brought that quiet momentum into a loud public outcry over how the Empire had been treating the…

on in April 1918, Germany managed to seize Villers-Bretonneux, which the Australian troops had tried so hard to protect. The defence of the town had been handed over to the British troops so that the Australian divisions would be able to regroup. The German attack was led by war tanks which forced their way through the British defences. This particular battle was exceptional as it was the very first battle that had tank-on-tank conflict. There were instant orders to…

(Terrill, 2013). This customary law had been reported to be the foundation of police brutality and corruption and why citizens distrust law enforcement (Terrill, 2013). When the Dutch settled in 1652, they introduced Roman-Dutch law. Then in 1806 the British settled and introduced common law, yet still allowed Roman-Dutch law (Terrill, 2013). However, Dutch law fizzled out eventually due to its mother country adopting France’s law. This allowed English law to spread and take more roots in…

In the beginning of the slave trade, in order to justify their trend in trading slaves, British created a supremacist belief system about the Africans. According to the British, African society was viewed as subhuman, uncultured and yet to be civilized in every way. The British trading of African slaves could not go on without this justification. The development of racism was highly associated with the beginning of slave trade because it was thought to be fair treating one race ruthlessly in…

During the 18th century, the British East India Company came to India and established three main presidencies: Bengal Presidency, The madras Presidency, and the Bombay Presidency. Company rule was significantly centered around getting as much wealth from India as possible. This type of financial-based rule is a fundamental trigger for the Rebellion of 1857-58. Another major factor that caused the Rebellion of 1857-58 was an insult to the Sepoy soldiers’ religious adherences. The Rebellion was a…