Black British

1918 and the war brought a lot of changes to British society. A myriad of casualties were occurred during the war including soldiers and civilians. Britain lost many potential leaders, and it took another generation to make up for it. There were material losses too and national debt had increased enormously. War effects were so heavy and people wanted lasting peace and equitable national reconstruction. Also, a time of economic recession came to British society after the short period of post-war…

Sir Winston Leonard "The British Bulldog" Spencer-Churchill, or just Winston Churchill was a British Aristocrat who lived between 1874 to 1965. In his lifetime, he was among many things, a writer, non-academic historian, artist, politician, and British Army Officer. Winston became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940, to 1945, and again in 1951 to 1955. His sphere of influence ranged throughout the entire British Empire during the two times he was prime minister. It included places…

between European imperials of Britain and France. Though defeating the opponent, the British too government felt the negative impacts severely. The war was on such a large scale and costly that it put the government into grave debt. The American Revolution resulted directly from attempts to reform the British Empire after the Seven Years’ War. Before the war, the colonies were very loosely governed by the British. There were acts passed that required goods and products going in and out of…

The American Revolution affected multiple groups of people who were living in the country during this period of time. All of these groups had different perspectives on how the American Revolution was going to affect them both during and after the revolution. The three different perspectives I am going to talk about in this essay are Whigs, Tories, and Indians. Each of these groups has a completely different view on how the American Revolution will change their world, depending on which side they…

Manning Marable and Ama Mazama discuss in their writing what changes need to be brought about when it comes to learning Black Studies. One societal change that stood out to me was Ama Mazama called for a change in the “dilemma of professionalization.” Essentially the societal change being called upon is when learning individuals shouldn’t just stick to the definition or the ‘black and white’ way of learning. When learning we should try to understand broad concepts and make inferences about the…

of education and the missionaries once again tried to enforce Christianity on the indians, because they felt that it was more superior. The British also pressed for social change in India. But the indians rose up and revolted and this became known as the sepoy rebellion. The sepoys began to brutally massacre british men, women, and children. However, the british shut down the revolt by killing many and destroying many villages. After the sepoy rebellion, a lot of hatred, mistrust, etc was for…

the “bigger is better” mentality when it came to ships and gunnery, and more accurate gunnery by means of adapting to technological advancement. Churchill was shocked that officers did not have to study or pass an exam on naval warfare and that no British officer had contributed anything to naval literature. Churchill was also outraged and baffled after witnessing a gunnery exercise in June of 1912 off the coast of Malta conducted by the Mediterranean fleet. After the fleet finished, he…

acquiring natural resources to fuel their factories and industries, whilst their interest in India was specific to creating a potential market. Advanced weaponry had evoked emotion upon Indians and Africans, allowing for imperialism to progress. The British East India Company made imperialism in India possible by gaining the trust of local rulers…

be effective or if they should have imposed more of a British influence in their new republican government. This all leads to the fact the colonies really did not agree what they wanted in a new government. They were just unhappy with the way they were being treated and wanted to govern themselves. Colonists did not want to be enslaved by a country that was taking advantage of them; however, they were exercising these same actions on the blacks in America. They wanted to all be equal and…

"The First World War was Canada's education in the art of being a sovereign state, and it was a very good times to learn" (Dyer, canada.com). During World War 1, Canadian soldiers entered the war be association as one of Great Britain's colonies. Many Canadians were part of the war effort. The troops were strong and fought hard, gaining a reputation of being formidable soldiers. After the war, a representative from Canada, Prime Minister Borden, was allowed to sign the treaty of Versailles, and…