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    evil to return his people to a state of peace and order. Even after all King Arthur accomplishes he must return to nature, a stage that every hero must go through. In a time of need, Great Britain was in need of a hero. Mysteriously a magical stone sheathing a sword appeared and only the next true king of Britain could unsheath the blade. During a tournament Sir Kay’s sword broke and he sent his current squire, Arthur, to go find him another one. As Arthur frantically looked for another blade…

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    On April 6th, 1917, the United States entered the war, but the Great War had been going on for three years already. The Allies was made up of England, France, Russia, and in 1917, the United States. However, many Americans were against entering the war and they wanted to remain neutral. President Wilson’s second campaign slogan was, “He kept us out of war.” Clearly, that had changed. We entered the war for many reasons like; the sinking of Lusitania, financial issues, and the Russian…

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    Britain was considered the Mother Country of the colonies since economic growth, expansion to America, and better communication between the English and colonists was expected. English colonies were divided in five distinct economies and traded with many European countries, mostly England. Sugar, cotton, and rum came from the colonies to Europe, while salt, spices, and wine from Europe to the colonies. However, Britain changed her policies, imposing high taxes on the colonies and limiting trade…

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    The French Monarchy

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    Through the Great Carter or the Manga Carta of 1215 the King recognized it as the right for his subjects to have council in the kingdom which evolved into what was known as Parliament. In the year 1688 when King James II wanted to reassert the divine right of kings which led to a political up rise in the country causing James…

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    The Impact Of Brexit

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    In the article, “Brexit Decision Is Likely To Reduce Growth In The Short Term,” presents the global issue of the negative economic effect on Great Britain, Europe, and the rest of the world. Britains EU referendum vote took place on Thursday 23rd June, 2016. The results were announced in the early hours of Friday 24th June, 2016; with the result of 48.1% voting to remain and 51.9% voting to leave the EU. Consequently voting for the leave campaigners Nigel Farrage, Boris Johnson, Gisela Stuart…

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    Kingdom Of Benin Essay

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    The Kingdom of Benin Kingdom of Benin, was an independent country located in West Africa, in the fifteenth century, it was the major power of the West Africa, which is the south west of Nigeria currently. It was first discovered by the Portuguese, when the Portuguese traders built some business relationship with the merchants of Benin, and this was the first cultural encounter between Benin and Europe, but how exactly did this cultural encounter influence on the people of Benin? And How Did it…

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    INTRODUCTION: In the early 20th century, Europe was home to a jumbled network of coalitions that pitted state against state. Pressures grew rapidly as nations snapped up any region they could get their hands on, built great armies and navies, recognized their enemies, and organized for the huge war that was looking more likely every day. There had already been numerous small hostilities in the century's first 14 years that overwrought the continent's harmony even further. By 1914, Europe was…

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    Union Flag Research Paper

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    The flag of the United kingdom of Great Britain and also Northern Ireland, but the british flag is also known as Union Jack and Union Flag. The current design of the Union Jack dates to union of Ireland and Great Britain in 1808. On the flag it has red cross of the saint George with a edged in white, outlined on the cross of St. Patrick which is the patron saint of Ireland. The very first flag which was the earliest, was established in 1606 by the proclamation of the King James VI and the I of…

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    Duty were all mentioned in this document. On top of all this the “Declaration of Independence” was the embodiment of the American mind. This document became the foundation for the colonies to come together and officially announce independence from Britain. Born from these two documents is the foundation of the three themes that Americans believe in. The first theme is Equality, which is that every man is born equal no matter if they are Black or White, Indian or Asian. But they are not the same…

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    Where Britain had taken advantage over Indians honor in serving the military, to send them to the front lines. Soon after, movements such as Gandhi’s, picked up and in 1947, they regained their independence. After the great loss of India, there was a shift in the era of colonialism, whereas other colonies demanded independence too.…

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