Kingdom of Great Britain

It has been often argued from the British point of view that British rule in India actually helped India, I would like to discuss the views from India’s perspective and if the atrocities of British rules translates into Britain paying reparations to India. Britain’s rise for 200 years was financed by its thefts in India, Britain’s industrialization was actually based upon the deindustrialization of India. By the dawn of the 19th Centaury it is a noted fact that India was Britain’s biggest cash…

this paper to raise awareness, but remained anonymous to keep his life. In his pamphlets, Paine spoke about how wrong and twisted he believed the British government was. Common Sense was also heavily focused on how we need to win the fight against Britain and to gain our independence. For the first chapter in Thomas Paine’s pamphlets, a big focus was on monarchy and how it had a negative impact on the colonies, with the “wickedness”. Thomas Paine explained that through hereditary succession, the…

The Battle of Adwa Date: March 1, 1896 Description: It was a battle between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy in the provincial market town of North Ethiopian. This battle became the climax of the First-Ethiopian War because Italy wanted to better its rank in Africa, they wanted to join Ethiopia with its two territories after beating it but the Ethiopian leader pitied him against its rivals while stocking up on weapons. The Italians moved in the night to get the advantage but…

Canada as being one of Australia’s valuable allies, the two countries have been cooperating with one another since the 19th century and they have a great history between them. Both Canada and Australia have been colonized by the United Kingdom, and although Canada, mostly resembles its American counterpart, it was still heavily influenced by the United Kingdom hence aiding to its stronger ties with Australia. There are many factors that contribute to their long-lasting alliance, for example,…

forces were the Spanish Armada and the British Royal Navy. Both countries engaged in a decisive naval battle on July 29th, 1588. The battle ended with the Royal Navy beating the Armada. The victory was given to Britain even though the Spanish suffered no significant losses. Nonetheless, Britain was still declared victorious. Many factors contributed to the defeat of the Armada. The Royal Navy had better firepower, utilized surprise attacks, and had the luck of the weather on their side.…

There have been many influences on Canadian law including Hammurabi, Mosaic, and Roman. Britain has had the most influence on Canadian law. Although there have been many influences on Canada 's legal system, Britain has had the most impact for reasons such as Trial by Combat and Ordeal, Common Law, Rule of Law and the British North American Act of 1867. The impact that the Hammurabi laws have had on Canada 's legal system today is that the laws are known, along with the hierarchy of laws.…

The Battle of Waterloo, which took place in Belgium on June 18, 1815, marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. The battle of waterloo was the most famous battle of four battles that Napoleon fought in to try and show his dominance to the rest of Europe. The battle of waterloo took place 8 miles south of Brussels near a village called Waterloo. The area that Wellington had chosen for a battlefield he did so with care and thought. The area that he had located was behind a small ridge where…

play in the economy? Socialism became the great experiment of the post-war period, with nations such as the Soviet Union embracing the idea whole heartedly and nations such as the United States outright rejecting it. Still, Capitalists too were now in a great divide. Should markets be free? Should governments intervene in times of economic instability in order to create jobs? Eventually, these Capitalists seemed to settle the issue, thus beginning the great Keynesian Revolution that would shape…

William Symington in 1788. Later on in early 18th he developed this prototype to create the first steamship, the Charlotte Dundas. The Charlotte Dundas had short- lived run on the Forth- Clyde canal until the damage by the canal banks. Another event of great significance was bringing into commercial service of the Worlds first paddle steamer, Henry Bell’s “Comet” on the Clyde in 1812. The coming of the steamship was of particular significance to Scotland. The travellers thanks to the new steamer…

The Great War was a war of powerful nations that individually had their own aspirations and hopes to further their success and dominance in the world. In the 1870’s, Germany had annexed French territories. After much success of wars and in industrial strength, ambitions for colonial growth had arose. German wanted a navy to compete with Britain, and to be seen as a dominate nation. The British had a war of their own against the Zulu Kingdom in Africa. The growth of the British navy was essential…