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Indian wars were four wars fought one after another in North America between 1689 and 1763. The wars were fought between France and England, which became part of Britain during the second war. Spain, at times, sided with the French. All fought with the support of Indian allies. In the end, France lost nearly all its land in North America. Britain gained most of the French territory, and Spain acquired the rest. Battle of Monongahela Location of Acadia Causes of the French and Indian…

many titles, she has no real political power, with “domestic and foreign policy are left to Parliament and, more specifically, the government”, led by the prime minister (Morrison, 2013). So, the monarch “reigns but does not rule”. “In the United Kingdom, many important governmental actions are done 'on behalf of' the Queen Elizabeth II or she exercises her powers at the direction of the Prime Minister. These things are remain within the Royal Prerogative. However, the Queen are not do those…

war killed up to 17 million people and caused 49 million casualties of not just soldiers, but civilians as well. The war was fought between members of the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy) and members of The Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, and Russia). Eventually, countries such as the USA joined in. Rivalries between countries, arguments over empires and an arms race were among the causes of European tensions that lead to war. Although…

this meeting, Churchill (Great Britain), Roosevelt (United States) and Stalin (Russia). The meeting was about the effects of world war 2. There was an agreement that was discussed at the conference that a new type government would be set up in Poland. It was called a coalition government. This government had free election in Poland. It gave eastern Poland to the Soviet Union and Poland would receive land from Germany. Germany was divided into four zones Great Britain, United States,…

The legends of King Arthur date back to 9th century. Many authors throughout history have written about the great King Arthur. The first written description of his entire life, from death to birth, came in the 12th century and was written by Geoffrey of Monmouth. There are many skeptics about some of the stories of his life, mostly because so many different authors have written about his life and they are all different. From the wizards and magic to the extraordinary battles he fought, and…

Kamil Górka British political system evaluated over the time. In my work I would like to pay a special attention on the power of the British Prime Minister, to evaluate the topic I would try to describe the general political system in United Kingdom. Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy lead by Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, but the Monarch is only responsible for representative purposes and step aside of internal and external politics. The power of Prime Minister depends on the…

Europe by the Allies which favoured Britain and Russia. However, the new balance of power was not going to remain secure for long because Russia had become a huge influential power in Europe next to Great Britain, and was determined to grow her influence further. For example, Russia had attained Warsaw which turned into a separate kingdom of Poland and took Bessarabia from Turkey in 1812, which posed a threat to the Ottoman Empire and the international order. Britain, on the other hand, became…

begin with, British spent a great deal of money in the French and Indian War. The cost of maintaining 10,000 British soldiers was around £300,000 per year and would be crucial to defend the colonists from Native Americans attacks. Furthermore, the French and Indian War had cost the British £70,000,000 which doubled their national debt to £140,000,000, which was necessary to defeat the French and the Native Americans since they were allies to the French. As a result, the Britain needed more money…

King Arthur is said to be a medieval knight that was head of the kingdom Camelot. Many people debate on if he was real or not. Some say he was a military leader that fought off a Staxon invasion in the 5th and 6th centuries. His legend has been written by many authors, poets, and journalist. Not much is known about Arthur. Different writers have written different stories on Arthur. Some say he was a warrior that lead the British army. Others say he was an actually leader of Camelot. King…

At first Prime Minister Lloyd George did not enforced conscription to Ireland because of their strenuous relationship. He and other members of the cabinet knew that Irish conscription would not aid the war effort, as it would jeopardize the Irish Convention, which had been searching for a solution to the Irish Question. Up until the German Offensive destroyed Britain’s fifth army and the pressure to conscript Ireland became overwhelming. Prime Minister Lloyd George had pressure coming from every…