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    Elizabeth born? Mayfair, London, United Kingdom. How old is she? Right now she is 90. When is her birthday? April 21, 1926. How tall is she? 5’4”. Who is her spouse? Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. How many kids does the queen have? Four, Charles, prince of Wales. Anne, princess Royal. Prince Andrew, duke of York. Prince Edward,earl of Wessex. How many grandchildren does the queen have? 8, William, Harry, Peter, James, Eugene,Zara,Beatrice,and Louise. How many great grandchildren does she have…

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    burdened again by a yoke of slavery (Galatians 5:1)”. Through the years Nigeria has gone through many changes; while bringing modernization, enslaved many of the Nigerian people. For years and years Great Britain has played a major role there and has had major effects on it. Great Britain had a great part in the modernization of Nigeria because they colonized, transitioned many Africans out through slavery, and changed old traditions. Starting from the beginning the Nigerian people were…

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    SOC 366 17 October 2014 Uganda Early Uganda and Colonization by Britain Before Uganda was colonialized in the late 1800’s, the area of Uganda was a variety of different ethnic and religious groups. However, the Bugandans who live in the southern part of present day Uganda were the largest. The northern part of present day Uganda was Sudanic and Nilotic tribes, and there was strain between the north and south. Uganda is on the great lakes of central Africa, and located on the equator. The…

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    States and Great Britain, and quickly after being elected, he promoted the 1844 campaign with a catchy and significant slogan, “54, 40’ or Fight”. The Polk Administration was consumed with many issues, both foreign and domestic. Assuming the presidency from President Tyler, Polk was occupied with the Annexation of Texas, Mexico’s talks of selling California to Great Britain, and the boundary disputes of the Oregon Territory. His administration was highly concerned over a war with Great…

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    Besides the monetary amount the United Kingdom will save from no longer paying out membership fees and immigration benefits, leaving the European Union would allow for the UK to set up favorable independent trade negotiations with other nations. As an independent state, Britain would gain influence over the rest of the world by gaining back their independent “seat” on international affairs discussions that the EU had taken away. According to the Conservative Party’s Chair of The Economic Affairs…

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    territory, nor their military. Germany having broken this treaty, made the United Kingdom enter the war; Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain delivered a speech to the House of Commons in September 1st, 1939. The purpose of the speech was to inform Britain how Germany had refused to make deals with the Polish government, and instead invaded Poland. He also mentioned how these acts had to be stopped, which meant Britain entering the war. In the speech “On The Nazi Invasion of Poland” by Neville…

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    In 1945, Britain still had one of the largest empires in the world. As soon as WWII ended, Britain went through a major social change. Winston Churchill was no longer the prime minister as he was voted out, the country went bankrupt, and a new labor agreement nationalized gas, water, health, and many other industries. In 1964, it had been granted independence. In 1947, it was for India and Pakistan. In 1952 they received the atom bomb and in 1957 they obtained the hydrogen bomb. This was…

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    The Effects of Brexit on Great Britain What is Brexit? Is it a city? A state? Or does it refer to something else? To better understand what Brexit is, one has to go back a few years to the formation of the European Committees. These committees were developed to allow for a single trade market and a standardization of systematic laws which would help bring prosperity and stability to the then non-united European region. Eventually, in the mid-1990’s, the European Committees developed into what is…

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    British Military Allies

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    military has had many allies throughout history. France and England have always been allies. There has only been two wars where Great Britain and France fought against each other. Britain and France fought on opposite sides during the Anglo-French War (1202-1214) and the Saintonge War (1242). Besides these two wars, the two countries have been allies. France and the United Kingdom fought together in World War I and World War II on the side of the Allies. However, during the German occupation of…

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    families. Because of the way these monarchs were ruling their kingdom, many of the common people started getting the idea for a revolution. Sooner rather…

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