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                                   BREXIT in 2016

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                                   BREXIT in 2016

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Imperial attitudes live on?

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The prestige and ideals of the empire are fading and the empire crumbles 

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The prestige and ideals of the empire are fading and the empire crumbles 

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                            END OF EMPIRE 1970s

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                            END OF EMPIRE 1970s

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Britain enters the European Union in 1973. Britain experienced a large inflow of migrants- a legacy of its imperial past.

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Kenya becomes independent from Britain in 1963:

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Kenya becomes independent from Britain in 1963:

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The 1956 Suez Crisis was a savage revelation of Britain's financial and military weakness. Britain slowly lost their power over Kenya and Malaysia, due to the blockade of the Suez Canal

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India gained its independence after the World War ll due to India gained power and Britain became more weak.

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These two Indians provoked India´s independence around the 1940's (+ the creation of Pakistan because Muhammad was a muslim)

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These two Indians provoked India´s independence around the 1940's (+ the creation of Pakistan because Muhammad was a muslim)

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The British Government request the United States to take up the solution of Palestine 1947:

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The British Government request the United States to take up the solution of Palestine 1947:

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"In 1947, Great Britain, unable to reconcile its conflicting obligations to both Jews and Arabs, requested that the United Nations take up the question of Palestine. In May, the U.N. Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) was created by a General Assembly resolution. UNSCOP's purpose was to investigate the situation in Palestine and ‘submit such proposals as it may consider appropriate for the solution of the problem of Palestine."

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1788: First Australian penal (criminal) colony established

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1788: First Australian penal (criminal) colony established

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Over the next 60 years, approximately 50,000 criminals were transported from Great Britain to the “land down under”, Australia

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Victoria giving the bible to the Indians

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Victoria giving the bible to the Indians

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Old Victoria

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The British Empire Ruled Malaysia 1945-1957:

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The British Empire Ruled Malaysia 1945-1957:

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Under British rule, Malaysia was one of the most profitable territories of the Empire, being the world's largest producer of tin and later rubber.

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Was a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a non-academic historian, and a writer (as Winston S. Churchill).
He was the leader of the coalition government during World War 2, when he turned a looming defeat into victory, as a symbol of the British endurance during the war against Nazi Germany. Until then, his political career had been extremely volatile.

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Britain declared war on Germany.

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Palestine were placed under british control after the World War l, until the United States took over the responsibility.

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The ground of optimism were fading due to the mother country is divided by class and wealth. Industries like shipbuilding etc. were in decline in Britain and Employers called for higher wages. The lower class population were tired to work for others who lived in luxury but they were unfortunately still forced to accept lower wages and longer hours due to the huge gap of class society.

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By 1926 Britain had emerged from the first WW and the country had a passion for colonial rule and a desire to improve the lives of others. Marshall Douglas; "The call for imperial unity is not the selfish and despairing cry of an outworn people. The men who fought beside us in the great war knew that the old country with all its problems and its difficulties is not played out yet"

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Great Britain helps France in the War. The war has taken a toll on the country and its finances. Therefore, England is no longer the number one nation in the world

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A poem written by the British novelist and poet Rudyard Kipling to U.S. imperialism.
He was famous for defending the British Empire. He claimed that the western world protected the colonial countries against their mutual wars and corruption. The western world was technologically and economically superior, they were more civilized. So, the British Empire saw them colonizing as a moral duty to help other countries. That was “The White Man’s Burden.” They had a responsibility to help/civilize the natives, and that was the burden. They also had to safe their souls. The natives were not Christians so otherwise they would just go to hell. The colonists also claim that the natives were ungrateful of the colonists. They were acting childish, so the burden was also to raise them.

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Young Victoria

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Queen Victoria was queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. She was known for her social changes and empire expansion, hereby was declared 'Empress of India', which means a British monarch that was also king of India.

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American fight for independence in 1776:

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American fight for independence in 1776:

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The colonies of America fight for their freedom from England.

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Machines are invested to help mass produce products. More people move into towns and the working class grows.

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Great Britain's position during the Triangular Trade 1713:

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Great Britain's position during the Triangular Trade 1713:

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British sailors became involved in the trade in the 16th century. The Treaty of Utrecht gave them the right to sell slaves in the Spanish Empire.

The British three-legged journey:

1. Taking trade goods(guns, brandy etc.) to Africa for exchange for slaves.

2. Taking the slaves to the 'Middle Passage' across the Atlantic to sell in the West Inides and North America.

3. Taking a cargo of rum and sugar back to sell in England.

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The war is known as the 'Wars of the Three Kingdoms'. A conflict between England, Scotland and Ireland.

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1. To civilize the natives and make them convert to christianity. "The civilized" claimed that they saved the natives souls.
2. Sience through discovery of land
3.The most common reason was MONEY
4. Security - The money from trade
5. Imperial trade - sugar, tobacco and the sale of slaves --->

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Britain had a deep influence on Indian politics. The East India Company made heavy taxes against the locals, so it become an important revenue stream to Britain

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1783: Britain accepted the American independence an lost a great part of the Northamerican territory 

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1783: Britain accepted the American independence an lost a great part of the Northamerican territory 

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The trade with India focused mainly on textiles, spices and tea. 

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The trade with India focused mainly on textiles, spices and tea. 

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was the first global war, fought in Europe, India, and America, and at sea.
The war was driven by the commercial and imperial rivalry between Britain and France, and by the animosity (fjendskab) between Prussia (allied to Britain) and Austria (allied to France). They struggled for supremacy.

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The main British cash crops (a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower) grown in India were: 

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The main British cash crops (a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower) grown in India were: 

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1. Indigo (which was used to make expensive purple dye)
2. Poppies (from which opium was extracted for sale to China). The aim of selling opium to China was to earn the silver back to reuse it as money to trade with China.

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During the war, Britain conquered more of Northamerica and India

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During the war, Britain conquered more of Northamerica and India

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was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I. He oversaw the first permanent English settlement in America, for instance the colony Jamestown in 1907.

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The first person to use the phrase British Empire was Elizabeth. She defended Britain's independence from French occupation (The Spanish Armada 1588). She was known for encouragement of exploration and trade. Toward the end of her rein she also founded the East India Company

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In 1497 the British Empire did not exist, neither did britain. 

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In 1497 the British Empire did not exist, neither did britain. 

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The Act of Union 1707, which gave birth to Great Britain

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The Act of Union 1707, which gave birth to Great Britain