Kingdom of Great Britain

weaker states ally themselves with the victor (Ikenberry 25). Bandwagoning ensures that the weaker states will not get oppressed and also guarantees them protection due to their alliance with the leading state. Although balance of powers seems like a great idea, it is not very stable. Alliances are constantly making sure that they are in equilibrium in order to maintain balance with the opposing force. This causes for shifts and gains in alliances. For example, if one side gains another ally, the other

The world experienced life changing inventions and events during the time of World War I, such occurrences influenced the literature and the authors of the time. The time the war took place, the world experienced technological advancements at an unimaginable pace. In addition to technology, the war also changed the fashion in which society worked. Women became more independent as more jobs were offered to them in order to aid the war cause. In addition, countries such as England experienced extreme

profit which could be earned from the land were pivotal in the colonists’ ultimate decision to break away from England. The South had fertile soil that allowed crops to flourish. This allowed the colonists to create an economy independent from that of Britain. In addition, the plentiful land made it easier for colonists to own territory. In the North, where there was less ideal farmland for traditional agriculture, the colonists succeeded at trades, such as timber, fishing, and shipbuilding. These people

Colonial America is often viewed as just the 13 original English colonies, but often people leave out the fact that there were already French, Spanish, Dutch, and other groups of people in America. That is an important factor to America, along with Great Britain and what happened there to cause people to voyage over to America. Another them that must covered is the religious groups and strifes between those. To accomplish all of this, strong and willing leaders are needed. The way the leaders have

impression from the title that she is planning on leaving America to live in Great Britain. Surely, within the poem’s content this is further speculated as she claims Great Britain to be a “[t]emptation” (Wheatley 1021, 45). However, she remains in America either out of choice, or out of poverty after being freed from slavery. Similarly to Rossetti, Wheatley uses flowery, vivid and romanticized descriptions of both Great Britain and America but never ends up moving to the desired country. Although knowing

“The Great War” On 28 June 1914, a Serbian shot an Austrian. Within six weeks, many of the countries of Europe had become involved in a war that was to cause the deaths of 10 million soldiers, but was the assassination the only cause of war? WWI wasn't just any war, it was also a new beginning and a new cause for a few of the european countries that had been involved. The end results for Germany had been the worst, which not only caused Germany to have a new purpose and have resentments, but

Protestants due to the Penal Laws which forbade Catholics from holding a seat in Parliament. When the Catholic Relief Act was proposed it was seen as liberation for Catholics from the Penal Laws. When the Act was rejected in 1795 Tone thought that it was a great way to recruit Catholics to fight with his revolt against the British Parliament who had just rejected their act. This was seen as a prime advantage for the revolt. The help of the Catholic people was a good start for the United Irishmen but it wasn’t

written by T.G Otte and J.F.V Keiger some similarities appear between Britain and

the great migration of the 1800s. These two huge changes in demographics in Ireland was also due to the British government being extremely slow in providing aid to the Irish. It showed how hard the depression of 1842 hit Great Britain and how the Corn Law was making it hundreds of times worse. Relief finally came when parliament finally removed the Corn Law in 1846, although the damage was already done. The Potato Famine enhanced Irish desire for Home Rule and independence from Great Britain. Irish

The expansion during the Wilhelmine period in Germany and the sociopolitical factors of that time helped start a war that more than Germany alone were responsible for starting. This war, that started in 1914, came to be known the Great War and was later known as World War I. This war was a defining moment in German and world history as a whole. Although Germany was not solely responsible for starting the war, there were certain actions that Germany did to help lead to World War I. Although more