Examples include the large fuel tax protests of winter 2000, the Make Poverty History campaign, the march against the Iraq war in 2003 – which drew 2 million people - and the widespread social movements of 2011, such as the now-famous ‘Occupy London’. The decline in electoral turnout could merely reflect a preference for different forms of participation, especially single-issue campaigning – which increased with the emergence of new issues, such as feminism, environmentalism or globalisation. This may be caused by the decline in party identification (as mentioned above) and the trend towards class dealignment, which further decreased indentification with a party system traditionally based around class. Changes in the governmental structure, such as the introduction of ‘e-petitions’ – where a petition getting 100,000 signatures triggers a debate in parliament – reflect this. This strongly suggests that political participation cannot simply be measured in terms of electoral turnout, as other forms of participation are becoming more popular.
Trans-Atlantic Trade and Great Britain’s mercantilist policies had been enforced ever since Christopher Columbus connected New World and Old world in 1492. These policies lead to the growth of slavery in 13 colonies, as well as legislation restricting the colonies trade. Economy of colonies was based on trade and providing raw materials. British mercantilism had greatest impact on the economy of the 13 colonies. Mercantilism was first created to make the mother country obtain more power.
Consequently, this encouraged demand from abroad and wide areas of new trade opened up for Britain to enter. Technological innovation, with the birth of inventions could also account for the growth in industry. Thus it is apparent there are several factors to be considered, concerning the industrial revolution. In any case, the considerable growth of population size in Britain during the eighteenth century, which was stagnant until the 1750s, went from approximately 6.25 million to 10.5 million and provided a prospective labour force, in turn increasing demand for industrial goods. Improved diet and hygiene eliminated disease and housing conditions were enhanced.
The Columbian Exchange was the massive interaction and exchange of ideas, foods, and culture, in essence everything was combined between Afro Eurasia and the Americas. It began in the period when the Europeans were exploring and colonizing. It occurred in the Americas. This is significant to history because they made totally new social orders in the Americas generally supplanting the numerous and fluctuated society that was prosperous. In addition to this, they brought new crops which allowed a European diet to diffuse through the lands.
I am going to argue whether the British Empire is something to be proud of or not to be proud of. Generally speaking the vast majority of British people of the last generation think that the British Empire is something to be fundamentally proud of, however some think that it is not something to be proud of. There are many reasons to be proud of the British Empire. One of those reasons is that the British Empire helped India’s infrastructure grow massively; they created 2300 miles of road and 2900 miles of railway. They also heightened the amount of schools from 170-2900.
Using figure 3 and your own knowledge, explain why the pattern of economic power has changed over time. (10) The pattern of economic power has changed over time for a number of reasons. Firstly in 1913, the British Empire had 37% of global GDP. Britain was one of the very first to be industrialized, which allowed them to trade more globally and therefore increase their GDP through exports. Also the rise of the British Empire meant that they had very much influenced the world through colonization of countries they invaded.
The legalisation of Civil Partnerships in 2005 is a main reason for the increase in number of same sex families in Britain. Another type of family diversity that is greatly increasing in Britain is ethnic family units. Changes in immigration laws have led to an increase in ethnic families such as south Asian families, who have contributed to an increase in the number of vertically extended families in Britain (three or more generations living in the same household). West Indian Families have also chosen to inhabit the UK in large numbers; these households in Britain tend to have a higher number of lone parent families and matriarchal households- families led by a woman. Sociologists have different approaches to family diversity and its importance.
This British Act facilitated the expansion of total Polish community in UK from initially 44.000 to 162.000 Polish as it allowed those established to bring families over to UK as well as it gave a clear reference to those in Poland wishing to emigrate to UK. The second large wave of Polish migration to UK is linked to the
In many cases, these migration theories can be combined and should be incorporated for a more complete understanding. Theories of migration are significant in many ways; they can help us understand population movements within their wider political and economic contexts. Ravenstein, an English geographer, used census data from England to develop the "Laws of Migration" in 1889. He concluded that migration was made possible by a "push-pull" process; where unfavorable conditions in one place (oppressive laws, heavy taxation, violence, poverty and education) "push" people out from their birth place while more favorable conditions in another location "pull" them out; the best noted example to Americans is a term coined “The American Dream”. The primary cause for migration
Introduction Hong Kong and Shanghai have undergone rapid economic development under British influence since 1842. They share a geographical advantage as a core city in the Pearl River Delta (“PRD”) region and Yangtze River Delta (“YRD”) region respectively. Despite these similarities, the cities experienced different levels of economic development due to their changing locations in the regional, national and global economy. This essay seeks to compare the location and economic development of both cities in three historical periods: 1.1840-1949, 2.1949-1978 and 3.1978-2008. It attempts to examine the relationship between the changing location of the cities and their respective growth and structural change.