Moreover, the explorations of Captain James Cook in the 1770s and the discovery of Australia were very important for the British, because of the strategic position offered in East Asia. Also, in the years following the American Revolution, the British government tried to consolidate control over India and Canada. ... The government of Benjamin Disraeli (1874-1880), was a more active British colonial policy. ... Militaristic governments dominated in Japan and Germany and it was feared that the empire will not withstand the simultaneous attack of both states. ... Secondly, the English parliament...

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The American Revolution is not only significant to the United States as for Australia it marks the beginning of their own history where Britain's supremacy tries to take over other nations and influence their political ideologies upon them. ... There were several reasons for this, one being that the Indians still posed a threat to the British government and the other being that the French and Indian War which lasted seven years, left Britain in a huge debt. ... The edict forbade private citizens and colonial governments to buy land or make agreements with natives compelling the empire t...

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The Peninsula is dominated by the Malay people, making just over half of the population, they also form the dominant power in the multi-party government. ... For example, teenagers sent by their families to study in Singapore, Australia, USA and etc. are under a lot of pressure to change their outward way of life, social attitudes and values and so on. ...

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The argument is that in reality, power is concentrated in the hands of a few, a very small group of people (an elite ) who manipulate the masses through control of the media, visible government leaders, with a right wing conspiracy version which argues that the elitist ideology is subversive, anti-capitalist, anti-individualist, anti-patriotic, pro-welfare, and pro-one world government, with the sole aim of undermining traditional American values. ... Mills ) argue that the corporate, executive, and military run the government elite. ... It exercises control by financing candidates, its contro...

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The white Protestants of Australia, Canada and New Zealand mattered much more to the post imperial British than the European continent, Marr identifies. ... Great Britain and Tony Blair failed miserably in this task and although the US Government were happy to have British backing they would have undoubtedly preferred the full support of the EU. ...

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Introduction The idea of `wicked problems' (Rittel and Webber, 1973) is by no means new in terms of social issues in the UK, indeed it has long been recognised that there are a series of problems/issues which, like the poor, and despite the `best efforts' of government, always seem to be with us and appear to be almost impossible to resolve. ... While there is some more recent evidence that a degree of `joining-up' has occurred, particularly at local level, it is not possible to detect a single overarching strategy towards the city in government policy or even at a more general ...

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Animal Testing/Experimentation: Why not? People who would end experimentation on laboratory animals don't understand the importance it. They don't realize that we have came a long way in animal research that has benefited humans tremendously. From bettering human bodies, curing diseases, and savi...

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