"Did British colonialism have a positive or negative effect on South Asia"" This is a question that has been brought to my attention recently. Some say yes. They say that the British helped India a lo...
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It is important as at that time, the British were looking to increase trade with China, an enormous market with its huge population. China then was an important exporter of tea, silk, spices and man...
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After the French and Indian War, Britain realized that it must take some drastic actions in order to stay in control of the empire. The war persuaded Britain that they could no longer govern their e...
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From 1754 to 1763, the French and Indian War took place. This war altered the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. It was the last of four North ...
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I would like to offer a hearty mazel tov to Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, who has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (or O.B.E.) from Queen Eliza...
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Sir Ian McKellen — Gandalf to "Lord of the Rings" fans — rose further in status Saturday as he joined the elite circle of Britain's Companions of Honor.Kylie Minogue rivaled McKellen fo...
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Irish rock star and global humanitarian Bono became a knight of the British empire Thursday _ and joked that his youngest son thought he was about to become a Jedi instead.Bono, 46, was named a Kni...
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Theater director Steven Pimlott, whose credits ranged from Shakespeare to "Bombay Dreams," has died at the age of 52, his agent said Thursday. Pimlott, who had been suffering from lung cancer, died...
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The Anglicans' spiritual leader, faced with a deepening rift over homosexuality and scripture in the worldwide Anglican Communion, called Sunday for humility among bishops as the conflict threatens...
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Washington (dpa) - Britain staked its first successful foothold in
the New World 400 years ago in the marshy, Chesapeake Bay swamplands,
where the Powhatan Indian confederat...
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A New Zealand Maori trooper was posthumously honored Saturday for courage in battle during WWII _ 64 years after he was denied a top gallantry award despite a commendation signed by four commanding...
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Colin Graham, the artistic director of the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, died Friday. He was 75.Graham died of respiratory and cardiac arrest at St. John's Mercy Medical Center, a spokeswoman for the...
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Queen Elizabeth II of Britain and the prime ministers of Canada and France presided over a ceremony Monday marking the 90th anniversary of a breakthrough victory by Canadian soldiers in World War I...
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Nepalese Gurkha soldiers who have been fighting for Britain but receiving unequal retirement benefits since the days of the British Empire will finally receive the same pensions as the rest of the ...
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Did British Colonalization Have Any Effect on India?
Joey Melillo of Brooklyn Receives Order of the British Empire!
