The United Kingdom, or in other terms, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, has many distinguishing factors from other places in the world. There are differences in government type, economy, and even military. The culture has a vast amount of unique distinctions that set it off from the rest of Europe. A true definition of what being a part of the United Kingdom is lacking, because of the diversity in culture, government, and military throughout the years. Everything is surely the way it is now because of the way things have been run in the past.
In becoming the United Kingdom, many conquests underwent. Beginning in 1282, under the reign of King Edward I, Wales, which at the time was independent, was taken over. By 1536, England and Wales became an official union. Later, in 1603, Scotland came under the same rule as England, and in 1707, they unified to become Great Britain. Then, on January 1, 1801, Ireland became joined legislatively to Britain, though, all the way until the 20th century, Ireland fought hard to gain its independence back. This resulted in the Anglo-Irish treaty, which established Ireland as a free state, and later became an independent republic. Since the very first session administered in 1946, Great Britain has been a stable participant of the United Nations Security Council. It has also been a standing member of the European Union (EU) and even the European Economic Community (EEC) since 1973. Since the UK is broken up, the distribution of vital functions vary depending only on the local arrangements. All of these alterations brought together every part of the now far-reaching United Kingdom. Today, the UK contains Ireland, Britain, England, Scotland, and Wales.
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In conclusion, The United Kingdom has many interesting factors that set it off from the rest of the world. History has shown to work out well for this striving country. Under the reign of Monarch Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom follows under a Constitutional monarchy. The Island setting of this land attracts many people for multiple reasons, thus bringing more variety. With religions ranging from Christianity to Hinduism, and immigration constantly from all over the world, the cultural variations have made it difficult to put one single definition on what it means to be a part of the UK. Lastly, the large military has made an even bigger impact on its allies. In a changing world, the United Kingdom has no problems making a positive influence on all the countries around it.
The 19th century set the stage for different policies that lead to the extending of America’s power, which is defined as imperialism. Imperialism started for different reasons like the Americans wanting the U.S. to expand or explore the unknown land, or even some feared existing resources in U.S. might eventually dry up. The reason imperialism started doesn’t really matter, but more of what it caused. Imperialism lead to Cuban assistance, the addition of Hawaii and Alaska to America, and Yellow Journalism.
The French and Indian war altered Americans’ perceptions of Britian during the years of 1763 to 1775 because it helped to show just how stupid the British were sending all these troops to apparently fight fo the colonies “freedom” when the colony ws already basically free and they were doing just fine without the British having to take over the land they were living in and creating a huge disaster in the colonies.It helped convey that the British played dirty when they won the French and Indian war and then expect the colonists to pay for their debt of basically making no good or better change for them and they were not well suited to take care of the american colonies. I mean what they are trying to do is take over the Americas and have more
Too most the British Monarchy in Canada’s government is merely regarded as ceremonial, symbolic and not something that actually holds power. Firstly, the British Monarchy’s power’s consists of just watching over traditions and seeing if there is an abuse in power. There powers do not affect the Canadian citizen’s life in any way. Secondly, in Canada the Monarchy’s biggest symbol is the royal family but most people consider more than 6 other Canadian symbols more important than the royal family. This sh...
The Acts of Union were signed in 1707, uniting Scotland and England as one , forming one of the most admired countries in the world, Great Britain. England, until now, has been the most powerful sovereign state of Britain and holds nearly all control over Scotland and its neighbouring countries, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland, having previously once been its own country, would now like to gain control and take care of its own affairs again. Back in 2013 it was arranged that on September 18th, 2014, Scotland will hold a referendum for the Scottish people who will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ if they believe Scotland should become an independent country.
The United Kingdom Consists of Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales and the capital is London. It is culturally diverse and struggles with the same issues as the United States does with multiculturalism. The United Kingdom functions as a Parliament system and their healthcare system is supported by central taxation, and some funding by private grants and charities. Whereas, the United States health system structure is complex and funds are based on employers, private payers, foundations and charities. Medicare and Medicaid are funded by taxes.
...Ireland – Becoming a Free State”). Finally on Monday, April 18, 1949 Ireland became the Republic of Ireland. (“Ireland – Becoming a Free State”)Now the Republic was formally free of allegiance to the Crown, and a decline in anti-British feelings. Economy started to grow, and along with that, a new measure of political stability. (“Ireland – Becoming a Free State”) On December 14, 1955, the Republic joined the United Nations with the admission of other communist and noncommunist nations. (“Ireland – Becoming a Free State”)
The United States of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK) are similar in many different ways, but their economies are much different. The difference in population contributes to several of the differences between the economies. Vast differences in the percentages of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that agriculture, industry and services make up are another way in which the economies differ. Last, the share of trade in each economy is extremely different.
The 1800's were a renowned era in European history. With the rise of imperialism came the ruthless desire to seek new land through the use of authoritative implications. Whether it be the discovery of the Americas, where Christopher Columbus discovered various islands, which were clustered with indigenous people that were eventually completely wiped out for the pure desire of Spaniard power. This craving to "assimilate" indigenous people and to convert them to Christianity was an element, which rooted 19th century Europe. Although the actual question to whether these actions were good or evil are up for debate. Imperialism has been viewed as an expansion that serves only ones "object" and that it has no purpose beyond the benefit of the "self". This paper will explain Imperialism through a sociological perspective, while blending in notions of capitalism and modern day Imperialism that may now be viewed as Globalism.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly referred to as the United Kingdom, or “UK” for short, is a country located in Western Europe. It rests between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea and is a medium sized country, ranked 80th in the world based on its size of 243,610 km2 (CIA 1). It has a temperate climate, with rugged hills and low mountains. The Fens is the lowest point in the UK at four meters below sea level (CIA 4). In contrast, the highest point is in Ben Nevis, at 1,364 meters above sea level (CIA 9). In the east and south-east, the land is made up of mostly plains. Only about a quarter of the land in the UK is suitable for growing crops, but there are many natural resources in the region. Some of these resources include coal, petroleum, gold, and more (CIA 12). The diverse resources in the United Kingdom help to keep its’ economy stable.
The monarchy symbolizes unity and traditions, which is unique and treasured to the nation. The monarch universally known as head of the Commonwealth, she is voluntarily recognised as the Head of State to 54 independent countries (The British Monarchy, 2013) The Queen to modern Britain, is an icon, who cannot simply be swapped for an elected politician. The British monarchy has played huge importance in British history, which is integral to our national identity. The Queen reined for 61 years and she provides an existing connection between the past, present and future. This is exactly what a politician could not offer to the public; for instance, Tony Blair, prior to 1997 was unknown on a state level, as he had done nothing significant for the British public. The monarchy’s traditions are famous not only in the United Kingdom but throughout the world. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the ruler of sixteen other countries including Britain. Whilst the queen receives many privileges as head of state, it does come at a personal cost. Her privacy is limited as she is consistently scrutinized from t...
Mainly my argument is, compared with other countries, UK is more suspicious of all people entering the country and they discriminate against people from ‘underdeveloped’ countries.
William Butler Yeats stated that, “Supreme are is a traditional statement of certain heroic and religious truths, passed on from age to age….” When he said this, he is most definitely talking about the Anglo-Saxon era and their style of writing. The Anglo-Saxons were very into warriors and heroes and how heir stories are handed down from generation to generation. When these stories were written down, monks wrote them down. The monks then added parts about God and the heavens, and about all the religious facts they could. Thus mixing the warrior and heroic mentality with the religious faith of the Christians.
On the one hand, without international relations from the EU, Britain is economically and socially vulnerable. While Britain’s exit from the EU may define Britain’s power according to British citizens, the type of power that matters is relative power, which is the power when it is being compared to other states. If the other states do not recognize Britain as a force of power, then its exit from the EU is pointless. On the other hand, by discontinuing the benefits granted by the EU, Britain declines the assistance that could have helped the country to become more powerful. In other words, Brexit decreases a source of gathering power for Britain, since the EU not only offers economic opportunities, but it also provides useful information so that the member states can behave accordingly. Overall, realism suggests that while Brexit increases Britain’s confidence in being powerful, it also decreases the country’s power in a way.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (London: 2005). pp. 51, 71-72. Accessed May 3, 2014. http://www.jhud.co.uk/huddleston/uk2005_tcm77-248610.pdf.
The debate about British Identity has been prominently featured in recent years as a public concern. The foundation of British Identity was based on the act of union in 1801 between England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland that created Great Britain. Heath and Roberts describe this identity as “a relatively recent construct and was gradually superimposed on earlier national identities of English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish” (2008:4). The four nations were unified mainly because of the political and economic project of the British Empire that developed a shared agenda and The Second World War which melted the distinctive differences between the constituent nations (Ward, 2004). According to Colley, the interests that unified the nations do not exist and even if they do” they are less distinctive” (1992). Although there is identification with Britishness, it is noticeable that Britons hold a stronger allegiance to their primary nation. The British Identity is decreasing as many writers suggested, and this is due to many different trends and influences such as globalization, immigration and communication (Heath and Roberts, 2008). This essay highlights some of the reasons of the decline in the British national identity and the rise of the consentient nation’s sentiment. This is approached by firstly considering the internal factors of the devolution of power to Scotland and Wales, and secondly the external factor of immigration and will analyze the relationship between age and identification with a nation.