Need Help with this Question or something similar to this? We got you! Just fill out the order form (follow the link below), and your paper will be assigned to an expert to help you ASAP.
read the attachments in order and answer the following questions
COLLAPSE
This week with Vernon we explored several topics including but not limited to; British Imperialism, the Great Depression, the First World War, eugenics, and cultural changes. Vernon continues to provide an outline of British history to allow readers to get a wide-angle on all topics. For the questions, this week, I wanted to try and take a little bit from each chapter, but please feel free to add an ah-ha moment or something I may have left out! There was a lot of good information in this chapter and much of it will affect and shape Britain as it moves into the future.
At the start of Chapter Seven, Vernon states “In 1833, John Seely, the Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge, published a history of the British Empire. Within two years The Expansion of England had sold 80,000 copies. He chastised his fellow historians for not recognizing that much of ‘the history of England is not in England but in the Americas and Asia’ and yet denied there was any logic to imperial expansion.” (p.228-229). After reading more about British imperialism in this chapter, and your past knowledge, do you agree with the statement made by Seely? Why or why not? Additionally, is it possible to contend that at a certain conjuncture in history England’s history becomes more isolated? If so, when do you think this transition occurs?
Chapter Seven discusses the First World War from the British Empire’s perspective. Many of us have spent years learning about the First World War from an American perspective, what differences did you notice in this telling of the war? Do you feel knowing multiple sides or histories to the war enhances your picture of the war? What about this section of Vernon stood out to you in particular or was different from previous knowledge?
On page 297, Vernon states “Those yet to volunteer were shamed as unmanly cowards and presented with white feathers in public from women who sought to demonstrate their own patriotic citizenship by joining the Order of the White Feather.” (p.297). Adjacent to this is a propaganda poster. Thinking about the quote in conjunction with the poster, do you feel this is similar to any American war propaganda? If so, which piece? If not, why do you believe it is different? Additionally, thinking specifically of the Order of the White Feather, how do you suppose this group was formed? Do you think this group was widely known throughout all of Britain or perhaps just in London?
Towards the start of Chapter nine, Vernon states “Those who had only recently viewed democracy with terror began to celebrate it as an innately English achievement gifted to the British world.” (p.309). What do you think this quote means when stating democracy is an English gift?
There were several different cultural phenomena talked about in chapter nine. Highlight two or three of these cultural phemonement and explain how you believe they most helped to shape Britain. Which are the most important to helping Britain’s culture into what it is?
Please do not feel you have to answer this question! I just wanted to leave a space, since so much is covered Since these three chapters were so expansive, I would like to add a question here that will allow you to bring up any other points from these sections that caught your attention. What stood out to you? What topic were you most interested in? Any ah-ha moments?
