They were also both killed by the same person. They were very different because they fought on opposite sides of the Trojan War. Achilles fought to kill the Trojans, while Hector fought for peace between the two countries. They were different in that Hector was a prince and Achilles was not.
Britain now wanted to acquire land in Africa was to help protect her other territories from being taken over. The British were convinced the other countries wanted to take over control of India. To ensure they did not have easy access to India, the English bought control of the Suez Canal.till convinced the other countries wanted India for their own, the British also took over South Africa. Ships could travel all the way around Africa to reach India. Before the opening of the Suez Canal this was the main route to India.
It was difficult for Britain to support this principle for other countries, but deny it to countries in the Empire: Ireland rebelled between 1919 and 1921. In 1920â1921 it was divided into Northern Ireland, which was part of the UK, and the Irish Free State, a dominion [dominion: A country ruled by a single ruler.A self-governing colony of the British Empire.] like Canada. In 1937 it became more independent as Ãire. Ã©iren 1960, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan admitted there was a wind of change in Africa. Most of Britain's African and Caribbean colonies achieved independence in the 1960s. In 1997, Britain formally handed Hong Kong back to China.