The British Empire Structure introduction British Empire Introduction to British imperialism Timeline explanations from Empire to Commonwealth Questions to class Sources 1. The British Empire The phrase‚ "the Empire on which the sun never sets"‚ has been used with variations to describe certain global empires that were so extensive that there was always at least one part of their territory in daylight. The British Empire was the largest colonial empire in history
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HOW DOES TOBACCO LINK BRITAIN’S EMPIRE AND AMERICA’S DEVELOPMENT FROM 1600 ONWARDS? The key element‚ tobacco‚ was the vital reason for America’s development and the British Empire’s throughout the 17th and 18th century. The demand for tobacco and the trade involving tobacco helped the British Empire thrive as well as lead to America’s independence. During the early 1600’s Britain’s main drive towards economy was agriculture. Eventhough they flourished in that section the economy itself wasn’t
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The decline of the British Empire. “The sun never sets on the British Empire” this statement was true for many decades‚ the Empire was ¼ of the world. But why and how did it fall and what were the reasons for decolonization? This I will try to answer in this short essay. The main reasons of the decline was economics and nationalism (including resentment from the rest of the world towards the empire). I have decided to concentrate on post world war events even though you may say the decline already
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The British Empire was the largest the world had known. It was said “the sun never sets on the British Empire‚” as it was so large it covered all time zones. Britain had a small population and army so governing was done by inflicting a devastating military defeat on the conquered nation. The defeat was so great that would be no future resistance. It had the desired effect of scaring the locals into doing anything they could to maintain Britain’s favor. This kept the peace. Part of this would
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not rebel on the invasion of the Japanese ‚ this was insulting to the statue of British power. And then following in 1942 was the fall of Singapore‚ Burma and Tobruk in Africa. Even though all these colonies were restored after the War‚ the fall of them did have a huge impact on the Empire. Most significantly was the fall of Singapore‚ as according to Churchill “it was the worst humiliation of the British army ever.” Such event taking place gave a new image of Britain; it made her look weak‚ and
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British Empire The British Empire comprised the dominions‚ colonies‚ protectorates‚ mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. At its height‚ it was the largest empire in history and‚ for over a century‚ was the foremost global power. By 1922 the British Empire held sway over about 458 million people‚ one-fifth of the world’s population
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Imperialism The British Empire is a strong nation‚ even now hundreds of years after it rose to power. However‚ that power came with a cost. A cost not readily visible to the British nation. The Empire was focused on growth and dominating the spheres of influence all across europe but they neglected the status of the indigenous people. While the British thought they were doing the neighboring nations a favor all they ended up accomplishing was ruing native cultures‚ devastating the land in search
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Can the British be proud of their empire? Britain should be proud of the empire they fought for and won because they concurred most of the countries that were in their empire and are still the leading empire to have the most countries in their power‚ (about one third of the world). The British Empire was a global empire ruled by Great Britain. At its peak in 1921‚ the Empire contained a quarter of the world’s land area and more than a fourth of the world’s population. The sun never set on the empire
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The British Empire was one of the most extensive empire in world history. It was at one point the largest empire in the world. It was the largest empire by having colonies in Asia‚ Africa‚ North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ and Oceania. During the 1800s the British controlled lots of this land all at once‚but this empire had its ups and downs like any empire. There was the First British Empire‚ the Second British Empire‚ the decline of the empire‚ and the legacy that came with it. First
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At its peak‚ the British Empire was one of the most widespread and influential forces in the world. It sponsored the ideology of free and open trade in all corners of its far-reaching empire‚ after it became the norm in the European continent. In contrast‚ in the Far East‚ China‚ a withstanding and ancient empire‚ subsidized a more conservative approach to trade and connections with foreign nations. China’s traditionally reclusive foreign policy was the source of a long history of economic and political
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