The British Empire : A Successful And Powerful Country

Prior to World War I, Britain was the most imperialistic country in the world. The British Empire occupied more than a quarter of the world, which spread over five continents and France controlled most of Africa. Because of this control the rivalry with Germany and Italy had increased, they decided they wanted a colonial empire also.

This is down to the influence trade had on Britain at this time. Before trade, Britain was no where near as important, wealthy or powerful as it was until trade came about. Trade meant that Britain could ship goods all over the world to different countries thus increasing Britians profits and also ties with countries. Britain started trading with America after they received independence thus Britains empire began to grow. It was booming, Britain was making vasts amount more money than she ever thought was possible.

from economy to culture, Great Britain thrived and controlled most of the world. But finally,the

For example, the original thirteen colonies that Britain established on North America’s east coast have gone on to become the world’s main superpower, the United States of America. Britain’s colony in China, Hong Kong, has gone on to become Asia’s premiere financial center with Singapore (another British jewel) trailing just behind. Even Britain’s prisoners set up the only first-world country in the Southern Hemisphere, Australia! Compare this to Spain’s imperial efforts, for example Mexico is the only third world country in North America and has always struggled to overcome a legal system plagued with corruption. Why is it that the British colonies were so successful and the colonies of other countries such failures in comparison? I feel the answer to that is British law. British law has been a keystone in these colonies success. Their political ideals have helped sculpt the success stories of the modern world, albeit there have been some failures such as India and Rhodesia where there were civilians revolting against their new leaders. The British education system helped produce a new class of educated Africans and Asians that were able seek employment once they had completed their schooling.

Both empires found great power and peaked at some point in their long reign, but with every great empire comes an end. According to the New World Encyclopedia, The British Empire was the most extensive empire in world history for a time as the foremost global power. It was a product of the European age of discovery, which began with the global maritime explorations of Portugal and Spain in the late fifteenth century. According to the Ancient History Encyclopedia, The Roman

They had been pushing since before World War I. The Indians were promised in the 1930’s that they would be granted independence but

Without a doubt, England’s colonies allowed their ships to circumnavigate the globe at any time. England, which had many colonies all over the world had helped them earn the title as one of the most powerful and richest countries on Earth during the mid 1700’s. England also influenced their race and religion to the American colonies through fighting off the French and Indians during the French and Indian War. England was also able to control most of the world’s international shipping due to it’s large navy and it’s ports all around the world which was an early example of Imperialism. Colonization had certainly been proven to strengthen empires such as England that led them to prosperity for a long period of

spanned around the globe. Britain’s colonial empire, in the making since the early 1700’s, still

British imperialism had a negative impact on the politics and economics of india because the British were running the country for their own good and not for the good of the indians. In contrast the British had customs that ultimately ended up benefiting the Indians.

It's no secret England is a strong powerful nation who obtains great tradition and power. England in the 1600s was interesting under the

The British originally came in as a decent sized company in East India, but when the sepoys attacked that company, England sent their whole army and navy to get the sepoys under control, but while doing that they also took over all of India. Although economically and socially the Indians did benefit in some ways, the British established a massive infrastructure by controlling India and having a huge political, economic, and social impact on India that helped them more than it helped the Indians.

For approximately two hundred years Britain ruled over India, allowing them almost no control of their own country. This is what imperialism was like for many countries. Initially India was colonized for its natural resources by the East India company but the companies hold on India became compromised after the sepoy rebellion in 1857 so the English government took control in a time of crisis. After decades of British Imperialism India finally gained independence in 1947. Brittain helped develop India by creating a government, education, and millions of jobs, however they negatively affected India by using the government and its powerful army to control and suppress the Indians along with Britain's unfair policies which

The British colonies began on a loose foundation with the failure of Roanoke then the harsh reality Great Britain faced with the Jamestown colony. When the number of colonies grew in the New World so did Britain’s control over it’s people. The British Empire thrived off the natural resources but the continuous involvement in wars such as the Second Hundred Years’ War, and the Seven Years’ War made the British focus more on their domestic affairs rather than the colonies. The neglect of the colonies was just one of the many

Let's start with India. India during this age had a lot to offer Britain. India was filled with raw materials that Britain wanted. They started the British East India Company in order to take over. They continuously grew in power and started to influence

Scottish author, Christopher North (also known as John Wilson) once said, “His Majesty's dominions, on which the sun never sets” in reference to the large span of territory occupied by the British Empire. At the height of its power, Great Britain held territory on all of the seven continents and ruled over about one-fourth of the world’s population. A map of the British Empire in the 19th century published by the History of England shows that Great Britain occupied areas such as Canada, Australia, Egypt, South Africa, modern day India, Honduras, and many other lands. The primary purpose of British imperialism was to acquire as much foreign territory as possible in order to gain abundant amounts of raw materials and to create a market for British