The Pros And Cons Of The British Empire

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.

Starting in 1754, the Seven Years’ war began and led up to a sequence of events involving the Parliament. The Parliament is the highest legislature in Great Britain and consisted of the House of Lords and House of Commons. The Parliament made three acts because of the Seven Years’ war, which affected the colonist greatly. The three acts made by the Parliament included the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and the Tea Act. The Parliament made the acts to resolve issues and to enforce more laws, however, some acts made the colonist very upset and led up to events of commotion. The colonist had mixed emotions towards the act because some were liked and others were not.

    Imperialism is when a stronger nation takes over a weaker nation and controls over their lifestyle. Some Europeans supported Imperialism because they needed resources that they didn't have but other places did have. This allowed them to benefit from other countries as well as gaining power. Some Europeans and others did not support Imperialism because they felt that the increase in population especially in military would get out of hand and would provide fewer rights. Imperialism has been going on throughout history and it is seen as both good and bad by certain people or groups. I believe Imperialism was and is a good thing because it allowed and still allows for progress and development within the country.

In the wake of the industrial revolution, many European countries gained economic power as well and eventually military power. The first to invest in the industrial revolution was Great Britain, making the nation one of the most hegemonic powers since it was able to gain advantage over the other European nation who was involved in the Balance of Power, which was created in 1815, and involved Great Britain, Russia, Prussia, France, and Austria. The Balance of Power was created to help prevent major wars between the nations whereby, every nation stated would have and equitable military based on its size and location however, since Britain industrialized, the nation was able to erode the balance of power and industrialization was able to make size obsolete because of mechanized and advanced weaponry. As a result, Britain was able to surpass the other nations and was able to expand its nation and belief around the. Ultimately, as a result Britain was able to become the most hegemonic nation around the world. One of the locations Britain was able to colonize was Africa by the nineteenth century where it was ultimately able to aid the Africans, by spreading Christianity and helped improve the overall conditions in the conquered area and assimilated the Africans to European cultures, as well as advance the Africans technology.

Africa as well ensured the British with the valuable mineral resources of Gold and Diamonds. With the British imposing on this area, it lead to the mixing of the two cultures and revolts. Second reason for British Imperialism was Trade. Great Britain trade was vast but one specific occurrence with China really showed the careless side of the British. British smuggled Opium into China and continued though Chinese officials weren’t okay with it.

The Industrial Revolution was imperative to European Imperialism. Imperialism could not have been as well accomplished, had it not been for the original inventions and innovative procedures to increase production, wealth, and jobs. Both the Industrial Revolution and Imperialism were opportunities for countries in Europe to compete with one another, by show who as dominant, Europe could aid other countries, gain new resources and markets, and spread religion. Even though Europeans saw many positives to the events, it is all about perspective; some Europeans had to endure hazardous factory conditions and many countries suffered greatly because of the race for land and power.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the British Empire was the biggest global superpower. The British became a superpower during this time due to colonial rule. From colonisation they gained economically from the cheap raw materials. Maintaining colonial rule depended on military power. But when Britain started to decolonise its Empires they lost the title of a superpower. This was due to : economic decline,

In England, imperialism was the main catalyst that brought about change and the clashing of cultures, which can also have disadvantages. Ethnic people haven't always been treated the same because they are different and have the ability to create change within the nation. Therefore, multiculturalism has shaped England through culture, language and industry. Ethnic diversity is a fundamental part of why England is the way that it is today. In the case of Africans in England, they brought about change through music, literature, and art. This has a significant impact on their popular culture today. However, Africans in Britain to this day still encounter some disadvantages as they have been seen as an inferior race for such a long lapse of time.

With nation-state is on the down trod, the process of globalization has further rendered the realist perceptions as anachronistic, diminishing the capacity of policy making autonomy of state. Since states are not been able to function within its own capacity because they are having compulsory interdependence between each other, its self-decision making is greatly affected, inevitably compromising all social, political and economic regulations. Also the massive proliferation of people (refugees) across different borders, undermines security balance and renders it sometimes ineffective, stating the terrorism attack on Germany Dec 2016 as a reminder of the catastrophe that a de-territorialized state can encounter..

In What Ways Did Britain Benefit From Being An Imperial Power? The British Imperial Century began around 1815 towards the end of the Napoleonic wars until the beginning of World War One in 1914. The British Imperialism that magnified the British Empire within this era occurred precipitately resulting in her being established as a global force. In order to answer how Britain benefited from being an imperial power, it is relevant to define it. Imperialism is expressed as ‘the policy or practice of extending a nations authority over other territories or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations.’

Over the course of history, starting from the early 16th century there have been several countries that have strived to imperialize other countries in order to achieve a myriad of goals. Consequently, imperialism has led to monumental effects that were viewed from a variety of perspectives. Great Britain was among the many countries that set up a policy of expansion and imperialized foreign powers including India and Africa. Overall, it is inevitable that Britain’s motives in imperialism was to obtain raw materials and resources which was spurred by the Industrial Revolution, a greater need for markets in order to sell goods, and a final motive being the want to spread Christianity. Although imperialism allowed Britain to gain more power, exclusive trading rights and land, it

Imperialistic nations dominated much of the globe for centuries throughout the course of history. The British empire was thought to be the most powerful at the apex of its dominance during the 19th century. At one time, it was said that the sun never set on the British Empire because of their territories in each hemisphere of the globe. Although the dominance of the British International Empire subsided following the World Wars, the impact they have left on their colonies and territories would come to last for decades after and this is evident in both southern and eastern Asia. One of Great Britain’s largest and most successful colonies was that of India.

For most of the late 1800s, Great Britain had numerous colonies and territories under their ‘umbrella’-or in other words they had influence over them-, this extensive list included Canada, India, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Burma, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and much more. While other countries had big empires, it was not as extensive as Great Britain's. This had built up envy within other countries, (Germany wanted an empire since France and Britain had one) and eventually begins the imperialism race. An example of this was evident during the Second Moroccan Crisis of 1911. Troops had been deployed to Morocco from France in order to help the Sultan's government, Germany seeing this as a threat to Moroccan independence, they had responded as well. Soonafter, Germany had offered France to give up their control of the entire French Congo. However Britain had come to France’s defense, causing Germany to back down, and receiving a few strips of the Congo. The result of the incident had humiliated Germany publicly, and diplomatically. This was a significant event because it had demonstrated the strength of the Entente to the world, and especially to Germany, in which Germany took to heart, and resented the Entente for it. All of this shows that Germany desperately wanted a large empire and were willing to threaten a war for

India was colonised by many foreign powers, the main coloniser being Britain. Many historians argue that India flourished as a country after British colonisation. India did profit from British colonisation, to an extent. Politically, economically, and socially, British policies were implemented, which changed India. These policies were extreme, as the Indian culture was often ignored or overlooked.

As seen in the previous chapter, by the year 1300 the effort of Pope Boniface to assert, or as he believed it, re-assert the universal power of papacy was already being met with staunch resistance by monarchs, such as Philip IV. Yet, the ideas expressed in the works of John of Paris and Giles of Rome would endure. Both would see their ideas commandeered by pro-imperialist writers to support their own arguments in favour of imperial universality. As will be demonstrated below, the campaign to assert imperial universal power would be resisted no less fervently. The legal dispute between Henry VII and King Robert of Naples would highlight the inherent difficulties in any attempt to establish a universal monarchy by the Late Middle Ages. Furthermore,