British Empire

proud to be represented as British; they were happy under the rule of both the British Empire and with the institution of monarchy. However, by 18th century, the colonies came to believe that they needed to break away from the British empire. For the colonies, being part of the British Empire meant that there were advantages as well as eventual disadvantages. The advantage was that, since the colonies were part of the British empire, they could trade with the richest empire on earth; there was an

Many consider the British Empire as the most powerful and successful empire to have ever existed. Despite not having many resources or a large population, the small island soon had control throughout the world, accentuating the saying, “The sun never sets on the British Empire”. The British Empire’s presence lasted for nearly four hundred years, through various external and internal conflicts that threatened the country’s resources, people, colonies, and more. The British Empire rose due to a number

conducted a large amount of their trade with the British Empire, they soon began to realize that they could obtain the goods that they desired for less if they decided to trade with other countries. The colonies were known to import large quantities of goods from Europe because most of the commodities that were essential to their current lifestyles were only produced overseas in Europe. This heavy reliance on certain goods eventually allowed the British to institute a monopoly on certain textiles, foods

Any historiography of The British Raj must first start with the understanding that The British Raj fits within the broader historic concept of The British Empire. In the late 19th Century, many historians proposed that the history of The British Empire could be broken down into The First British Empire and The Second British Empire. The British Raj falls within the category of The Second British Empire within this view. The previous British involvement in India, via The East India Company, would

The British Empire left a significant mark on the world and it was the Empire with an immense power who governed lots of countries. However, the country which was vastly different from others and had a great influence on Britain was India. India, the most precious pearl in the ocean called the British Empire, was the driving force of growth and development of Britain. Two core reasons of why India was so valuable to Britain are India's location and population. India was vitally important to the Empire

The Cultural Importance of the British Empire During the reign of Queen Victoria, Great Britain was the centre of a global empire, controlling nearly one-quarter of the Earth. Although only a small minority of the population of the Empire was actually British, British bureaucrats directly administrated it. Moreover, Victorian age is often referred to as the period of the Pax Britannica, since the territories controlled by the British Crown lived under a relative peaceful kingdom. Especially the

The people of the British Empire often saw their colonisation of other lands as a ‘civilising mission’ – an act to bring ‘civilised’ society – that is, their own culture – to the colonised people, who were often referred to as ‘savages’. This was believed for a variety of reasons, including the notion that the British way of life was superior to others, and that it was therefore in the colonised people’s best interests, the belief that a lack of technology was synonymous with a lack of culture, and

succession and control over the Spanish Empire, the American colonies sought independence from the British monarchy and government. The Americans wanted a completely new government, without a King or any form of monarchy. While the Spanish crisis was one of leadership, connection to other empires, a desire to avoid partition. The American crisis in government came about through the actions of the King, and the colonists questioning the authority of the British Parliament to rule over them. The American

In the late half of the eighteenth century, the colonies of British North America were at a point in which they wanted more of their own identity and separation from Europe. Some of the colonists felt that way and others were quite content in continuing to live under Britain’s iron fist of legislation that they were imposing on the colonies. After the Seven Years War and the Proclamation Line of 1763, many colonists were outraged and began to display their emotions. The colonist protested through

When hearing the British Empire we often relate terms such as colonies, dominions, and mandate. The British Empire was prosperous throughout its reign in the countries that it conquered. Although the British Empire came into Egypt to help stabilize the region and protect them from outside attackers; nevertheless they were also the attackers to the Egyptian government, because of reasons such as business deals with the cotton, gaining shares of Suez Canal, putting British government officials in the

France or Spain, the great powers of Europe. However, within a century, they were able to rise from thievery and pirating to rival colonists, eventually defeat both France and Spain to become the single superpower of Europe, and create the first British Empire. They mimicked early strategies and mostly failed, however, the English citizens were deeply involved with the colonial process, and together they learned from their mistakes and ended up creating solutions such as the navy and Bank of England

The British Empire in Africa I chose the above mentioned article for my research that describes the British Empire in Africa. The expansion of the British Empire in Africa began in 1880. In less than 40 years, it had “control over 458 million people and 25% of the world’s land.”(1). After a long time of colonization, the British rule finally ended in 1981. Its rule ended because it could not maintain such a big Empire and Africans were fighting for their independence. It was the first time

Consolidating the British Empire: The British Empire was an empire on which the sun never set. Lasting for over three hundred years, Britain became the global hegemonic power of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From the wilds of Australia, to the fertile lands of Africa, the British Empire ruled over a quarter of the world’s population. Spurred on by new economic, strategic, and “humanitarian” reasons, Britain embarked on an aggressive expansionist policy, quickly gaining spheres of influence

creation of the British colonial empire was one of the great facts of history. For the Empire, Britain took a larger share than any other nation in developing the movement of people between continents; it also has changed the expansion of Whites, Blacks and Indians. By exporting outside its borders, together with its colonists, civilization, language, and institutions, it contributed mightily to the vast movement of Westernization of the world. Many historians debate on how the empire began. In general

The Second British Empire was once so large it was said that “The sun never sets on the British Empire”. The Second British Empire refers to British rule after 1783. Following World War I, the Empire was at its most powerful; the territories it held were almost one fourth of the earth’s surface, which consisted of 25 percent of the world’s population; approximately 448 million people (Dolan 1-2). However, following World War II to the late 20th century, the empire’s holdings had been severely dismantled

Empires and great nations rise and fall. Occasionally the fall of one empire may give rise to another. That is the pattern that can be seen in the rise of the British Empire after the Napoleonic wars. The fall of the British Empire is not the fall that most of us would envision when we hear the term. It did not end in one great big bang of a war. It was a slow and peaceful erosion allowed by the Britons themselves, shaped by thousands upon thousands of small decisions and different elements. The

By the 20th century, empire had evolved to the point of total collapse and the next evolution was rise of the nation state. At the peak of the British Empire, its colonial rule expanded over the whole globe. In particular, the colonies in the Middle East and colony in India are great examples of the function of the British Empire. When the Ottoman Empire was split up into smaller countries among the British and French Empire with little regard for the people living there, tension arose. In Palestine

Colonization by the British Empire is a history common to over sixty of today’s countries. The British imposed English - their native tongue - as the working language of many of the colonized countries. As each country fought for independence a culturally unique form of English was born. Kenyan English is one of these lingua franca1. It is a dialect that contains features derived from local Bantu languages such as Swahili. Ngugi wa Thiong’o, a native Swahili and English author, captures Kenyan English

Did you know that the British Empire, the most extensive empire in world history, ruled approximately 1/4 of the world's population and covered about 1/4 of Earth's total land area which explained how and why Britain was gaining so much power? It's recognizable that Britain only gains global power because the advantages of regional issues in Europe such as trading, compromising and finances. During the 18 century, Britain and France fought many battles causing issues to Europes people leaving them

The British Empire and the Colonial Crisis 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