British Empire

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

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

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

That the British empire played an integral part in Britain’s war effort, which saw members of her commonwealth, as well as colonies, contribute not just war materials and supplies, but millions of soldiers to help protect Britain itself. But, this aid had a steep cost, as it meant that Britain was no longer the power it once was, and in turn paved the way for the empire’s collapse following the war. Brown, Judith, William Louis, and Alaine Low. The Oxford History of the British Empire: The Twentieth

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