Why did Britain establish an empire? The British established an empire for many different reasons‚ most of which were to benefit England itself and few to help other countries. The five main reasons that will be discussed in this essay are: power‚ economy‚ trade‚ religion and development of other countries. One of the first reasons that Britain established an empire was because of religion. Matthew 28:19 states: ‘Go ye therefore and teach all nations’. Some christians took this literally and took
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The British distinguished themselves from the Burmese in a physical and mental sense to maintain their own superiority within the colony. In order to mentally separate themselves from the Burmese‚ the British instilled cultural ideas inferiority that can be seen in characters like U Po Kyin. He was “a man of fifty‚ so fat that for years he had not risen from his chair without help…for the Burmese do not sag and bulge like white men‚ but grow fat symmetrically.” Orwell clearly distinguishes Po Kyin
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During the age of imperialism rulers across the world were attempting to conquer more and more of Africa. This led to turmoil and tension between the nations along with creating competition for more territory. These conquered parts of other nations are called spheres of influence and allow for nations to extend their control into more places‚ effectively giving them more power and sway. African colonies were also regarded with intrigue by nations due to the opportunities given for a chance to trade
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British mercantilism established itself with the help of the trans-Atlantic trade. Great Britain was then able to have adequate supremacy over the colonies to impose several acts such as the Navigation Acts and Molasses Act. Trade routes linked the American Colonies‚ West Indies‚ Africa and England. England‚ being the mother country‚ wanted a favorable balance of trade. The triangular trade is an example of mercantilism‚ or the idea that the mother country gains wealth and power by controlling
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One of the most common problems with literature on the history of how America came to be is that it is limited to an American point of view. An Empire on the Edge‚ written by Nick Bunker delivers a new perspective‚ a British perspective‚ on how Britain came to fight America. His work is ambitious in that it seeks to explain a well known story in a completely unheard of way‚ yet he does it remarkably and with intense examination. In reviewing this book‚ Bunker goes into great detail about how The
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Starting in 1895‚ Kenya started to be conquered mainly by the British. Kenya before Imperialism was made up of tribes‚ causing the country to not have a government. In 1895‚ The British East African Protectorate‚ a colony of British people‚ started to colonize in Africa and create their own country. Some imperial powers brought positive influences to certain countries‚ while others brought negative influences to the country. The British brought both positive and negative effects on the country. They
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One of the fundamental causes of the Sepoy Mutiny was the inclusion of British policies. The British had no concern for the Indian rulers who ruled before they established their raj. Furthermore‚ ex-kings and ex-rulers were not allowed to be a high ranked official in the British system of government. The East India company passed many policies that pushed former elites and princes down the social hierarchy. One such policy passed by Lord Dalhousie‚ was the Doctrine of Lapse . This Doctrine was passed
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Throughout history‚ countries have expanded their empires to create the largest and most powerful on the globe. Napoleon and Alexander the Great had two of the most controlling empires ever created‚ and Great Britain’s in the early 1800’s was another of the best. During this time‚ many empires started expanding to make greater and more commanding kingdoms. Great Britain greatly grew in the 19th century. India‚ Asia and parts of Africa joined with them to help expand their territory. Britain used
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The word Empire derives from the Latin version of “imperium‚” as Stephen says‚ which essentially means to rule. Overtime‚ it has morphed into a much broader phrase‚ eventually coming to mean “ruling over extensive‚ far flung territories” far beyond the original “homeland” of the rulers. To me personally‚ nobody has ever personified the second version of an empire better than the Europeans. They have developed advanced weaponry‚ ships‚ and navigational technologies that surpassed anyone at the period
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policy‚ to be enforced by law and to be followed by abolition (at an early date). Thomas Fowell Buxton‚ the chief parliamentary spokesman on slavery introduced in 1823 his famous resolution that slavery “ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British colonies”. However‚ the West India Interest was determined to undermine the activities of the anti-slavery society. In order to prevent the abolition of slavery‚ they decided to draft their own amelioration proposals. The proposals seemed reasonable
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