MadMan Writing British Empire

How did the British Empire acquire Power?

I think the British Empire acquired power by invading other lands and winning wars. They won wars by having their own military strength but also having allies that most times outnumbered the opposition. They also acquired power by colonizing countries that had no colonies in them, they saw a deserted island and they took it. They also acquired power by signing treaties with other countries, which means they couldn't attack the British Empire; also if someone were to attack the British Empire they would be facing the Navy against them.  In my opinion they also acquired power by not doing anything to bad that would make the colonies that they took anger them and start a rebellion.

 

How/Why did the British Empire become successful?

I think the British Empire became successful by gaining lots of land and they also were very rich from wars that they could send expeditions almost everywhere to find more land. They also became successful because they had a lot of power, land, and economy. Also I think the British Empire became successful by often just attacking countries for their land.

 

 

How did the empire influence its population?

The British Empire influenced its population by when they invaded colonies in Africa, since they had multiple countries all around the world, I believe that they mixed cultures everywhere. You can see that all around the world people speak English. The British empire spoke English in her countries so that might of influenced English in many countries.

How did the empire interact with other civilizations?

They interacted with other civilizations by having a lot of voyages to Asia, North America, Australia and surrounding islands, Africa, and they had some bit of Antarctica. Also they had multiple wars like the Napoleonic Wars, The Boer Wars, The American Revolution, The Opium Wars, and the Two World Wars. I sense that they wanted to invade and keep invaders out.

What circumstances led to the end of the British Empire?

The end of the British Empire was when after WW2 happened. The whole country was broke and the countries they invaded knew it. The countries didn't like being ruled over by Britain and wanted their independence. Britain knew it to and started to decolonize them quickly before riots broke out. After they decolonized them Britain only had Norther Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, and 14 other small islands around the globe.