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Summary. Dear, what still exists is the colonial culture.
Dear, what still exists is the colonial culture.
The British Empire ruled the place where the British Empire had a profound impact on the colonizers and the colonizers, because of the British intervention in the country's culture and direction has also undergone earth-shaking changes, resulting in the current colonized in some places still exist this phenomenon, the pattern of the world has also changed subtly because of the British colonization, and for their own country, they have obtained countless capital to develop and expand themselves, and Britain has become rich and powerful, becoming a Japanese empire.
Extended Information: The British Empire (English: British Empire), consisting of British territories, dominions, colonies, trust territories and wild beard ridges, is composed of areas under British administration, and is regarded by the international community and historians as the largest colonial empire in the history of the world, with an area of about 34 million square kilometers.
The British Empire is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest empire in history. [1] [2] It is generally believed that the Glorious Revolution overthrew feudal rule in England in 1688, and in the Bill of Rights promulgated in 1689, the royal power was clearly restricted in the form of law, establishing a constitutional monarchy, providing unprecedented productive forces for England, and its rapid economic, military, scientific and technological, and cultural development. The seizure of all of Canada from France at the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763 marked Britain's emergence as the undisputed maritime hegemon.
After defeating the First French Empire led by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1815, it dominated international affairs for a century, a period known as the "British Rule".
Table of ContentsBritish EmpireThe British Empire (English: British Empire), composed of British territories, dominions, colonies, trust territories and other areas under British administration, is regarded by the international community and historians as the largest colonial empire in the history of the world, with an area of about 34 million square kilometers. The British Empire is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest empire in history.
1[2] It is generally believed that the Glorious Revolution in England in 1688 overthrew feudal rule, and in the Bill of Rights promulgated in 1689, the royal power was clearly restricted in the form of law, and the constitutional monarchy was established, which provided Britain with unprecedented productive forces, and made its economy, military strength, science and technology, and culture develop rapidly. The seizure of all of Canada from France at the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763 marked Britain's emergence as the undisputed maritime hegemon. After defeating the First French Empire led by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1815, it dominated international affairs for a century, a period known as the "British Rule".
In 1914 Britain entered the First World War. In the 1921 year, after its victory, according to the Paris Peace Conference seized the former colony of Germany, the territorial area reached 3
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I think there are several main reasons:
First. Britain is the pioneer of world capitalism, but it does not mean that it will always be ahead, so in terms of system, other countries follow the example of Britain to build a new capitalist system and develop their own economies according to their own realities, and if they do it right, it is possible to catch up with and surpass Britain.
Second. In the early stage of capitalism, the capitalist international market had not yet been formed and was underdeveloped, so the imperfect market could only be maintained and developed by expanding the land area where consumers were located and plundering raw materials. When emerging capitalist countries such as Germany, the United States, and Japan emerged and old capitalist countries such as France caught up, the international market was basically perfected, and a stable raw material and consumer group had been formed.
At this time, the competition between countries depends on the strength of the technology, capital, and other aspects of each country's industrial system. At this time, the British capitalists were no longer very optimistic about the industry that played an important role in the country's prosperity, but more interested in the overseas ** that was easier to profit, and a large amount of capital outflowed to the colonies led to a general lack of funds in the domestic industry, and it was impossible to update technology, and its industrial system gradually tended to age. At the same time, the emerging capitalist countries such as Germany, the United States, and Japan did not have so many colonies, so they were trying to update their technology in order to gain more market share and income.
Britain has not been stronger but has begun to lag behind, while other countries are emerging.
Third. The blow of two world wars. The two world wars were basically based on Europe, and the long-term war greatly depleted Britain's national strength, and many of its original spheres of influence and economic and political influence were replaced by the United States in the war, which is also a very important reason.
Fourth, the independence movement of the colonies. The independence of the colonies also dealt a heavy blow to the declining British Empire, which lost a large number of its former raw material sources and overseas markets.
Its own decline and external shocks led to the decline of the British Empire.
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Generally speaking, the decline of Britain is recognized as occurring in the 100-year period from 1850 to 1950. So much has happened in these hundred years, and many events have been closely linked to the fate of the British Empire. But I personally believe that the main line of Britain's decline in the past hundred years is still relatively obvious.
In chronological order, I summarize the "three seconds" of the British Empire:
The Second Industrial Revolution (1870-1914): Bessemer Converter Steelmaking + AC – Railroad + Telegraph – Rise of the Continental States.
Second Boer War (1899-1902): British victory – the center of gravity shifts back to Europe – the colonies stop expanding and their control wanes.
World War II (1939-1945): Threat of Homeland Invasion – Lend-Lease Act – Complete dismantling of the colonial system.
These three events constituted precisely the beginning—acceleration—culmination—of Britain's decline.
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The first is the success of the industrial revolution and the failure of the industrial revolution. The British Empire was the beneficiary of the first industrial revolution. Since the Napoleonic Wars were raging on the European continent during the outbreak of the First Industrial Revolution, the British Isles stopped and there was an environment for peaceful development.
The British Empire, which consists of its territories, dominions, colonies, mandates and other areas administered by the British, is regarded by the international community and historians as the largest colonial empire in the history of the world, with an area of about 34 million square kilometers. The British Empire is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest empire in history. >>>More