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What do you know about the British Empire?, Rita Rhallam, Hadil Lamrani,…
What do you know about the British Empire?
🏰 Origins & Expansion
Began in the 16th with maritime exploration
Early colonies in North America and the Caribbean
Major growth during the 18th and 19th centuries
Known as “the empire on which the sun never sets”
🌍 Colonized Territories
Africa: South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt...
Asia: India (the "jewel in the crown"), Malaysia, Burma
Americas: Canada, 13 colonies (now USA), Caribbean islands
Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji
Middle East: Iraq, Palestine (mandates after WWI)
📈 Economic Impact
Controlled global trade (tea, cotton, spices, opium...)
Created vast shipping and railway networks
Resource extraction benefitted Britain, not colonies
Rise of industrial capitalism
The British Empire began
in the late 1500s under
Queen Elizabeth I
Britain decided to build an empire
for several reasons. These included:
To gain more money
To gain more power
To spread Christianity and British ways of life
Rita Rhallam, Hadil Lamrani, Malak Taoufik Benchekroun
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