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THE BRITISH EMPIREThe largest formal empire in historyBeginnings17 th Cent.1600Formation of the East India Company.Set up: Network of trading postsSale of goods: spices, silks andcotton to European customers.Importation of tea to Britain whichbecame a popular beverage.1664British control of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, renaming the settlement New York.1668English East India Company takes over Bombay.The ‘empire on which the sun never set’Peak: Victorian PeriodIt controlled ¼ of the world’s land area rulingover400 million people.18th Cent.1775Beginning of the American Independence War until 1783.1783BritainForced recognition of the independence of 13 colonies.Retained imperial control in the West Indies and Canada.19th Cent.India1857The East India Company disbanded.Rebellion: The Indian MutinityThe British government took directcontrol of India."The Jewel in the Crown"1876Queen Victoria of Britain was proclaimed‘Empress of India’.Official monarch ofIndia.1877British Influence on IndiaForm of railwaysEnabling fast travel ofgoods and people.Indians had no influence in thecentral & local governmentDISCONTENTThe Indian National Congresspolitical partyFormed by somemiddle-class IndiansObject: argue for governmentreforms and independencefrom Britain.AfricaLate 1880sCompetition for theexpansion to Africa1881-1919“The Scramble for Africa”Britain & otherEuropean powers.1884/5BerlinConferenceDecide who would control theparts of AfricaAfrica was dividedbetween the competingEuropean powers.No African presenceBritish ControlNigeriaThe Gold CoastRhodesiaSouth AfricaEgyptBritish BeliefsAfrica: resource rich area for selling goods.Dutyto ‘uplift’ and‘improve’ Africa.to bring ‘civilisation’ toAfrica in the form ofChristianity.1899-1902The Second Boer WarThe British conquered South Africa.Egypt1882Britain was the acknowledged ruling force in Egypt1899 and soonBritain ruled Sudan.Australia‘terra nullis’no one’slandDisplacement of Aboriginal peopleto set-up new BritishsocietiesChange on the administrationsystemThe ColonialOfficeBegan in 1801It was an appendage of the Home Officeand the Board of Trade1850sit was a separate department with a growing staff and acontinuing policyIt exerted discipline & pressure on the colonial governments.Attitudes of EmpireIts way of living was the right way.Colonization would help the countries become likeBritain and improve.Colonization gained their global influence.Local leaders were removed anytime by British soldiers.It helped the colonised countries by opening up trade markets.Extreme poverty and conflict in many countries ruled by Britain.Nationalism and the commonweatlhIt developed rapidly after World War I and II1947IndiaClaimed its independenceRetained an association with Great Britain and other former dependencies inthe Commonwealth of Nations.After1960British people were no longer actively imperial inits sentimentsAccepted the idea of independence as a foregoneconclusion.Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997.DeclineFollowing the end of World WarTwo in 1945CausesIt drained Britain financially.It lowered its prestige in the eyes of itscolonies.Independencemovementsexpressed dissatisfaction withBritish rule.ResultsBritain granted independence to many of its major coloniesIts legacy remains in the contemporary world.Spread of theEnglishLanguageTechnologyPeopleIdeasHaz doble clic en este nodo para editar el textoHaz clic en este nodo y arrástralo para crear uno nuevo