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    Migration &

    Empire,
    1830-1939
    The British
    Empire
    The British Empire

    In today’s class I am learning to:

    • Describe background information


    about the British Empire
    • Identify countries that were part of
    the British Empire
    The British Empire

    An empire is when one country controls lots of


    other ones. Britain’s Empire was so big that it was
    often said that the sun never set on it.
    The British Empire

    Britain controlled
    numerous countries right
    across the world.
    The reason was simple:
    more land a country
    controlled, the richer and
    more powerful it was.
    Having an empire helped
    ensure military strength
    as well.
    The British Empire

    In the centuries after


    Christopher Columbus
    travelled to the new
    world, European countries
    started taking control of
    places around the world.
    As the first countries to do
    so, Spain and Portugal
    quickly built the biggest
    empires.
    The British Empire

    Other countries soon tried


    to copy them. In the 17th
    and 18th centuries England
    did so too, and Scotland
    also made efforts.
    As an island, England (and
    later Britain) had an
    advantage in having a
    great navy, which could
    help achieve this.
    The British Empire

    The exact size of the


    Empire changed over the
    years. It has included
    countries such as the USA,
    Canada, Australia, New
    Zealand, South Africa,
    India and Pakistan.
    Britain became rich
    through this, including
    during the Slave Trade.
    The British Empire
    The British Empire
    The British Empire

    British Empire in 2018


    The British Empire

    The British Empire was


    truly huge. In 1922 around
    458 million people lived
    within it (about 1/5 of all
    people in the world).
    The Empire gradually
    declined (especially after
    World War Two) and was
    replaced by the
    Commonwealth.

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