LITERATURE QUESTIONS
THE VICTORIAN NOVEL
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The discovery of natural resources like coal, oil, gold, and silver in the British Isles
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The rebellion of serfs against their masters and a desire for equality for all men
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The ongoing competition for resources and markets that existed over a period of centuries between England and her Continental rivals, Spain, France, and Holland
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The emergence of the United States of America as a world power
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Detailed explanation-1: -The growth of the British Empire was due in large part to the ongoing competition for resources and markets which existed over a period of centuries between England and her Continental rivals, Spain, France, and Holland.
Detailed explanation-2: -By 1913, the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, 23 per cent of the world population at the time, and by 1920, it covered 35.5 million km2 (13.7 million sq mi), 24 per cent of the Earth’s total land area. As a result, its constitutional, legal, linguistic, and cultural legacy is widespread.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the nineteenth century, the British Empire expanded greatly in terms of size, population and wealth. By the end of the century-which has been termed ‘Britain’s Imperial century’-the Empire covered approximately one-quarter of the world’s land surface and governed around one-fifth of its population.
Detailed explanation-4: -Britain’s informal empire was aided by the Industrial Revolution, which provided the tools of Empire, such as the Gatling Gun, the railway, and the steamship.