HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Question
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Great Britain is near the equator
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Great Britain continues to fight after dark
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Great Britain has colonies all over the world
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Great Britain never set out to conquer new colonies
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Detailed explanation-1: -The British empire spanned the globe. This led to the saying that the sun never set on it, since it was always daytime somewhere in the empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -A famous saying from that time was, “the sun never sets on the British Empire”, meaning that the British empire was so vast that there was always a territory that had sun shining on it. This created a sense of competition among European countries to show off their power and prestige around the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -The saying is true. The phrase ‘the sun never sets on the British Empire’ was a poetical way of saying that the Empire was sufficiently global that, at any given point in the 24 hour cycle, it was daylight somewhere in the Empire.