HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Question
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Great Britain was the largest trading country in Europe.
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Great Britain had the most colonies in Africa and Asia.
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Great Britain had the strongest navy in the world.
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Great Britain had colonies spread throughout all areas of the world.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the 19th and early 20th century the British boasted that ‘the sun never sets on the British empire’. By that they meant that the empire was so vast and covered so much of the world’s surface, that it was always daytime somewhere in the empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because of its size at the peak of its power, it was often said that “ the sun never sets on the British Empire” because the empire’s span across the globe ensured that the sun was always shining on at least one of its numerous colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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.