The British Empire

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• Leerjaar 4

The British Empire

Mike Liu, Jasmijn de Geus, Sofie Voogd and Emma Smit 

Context 

- What is the britisch empire?

- When and how long?

- Impact on culture and traditions

- Why so succesful?

- Role of commerce and trade

- Faced challenges

- Main reasons for decline and dissolution

- Effect modern-day britain

- Long term effects on the world

What is the britisch empire?

- Term for places that were once ruled by brittian

- The biggest empire ever

- 458 million people 

- 13 colonies 

How big was the population at its highest point?

1. 458 million people
2. 446 million people
3. 456 million people
4. 485 million people

Were was the term British Empire used for?

When and how long?

 

- It started in 1583 

- Ended in 1997

- It lasted 414 years

How long did the Britisch empire lasted?

1. 424 years
2. 414 years
3. 413 years
4. 441 years

Impact on culture and traditions

- Expansion British language

- Impact worldwide

- New things

How did the British Empire impact the cultures and traditions of the regions it colonized?

Why so succesful?

- Industrial Revolution

- Colonial Strategies and Resources 

- The exploitation of resources

During what centurie(s) did Britain benefit(ed) from great technological development

1. 17th till 19th
2. 18th till 19th
3. 18th
4. 19th

Role of commerce and trade

- Goods were brought from Asia, Africa and America

- The British Empire made lots of profit from this.

Why were Goods brought from Asia, Africa and America to Britain?

1. Because the goods were better there
2. Because they made a lot of profit with this goods
3. Because they had no goods in Britain
4. Because they thought it was fun

Faced challenges

 

- Conflict with Germany 

- Military, economic and colonial tensions 

- Cause of the First World War.

With who was the conflict?

1. Germany
2. France
3. Britain
4. America

Main reasons for decline and dissolution

World Wars and Economic Stress

- Anti-Colonial Movements and Global Shifts

- The growing ideals of self-determination and independence

- The dissolution of the empire 

- International pressure against colonialism

What was the main reason for the fall of the British empire

Effect modern-day britain

- Still influenced by past

- People from all over the world 

- Different cultures and ideas

- Britain still talks 

- Time as an empire  

- Treated other countries

Long term effects on the world

- Few hundred years 

- Empire ended 

- Still changed the world 

- English language  

- British customs

- World more connected