British Empire

Take for example when the British Empire had conquered Ireland and Scotland. This forced the inhabitants of both countries to give up their customs and traditions to conform to the British Monarchy for almost 1000 years. Both countries continuously fought the Kingdom of England between the early 14th to the 18th century, to liberate their beloved homeland from British reign and regain their independence and identity. A historical grudge still resonates…

South Africa. This made it more tempting for the British to take over Africa. Another factor, was that the British had more updated weapons like the Maxim gun. The Maxim gun was the first world's automatic machine gun so that the British used against Africans while Africans had outdated weapons. Europeans nations also had steam engines. The steam engines were an easier way to travel on rivers so the British had an easy way to go to Africa. British thought of diseases that they can get in Africa.…

They became greedy and fueled by all the indulgences that they received by war and trade with their neighbors. Most of the world was only owned by a few countries in Europe and they were able to expand their empires all across the globe. They had the Atlantic Slave Trade, and many more trades that helped them make money. We were able to conquer and explore new lands. People believed that the new world was a new beginning for everybody, where they could start…

political and cultural independence of peoples formerly subjugated in colonial empires. Post-colonial literature should be clearly separated from colonial literature. Colonial writing is a production of the authors who belong to the colonizing power. The label ‘post colonial’ asks for a shift in focus, away from British literature to world literatures in English. Once it would have seemed impossible to distinguish Britain and British attitudes from great writing in English, post-colonial…

Hakluyt was a prominent lawyer who wrote about the numerous possibilities of British expansion across the Atlantic. Hakluyt believed colonization would reap massive benefits for England including religious, political, economic, and strategic advances. Stressing the importance of colonization, Hakluyt argued it is best to establish peaceful relations with Americas’ native populations in hopes that they would also benefit from British settlement and the commerce they would bring to the Americas.…

Capitalism and Slavery In the introduction to his book Capitalism and Slavery, Eric Williams clearly states, “Here, then, is the origin of Negro slavery. The reason was economic, not racial; it had to do not with the color of the laborer, but the cheapness of the labor.” This meant that he was attempting to pursue an understanding of the economic aspects of slavery without the association of morals nor ethics. An argument that is indeed controversial in our now humanitarian-based society. In…

When one thinks of the “American Revolution,” often they are referring to the struggles of the (soon to be) United States in North America, against the British in the late 1700’s. However, the American British Colonies were not the only group in the New World to rebel against their distant sovereigns during this time. By examining the similarities (and lack thereof) between the North American revolution and the Spanish-American revolutions, it becomes much clearer that the United States, as we…

The British actually started the chain of events, which led to the independence of India, when they decided to educate the Indians in western fashion with English as the common language. In 1885 the Indians founded the Indian National Congress to campaign for the independence of India. According to Auma Asaf Ali, one of the leaders of the group, "All the leadership had spent their early years in England. They were influenced by British thought, British ideas, that is why our leaders were always…

VARIETIES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN MALAYSIA English was introduced in Malaysia during the British Empire colonialism in Tanah Melayu in the 18th century. According to Prof. Dr. Shanta Nair Venugopal, a professor in School of Language Studies and Linguistics UKM (2000), the learning of English language in Malaysia began as a tool of socio-economic mobility and education enhancement. After independence of Malaysia in 1957, English language has been recognised as the second language in Malaysia.…

Nigeria during the time of British rule in the 19th and 20th centuries. British influence began with proscription of the slave trade to British subjects in 1807. British influence in the region increased gradually over the 19th century, however, Britain did not formally garner occupation until 1885 (Acemoglu et al 2001, 1375). As British presence ballooned during this time and with Nigeria officially transitioning into a colony of Great Britain, it became unambiguous that British motivations…