a brief history of the british empire
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. What is the only Super Power today?. F-22. 1991. Today. WWll damage. 1946. 1991. 2010. Defeat of the Spanish Armada. 1946. 2010. 1588. 1991. Industrial Revolution and more. James Watt- Steam Engine First nation to have massive factories. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What is the only Super Power today?
F-22
Military Political Economic
Three types of Power to be a superpower
Today1991
20101946 1991
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
20101588 1946 1991
Industrial Revolution and more
James Watt- Steam Engine
First nation to have massive factories
EMPIRE was based on Sea power
and trade
The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire
Longest reigning English Monarch
England ruled the oceans and controlled the continents
The Victorian Age
VICTORIAN HOMES
England’s Legacy
The Language System of Law Culture
The Empire reached its greatest size under Queen
Victoria-
“Victoria” sung by the Kinks
Long ago life was cleanSex was bad and obsceneAnd the rich were so meanStately homes for the lords,croquet lawns, village greensVictoria was my queen
Victoria’s Coronation
I was born, lucky me in a land that I loveThough I am poor, I am freeWhen I grow, I shall fightfor this land I shall dieLet her sun never setVICTORIA!
Canada to IndiaAustralia to CornwallSingapore to Hong KongFrom the west to the eastFrom the rich to the poorVictoria loved them all!
English power today
THE END