Great Britain By: Tiffany, Sunny, Jonathan, Mariel

The British Empire established colonies overseas such as America and smaller islands in the caribbean. They also colonized many countries in Africa such as Kenya,northern Somalia, and may more. Britain had a massive part in the transatlantic slave trade in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Britain also colonized Australia, New Zealand, and India. Britain started colonizing overseas by 1783. They stripped many of the indigeonous people of their culture and land also killing them due to violence, disease, and famine.

-Jonathan Hogu

Why did Great Britain colonize other countries?

-To trade and get resources/ materials.

-Other Nations are colonizing other countries too.

-The Great Britain want to build their empire.

-Side wars in europe, also affect British to colonize other countries, because the enemies of british had ruled different territories so the british are also doing it.

Sunny Xie

One impact on imperialism of Great Britain is there power. Once they started with there imperialism they became one of the most powerful nations in the world. With that there was a large gap between there were many underdeveloped places while Britain was starting to gain power. There were also many agricultural changes such as the growth of sugar, tea, cotton, coffee and many more crops and resources. These new agricultural resources created a better variety of things to sell which is good for economical growth.

Jonathan Hogu

What were the reactions of the indigenous people who Great Britain colonized?

First, we need to know what indigenous means: originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

So this question is basically saying what were the thoughts going on in the minds of the native people who Great Britain colonized. How many countries did the Great Britain colonize: half of North America, a little piece of South America, different parts of Africa, a little chuck in Asia, and Australia (as a whole). All of these countries were all shocked and frightened that such a powerful country comes into theirs and starts wanting trade and resources from your land, the British probably wanted access to all these countries with the most valuable things. Many countries that are colonized by the Great Britain gets support on their technology, but is the British who control the government and the economy of the countries.

-Sunny

How does Great Britain impact life in Africa and Asia?

The impact Great Britain has in Africa:

● The British did cause a war (called the Boer War, it was between the Africans and British), and though the Africans lost the war (since the British are almost unbeatable) but they still gained some right, but lost some of their own and got seperated.

The impact Great Britain has in Asia:

● Great Britain did make a horrible drug addiction in Asia, which is called Opium and it lead to a war (in parts, one where the government want to ban and another where the British are telling the chinese to unban it with a deal)

● Even though it might be chaotic the British did this because Asia didn’t trade their goods with them (the west) like tea, silk, spices, many more. But the British did trade some of their goods to Asia as well (pretty fair, but the Chinese were forced since they didn’t agree to trade with them at first).

-Red is Great Britain -Blue is Great Britain

Tiffany Cheng

What does Nationalism mean?

● Nationalism is the idea in which people believe that their country is superior to other countries. ○ “Nationalists demand to be independent of other countries”○ Nationalists prefer to not be a part of global organizations and don’t collaborate with other

countries on joint efforts.○ If the people are part of another nation, then they will want freedom and their own state.

● The increase of nationalism in Great Britain coincided with the English trading middle classes which was also increasing.

● The people in Great Britain had the idea that they were superior to other countries which is why the British people had that courage to go and conquer other countries to show they were superior.

○ In the 1100s the English began conquering Ireland. ○ The British also conquered India. And during the years that they ruled, there was a class of

western-educated Indians that appeared.

Mariel Juncal

What does Nationalism mean in Great Britain?

In Great Britain nationalism means power, they want to have the most power over almost all the countries, though it is hard they are (in history) the most powerful country/undefeatable. It sometimes even looks like they’re trying to help the countries in a way that doesn’t necessarily look nice.

Almost trying to ask for something, but they do want to target the countries with the goods they want, like India, Africa, Asia, etc.

Tiffany Cheng

How did Nationalism impact Great Britain?

● Nationalism impacted Great Britain in a quantity of ways which is why it was able to prosper as a nation. ○ The most interesting growth in the British Empire during the nineteenth century was that in the

self-government and individuality of the various British people. Whatever we may mean by nationalism, there was certainly very little of it in the British Empire a hundred years ago

● The rise of nationalism didn’t mean the fall of an Empire on the contrary it referred to the strengthening of the Empire because “for Liberty unites and Nationalism is just the expression of Liberty”.

● Nationalism helped Great Britain grow in power which allowed it to conquer other countries and because of British nationalism this impacted other countries.

○ For instance, around 1885 nationalist leaders organized the Indian National Congress; it looked forward to eventual self-rule while also supporting Western-style modernization

Mariel Juncal

Bibliography Mariel’s slides

● Amadeo, Kimberly. “How Nationalism Differs From Patriotism.” The Balance, 31 Aug. 2020, www.thebalance.com/nationalism-definition-examples-pros-cons-4149524 .

● “European Nationalism.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/nationalism/European-nationalism .

● Wrong, George. “The Growth of Nationalism in the British Empire”, The American Historical Review, Oct.1916, https://www.jstor.org/stable/1836194?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

● Esler, Ellis. “World History”, pg.771, global textbook

Sunny’s Slides

● Morgan, Professor Kenneth. “History - British History in Depth: Symbiosis: Trade and the British Empire.” BBC, BBC, 17 Feb. 2011, www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/trade_empire_01.shtml .

● “Trade.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/place/United-Kingdom/Trade . ● Schaefer, Chuck, and Department of History. “European Imperialism and Colonial Response.” CRL,

www.crl.edu/focus/article/421 .