HIS 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: French Indochina, Cecil Rhodes, Industrial Revolution
24 Sep 2016
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The centre powers of the world until1945 are located in europe. The great empires are: british empire, france, germany and. The us is not yet involved in the international scene in the beginning of the 20th century. Japan starts arising as a global player in the beginning/mid of the 20th century. China becomes a great power after 1945. The 1900 world is dominated by europe. Of the world population lived in the british empire. Their naval was the best in the world. Types and phases of the colonies of the british empire. 1. - colonies of white settlement: canada, us, new zealand and. The main purpose of this colonies was to reproduce the. 2. - india: the crown jewel: (2nd phase after losing the 13 colonies) Trade and commerce between india and the uk. Its importance led to the british empire to control and protect the. Suez canal for its control was crucial for british access to india.
