Great Britain became particularly interested in South Africa after diamonds were discovered there. Great Britain had two reasons for imposing its presence on any country or location. first and foremost to protect its trading interests and secondly to be strategically positioned to be able to militarily back up its imperial forces.
It seems as though Great Britain is unable to imperialize the world, after all.
It seems as though Great Britain's attempt to imperialize the world was a blunder.
It seems as though various cultures were unable to remain as an innocent bystander when Great Britain attempted to imperialize the world.
They wanted to expand their global empire and open their markets to Far East goods, specifically silk and opium.
Many countries did not want to become a possession of Great Britain when it attempted to imperialize the world.
Yes.
it never was unless your talking about the scramble for africa
Yes. Great Britain owned parts of Africa from 1661 to 1980. British colonies in Africa peaked after WWI. In the early 1920's, Great Britain owned territories that stretched all the way from North to South Africa. Great Britain controlled more of the African populace than any other Empire.
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Great Britain.
Great Britain is an island off mainland Europe, and North of Africa and Americas.
It demonstrated the economic value of African territories to other European countries.