because they could
The island of Great Britain was formed by the acts of union - uniting England with Wales and Scotland.
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Great Britain and Germany
The factors mirrored Great Britains. Both Britain & Japan were ISLAND Empires. Island empires depend upon trade, specifically imports. Great Britain colonized a large part of the world...to support their kingdom. The United States of America was once a colony of Great Britain. The US fought Great Britain to break away from them, in the Revoluntionary War 1776. The language of the United States is ENGLISH; the official language of Great Britain. Japan did the same thing that Britain did, only instead of fighting a war with the US in 1776, they did it in 1941.
Island Empires such as Great Britain and Japan are susceptible to strangulation by sea. If those two empires CANNOT control their surrounding seas, they are finished.
Great Britain
France and Great Britain expected to use the treaties at the end of the war to expand their empires and wealth
egypt, Asiria, Babilon,Medopersia, Greece, Rome, and currently Great Britain and United States
An empire is bigger. Two examples are the Ancient Roman Empire (the nation being Italy), and the British Empire (the nation being Great Britain). Both Italy and Great Britain created their empires by conquering other countries.
England, Scotland, and Wales are the three countries that make up Great Britain.
The correct term is the UK or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The new name was adopted in 1927.
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