The British Empire

by Laura Wollgast and Linda Mattern

Structure

• The Rise of the British Empire – First Empire (1583-1783)– Second Empire (1783-1815)– Imperial Century (1815-1914)– World Wars (1914-1945)

• The Fall of the British Empire– Decolonisation and Decline (1945-

1997)

• Sources

Heads of the State

The First Empire (1583-1783)

Intention: engage in piracy establish a colony in North America

founded colony of Roanoke

FAILED

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Mayflower

The Thirteen Colonies

East India Company

Head of the State

The Second Empire (1783-1815)

Slave

Trade Act1807

Heads of the State

Imperial Century (1815-1914)

FrenchBritishGerman

“The Great Game“

British Lion

Russian Bear

Scramble for Africa

1881-1914

“Rhodes Colossus”

Head of the State

First World War (1914-1918)

• Germany = most likely opponent in any furure war• Treaty of Versailles empire reached its greatest extent

Heads of the State

Second World War (1938-1945)

• respect ,authority and its wealth reduced

• financially exhausted and heavily in debt to the US

Heads of the State

Decolonisation and Decline (1945-1997)

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