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1、TheRiseandFalloftheBritishEmpireAbstract:TheUnitedKingdomislocatedinwestEurope.ItconsistsofGreatBritain,thenortheasternpartofIrelandandover5500smallislands.Ithaslongcoastlinewhichgreatcontributestothedevelopmentofitseconomic,andcomparewithotherscountriesintheEU,italsohasthemostabundantenergy.Now,t
2、hepopulationofBritainismorethansixtymillion,anditslandareaisabout244,000squarekilometers.EnglandisthebirthplaceoftheIndustrialRevolutionandthefirstmoderncountrythatchangedformagriculturalcivilizationtoindustrialcivilization.Fromthe16thcenturytothebeginningofthe19thcentury,Britainconstanttoaggressa
3、ndexpandoverseas,whichmakeitbecomethebiggestcolonialpowerinmodernhistory.Upto1914,itsterritoryevenreached33,500,000squarekilometers,whichis137timesthatoftheUnitedKingdom.TheFirstWorldWaristheturningpointforBritainfromprosperitytodecline,andaftertheSecondWorldWar,undertheimpactofthenationalliberati
4、onmovement,thepowerfulempirewasgoneforever.KeyWords:colonialpower;IndustrialRevolution;theFirstWorldWar;theSecondWorldWarIIntroductionTheBritishEmpirewasthelargestempireinhumanhistory,andnowitisn’taspowerfulasbefore.ThispaperaimsatanalyzingthefactorsthatinfluencetheriseandfalloftheBritishEmpire.Th
5、erearefourpartsinthispaper,colonialexpansionofBritain,theIndustrialRevolution,BritainintheWorldWarIandBritainintheWorldWarII.WewillreappearthehistoryaboutBritainfromprosperitytodecline.IILiteratureReviewTheBritishEmpirebeganwithprivateexplorationinthesearchforwealth.Withnoluckfindingpreciousmetals
6、,privatizednavalwarfarebecamethenormbecauserobbingSpanishandPortugueseshipswaseasiest.Assea-faringtechnologyinBritainimproved,Britainbecameanempireofthesea.Fergusonemphasizesthebeginningsofconsumercultureinearly18thcenturyEnglandastheultimatedrivingforcebehindBritishimperialism.Britainwasabletocon
7、trolanenormousempire.MostimportantwasBritishmasteringofnewtechnology,itsnavaladvancesandaccuratemappingofBritishterritory.ThesefactorscombinedenabledtheBritishtoswiftlyrespondtoanycrisis.Bytheturnofthe20thcentury
