Was the British Empire a Good Thing That Enlarged the World Creating Possibilities for Everyone or Was It Just a Way for Some to Gain Power and Wealth?

The British Empire has been the largest colonial empire in history, it comprised nearly one fifth of the earths surface. With colonies all over the world including Africa, India, North America, Australia, East Asia, all fell under British rule or occupation. British History can include the history of all those colonies that were ruled by and or influenced by the British. The British imperial century took place from 1815, the end of the Napoleonic Wars until the year 1914, the beginning of World War I. During this century, the British Empire stretched all over the globe extending its language, its culture, and its economy throughout Africa, India, Asia, and the Chinese and Ottoman empires, and further. I think that the British preferred to rule its empire for reasons such as finances, fear of conflict, and governmental responsibilities and burdens. …