Imperial nation

Question 1

19th c british naval dominance (2)

Answer 1

1)Navigation acts - illegal for other nation ships to go colonised places 2) Naval bases all over the world - control of markets (slave trade)

Question 2

19th century expanding empire

Answer 2

1914 - empire compromised of 25 percent of world population and 20% of land

Question 3

Other reasons for dominance (3)

Answer 3

1) defeat of France 2) naval 3) unequal economic relationships - unpaid loans, tariffs, extraction of resources - India world gdb 3 percent by 1940. 1700 - 27 percent.

Question 4

Motives (3)

Answer 4

1) Economic (raw materials - cotton, markets) 2) strategic (national security/limiting gains of other powers) 3) humanitarian/civilisation (civilising/christian mission)