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THE EMPIRE ON WHICH THE SUN NEVER SETS AN EVOLUTION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY It was said that the sun never sets on the British Empire because its extent crossed the glob. THE EMPIRE ON WHICH THE SUN NEVER SETS AN EVOLUTION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURYIt was said that the sun never sets on the British Empire because its extent crossed the globe assured that the sun was always shining on at least one of its diverse colonies or governed nations. Its power and influence spread all over the Earth for centuries. For better or worse, it had a significant influence on the history of the world, especially in the 19th and 20th century.Figure 1: Rise Fall of British Empire In the century 1815–1915, at its peak, British Empire was acknowledged as the largest Union in history and, for over a century, was the principal global leadership. By 1913 the British Empire governed over 412 million people as 23 percent of the global population, and by 1920 it covered 35,600,000 km2 (13,730,000 sq mi), 24 percent of the Earths total area. By the British Empire Exhibition of 1924, Britain dictated a universal empire that covered a fifth of the land in the world. Numerous British individuals at the time invested heavily in the British Empire and its force. In any case, this was not a view shared by individuals of the colonized terrains. Many people living in British colonies suffered political and economic disparity and declining their culture and religion.
"THE EMPIRE ON WHICH THE SUN NEVER SETS" AN EVOLUTION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY It was said that 'the sun never sets on the British Empire' because its extent crossed the globe assured that the sun was always shining on at least one of its diverse colonies or governed nations Its power and influence spread all over the Earth for centuries For better or worse, it had a significant influence on the history of the world, especially in the 19th and 20th century Figure 1: Rise & Fall of British Empire In the century 1815–1915, at its peak, British Empire was acknowledged as the largest Union in history and, for over a century, was the principal global leadership By 1913 the British Empire governed over 412 million people as 23 percent of the global population, and by 1920 it covered 35,600,000 km2 (13,730,000 sq mi), 24 percent of the Earth's total area By the British Empire Exhibition of 1924, Britain dictated a universal empire that covered a fifth of the land in the world Numerous British individuals at the time invested heavily in the British Empire and its force In any case, this was not a view shared by individuals of the colonized terrains Many people living in British colonies suffered political and economic disparity and declining their culture and religion Most British individuals at the time believed that they were doing the right thing by taking the British government and Christianity to the rest of the world, ending slavery and barbaric traditions and bringing 'civilisation' and an international 'Pax Britannica', or 'British peace' The British generally felt that how they carried on with their lives was the correct way They accepted that colonizing different nations was a method for helping other people become like Britain and improve After World War One(1919), it became increasingly challenging for Britain to continue to the Empire It became apparent that: Britain could no longer afford an empire, Britain had no right to govern people who did not want to be ruled by Britain Britain understood that the Royal Navy was not sufficiently able to ensure all the Empire anyplace on the planet As a result, the British Empire was dismantled and replaced by a voluntary organization of former colonies Following World War II, nationalism predominated in numerous nations A large portion of the British Empire was consequently granted liberation The British public, presently not effectively royal in its opinions, acknowledged the possibility of freedom as an inevitable result Many newly self-governing countries entered The Commonwealth of Nations, a free association of independent states Today practically nothing remains of the British Empire