- 02 Mar 2021 02:03
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So you're *really* ready to sign-off on all of the following -- ?
Patrickov wrote:
Yes.
And they let people under their rule effectively enjoy the freedom and non-corruption which they lose under their own people's rule.
The U.S. is a failed example because they (sometimes) rule the world with cowboy mentality, but the British did it pretty well.
In any sense, I see the U.S. a lesser evil than Russia or China. Polish will answer for the Russian question while I can tell you a lot of Chinese atrocities.
We need more Murray MacLehose and Chris Patten.
So you're *really* ready to sign-off on all of the following -- ?
British Empire
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British Empire
The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. At its height it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power.[1] By 1913 the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, 23% of the world population at the time,[2] and by 1925 it covered 35,000,000 km2 (13,500,000 sq mi),[3] 24% of the Earth's total land area. As a result, its constitutional, legal, linguistic, and cultural legacy is widespread. At the peak of its power, it was described as "the empire on which the sun never sets", as the Sun was always shining on at least one of its territories.[4]
During the Age of Discovery in the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal and Spain pioneered European exploration of the globe, and in the process established large overseas empires. Envious of the great wealth these empires generated,[5] England, France, and the Netherlands began to establish colonies and trade networks of their own in the Americas and Asia. A series of wars in the 17th and 18th centuries with the Netherlands and France left England (Britain, following the 1707 Act of Union with Scotland) the dominant colonial power in North America. Britain became the dominant power in the Indian subcontinent after the East India Company's conquest of Mughal Bengal at the Battle of Plassey in 1757.
The American War of Independence resulted in Britain losing some of its oldest and most populous colonies in North America by 1783. British attention then turned towards Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. After the defeat of France in the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815), Britain emerged as the principal naval and imperial power of the 19th century, and expanded its imperial holdings. The period of relative peace (1815–1914) during which the British Empire became the global hegemon was later described as "Pax Britannica" ("British Peace"). Alongside the formal control that Britain exerted over its colonies, its dominance of much of world trade meant that it effectively controlled the economies of many regions, such as Asia and Latin America.[6][7] Increasing degrees of autonomy were granted to its white settler colonies, some of which were reclassified as dominions.
Contents
1 Origins (1497–1583)
2 English overseas possessions (1583–1707)
2.1 Americas, Africa and the slave trade
2.2 Rivalry with other European empires
3 Scottish attempt to expand overseas
4 "First" British Empire (1707–1783)
4.1 Loss of the Thirteen American Colonies
5 Rise of the "Second" British Empire (1783–1815)
5.1 Exploration of the Pacific
5.2 War with Napoleonic France
5.3 Abolition of slavery
6 Britain's imperial century (1815–1914)
6.1 East India Company rule and the British Raj in India
6.2 Rivalry with Russia
6.3 Cape to Cairo
6.4 Changing status of the white colonies
7 World wars (1914–1945)
7.1 First World War
7.2 Inter-war period
7.3 Second World War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire
American imperialism
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"American empire" redirects here. For other uses, see American Empire (disambiguation).
American imperialism consists of policies aimed at extending the political, economic and cultural influence of the United States over areas beyond its boundaries. Depending on the commentator, it may include military conquest, gunboat diplomacy, unequal treaties, subsidization of preferred factions, economic penetration through private companies followed by intervention when those interests are threatened, or regime change.[1][page needed]
The policy of imperialism is usually considered to have begun in the late 19th century,[2] though some consider US territorial expansion at the expense of Native Americans to be similar enough to deserve the same term.[3] The federal government of the United States has never referred to its territories as an empire, but some commentators refer to it as such, including Max Boot, Arthur Schlesinger, and Niall Ferguson.[4] The United States has also been accused of neocolonialism, sometimes defined as a modern form of hegemony, which uses economic rather than military power in an informal empire, and is sometimes used as a synonym for contemporary imperialism.
The question of whether the United States should intervene in the affairs of foreign countries has been debated in domestic politics for the whole history of the country. Opponents pointed to the history of the country as a former colony that rebelled against an overseas king, and American values of democracy, freedom, and independence. Supporters of the so-called "imperial Presidents" William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and William Howard Taft justified interventions in or seizure of various countries by citing the need to advance American economic interests (such as trade and repayment of debts), the prevention of European intervention in the Americas, the benefits of keeping good order around the world, and sometimes racist ideas about the inability of other peoples to govern themselves.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Overview
1.2 1700s–1800s: Indian Wars and Manifest Destiny
1.3 1800s: Filibustering in Central America
1.4 1800s–1900s: New Imperialism and "The White Man's Burden"
1.5 1918: Wilsonian intervention
1.6 1941–1945: World War II
1.6.1 The Grand Area
1.7 1947–1952 Cold War in Western Europe: "Empire by invitation"
1.8 Post-1954: Korea, Vietnam and "imperial internationalism"
2 American exceptionalism
3 Views of American imperialism
3.1 Political debate after September 11, 2001
3.2 Academic debates after September 11, 2001
4 U.S. foreign policy debate
4.1 Cultural imperialism
5 U.S. military bases
6 Support
7 See also
8 References
9 Further reading
10 External links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_imperialism