One hundred years of conflict between the nations of Europe, the causes and issues of the great war; . 1 t. CHAPTER XXI Great Britain and Her Colonies How England Became Mistress of the Seas Great Britain as a Colonizing Power—Colonies in the Pacific Region—Colonization in Africa—British Colonies in Africa—The Mahdi Rebellion in Egypt—Gordon at Khartoum—Suppression of the Mahdi Revolt—Colonization in Asia—The British in India—Colonies in America—Development of Canada—Progress in Canada. IN the era preceding the nineteenth century Spain, France, andGreat Britain were the great colonizing Powers
One hundred years of conflict between the nations of Europe, the causes and issues of the great war; . 1 t. CHAPTER XXI Great Britain and Her Colonies How England Became Mistress of the Seas Great Britain as a Colonizing Power—Colonies in the Pacific Region—Colonization in Africa—British Colonies in Africa—The Mahdi Rebellion in Egypt—Gordon at Khartoum—Suppression of the Mahdi Revolt—Colonization in Asia—The British in India—Colonies in America—Development of Canada—Progress in Canada. IN the era preceding the nineteenth century Spain, France, andGreat Britain were the great colonizing Powers, the lastnamed being the latest in the field, but rapidly rising tobecome the most important. The active Powers in colonization within the nineteenthcentury were the great rivals of the preceding period, Great Britainand France, though the former gained decidedly the start, and itscolonial empire today surpasses that of any other nation of man-kind. It is so enormous, in fact, as to dwarf the parent kingdom,which is related to its colonial dominion, so far as comparativesize is c
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