World history/WHME102/Nineteenth century imperialism/Colonial expansion

Reading

British Empire at its territorial peak in 1921

Read chapters 13, 14, 15 and 16 below, pp. 440-580. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• How did nationalism help to create the modern nations of Europe during this period?

• How did the British Empire expand during the long nineteenth century?

• What other empires were acquiring territory during this period?

Hutton Webster, World History, Boston: D.C. Heath and Co., 1921, pp. 440-580.

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