World history/WHME102/Nineteenth century imperialism/Industrial rivalries

Reading

Read the article below. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• What factors enabled European powers to dominate the globe during this period?

• Who were the main colonial powers?

Stuart Schwartz, 'Industrial Rivalries And The Partition Of The World, c. 1870-1914', World History International, 2004.

Complete the below sentence on WEnotes, demonstrating your learning from this reading:

• The British Empire was so powerful because ...

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