THE GOLDEN AGE (1918)

THE GOLDEN AGE (1918)

The British colonies all around the world: Africa,India, Bangladash,Kanada, Central America;17th c. acquisition (France); 18th c. started settlement of Australia as a result of loss of America colonies.1607- First colony founded in Virginia;1880-1914- the scramble for Africa. The British Empire when sun always shines

Britain founded first modern mental Empire Predatory Empire-London, Spanish Ottoman, established on principles of conquest; Economic globalization of these territories, new markets are opened (globalization)Empire- An empire was an act of integration involving the mobilization of economic resources; it required political intervention to create and protect property rights, cooperative interest groups and to manage opposition. Trying to mobile sources all over the world. How to protect these Empires?1) Introducing and speeding up recourses into various centres 2) Colonial rule as organizational device for achieving this development.

Imperialistic Countries: 1) Portugal (empire + colony) 2) Netherland (empirialistic empire) Russia (developed empire)

Connections between culture and imperialism: cultural was first, and imperialism followed; culture prepared imperialism I people minds.

West and the Rest : West-small cultural civilised; all civilization of the world should have standard of living; part of imperialism; duty of the west to govern others for the benefit of the nation and prestige for the mother country; Christianity; great companies; spreading political institute and civilising them

Rise of British Empire 1880-1914- The Empire was important for British to see themselves as rulers of the world.Ireland colonised in 16th and 17th c. Image of Britain who holds and alive branch (symbol of place) and in other hand weapon

the helmet goes with warriors and the shield (symbol of protection)

British lion (symbol of Britishness

Britania as an element in ideology of conquest and protection; Queen Victoria with one foot in Canada and the other in America and the other in Australia.Imagination of British-being proud of privilege to rule and to be born British and enjoy being British

Britain is only 2% of globs surfaces and 1) Generates 20% if worlds grose national product in the 1860; 2) 50% of the worlds iron and steel 40% of the world trade; greatest economy for the land in population of US in 19th c.; Britain was the first industrial the vest of the world still agriculture

Why Britain Lose-1)Britain did have great industry and power and losted for economic reason industrialization class blocked developments

2)Socia cultural explanation(Martin Weiner) there was unwillingness to industrialise small scale of development until 19th c. Philosophical mismatch between those who promoted industrialization and the rest.Decline on the industrial spirit; No investment were put in education; Investment of machines were made by self; thought talented individuals, no educated Culture was reduced of ethics and no encouragement of new developments

3)Hobsbawn-Britain started with industrializatin very early there were nothing to compare itself with Ind. Instead of growing,raised. Industry needed investment but not in a large scale-tended to stay small Finance-making money oti of money tended to impressed the whole world.Industry based on growth of market,production export coal.4)Reynolds British Empire was unusual blend of formal and informal imperialism in context of world trade.It had diverse interests and tended to take peace rather than compete with others.It didnt take part in competence.Relationship with colonies.