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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam
The sun never sets on the British Empire ...
Where is it on the map?
That little island is all that is left?
What happened?
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The US rose in power from around 1900, it looks like it's going down very fast now. 2011.
British Empire started with Elizabeth the First building a navy that dominated the World and started to create an Empire from 1588 to 1945. When she started her reign England was bankrupt, when she left it had a surplus of money. Mostly from stealing gems, gold and silver from the Spanish who were stealing it from the S. Americans.
Roosevelt insisted that Britain lose it's colonies in exchange for war aid. That was the real start of the decline of the British Empire.
I make that around 357 years. do you think America will be a top power in the world for that long?
Some have lousy history knowledge.
This will help.
http://www.timelines.info/history/em...civilizations/