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Which colonial powers were the most brutal?
The most brutal colonial power was without a doubt Britain. It is estimated that it was responsible for the deaths of around 150 million people within 300 years of rule. They became the largest empire known to man kind.
What atrocities were committed by the British Empire?
This includes the cruel, exploitative and discriminatory era when the British Empire reigned supreme.
- The Transatlantic Slave Trade.
- The Opium Wars and the opium trade.
- Boer concentration camps.
- India in the 1940s – famine and partition.
- The Legacy of the British Empire today.
Which European empire was the most brutal?
The French Empire under the rule of Napoleon lead to millions of lives lost in Europe due to his barbaric conquests. Rather than making France a democracy after the revolution, Napoleon declared himself emperor and reinstituted slavery only seven years after it had been abolished.
Who were the major colonial powers?
The three main countries in the first wave of European colonialism were Portugal, Spain and the early Ottoman Empire.
What atrocities did the British commit during ww2?
Looting, rape, and prisoner executions were committed by British soldiers in a smaller scale than other armies throughout the war.
Why was the British empire good for Britain?
In the 19th and early 20th century, some historians argued that the empire was the deserved result of Britain’s technical and moral superiority. They argued that British rule established formal systems of government, law and education as well as the development of infrastructure, like railways.
What were the positives of the British Empire?
Its collective control of many areas around the world allowed for ease of trade between them, and spurred international trade in general, both from the colonists’ ability to harvest the valued raw materials from each area, and from the Empire’s role in constructing railways or other transport links.