Great Britain: Impacts of imperialism on political culture

The former imperialistic British Empire of the nineteenth century has become the very tolerant, humble, non-slavery, and non-expansionist England of the twentieth century. During the nineteenth century, the British Empire followed a very aggressive trade policy with expansionistic ideals to try and spread Christian civilization upon all parts of the Earth. These arrogant policies often led to conflict with the natives of other lands because of the lack of respect shown by the British people to the natives. However, Britain did not use slavery because of the high production of trade which did not require many slaves. Due to the fact that the British military was needed at certain places throughout the empire at certain times, the rise of “responsible government,” or government by the citizens of a colony, showed England that they could continue to have healthy economic and social relationships with other colonies without the use of force and direct cont

Due to the fact that the British military was spread thin across its vast empire and at times needed more military support in a certain area, England needed to be able to withdraw its military presence and still maintain control of foreign affairs and external defense. Since an empire based on free trade required less regulation than one based on mercantilist principles, “responsible government” emerged. “Responsible government” first surfaced in North American colonies in the 1840’s, then in the Australian colonies in the 1850’s and finally in African colonies in the late 1850’s. “Responsible government” created stability in England’s imperial affairs. The concept of “responsible government” helped to strengthen the ideal of representative government in England and in its colonies.

rol. After many encounters with many other cultures and ethnicities, the British people became quite tolerant, for they quickly learned that being tolerant and respectful was the only way to peacefully coexist with other ethnicities.

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