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英语国家概况期末考查试题 专业年级：12翻译2班 学号 姓名：曹忠慧 成绩： Please comment on the rise and fall of British Empire. Colonization of Newfoundland, the first British colony overseas, in 1583 marked the beginning of the British Empire. By 1873, Britain had long been an empire which included the colonies in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and many small states in the West Indies. By the end of the 19th century, the British Empire included a quarter of the global population and nearly a quarter of the world’s landmass. During the mid-19th century, the British government consolidated the existing c