An Analysis on the formation of the Empire on which the sun never set 英语专业毕业论文.docVIP

An Analysis on the formation of the Empire on which the sun never set Abstract: After the defeat of Invincible Armada, Britain took the place of Spain generally and became one of the new-rising hegemony countries. At the same time, Britain set foot on the road of colonial expansion. Later, as a result of the victory of the Anglo-Dutch war and the seven years war, the United Kingdom claimed a large map of land and established its marine hegemony. In 1815, Britain further consolidates its international politics and military status after the Napoleon War. Then, the Industrial Revolution made this country an undeniable empire. The empire stepped into the Era of Victorian which was the longest of any monarch in British history. Britain became absolutely the leading country in the world. Therefore, the paper aims at exploiting the formation of the sun never set empire from two aspectsthe Industrial Revolution and Colonial Expansion. Firstly, it analyzes the social background of Britain before it became an empire. Secondly, it makes a detailed introduction to the Industrial Revolution, including the background, innovations and consequences. Thirdly, it elaborates the colonial expansion by Britain. At last, it draws a conclusion that the Industrial Revolution and colonial expansion play significant roles in the formation of the empire on which the sun never set. Key words: the sun never set empire; the Industrial Revolution; colonial expansion Introduction The phrase, the Empire on which the sun never sets, has been used with variations to describe certain global empires that were so extensive that there was always at least one part of their territory in daylight.It was originally used for the Spanish Empire, mainly in the 16th and 17th centuries, and for the British Empire, mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. [1] Spain is one of the first groups of global empire and also the first country that called the empire on which the sun never set. In the later 15