1. Imperial Europe British Empire France Spain Austria-Hungary
Imperial Russia
Italy
Ottoman Empire
Portugal
German Empire
The Netherlands
Belgium

3. The British Empire Ruler: Queen Victoria (1837–1901)
Colonies: Canada, Guiana, Gambia
East Africa, South Africa, India,
Burma, Australia, New Zealand,
Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone,
New Guinea, Singapore, Aden

4. Important Person: Cecil Rhodes
Importance:
British businessman, mining
magnate, and politician in South Africa.
Role:
Founded the colony of Rhodesia
Wanted to expand the British Empire
1888, Rhodes launched De Beers
Consolidated Mines
Dreamed of continuous British
colonies from Egypt to South Africa

5. The British Empire Events: 1st Opium War (1856-1860)
Crimean War ( )
2nd Opium War ( )
Direct British control of India (1858)
Suez Canal Purchased (1875)
Anglo-Zulu War (1879)
Sudan Campaign (1881–1889)
Boer War ( )