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re: Who Had the Greatest Colonial Power in History?
Posted on 4/26/24 at 3:45 pm to SirWinston
Posted on 4/26/24 at 3:45 pm to SirWinston
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Has there ever been an empire that wasn't (ultimately) made dramatically weaker because of their colonial ambitions?
I think the Brits were ultimately done in by their lack of real resources. In order to keep feeding their empire machine they had to hold distant territories where the resources were.
That proved harder and harder to do.
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