The British Empire Terminale

The British once dominated the world thanks to their powerful ...........................

They started colonising ............................ first.

• Australia and Oceania

• the Americas

• Asia

The Caribbeans were the first to be claimed by the British explorers of the Atlantic Ocean.

• True

• False

The ............................ War (1775-83) sealed the end of the first British Empire.

Thanks to .................... ................... (a historical figure), the British extended their exploration to the eastern regions of the globe.

The United Kingdom became a fierce and prosperous nation above all, thanks to Indian biscuits.

• True

• False

In India, the first British authorities were represented by:

• the West Indian Company

• Queen Victoria

• King Albert

• King George

• the East Indian Company

After WW I, at the height of its power, the Empire possessed and ran .................................. of the planet.

• 1/5

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/8

The British Empire progressively crumbled

• because she deemed it was high time for her ex-colonies to be independent.

• after WW I

• because she was broke

The Empire was also known as "The Empire on which the sun never sets. "

• True

• False