Was the British Empire a good thing that enlarged the world creating possibilities for everyone or was it just a way for some to gain power and wealth?

The British Empire has been the largest colonial empire in history, it comprised nearly one fifth of the earths surface. With colonies all over the world including Africa, India, North America, Australia, East Asia, all fell under British rule or occupation. British History can include the history of all those colonies that were ruled by and or influenced by the British. The British imperial century took place from 1815, the end of the Napoleonic Wars until …

…and wealth. There were more negative sides concerning the occupation than positive. The Empire was involved in and also supported slave trade and piracy between continents and countries. British Empire violated basic human rights and began wars in order to get more and more power. The British imperialism that expanded the British Empire in the nineteenth century happened suddenly and unexpectedly and led to great global changes on the way to the First World War.