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Like any great power, the growth of Great Britain was spurred by rivalry. First Spain, then the Netherlands, and finally the French were its greatest rivals. Once Great Britain became the undisputed winner of maritime expansion, what did Great Britain have to look forward to? Where did they have to turn to next?

Was there any incentive to aggressively colonize India, and open up trade with east Asia earlier than in otl? Should Great Britain have spent more effort policing the world? Could French, Dutch, and Spanish smuggling have been punished, without ruinous political backlash? Was the world just too large for Great Britain following the Seven Years' War?
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