There's a widespread view in Britain that British imperialism was on the whole a good thing, bringing civilisation where there was hitherto darkness etc. Well I'm Southern Irish and we certainly do not view it in that way at all! What would the implications be if Britain had kept to itself, ie as a union of England, Scotland, Wales and the small islands of its coast, No empire and no Ireland?
Where would Britain be today? How wealthy? What would the status of the great English language be? Would it still be a United Kingdom? What population? Would it have become a colony? And the implications for the world at large?
Where would Britain be today? How wealthy? What would the status of the great English language be? Would it still be a United Kingdom? What population? Would it have become a colony? And the implications for the world at large?