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There are also 14 British Overseas Territories, [252] the last remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in the 1920s, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's landmass and a third of the world's population, and was the largest empire in history. British influence can be observed in the language, culture and the legal and political ...
The British Empire was the most extensive empire in world history and considered the foremost great power, holding sway over 25% of the world's population [17] and controlling about 25% of the Earth's total land area, while the United States and the Soviet Union grew in power before and during World War II. The UK would face serious political ...
The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army (1994) Colley, Thomas. Always at War: British Public Narratives of War (U of Michigan Press, 2019) online review; Fortescue, J. W. A history of the British army (19v 1899–1930) online; Higham, John, ed. A Guide to the Sources of British Military History (2015) 654 pages excerpt; Holmes, Richard.
The concept of superpower, developed in order to describe these two nations and (earlier) the British Empire, became more common than that of foremost power largely because it was not possible to identity a single hegemonic force in global affairs. This can be considered true for most of history as well.
It was the only general strike in British history, for TUC leaders such as Ernest Bevin considered it a mistake. Most historians treat it as a singular event with few long-term consequences, but Martin Pugh says it accelerated the movement of working-class voters to the Labour Party, which led to future gains. [ 161 ]
He is perhaps mostly known as the coiner of the term "superpower" in 1944. He wrote several books about the foreign policy of the United States of America and the United Kingdom (and the British Empire). He was a pioneer in establishing international relations, and the systematic study of statecraft and war, as a major academic discipline.
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The Constitutional History of Medieval England from the English Settlement to 1485 (4th ed.). Adams and Charles Black. Keynes, Simon (1998). "Alfred and the Mercians". In Blackburn, Mark A.S.; Dumville, David N. (eds.). Kings, currency, and alliances: history and coinage of southern England in the ninth century.