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Table of Contents

WHAT IS AN EMPIRE? ; HOW DID THE BRITISH EMPIRE BEGIN? ; HOW DID THE EMPIRE GROW? ; BRITISH AMERICA ; SHOULD BRITAIN MAKE UP FOR ITS ROLE IN SLAVERY? ; INDIA ; HAVE YOU BEEN LEARNING? 1 ; SO HOW BIG WAS THE BRITISH EMPIRE? ; WHAT DID THE EMPIRE DO FOR BRITAIN? ; A LAND DOWN UNDER ; DID THE EMPIRE STRIKE BACK? ; DID THE EMPIRE HELP WIN TWO WORLD WARS? ; AFRICA ; WHAT IS THE LEGACY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE? ; WAS THE BRITISH EMPIRE A GOOD OR A BAD THING? ; HAVE YOU BEEN LEARNING? 2

Author Biography

Aaron Wilkes is an experienced author and Head of History at Castle High School, Dudley.