5/8- Global 10: Periods 2,6,8

AIM 150

How did England become the most powerful mother country in the world?

I.  England = Mother Country
A. England, Britain, Great Britain are all the same place
B. England had the largest set of colonies worldwide
1. "The sun never sets on England."
2. England controlled places in every time zone in the world
C. England was the most powerful mother country because:
1.  Industrial Revolution started in England
2. England had a wealthy capitalist economy
3. England had a long lasting democracy