Europe 1898: Britain's Splendid Isolation
19 September 1898
19 Sep 1898
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Britain's Splendid Isolation
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19 Sep 1898 Britain's Splendid Isolation
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At the close of the Nineteenth Century, Britain was still Europe's foremost power but was facing ever greater competition from the other nations as its lead in industrialization was eroded. The United States had already overtaken Britain economically and was now asserting itself in the Pacific and Caribbean, while recent German industrial and population growth had turned it into the most powerful nation on the continent. However Britain's vast empire meant its most frequent disputes were with France and Russia, its biggest competitors in Africa and Asia.
