Great Britain Involvement in Imperialism, WWI, and Russian Revolution

Great Britain was really involved in Imperialism because it wanted to expand their territory, religion and culture to low-developed countries or regions. Great Britain were the first ones that started this imperialist movements and this inspired other countries such as France, Spain, Portugal, and Germany. Even with all of these European countries colonizing in Africa and southeast Asia, Great Britain was still the one who had more colonies than the others, making the other countries envious. These was one of the seven causes that were to start the international conflict, known as the World War I in which Great Britain participated as a member of the Triple Entente formed by: France, Russia and Great Britain.


Great Britain enter World War I in 1914, their prime minister at the time was David Lloyd George. At first Great Britain only gave diplomatic help to Serbia along with France, it was until the start of the great war (1914) that these countries started giving military support to Serbia who was at war with Austria-Hungary who had the support of Germany and the other members of the Central Powers conformed by Ottoman Empire (currently Turkey), Italy at the start and Germany in destroying Serbia. Great Britain did a great support mostly on naval warfare, which was almost invincible, by fighting the Germans. Great Britain suffered a lot for participating in this war because in the end, the war concluded in a period called the Great Depression.

Great Britain in the Russian Revolution:
They participate helping Russia against the Communists, joining the white army and helping fighting vs the Red Army, composed of Lenin and the communists, but at the end the white army losed, and Great Britain lost the alliance they have and the relationship of the WW1.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/george_david_lloyd.shtml

The Russian Revolution: Sheila Fitzpatrick – DK 265

World War 1: Neil M. Heyman  - D 521