Question

Why was England afraid of invasion at the end of the 19th century?

Answer 1

Germany had just successfully invaded France.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Germany had just successfully invaded France.

Explanation:

In the nineteenth century, Great Britain may have had the best naval force on the planet and ruled the waves, yet the capability of new military innovation, for example, ethereal siege or incredible cannons, made the British Isles progressively powerless.

In 1871 Lieutenant-Colonel George Tomkyns Chesney caused turmoil with the unknown distribution in Blackwood's Magazine of his story 'The Battle of Dorking'. Chesney trusted that Great Britain was caught off guard for an outfitted intrusion from Germany, particularly after its triumph in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. The story is told all things considered from 50 years later on when a trooper relates to his grandson the awful occasions. Utilizing an amazing new weapon (called just 'lethal motors') the German naval force pulverizes the British armada and troopers land in Harwich. They walk upon London and the last fight is at Dorking in the Surrey Hills. The British armed force is crushed. Germany assumes responsibility for Britain, and the Empire is disbanded.