It hurt it because there wasn’t enough resources to support all the people
Despite Britain being relatively small country it manged to become the largest empire the world has ever seen, controlling territories on all continents in the world except for Antarctica. The reasons behind the British success were multiple, but all related with the high level of development. The British were the ones that invented and started the industrialization, which made them economic superpower. They managed to create lot of new inventions, which helped them a lot in making their military much more advanced, having superior weaponry, and equipment. Also, this empire managed to become a political superpower as well, using the politics in its advantage and being able to easily outsmart the others.
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The French were dependent on the fur trade, while the Spanish were dependent on the sugar trade. ... The Spanish built relationships with American Indians, while the French forced their culture onto them.
Chairman Mao had to overcome the Ruler before that. He also had to destroy everything that would be "four olds" meaning he had to destroy old ideas, old culture, old thoughts.
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