The British Empire

Question 1

Characteristics of rational recreation

Answer 1

-respectability
– rule-based
– religion had an impact
– gambling controlled
– purpose-built facilities

Question 2

The British Empire

Answer 2

• Britain rose to a dominant position in European trading empires, and became the first western nation to industrialise
• By 1815, Britain possessed a global empire that was hugely impressive, in scale, and stronger in both the Atlantic and Indian oceans