Question

Which imperial power had the most colonies spread out across the world in 1900?

Answer 1

Great Britain--the empire of Great Britain stretched all hemispheres.

Great Britain was able to create colonies in Asia, Africa, Australia, South America, and North America. Historians have stated "the sun never set" on the British Empire. Many political cartoons represented the scope of Britain's power and the ability of the British government to control vast lands all around the world. Great Britain was the model for imperial power that many other countries strove to be like especially the United States and Japan who both modeled their modernization efforts on Great Britain.

Answer 2

Great Britain.

The British had so many colonies in Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Canada that it was said the sun never set on the British Empire. (See map: Courtesy of Awesome Stories)