Why did the United States support an independent China while Europe wanted to colonize China? Why did the U.S. want the Philippines? Why did President McKinley push for annexation of the Philippines? Why did the United States participate in 'The Spanish-American War' as part of their...
Why did Britain win the Battle of Trafalgar? Why was the Thirty Years' War fought? Why was the Zulu War fought? Why did the British Empire grow? Why were the Napoleonic Wars fought? Why did the British surrender at Yorktown? Why didn't Britain take the Philippines during the Spanish-Ame...
Before nearly a quarter of the world was colonized by the British Empire, English was spoken only by the British. But when they started to trade, colonize with places like Asia and Africa, they naturally started the spread of English.