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The **British Empire** was the largest empire in history (followed
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closely by the Mongol Empire) run from the
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[UK](United_Kingdom "wikilink"). It subjected Africa, the Americas,
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Oceania and much of Asia to brutal episodes of colonialism, created the
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ideology of white supremacy and concentration camps ([guess where that
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lead to](Nazism "wikilink")) and eventually collapsed after two world
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wars and a wave of anti-colonial revolts. |