Click on the colors on the top map. In 1815, which was the only European empire that possessed no overseas territory?
Click on the colors on the bottom map. By 1914, which continent went from having almost no colonies to having almost all of its territory controlled by European powers?
Compare the 1914 map with the 1815 map. Which two European empires lost the most territory in the hundred years that separates the two maps?
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