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[[Britain]] was one of the most powerful nations during the 19th century, controlling [[Canada]], parts of [[Africa]], [[India]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Australia]].

[[Britain]] was one of the most powerful nations during the 19th century, controlling [[Canada]], parts of [[Africa]], [[India]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Australia]].

Other major powers included [[France]], which controlled most of North Africa and part of Canada and Asia; [[Belgium]], whose territories included much of Central Africa, Asia, South America, and New Zealand; [[Holland]], who dominated the spice and tea trades from the Azores and the Solomon Islands, and the [[Ottoman Empire]], which covered a land mass equivalent to 20 times the size of Wales.

Other major powers included [[France]], which controlled most of North Africa and part of Canada and Asia; [[Belgium]], whose territories included much of Central Africa, Asia, South America, and New Zealand; [[Holland]], who dominated the spice and tea trades from the Azores and the Solomon Islands, and the [[Ottoman Empire]], which covered a land mass equivalent to 20 times the size of Wales but was past its zenith and was backwards in comparison to the industrialized nations of Europe.

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