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How did British hegemony come into being before World War I?
British hegemony is based on the invincible fleet at sea. In the early stage of the war with Spain, the former maritime overlord, Queen Victoria instructed her ships to search all non-British ships in British waters because the British navy was newly built and its strength was extremely weak, which implied that pirates were legalized, causing dissatisfaction in Spain. Later, after the Spanish-Spanish naval battle, the Spanish Armada made a mistake in command, and the British army defeated the strong with the weak. For the first time, the island countries, which have long been outside the mainstream civilization in Europe, made a voice to the European continent as a powerful country and quickly entered the center of the world's maritime hegemony and commercial hegemony. Then Britain relied on a large number of overseas colonies, capitalism developed rapidly, its economic strength soared, and its national strength also advanced by leaps and bounds. It was called "the sun never sets", which means that its colonies are numerous and vast.