文档介绍:eoneofthemostpowerfulcountries?Inthehistoryofourworld,TheBritishEmpirehasa"doesnotset",BritainisoneoftheUNSecurityCouncil,anationwithnuclearweapons,amemberofG8,ountry,andamediacentrefrommusictoactingthathaslotsofinfluenceovertheworld,,,whatmakethisislandnationsopowerful?:BritainisanislandnationinWesternEuropejustoffthecoastofFrance,facingtothemouthsofgreatriversliketheElbe,theWeserRiver,theRhine,,,itsspeciallocationintensifiesitsdefensivecapability,avoidingbeinginvolvedinEuropeanwars,soitcouldconcentrateonitseconomicdevelopmentFurthermore,itstemperatemaritimeclimateandlongtortuouscoastlineformsmanyice-freeharbors,whichhelpstodevelopthemaritimetransportation*Inaddition,theNorthSeaisrichinoilandfisheryresources,:Firstly,eacapitalistcountry,thenin1688,theGloriousRevolutionandthebillofrightsleadedtoestablishtheceremonialmonarchy,^democraticgovernmentcreatedlong-terminternalstability,unlikemostotherwesternnationsinthe19thcenturytheysufferednorebellionsorcoups,norevolutionsandnodictatorships*Secondly,Br