Chapter 14 Part 2

The last section of the chapter fourteen focuses on the expansion of the Russian and Chinese empire in contrast to the English Empire. In Strayer's book, Geoffrey Hosking states "the British had an empire; Russia was an empire." This statement illustrates the differences and similarities between the two empires. There actually weren't too many really similar similarities between the England and Russia actually. Or China, for that matter. Russia slowly took over countries that were near them that they were familiar with. While the British attempted to overtake a foreign land, the Russians attempted to overtake the neighbors. They demanded that the newcomers to their empire take an oath that praised their monarch! Rude. On the up side, the Chinese and Russians didn't really make their people slaves. But I think that submitting to a foreign religion, belief, etc. can be considered a form of slavery for some.