Why Did Britain Follow Splendid Isolation?

Asked by: Aditya Hartmann
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Britain followed the policy of Splendid Isolation due to the following reasons; Britain’s Geographical Position- Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel. … As such, she saw no need of taking part in European quarrels, so she isolated herself.

Which country followed Splendid Isolation?

This tremendous expansion led a number of British officials to use the phrase ‘ splendid isolation’, which while being dismissed by some scholars as an overused cliché, too vague to be of use in historical analysis, has been regarded by others as defining Britain’s policy of diplomatic isolation inevitably linked with …

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