United KingdomHistory 105 · History
By around 1900, roughly how many people lived in the British Empire?
- aAbout 4 million
- bAbout 40 million
- cAbout 400 millionCorrect answer
- dAbout 4 billion
Why?
By the end of the 19th century the British Empire was the largest the world had seen, with more than 400 million people. Four billion would be more than the whole world's population at that time.
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