> The British empire was outnumbered 10 to 1 and still managed to control a large portion of the world for a while It also had the support of a lot of the popu

> The British empire was outnumbered 10 to 1 and still managed to control a large portion of the world for a while It also had the support of a lot of the population of the areas it controlled and at least toleration by the majority. Most of its colonial civil service and military were people fro the colonies.