Britain made compensating gains in India, Australia, and in constructing an informal economic empire through control of trade and finance in Latin America after the independence of Spanish and Portuguese colonies in about 1820.
They constrained, and at their best, tried to transcend, the potentially savage ethnic or religious antagonisms among the peoples.
Imperialism and colonialism have been used in order to describe one's perceived superiority, domination and influence upon a person or group of people.