British Empire: how big was it and why did it collapse? | |
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User ID: 22596932 United States 06/01/2018 08:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | They fail to mention that USA came into the war after Britain was mostly destroyed, along with Germany and collected all the pieces without opposition. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76618413 There was a war going on in the Pacific too you know. Over 400,000 Americans died in WWII. Hardly "without opposition". Phil Murphy is a Marxist asshole. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 39557043 United Kingdom 06/01/2018 08:13 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | British colonies were not generating massive profits for the home government. When WWII rolled around, England was undersupplied with war materiel and lower on money than some countries might have thought. Much of England's might came from its control of a variety of countries around the world and from its relative control of financial markets. They lost their pole position in under a decade, and lost it to a relatively friendly rival that was once their colony--which at least beats losing it to a relentless enemy... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 75781023 United States 06/01/2018 08:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The British brought technology and civilization to the nations they conquered. They establishes law and enforced security. They also treated the native people like 2nd class citizens in their own lands. This eventually led to rebellion and loss of control. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 72329658 United States 06/01/2018 08:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It was a peripheral empire. It existed around the edges. Because of its Navy. It was easily pushed out of all the areas it occupied. Its lasting influence was corporate. They were pirates that preyed upon the real empire. The Spanish Empire. They sucked their man power dry in World War 1. Their best genetic stock died off enmass beginning with the Crimean War, the Boer War culminating with World War 1. They are low IQ regards as a result. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 39557043 United Kingdom 06/01/2018 09:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My great great grandfather survived the boer war , joined ww1 with his sons to look after them and my other grandfather served from 1914 to 1918 and survived horse artillery and my grandfather was in subs - I must be from good stock then high IQ - thing is though they where all mad after the end of the war !!!!! dank themselves stupid !! |