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The late British empire (1924
The British Empire Exhibition at Wembley…
The late British empire
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In the century 1815–1914, 10 million square miles of territory and 400 million people were added to the British Empire. Britain was the 'Mother Country' of a worldwide empire.
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1857
There was a rebellion in India (the Indian Mutiny). The government took over rule of India from the East India Company.
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1881‒1919
The "Scramble for Africa" – Britain acquired colonies in Africa stretching from Cairo to Cape Town.
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1919
The Treaty of Versailles gave Germany's colonies as 'mandates' for Britain and France to administer.
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The British Empire after 1924:
Britain could no longer afford an Empire.
Britain had no right to rule peoples who did not want to be ruled by Britain.
Britain realised that the Royal Navy was not strong enough to protect all the Empire.
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Until the 1960s, Britain was part of a Commonwealth trading community based on the Empire.
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In 1973, Britain joined the European Economic Community, and became part of a trading community based on free trade between the countries of Europe.
