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Reply #100 on:
January 11, 2005, 12:54:28 AM
Nope, remember The British Empire reached its peak in size in the 1920's.
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Reply #101 on:
January 11, 2005, 06:29:39 AM
I think it was around 1925 it reached it's peak covering almost a quarter of the world. Even though the process had begun earlier the real dissolving of the empire came after WW2 when most colonies around the world became independent.
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Reply #102 on:
January 12, 2005, 12:49:36 PM
No, because the British still controlled small colonies around the world, even after WW2. It was later than 1925.
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Reply #103 on:
January 13, 2005, 09:34:03 AM
But with Australia becoming independent in that time I don't think they ever became as large again, or did they aquire colonies larger than Australia after it's independence?
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Reply #104 on:
January 13, 2005, 01:34:58 PM
It reached its furthest extent in the 1930's and then declined in size.
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Reply #105 on:
January 14, 2005, 06:58:33 AM
But what did they gain huger than Australia after Australia became independent?
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Reply #106 on:
January 14, 2005, 04:06:47 PM
They gained the former German colonies after World War I. Iraq, for example become uccupied by Britian.
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Reply #107 on:
January 16, 2005, 11:35:58 AM
But WW1 was over by 1925 already, so these territories were British already before Australia became independent.
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Reply #108 on:
January 16, 2005, 11:41:18 AM
Britain also had control of India--another large country so, they had quite a lot of territory still left, even though yes, many did go and gain independence.
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Reply #109 on:
January 16, 2005, 12:27:16 PM
But they held India already before Australia gained it's independence. I'm still not convinced, that the British Empire's territorial peak was reached after Australia had become independent already.
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Reply #110 on:
January 16, 2005, 01:42:36 PM
But I'm not asking when it reached its peak. Even though Australia gained its independence, it was still considered part of the British Commonwealth.
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Reply #111 on:
January 25, 2005, 12:41:08 PM
The "Sun Finally set' on the British empire when Hong Kong was handed over to China in 1997.
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Reply #112 on:
January 26, 2005, 05:26:02 AM
I should have re-read the question and taken in the meaning. What I was looking for was more like the cenit before the sun began to set.
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Reply #113 on:
January 26, 2005, 10:17:54 AM
You mean the zenith.
: Anyway, historians usually consider that period to be the 1930's.
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Reply #114 on:
February 01, 2005, 01:31:56 PM
Does anyone else want to ask a question?
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Reply #115 on:
February 03, 2005, 05:02:05 AM
Which battle did King Harold win, before he was defeated at Hastings?
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Reply #116 on:
February 03, 2005, 10:36:45 AM
He won a battle at Stamford Bridge, where he defeated an invasion fleet.
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Reply #117 on:
February 03, 2005, 11:01:51 AM
Exactly. A Norwegian invasion. Even though Harold defeated the Norwegians his presence in the north (Stamford Bridge is not far from York) may have ultimately resulted in his defeat, as it allowed the Normans to land unmolested in the south.
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February 03, 2005, 11:10:16 AM
What odd distinctions did Anne Boleyn have?
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February 17, 2005, 10:11:23 AM
Anyone? By Distictions, I mean Features.
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