The Commonwealth
Commonwealth: was founded in 1931 as an association of former British colonies, which comitted themselves to world peace, the basic human rights & the fight against colonialism.But this goals were not reality, because there were conflicts between C. members (BvsP). The problem is that the C. is much more a political than a cultural association. It tries to unite people of very different social st&ards or income. The only thing that these countries have in common is the same history of British colonialism. Some say that the C. is a useless, old-fashioned body but in reality these pact of states , gives the poorer nations the chance to get technical & scientific help from the industrialised western world. The C. is a voluntary association of 49 independent countries. In these countries the English Common law is a model for their judical systems. The British Empire: was the largest colonial empire in history, it comprised nearly one fifth of the l& surface. Engl& was the last country to join the colonial powers, but about a century later she became the most important coloni
The first empire:consisted of scattered possesions:Jamaica,Bahamas,Bengal,Gibraltar;Bermudas. The colonies were conquered in wars with France & spain. The principal part of the 1E was formed by North American colonies, stretching from the East coast to the caribbean.During the 7 Years war France lost all her Canadian possesions to Engl&, the left Engl& strong indebted, therefore the tax rate was increase. The colonists answered to the taxation „no taxation without representation"=>they protested in the Boston tea party. The Independence of the US resulted the disruption of the First British Empire. The Victorian Empire: the existing colonial possesions in Canada, the west Indies & India were enlarged. India & Far East meant import of cotton,spice,tea & the export of cloth & cotton goods.In the 19th century colonies were primarily markets for British goods & only of the economic interst for the mother country, developed into the policy of imperialism. Britain enlarged her empire within a century to such an extend. Main causes for the disintegration of the Empire were: *d
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East Asia, British Empire, , India East, Development Originally, North American, Rich Countries, Victorian Empire, English Common, KoreaBrazil North-South, raw materials, mother country, human rights, british empire, colonial possesions, 19th century, 3rd world,
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