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| Jan Smuts coins the term "Commonwealth" and proposes closer ties between the nations |
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| Balfour Declaration no.2. |
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| Ottawa Agreements, institutionalizing "imperial preference" system |
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| London Declaration, Ireland Act |
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| British Empire basically dismantled, transfigured into 14 overseas territories |
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| First Imperial Conference held, on which Australia and Canada, New Zealand and Newfoundland recognized as dominions. |
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| Union of South Africa acquires the statute of Dominion |
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| Irish Free State abolished in favor of Ireland, however, still not fully independent |
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| Quit India Resolution and Protests |
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| Indian Independence (becomes a republic in 1950) |
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| Suez Crisis after Suez Canal nationalized, 1952 Naseer wins election |
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| Harrold McMillan delivers Wind of Change speech |
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| Rhodesian Declaration of Independence |
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| British troops to withdraw from areas east of Suez |
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| Lancaster House Agreements end the Rhodesian Crisis |
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| South Africa becomes a republic |
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| Singapore Declaration, dealing with membership criteria in Commonwealth |
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| League of Nations formed, with Britain an active member, along with the Dominions and India |
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| Treaty of Versailles Prime Minister David Lloyd George was a key negotiator. In the Khaki Election of 1918, coming days after the Allied victory over Germany, Lloyd George promised to impose a harsh treaty on Germany. At the Versailles Conference, however, he took a much more moderate approach. France and Italy however demanded and achieved harsh terms, including German admission of guilt for starting the war (which humiliated Germany), and a demand that Germany pay the entire Allied cost of the war, including veterans' benefits and interest. |
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| Beginning of British intervention in the Russian Civil War. After the end of World War I, Britain will be the biggest supporter of the Russian White forces. |
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