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After the Second World War, the disintegration of Britain's empire transformed global politics. Before the war, Britain maintained colonies all over the world, which provided valuable raw materials, manpower and strategic bases.
8 Φεβ 2019 · The British Empire began in its formative years in the sixteenth century and flourished and grew dramatically, lasting until the twentieth century. Key Events: 1497 – John Cabot is sent by King Henry VII on an expedition to discover a route to Asia via the Atlantic.
29 Ιουν 2022 · Rare photographs taken at the end of World War II, 1945-1947. The return of victorious Soviet soldiers at a railway station in Moscow in 1945. At the end of the war, millions of people were dead and millions homeless, the European economy had collapsed, and much of the European industrial infrastructure had been destroyed.
Post-war Britain (1945–1979) - Wikipedia. When Britain emerged victorious from the Second World War, the Labour Party under Clement Attlee came to power and created a comprehensive welfare state, with the establishment of the National Health Service giving free healthcare to all British citizens, and other reforms to benefits.
3 Μαρ 2011 · By Dr John Darwin. Last updated 2011-03-03. Britain may have emerged victorious from World War Two, but at what cost to its global empire? 1945: End of World War Two. The collapse of...
22 Απρ 2016 · Empire had actually been expanding after World War One; gains were made from Sykes-Picot agreement, breaking up the Ottoman Empire and, in February 1945, Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt convened at the Yalta Conference where they agreed on division of post-war Europe.
Timeline of major events in the history of the British Empire. This worldwide system of dependencies—colonies, protectorates, and other territories—was brought under the sovereignty of the crown of Great Britain and the administration of the British government over a span of some three centuries.
