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[[World War I]] and [[World War II]] greatly weakened the British Empire and after WWII the British Empire collapsed.

[[World War I]] and [[World War II]] greatly weakened the British Empire and after WWII the British Empire collapsed.

According the Encyclopedia Britannica:

According to the ''Encyclopedia Britannica'':

{{Cquote|After World War I ended the dominions signed the peace treaties for themselves and joined the newly formed League of Nations as independent states. When World War II broke out in 1939 the dominions made their own declarations of war, separately from Britain. Many parts of the empire contributed troops and resources to the war effort and took a growing independent view. Both wars left Britain weakened and less interested in its empire. Although Great Britain emerged as one of the victors of World War II, it had been economically devastated by the conflict. The British Empire gradually gave way to the Commonwealth.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/summary/Decline-of-the-British-Empire Decline of the British Empire], Encyclopedia Britannica</ref>

{{Cquote|After World War I ended the dominions signed the peace treaties for themselves and joined the newly formed League of Nations as independent states. When World War II broke out in 1939 the dominions made their own declarations of war, separately from Britain. Many parts of the empire contributed troops and resources to the war effort and took a growing independent view. Both wars left Britain weakened and less interested in its empire. Although Great Britain emerged as one of the victors of World War II, it had been economically devastated by the conflict. The British Empire gradually gave way to the Commonwealth.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/summary/Decline-of-the-British-Empire Decline of the British Empire], Encyclopedia Britannica</ref>}}

=== WWI and Darwinism and evolutionism ===

=== WWI and Darwinism and evolutionism ===