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Line 50: − − Britain is the fountainhead of modern [[Darwinism]]/[[evolutionism]]. [[Charles Darwin]] (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was a famous naturalist born in England. He is best known for popularizing the idea of [[evolution]] by [[natural selection]] presented in his book ''On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life'' (commonly referred to simply as ''The Origin of Species''). − − [[World War I]] and [[World War II]] greatly weakened the British Empire and after WWII the British Empire collapsed. − − 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>}}
Collapse of the British Empire (view source)
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Little remains of British rule today across the globe, and it is mostly restricted to small island territories such as Bermuda and the Falkland Islands. However, a number of countries still have Queen Elizabeth as their head of state including New Zealand, Australia and Canada - a hangover of the Empire.<ref>[https://www.theweek.co.uk/tags/british-empire ''How big was the British Empire and why did it collapse?''], The Week</ref>}}
Little remains of British rule today across the globe, and it is mostly restricted to small island territories such as Bermuda and the Falkland Islands. However, a number of countries still have Queen Elizabeth as their head of state including New Zealand, Australia and Canada - a hangover of the Empire.<ref>[https://www.theweek.co.uk/tags/british-empire ''How big was the British Empire and why did it collapse?''], The Week</ref>}}
== Darwinism/evolutionism as one of the causes of the collapse of the British Empire ==
== Darwinism/evolutionism as one of the causes of the collapse of the British Empire ==