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(Uh ... No it didn't. Anyway, the reference to 'grateful natives' disgusts me - Gandhi hardly strikes me as a big fan of imperialist rule, for example.) |
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| − | The '''British Empire''' was the largest empire the World has ever seen. At its height in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, it included a quarter of the world's population. The empire included [[Canada]], [[South Africa]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[India]], [[Egypt]], [[Iraq]], [[Tristan da Cunha]], [[Pitcairn Island]], [[Singapore]], [[Ireland]], [[Hong Kong]], the [[Bahamas]], [[Basutoland]], the [[Falkland Islands]], [[Zululand]] and many other underdeveloped countries. | + | The '''British Empire''' was the largest empire the World has ever seen. At its height in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, it included a quarter of the world's population. The empire included [[Canada]], [[South Africa]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[India]], [[Egypt]], [[Iraq]], [[Tristan da Cunha]], [[Pitcairn Island]], [[Singapore]], [[Ireland]], [[Hong Kong]], the [[Bahamas]], [[Basutoland]], the [[Falkland Islands]], [[Zululand]] and many other underdeveloped countries. The greatest achievement of the British Empire was undoubtedly the foundation of the [[United States of America]]. |
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The British Empire was the largest empire the World has ever seen. At its height in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, it included a quarter of the world's population. The empire included Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India, Egypt, Iraq, Tristan da Cunha, Pitcairn Island, Singapore, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Bahamas, Basutoland, the Falkland Islands, Zululand and many other underdeveloped countries. The greatest achievement of the British Empire was undoubtedly the foundation of the United States of America.