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| What are some important watershed moments in the devolution of the British Empire? Why? |
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| Durham Report 1839 sets up a precedent for other countries seeking greater independence. Anglo-Irish Treaty. Balfour Declaration 1926 and Westminster Statute, obviously. |
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| What is the relationship of the notion of "responsible government" to the statute of a Dominion? |
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| Significance of Imperial Conference 1907? |
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| Australia and Canada first reffered to as "dominions", paving the way for the union of South Africa. |
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| Why did the Company rule in India end in 1858? |
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| It was in the aftermath of Indian Rebellion. |
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| What is the significance of the Acts of Government of India in 1919 and 1935? |
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| They enlarged the participation of natives on the government, institutionalizing dyarchy. |
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| What is the significance of Irish Potato Famine? |
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| It symbolizes the exploitation of the Irish people by Britain - even during starvation huge exports to Britain. |
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| Why was the Irish Free State doomed to failure? |
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| The project was not independent enough for nationalist, and too anti-unionist for the unionists... |
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| The significance of Easter Rising? |
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| 1916 - violence is brought back on the map of political instruments ("republicanism by force") |
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| London Declaration 1949: Its meaning? |
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| A birthplace of the modern Commonwealth. " It allowed the Commonwealth to admit and retain members that were not Dominions, so including both republics and indigenous monarchies, and it changed the name of the organisation from the British Commonwealth to the Commonwealth of Nations, reflecting the first change." |
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| 1965, Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Rhodesia. Why? |
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| They felt they had deserved it after so many years of self-government, even more when it was granted to other, less developed countries. |
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| 1960, Macmillan delivers Wind of Change speech. What was the real motivation? |
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| The British wanted to avoid the kind of nationalistic war the French were waging in Algeria. So that was a strong incentive towards granting independence. |
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| 1956, Suez Crisis. Why is it such an important moment in the history of Commonwealth? |
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| It fully exposed Britain's passing status as a superpower, it showed how dependent the country became on the USA. |
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