What is the Commonwealth of Nations?

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What is the Commonwealth of Nations?
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The Commonwealth of Nations

• is an organization of 53 independent countries,
  almost all of which were once part of the British
  Empire. Queen Elizabeth is the Head of the
  Commonwealth.

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Review

• Australia
• Aboriginal culture
• James Cook
• Penal Colony
• White Policy, Stolen Generations
• Commonwealth Nation

• New Zealand
• Maori Culture
• James Cook
• Commonwealth Nation

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British Empire????
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The Earths countries which have been a part of
the British Empire (wikipedia)
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British Empire

• During its peak, the British Empire was
  historys largest Empire.
• By the 1920s the Empire included almost ¼ of the
  Earths total land area.
• and ¼ population.

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British Empire 1920s
The Sun never sets on the British Empire
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The British Empire has a long history, beginning
with Irish conquest and the American colonies. It
peaked in the 1920s and fell rapidly during the
20th century.
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World War II and Decolonization(????)

• After WWII, began a process of decolonization.
  Most of British colonies were given independence
  and the British Commonwealth of Nations was
  established.

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Decline of the British Empire
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Review

• British Empire
• Rise, Peak, Fall
• Early colonies
• WWI (Peak)
• WWII (Decline)
• The British Commonwealth of Nations
• Queen Elizabeth

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Video ????

• Indias Independence

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Indian independence was a major defeat to the
  British Empire.