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Post by Sir John on Feb 9, 2018 14:32:43 GMT -5
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Post by hornet32 on Feb 9, 2018 20:05:58 GMT -5
Wasn't for the U.S. the Empire was destine to become an Empire without Empire ships or any ships the best thing that could happen though for the Empire was Hitler went East ..
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Post by Sir John on Feb 9, 2018 20:51:54 GMT -5
The British Empire was doomed from 1918 onwards, some knew it, some didn't.
By 1946, it was obvious to all.
SJ
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Post by hornet32 on Feb 9, 2018 21:36:49 GMT -5
True at the end WWI the class system in the Empire especially Great Britain was pretty well gone the commoners found out they weren't common after all ..
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Post by Swampy on Feb 9, 2018 22:02:48 GMT -5
The end came when Germany was united in 1871, and also as the US industrialized. But there was never any issue that, when giant nations developed, they would be bigger than a small island nation.
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Post by Sir John on Feb 9, 2018 22:37:00 GMT -5
When I was a young lad I well remember standing out on the school ground saluting the Flag and singing the ENGLISH National Anthem.
Then on 'Empire Day' we had a holiday but i cannot remember any ceremonies etc to mark the day, maybe that was for the adults. I will have to ask Mr Google when all that ceased.
(1958)
SJ
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Post by hornet32 on Feb 10, 2018 8:10:09 GMT -5
By 1917 Socialism was rearing its ugly head in the Empire big time and the privileged class were having to make concessions big time to the lower classes ..
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