Zusammenfassung der Ressource
From Empire to Commonwealth
- the British Empire
- the largest empire in historx
- dominions, colonies,
dependencies, trust
territorities and
protectorates under
British control
- 1/4 of world's land area
- territories on every continent
- height of power: late 19th century/ early 20th century
- Commonwealth
- an association of nations consisting of the
United Kingdom & several former British
colonies (that are now sovereign)
- they still pay allegiance to
the British Crown
- an international organizatio through which
countries with diverse social, political &
economic backgrounds cooperate with common
values
- promoting democracy
- universal access to
education
- free trade
- permanent economic
and social
development
- world peace
- good governance
- preserving
human rights
- equality of women
- Queen = Head
- Commonwealth in the 21th century
- it represents no more every
region of the world
- it is dominated by the UK, Canada,
Australia and New Zealand
- no Security Council
- no Imperial Organisation
- no one is excluded, no one is pressured