the fall of the British Empire

ThefallofBritishempireThefallingprocessofBritishempireBritainandtheFirstWorldWarTheWorldWarIwasfrom1914to1918primarily[‘praimərili]主要地betweentwoEuropeanPowerblocs[blɔk]集团:“theCentralpower”.GermanyandAustria-Hungary.[ˌɔ:stri:əˈhʌŋgəri:]奥匈帝国,andthe“Allies”,Britain,FranceandRussia.Duringthewar,theBritainlostmuch.Apartfromthelossofmanpower,therehadbeenconsiderabledisruptionoftheeconomyandsociety.OutofthewarsettlementcametheestablishmentoftheleagueofNations.BritainandtheSecondWorldWarAsAdolfHitler希特勒andNazismshowedofftheiraggressivemomentuminEurope,Chamberlain,thePrimeMinister,foundhispolicyofappeasementofGermanaggressionwasnolongertenable,andwasforcedtodeclarewaronGermanyonSeptember3,1939.PostwarBritian(1)Oneofthemostfar-reachingconsequencesoftheWarwasthatithastenedtheendofBritain’sempire.(2)InJanuary1973,BritainbecameafullmemberoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywhichwasstillcalledtheCommonMarketin1973.Britainwitnessedthefirstoilshockin1973.TheBeginningoftheDecline---BoerWarBythelate1800'sBritainwasdoingbattletogainandmaintainafootinginAfrica(Boerwar).ThoughthewarendedwiththeEmpire’ssuccess,however,Britishpaidahighpriceforthissuccess.450,000Britishsoldierslefttheirhometowntoengageinthiswarandnearly100,000ofthemdiedonthislandfarawayfromhomeGreedandDeclineinColonizationIronically嘲讽地,thefactorthatcausedBritish’sriseinthefirstplaceturnedagainstit.Underthenameofbringingcivilizationandwealthtotheothercountries,theBritishestablishedwhatbecameknownascolonialruleoveranumberofterritories,includingwhatwouldbecomeknownastheUnitedStatesofAmerica.InequalityandstricthierarchyAshistoryrepeatedlydemonstrates,apresenceofinequalitytypicallyresultsinresentment怨恨andrebellious难以控制的acts.Acrowncolony（英国直辖殖民地）,whichinthehierarchyofBritishColonialism,wasatthebottomofthepile.Inhabitantsofacrowncolonyhadnosay发言权inthewaytheyweregoverned,eitherathomeorabroad.Notsurprisingly,thisactioncausedconsiderableresentmentamongthecoloniesTheThreatstoBritain’sEmpireBritishfortunessufferedduringthehightideofimperialism[im'piəriəlizəm]帝国主义from1897to1907.TheSouthAfrican,orBoer,War(1899-1902)againsttheindependentBoerrepublicsoftheSouthAfricaninteriorprovedlongerandcostlierthantheBritishexpected,andalthoughtheywonthedirtylittlewartheBritishsawtheirworldpositionerode受到了威胁.ConclusionHistorylikestorepeatitself.GreatBritish,likemanyotherEmpiresinhistory,isdoomedtothedeclinefromtheverybeginning.TheriseandfallofittellsusagainthatthepowerofaNationcouldneverdependontheinvasionstotheothers.Instead,EqualityandPeaceisthekeytothesuccessandflourish.