The Empire’s Growth and Contraction (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Servicemen supplied by Empire in WWII
Servicemen supplied by Empire in WWII
5 million
Fraction of British wealth lost by 1945
Fraction of British wealth lost by 1945
One quarter
Labour PM who took power in 1945
Labour PM who took power in 1945
Clement Attlee
Year of Indian independence
Year of Indian independence
1947
India's significance in decolonization
India's significance in decolonization
First non-white colony to achieve independence
Year of Suez Crisis
Year of Suez Crisis
1956
What Suez Crisis exposed about British power
What Suez Crisis exposed about British power
Britain couldn't act independently without US approval
Macmillan's African decolonization period
Macmillan's African decolonization period
1957-63
British troops 'east of Suez' in mid-1960s
British troops 'east of Suez' in mid-1960s
100,000 service personnel
Year Britain announced withdrawal from Middle/Far East
Year Britain announced withdrawal from Middle/Far East
1967