Commonwealth Created by Statute of Westminster
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Geography
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, British Empire, Human Rights
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, Australian/New Zealand History, Asian History, Canadian History
- Geographical Location: London
- Date: 1931
Article abstract: By recognizing the constitutional equality of the Dominions of the British Empire with Great Britain, the Statute of Westminster symbolized the evolution of the Empire into the Commonwealth of Nations.
Summary of Event
At the turn of the century, the British Empire covered more than one-fourth of the land area of the world. Since that time, most of Great Britain’s colonies have become independent nations. The British Empire, the greatest the world had ever seen, is no longer called an “empire”; it has become, instead, the...
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