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Britain was bankrupt and it could not concentrate on the colonies anymore.
India, Pakistan, and other Asian and African territories got independent from Britain.
This process mark the empire's transformation into today's Commonwealth.

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A confederation of independent nations mostly former members of the British Empire.

It is in charge of the legal division,the economic affairs division, the information division and the international affairs division.

It is compounded by 54 members. For that reason, not only it became multilingual, multicultural,multiracial but also it provides equality of nations.

It promoted peace and democracy, liberty and equal rights for all.

They are opposed to racial discrimination.

Queen Elizabeth II has been the head of the Commonwealth. Her role is symbolic. Her Majesty reinforces the links by which the common wealth joins people together  from all around the world.

Nowadays, he secretary general of the Commonwealth is Patricia Scottland, She is the second Secretary-General from the Caribbean and the first woman to hold the post.

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Members of the commonwealth declared war to Germany separately while the colour colonies had to support the British Empire.

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The Supremacy British Parliament was eliminated by the white colonies. The term "domain" was changed as "the commonwealth members"

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The Balfour formula stayed that dominions were independent only in internal affairs.

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It took possesion of Africa, India,Ceylon, Malaysia, Hong Kong, among others. 13 American colonies proclaimed independence in 1766.

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Great Britain accepted the domain's condition in that way in this conference, all the members of the domains were recognized as independent and each of them agreed the peace treaty.

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It took place during the WWI. Great Britain needed support from part of the domains, but these ones only agreed in helping if they could be independent after war.

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This conference denominated "domains" to the white colonies. Great Britain was aware of the nationalist ideas within its empire that's why the colonial ties started to be weak.

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This report established that the colonies were divided in two groups. White colonies, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and on the other hand, the colour colonies that were Africa, Asia, The Caribbean. In the case of the former one, they were allowed to decide their issues about internal affairs whereas the latter, they could not decide neither external affairs nor internal ones.

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Between the XVI and the XVIII centuries, the Empire was focused on North America and the Caribbean, countries which were economically and politically less developed. It colonised Australia and New Zealand. During this time slave trade was allowed, and the destruction of local cultures happened.