[DOC] [TLE] British Empire - Wikipedia [PAR] The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates 
and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its 
predecessor states. It originated with the overseas possessions and trading posts 
established by ... Despite the final victory of Britain and its allies, the damage to 
British prestige... [DOC] [TLE] Decolonisation of Asia - Wikipedia [PAR] The decolonization of Asia was the gradual growth of independence movements 
on the Asian ... 1 Background; 2 Asian colonies from the 19th century to the end 
of the ... The last British acquisition in Asia was the New Territories of Hong Kong, 
which ... their colonial or administrative possessions, and date of decolonization. [DOC] [TLE] Decolonization - Wikipedia [PAR] Decolonization (US) or decolonisation (UK) is the undoing of colonialism, where 
a nation .... Thus, the final phase of decolonization may, in fact, concern little 
more than ... During the next 15 years, the Spanish and Royalist on one side, and 
the rebels ..... Japan had gained several substantial colonial possessions in East 
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territories under the ... Charter colony is one of the three classes of colonial 
government ...... 1282, Conquest of principality of Gwynedd (last remaining 
independent... [DOC] [TLE] British Empire - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Mahatma Gandhi, one of the leaders of the Indian independence movement .... In 
1997 Britain's last major overseas territory, Hong Kong, ... owned a large empire) 
give up their imperial possessions. [DOC] [TLE] British Empire facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Get information, facts, and pictures about British Empire at Encyclopedia.com. ... 
on all continents, comprising about one quarter of the world's population and 
area. ... The victories of the Napoleonic Wars added further possessions to the ... 
In 1997 Hong Kong passed to China and, in the opinion of many historians, the... [DOC] [TLE] colonialism, Western - European expansion since 1763 | politics ... [PAR] The classic illustration of this last policy is found in India. ... Yet, by the middle of 
the 19th century, India was receiving one-fourth of all British exports of .... the 
important additions to British overseas possessions between the Seven Years' 
War and .... The occasion for the decolonization was provided by the Napoleonic 
Wars. [DOC] [TLE] Britain on shifting grounds [PAR] Graph 1. Quantitative evolution of British imperial possessions, based on a 85 ..... 
Only the last one of these actually turned out to be successful. .... to declare war 
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From 1839 onward, the British settler colonies in Canada, Australia, New ... 
forced to relinquish its colonial possessions in North America and India. ..... of its 
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.... World War One appeared to add yet more colonies to the British Empire in the 
... Various Caribbean and Pacific possessions held on a little longer but most of 
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possession of appropriate historical knowledge and the capacity to deploy it. ... 
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Question: One of the last British possessions to be decolonized; it happened in 1997
Answer: Hong Kong