... the colonies, which had increasingly been influenced by the progressively democratising and empowered assemblies. Therefore in terms of successful diplomacy little differed between George I (1714-1727) and George II (1727-1760) reigns, as both proved inconsequential. As a result by the end of this forty-six year era British colonial relations had oscillated greatly. Political control decayed because ... in any substantial government initiative," and were content to rule from a silent position. Historical legacy before 1714 supports this, with lessons learnt from a previous campaign where...

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... that must be argued to have contributed to the collapse of the European Empires was a new sense of nationalism in colonised territories. After World War II for example, with the defeat of the tyrannical and imperialistic enemy, Nazi Germany, nations like India gained a new outlook on their place within ... the Dutch Empire, not willing to allow it. Not able to provide enough troops themselves, due to the impact of the Second World War, they looked upon their allies. The Australians occupied eastern Indonesia without struggle, however, the British encountered opposition from autonomous gr...

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