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WWII Begins
British Empire and Commonwealth declare war on Germany -
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World War 2
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Atlantic Charter
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Battle of El Alamein
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Clement Attlee is elected Prime Minister
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India signs the UN Charter
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Anglo-American Loan
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National Health Service Act is passed
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Pakistan gains Independence
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Decolonization
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India gains Independence
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Burma gains Independence
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Britain withdraws from Palestine
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Sudan gains Independence
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Ghana gains Independence
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Malaya gains Independence
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West Indies Federation is created
An attempt by Britain to unite all their Caribbean colonies as one nation. -
Nigeria gains independence
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Tanzania gains independence
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Kenya gains Independence
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Malta gains Independence
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Gambia gains independence
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Zimbabwe gains Independence
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Guyana gains Independenec
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Fiji gains Independence
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Bahrain gains Independence
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Soloman Islands gain Independence
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Vanatu gains Independence
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Belize gains Independence
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Canada Act is passed
Canada gains full Independence from the UK -
Australia Act
Australia gains full Independence -
Constitution Act
New Zealand gains full independence -
Hong Kong is returned to China
