THE EARLY COMMONWEALTH

By samyluz

  • BRITISH IMPERIALISM, ROOTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH

    Long-lasting legacy of the British Empire.

  • CANADA

    Canada, the first one to become a Dominion.

  • AUSTRALIA

    Australia followed Canada was the second one to become a Dominion.

  • Newfoundland

    Became to Dominion

  • SOUTH AFRICA

    Became a Dominion.

  • IRELAND

    Became a Dominion

  • IMPERIAL CONFERENCE

    At an Imperial Conference Canada, Australia, New Zealand, New Foundland, South Africa and the Irish Free State these Dominions agreed that they were all equal members of a community within the British Empire.
    They agreed they  owed allegiance to the British king or
    queen, but the United Kingdom did not rule over them. 
    This community was called the British Commonwealth
    of Nations or just the Commonwealth.

  • IMPERIAL CONFERENCE

    At this Conference Britain and its Dominions agreed that they would be all equal members of the British Empire, despite, all owing alleguiance to the crown, they would not be ruled by the United KIngdom.

  • BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS

    The power at the Imperial Conference decided the "British Commowealth of Nations" to describe their new formed organization.

  • AT THE TIME OF THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE

    British Empire included vast areas of land in Africa, much of the Middle East, the entirely of Pakistan and India, as wellas several other regions across the world.

  • WHITE COMMONWEALTH

    It refers to the early form of the Common Wealth leading by Whte members of the British empire represented the only territories at the Imperial Conference.

  • BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS

    Only exist in this form for a relatively brief period.

  • STATUE OF WESTMINSTER

    At his place, the agreement was formalized, allowing Commonwealth to take shape.

  • INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA

    India independence from British, upon announcing intentions to severe ties of the crown and become a republic in 1949, it would no longer meet the requirements of Commonwealth membership.

  • 1949, BRITISH CROWN AS A "SYMBOL OF FREE-ASSOCIATION"

    Due to India´s switch to a republican form of governments, at a Meeting of Commonwealth leaders, it was decided that member-states may be in the Commonwealth if they accepted the British crown as a "symbol of Free-association" between members-nations.

  • COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS

    It was decided that British Commonwealth of Nations, drop the "British" in its title becoming the Commonwealth of Nations.

  • PAKISTAN AND SRI LANKA

    Became Commonwealth members.

  • THE IRISH FREE STATE´S WITHDRAWAL

    One of the founding members of the original British Commowealth would withdraw from the Commonwealth.

  • SOUTH AFRICA´S WITHDRAWAL

    Founding member South Africa left the Commowealth.

  • PAKISTAN´S WITHDRAWAL

    Pakistan left the Commonwealth.

  • PAKISTAN

    After 17 years, Pakistan rejoined Commonwealth.

  • SOUTH AFRICA

    After 33 years, South Africa rejoined Commonwealth.

  • MOZAMBIQUE

    Joined to Commonwealth, was not under British Control .

  • COMMONWEALTH REALM

    CANADA, JAMAICA, THE U.K., AUSTRALIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND NEW ZEALAND are 16 nations of members of the Commonwealth of Nations.

  • COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS, AS A RESULT OF BRITISH IMPERIALISM

    54 members states belong to one of the largest association of countries in the world, an exists to serve economic, social and political needs of its member states from some of the world `s largest economy to countless developing nations