The Spaniards were here long before the British and French.
Nobody controlled the British before WW2. They were self governed.
Belize is the only non spanish speaking country in Central America. Before independence it was known as British Honduras - a British colony.
singapore
Only one country controlled the area of the Mandate for Palestine prior to Israeli Independence: the British Empire.
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The original states of the US were formerly British colonies, controlled by Britain.
Indians
India was controlled by Great Britian.
Ottoman Empire till 1918 and Britain after that.
France .
Mexico
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