They formed it cause they felt like it.
The Commonwealth of Nations.
Nations that had been colonies of Britain withdrew from the British Commonwealth to form independent republics. This included the United States, as well as several countries in Africa.
Independently-governed nations, part of the British Commonwealth of Nations.
Well there is no British empire as such nowadays. The ex-empire countries are known as commonwealth nations, many of these still have Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state, and have a close relationship with the United Kingdom.
Canada and Britain are the leading members of the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth of Nations.
Nations that had been colonies of Britain withdrew from the British Commonwealth to form independent republics. This included the United States, as well as several countries in Africa.
The United States of America is no part of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Commonwealth of Nations formerly known as the British Commonwealth, consists of countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Nigeria, Pakistan, and many other countries that were formally occupied by Britain.
Guyana, as an ex British colony automatically became a member of the commonwealth of nations after its independence from Britain in 1963.
India is a republic, although it remains a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, although not a Commonwealth Realm.
It was known as the British Empire. When the empire started to fall apart, the British Commonwealth/Commonwealth of Nations was created.
Yes. As a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Australia was bound to join the war when Britain did and on Britain's side.
Scotland is currently a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and is also a mainland country of Great Britain and recognizes Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state.
The primary impact was that Great Britain's victory was also a victory for all of the Commonwealth nations. Many Commonwealth pilots flew British aircraft during that Air Battle in the summer of 1940.
The ruling monarch of Great Britain, presently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations was created in 1973.
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