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during her lifetime the British Empire went from its zenith to its end leaving a trade bloc (Brexit) is hardly notable by comparison
by blibble 4y ago
during her lifetime the British Empire went from its zenith to its end
leaving a trade bloc (Brexit) is hardly notable by comparison
- scott_w 4y agoIt is when you see Brexit as part of that end.
- blibble 4y agothe Empire ended in 1997 with the handover of Hong Kong before the EU existed
- ploika 4y agoThe EEC became the EU in 1993.
- 4ad 4y agoThe EU was founded in 1993, and traces its roots back to EEC (1957) and ECSC (1951).
- blibble 4y agoit is quite clear in the Maastrict treaty that the EU was a newly established entity that absorbed the obligations and responsibilities of the former entities (in the same way the United States absorbed the obligations and responsibilities of Great Britain in the 13 colonies) (regardless, I got my dates wrong, I was thinking of Nice...)
- yuppie_scum 4y agoBuddy take the L on that comment
- zxexz 4y agoDo you mean the eurozone? The EU as we know it today came into existence (Maastricht treaty). The eurozone was 1999.
- kurupt213 4y agoTo be fair, deals Churchill made with Roosevelt during Lend Lease ushered in the end. She inherited that situation from her dad.
- mato 4y agoThe EU is not a 'trade bloc' (sic). In the grand scheme of things, Brexit and its consequences were much alike to what I imagine would happen were $STATE to leave the USA.
- School-Cotton 4y agoThe USA is much more culturally, politically, economically, etc. integrated than the EU.
- bloqs 4y agoTrue but the comparison is more correct than the former