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1910 The UK is the biggest, most powerful empire the world has ever seen. 1950 The UK is not that or anything like it. Today. Does anyone really care much abo

by harry8 7mo ago

1910 The UK is the biggest, most powerful empire the world has ever seen. 1950 The UK is not that or anything like it. Today. Does anyone really care much about what the UK says or does on the world stage? Ordinary British are better off now than 1910 and it isn't close. So what you say is obviously true as long you define "quickly."

tim333 7mo ago
Much of the UK's decline from 1910 to 1950 was from spending its money funding WW1 and WW2. Hopefully we don't get world wars soon.
- harry8 7mo ago
  Quite.
- dh2022 7mo ago
  Plus the Japanese beating the British so badly all over Southeast Asia. This gave a lot of momentum to independence in Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and eventually India.
  - wltr 7mo ago
    Thailand? From whom?