Początek końca Imperium Brytyjskiego (perspektywa polska za lata 1929–1935)

• Authors: Krzysztof Kania

Title variants

EN

THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE LIGHT OF REPORTS OF POLISH POST IN LONDON (1929-1935)

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

In 1929, the British Empire stretched over almost one-quarter of the earth’s surface which included, i.a.: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, The Union of South Africa, Irish Free State, Newfoundland, India, Sudan, and many islands in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Primarily shape of the British Empire was influenced by development of British colonialism and economic expansion in America and Asia (17th century), subsequently it’s evolution was associated with the period of the Napoleonic wars, the conquest of economically important areas of India and further expansion in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and America (19th century). The final stage of the British Empire formation was affected by resolutions adopted during the Paris Peace Conference as well as signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, under which Great Britain received the German colonies in: East Africa, South-West Africa, part of Togo, New Guinea and countries in the Middle East. The dominion’s emancipation from the metropolis is apparent since 1919, however, not until 1931 when the Statute of Westminster was adopted, we can speak about the beginning of the end one of the largest Empire in the world. In order to show certain processes I had to go beyond contained in title years – 1929-1935. Although many of the issues were raised by Polish diplomats, I had to confine myself to those most interesting which had the utmost importance on the fate of the British Empire: the relations between the metropolis and its dominions, British-Egyptian relations and the attitude of Great Britain towards India, Ireland and countries in the Middle East.

Keywords

EN

BRITISH EMPIRE 1929-1935; POLISH EMBASSY IN LONDON; BRITISH EXPANSION; RELATIONS METROPOLIS – DOMINIONS

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
• Journal: Res Historica
• Year: 2012
• Issue: 34
• Pages: 65-82

Contributors

author

Krzysztof Kania

• Institute of History and Archival Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University (UMK), ul. Władysława Bojarskiego 1, 87-100 Toruń, Poland