, lives in The United Kingdom (1956-present)Jun 30
Newfoundland wanted to stay British . Britain was pressed by Canada to put the Referendum of 1949 on the Ballot.
Newfoundland truly gave everything for “King and Country” in World 1 In the Battle of the Somme alone The Royal Newfoundland Regiment at the begging of the battle 758 men started the advance…only 68 were at roll call the next day…
Due to Newfoundlands war debt and loss of its young men Newfoundland voluntarily gave up its Dominion status..and reverted to direct rule from London once again….
even as a Canadian province Newfoundland used the Union Jack
Many of the smaller island and port colonies may have preferred being under British rule, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaya, Aden, Brunei, Ceylon, Fiji, Samoa, Mauritius etc - why - because the British presence offered protection from regional behemoths, rivals as well as communist encroachments. This may have been more an economic decision more than any feeling of love or fealty towards fat Victoria. Britain has already invested so much in a large navy; it did not seem very efficient for these small states to be reinventing the wheel and create their own navy; if the British were willing t
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The government of Malta wanted to join the UK as the fifth nation of the union after WWII. But since the UK was broke and Malta's strategic location was greatly reduced in the age of ICBMs, the UK declined and Malta had to go independent.
Hong Kong's people were none too excited by being given back to China in 1997.
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