Section Four-Post-Colonial Ties

Question 1

How did Britain maintain commonwealth and political ties?

Answer 1

• Regular Commonwealth Conferences, attended by PMs/Presidents took place at least once every 2 years in London
• Commonwealth helped to Bolster Britain international position, providing strong and wide-ranging diplomatic network and ensuring Britain’s membership of key internal bodies e.g. UN Security Council

Question 2

How did Britain maintain their military ties?

Answer 2

Britain continued to maintain military with ‘global reach’ and recruited citizens from Commonwealth nations who all remained eligible to serve in British Armed forces and maintained military bases

Question 3

How did Britain maintain economic ties?

Answer 3

• City of London remained as one of word’s major financial centres
• British gov. still made very effort to keep ex-colonies within Stirling Area
• Conventions of international trade and law & Britain’s imperial connections had given rise to multi-national companies with branches around the world’; had important trading links