WK2

• Imperial conference 1926
• Imperial conference aknowledges that dominions should be fully independent but still have special relatinship under common alliance for the crown
• Imperial conference 1926
• Statue of westminster 1931
• Statue of Westminster : 1) all nations should be indep.

  2) laws passed under Brit should not be enforced in dominions must undergo own parliament.

  3) dominions don’t need any nod of approval from b for own laws
• Challenges of rel : countries began to draw closer to usa ie Canada
• POS : economic links +market / family relatives +friends in dominions / dominions felt close to British institute and lang
• How did empire help Britain:

  1.3 mil troops from white dominions

  conscription in NZ +CAN =30% all eligible enlist / 1.4 mil troops sent to INDIA. Egypt = protectorate in 1914 1.2 mil egyptjan resued