which colony was the last to exit the empire?
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what happened to the british empire after ww2 Though it emerged victorious from the Second World War, the effects of the conflict were profound, much of Europe was in ruins, and host to the armies of the United States and the Soviet Union. Britain was also left essentially bankrupt.
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British Empire [SEP] Decolonisation and decline (1945–1997)
Though Britain and the empire emerged victorious from the Second World War, the effects of the conflict were profound, both at home and abroad. Much of Europe, a continent that had dominated the world for several centuries, was in ruins, and host to the armies of the United States and the Soviet Union, who now held the balance of global power. Britain was left essentially bankrupt, with insolvency only averted in 1946 after the negotiation of a $US 4.33 billion loan from the United States, the last instalment of which was repaid in 2006. At the same time, anti-colonial movements were on the rise in the colonies of European nations.