Did ww1 affect the colapse of the british empire?

Answer 1

hmm.

Answer 2

Not really, it increased the Empire size by the take over of a number of German colonies.
World War 2 was more responsible as the Goverment where pledged by the Charter of the United Nations to allow those countries that required it freedom from Colonial Rule.
Yes WW1 did cause problems in funding the empire and keeping it safe due to the fact that Britain was almost bankrupt and sold many of its assets to pay the Americans for the munitions and assistance.

Answer 3

The first world war, did have an effect on the British empire.
It cost Britain a lot of money, and while trying to monetarily support its empire around the world, it put a great strain on the economy.

The death knell was sounded once and for all, with the second world war, which for the most part bankrupted Britain.

There was no way, that they could pay for the ships, guns, food supplies, and other armaments that the U.S. sold them during the war, and maintain the empire, and so little by little, the Empire fell apart, until what you had left, were a smaller group of former empire countries who formed what is known as the British Commonwealth, independent of Britain, but still aligned to her, as a federation of nations.

Answer 4

not really. WW1 was a rather limited war so the Empire was useful- it helped to control sea routes and supplied troops for the war.
In WW1 Germany was strangled to submission by the naval blockade and the fact that Britain controlled all the supplies.

WW2 was more stressful on british economics, but also not decisive.

In reality, the collapse of the Empire was caused by fashionable politics- it was simply decided by a few labourist politicians as a way of making economies in the budget- and to annoy Churchill.
The soviet agents in Brit and US politics also played a big role.

But in reality, without their colonial Empire the Brits would have lost WW1 - not to mention WW2

Answer 5

It was the beginning of the end. Britains first colony, Ireland fought for independence with a revolt in 1916 and a war of independence as soon as WW1 was over, and most of it achieved self government.
WW1 had made Britain almost bankrupt and its control overseas started to weaken.
The humiliation of the capture of Singapore so easily by an inferior Japanese force in 1942 demonstrated to other countries in the Empire that Britain could be beaten by non-Europeans.

Answer 6

The British Empire did not collapse - it may have declined but not collapsed. The end of colonialism was the a large contributor to the decline. Read "The History of the English Speaking Peoples" by Winston Churchill to educate yourself on the subject.