the fall of British Empire

Greed and Decline in Colonization贪婪和殖民衰落
Ironically, the factor that caused Britain’s rise in the first place turned to against it. In the name of bringing civilization and wealth to the other countries, the British established what became known as colonial rule over a number of territories, including what would become known as the United States. With one by one territory had be acquired, and one after one country came under the umbrella of the British Empire, greed settled in and the Empire got lost in its own success.
On one hand, continuous war depleted耗尽 Britain millions of lives, millions of dollars, and a huge debt borrowed from other Countries.
On the other hand, British’s success in African aroused the hostilities of the other European Countries. They believed that British had gained a lot in Africa---the golden of Land. Therefore, French, German and Russia made an alliance to against British secretly. Facing with troubles at home and menaces from abroad, Great British did not have the power, or the capital resources资本来源 to maintain and manage its empire.
The consequence of British Empire After the war, many Commonwealth nations and colonies wanted to exercise their independence (e.g., India, 1947). Britain also wanted to rid of the responsibilities and/or problems associated with dependent nations or colonies (e.g., Newfoundland, 1949, Rhodesia, 1970). This process continues to this day
The Beginning of the Decline ---Boer War
By the late 18th century，Britain started the battle to gain and maintain a footing地位 in Africa (Boer war). Though the war ended with the Empire’s ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱuccess, Britain paid a high price for its success. Furthermore, the success pushed Britain into an awkward situation.
Summary
During the 18th century, the colonization [,kɔlənai'zeiʃən] 殖 民化 of the British Empire went into decline. After the First World War, the trend of Britain’s decay was very obvious. Then after the Second World War, the country’s economic power was largely weakened and also the political position in the world was declined rapidly. What’s more ,after the two wars, the Empire was faced with the anti-war feeling反战情绪 and also the menace威胁from the other European countries. Throughout the mid 20th Century, the Empire’s colonies had diminished. India and Pakistan separated themselves from the British Empire’ domination统治, so did many African countries. The power, either in land or at sea couldn’t resist its fate of fall.
Inequality and strict hierarchy等级制度
As history repeatedly demonstrates, a presence of inequality typically results in resentment and rebellious acts. A crown colony, which in the hierarchy of British Colonialism, was at the bottom of the pile. Britain had a rigid class structure in its society. The majority power and wealth were held tightly in the middle and upper class, and white gentlemen were believed to be superior, intelligent and suit to govern. With such strict hierarchy, people from different class should speak different language, wear different cloths, take different education and hang around different places. This condition largely hindered the development of the social, culture, and economy in Britain. The fuel of the British Empire was not coal or wool, after all, but an incredible lack of concern for those trampled践踏 underfoot in the quest for profits. With the fall of the noble class in Britain, so did the Empire itself.
The effect of war
The first clear sign of decay was most likely to be the South African War (1899-1902), when Britain invaded Transvaal and the Orange Free State. World War I had a devastating 毁灭性的effect on Britain, both in terms of manpower and financially. An entire generation of young men was quite literally destroyed, including massive numbers of soldiers from the Commonwealth. There was a post-war recession战后的不景气, followed by a brief amelioration改善 in the economy in the early to mid 1920s. World War II began in 1939, ending the Depression, but not the economic damage. It took Britain at least ten years to repair the damage wrought by the Depression萧条 and the war.