Empires in 1919 Map


The British Empire was technically the largest it would ever be after having taken control of various German and Turkish colonies as League of Nations Mandates. However, this was very much a paper tiger as Britain's military and commercial strength had been severely sapped by the exertions required to fight the World War.


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