Dominions of the British Empire

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The Dominions of the British Empire were semi-autonomous, self-governing polities within the British Empire—such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—that recognized the British monarch as head of state while managing their own internal affairs.

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Generate an image of the Dominions of the British Empire (The Dominions of the British Empire were semi-autonomous, self-governing polities within the British Empire—such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—that recognized the British monarch as head of state while managing their own internal affairs.)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional concept ⓘ
former components of the British Empire ⓘ
political entity category ⓘ
appliedTo Canada ⓘ
Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
linked to: Australia

Dominion of Ceylon ⓘ
Dominion of India ⓘ
Dominion of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: New Zealand

Dominion of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistan

Irish Free State ⓘ
Newfoundland ⓘ
Southern Rhodesia (briefly, in some usages) ⓘ
linked to: Zimbabwe

Union of South Africa ⓘ
constitutionalDoctrine Crown divided among several realms ⓘ
constitutionalHeadOfState British monarch ⓘ
describedAs autonomous communities within the British Empire ⓘ
equal in status to the United Kingdom ⓘ
differedFrom British mandates and trust territories ⓘ
Crown colonies ⓘ
protectorates ⓘ
externalAffairsInitiallyControlledBy British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
followedBy Commonwealth realms ⓘ
fully independent republics within the Commonwealth ⓘ
formalizedBy Balfour Declaration of 1926 ⓘ
linked to: Balfour Declaration
governedBy British monarch ⓘ
hadOwn dominion cabinets ⓘ
parliaments ⓘ
prime ministers ⓘ
hasCharacteristic evolved into fully sovereign states ⓘ
recognized British monarch as head of state ⓘ
responsible government ⓘ
self-governing ⓘ
semi-autonomous ⓘ
white settler colonies ⓘ
internalAffairsManagedBy own responsible ministries ⓘ
legalTermBecameObsoleteBy late 20th century ⓘ
legalTermUsedFrom early 20th century ⓘ
militaryContribution fought alongside Britain in World War I ⓘ
fought alongside Britain in World War II ⓘ
partOf British Empire ⓘ
politicalEvolution stepping stone from colony to independence ⓘ
precededBy Crown colonies with responsible government ⓘ
relatedConcept British Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
statusDefinedBy Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ
symbolizedBy shared monarchy ⓘ
timePeriod late 19th century to mid-20th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (21)

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Ottawa Agreements → appliesTo → Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
abdication crisis of 1936 → involves → Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
Edward VIII → monarchOf → Dominions of the British Commonwealth ⓘ
linked to: Dominions of the British Empire
Edwardian architecture → usedIn → Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
British Empire Games → participantType → Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
Imperial Conference of 1926 → appliesToJurisdiction → Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David → monarchOf → Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) → relatedTo → British Empire in World War II ⓘ
linked to: Dominions of the British Empire
Prince Albert, Duke of York → monarchOf → Dominions of the British Commonwealth ⓘ
linked to: Dominions of the British Empire
United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany (1939) → alsoInvolved → Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
British Egyptian Expeditionary Force → alliedWith → Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
Silver Jubilee of King George V → location → Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
Washington Naval Conference → participant → British Dominions ⓘ
linked to: Dominions of the British Empire
Battle of Romani → belligerent → Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
New Zealand and Australian Division → historicalRegion → Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
The Round Table: A Quarterly Review of the Politics of the British Empire → geographicScope → British Dominions ⓘ
linked to: Dominions of the British Empire
Battle of Sharon (opening phase) → belligerent → Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
Royal Titles Act 1901 → relatedTo → Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ
Battles of the Western Front (World War I) → conflictBetween → British Empire dominions ⓘ
linked to: Dominions of the British Empire