What did the British want from the colonies? Additionally, England was interested in colonizing other countries in order to pump more goods and resources into other countries than it bought from them.

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The British Commonwealth, also known as the Commonwealth of Nations, is a voluntary alliance of 56 independent states. Many ...

Britain's colonies sent over two and a half million men to fight for Britain during the war. India sent the most soldiers. At that time, India included both Pakistan and Bangladesh. British ...

The Commonwealth is an organisation that ties together 56 countries, including a few in Africa that have been admitted despite not having been British colonies. Of the 56, only a minority ...

The British Empire ... saw how much these colonies helped during the war and decided that some could be given more freedom once the war ended. This was a step towards some countries gaining ...

CAMBRIDGE, March 28. /TASS/. Mars will be colonized by humans in the next 100 years, famous British scientist Stephen Hawking said in an exclusive interview with TASS on Monday. "NASA, and other ...

Mercantilism exists to increase a country's wealth through its exports. British economic growth was propelled by raw materials supplied by its colonies so the nation could export finished products.