Chapter 158 The British Surrender (Part 2)(2/2)
The result of the final vote was without any surprises. The MPs passed the surrender vote with an absolute advantage of 371 votes in favor and 10 votes against.
Britain, which had resisted for a long time after France, finally gave up its last vestige of illusion!
On March 31, 1944, Britain surrendered!
The United Kingdom, the full name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is composed of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, unified under a central government and head of state.
The United Kingdom is in the northwest of Europe, located in the British Isles. The United Kingdom was the first industrialized country in the world, and it was the most powerful country in the world from the 18th century to the early 20th century.
Great Britain is an island composed of England, Scotland and Wales. The Iberians, Picnics, and Celts from the Mediterranean Sea came to Britain successively before BC. From the 1st to the 5th century AD, the southeastern part of the island of Great Britain was ruled by the Roman Empire.
After the Romans withdrew, the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes from northern Europe invaded and settled one after another. In the 7th century, a feudal system began to form, and many small countries merged into seven kingdoms. They fought for supremacy for 200 years and were known in history as "
Anglo-Saxon Era".
King Egbert of Wessex unified England in 829. It was invaded by the Danes at the end of the 8th century and was part of the Danish pirate empire from 1016 to 1042. After a short period of rule by the British king, the Duke of Normandy crossed the sea to conquer England in 1066.
In 1215, King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta, and the royal power was suppressed. From 1337 to 1453, Britain and France fought the "Hundred Years War", and Britain first won and then lost. In 1536, Wales merged with England. In 1588, it defeated the Spanish "Invincible Fleet" and established a maritime
Hegemony. In 1640, Britain was the first bourgeois revolution to break out in the world and became the pioneer of the bourgeois revolution. On May 19, 1649, the Republic was announced. In 1660, the dynasty was restored, and in 1688, the "Glorious Revolution" took place, confirming the constitutional monarchy.
England merged with Scotland in 1707, and with Ireland in 1801. From the second half of the 18th century to the first half of the 19th century, it became the first country in the world to complete the industrial revolution. The 19th century was the heyday of the British Empire, which occupied the country in 1914.
Its colonies are 111 times larger than the mainland. It is the largest colonial power and calls itself the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets." It began to decline after World War I. The United Kingdom established Northern Ireland in 1920 and allowed Ireland to enter the country from 1921 to 1922.
The south broke away from its rule and established a independent country. In 1931, the Act of Westminster was promulgated, and it was forced to recognize its autonomy in domestic affairs and diplomacy. The colonial system of the British Empire was shaken from then on.
1944 was one of the saddest years in British history. In this year, the Chinese Army landed in Britain and completely defeated Britain's last line of defense, forcing Britain to surrender.
This old power was completely defeated by China, an emerging power. When the British begin to recall this period of history countless years later, what kind of evaluation will they make?
No one can know, no one can answer.
Now, Britain has surrendered, and China's enemy is down to its last enemy:
United States of America!
Chapter completed!