Britains Dominions (and India) divide the British Empire between them

With a POD no earlier than 1900, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and India divide Britain's Empire between them.

How does this happen?

Who gets what?
 
Australia: has Singapore, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.

New Zealand: The rest of the Pacific colonies

South Africa: All of the British African Colonies

India: Burma, Ceylon, Maledives, Saychelles

Canada: The Caribbean, Guyana, Belize.
 
Australia: has Singapore, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.

New Zealand: The rest of the Pacific colonies

South Africa: All of the British African Colonies

India: Burma, Ceylon, Maledives, Saychelles

Canada: The Caribbean, Guyana, Belize.

Actually I'd think New Zealand would be subordinate to Australia which would have the Pacific colonies as well.

Historically Burma was governed as part of British Malaya and the Straits Settlements & Malay States were governed subordinate to the Governor-General of India. Logically, this situation would continue- the communications and trade networks of the Straits Settlements, Malaya, Sarawak and British North Borneo were all directed to India.
 

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Actually I'd think New Zealand would be subordinate to Australia which would have the Pacific colonies as well.

When Australia was federated in 1901, the intention was for New Zealand to be a part of Australia. The Kiwis decided against it, but to this day there is a clause in the Australian Constitution that allows New Zealand to join if it wants to.

Historically Burma was governed as part of British Malaya and the Straits Settlements & Malay States were governed subordinate to the Governor-General of India.

Are you sure this is correct? IIRC, Burma was considered an integral part of the Raj.
 
Australia: has Singapore, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.

New Zealand: The rest of the Pacific colonies

South Africa: All of the British African Colonies

India: Burma, Ceylon, Maledives, Saychelles

Canada: The Caribbean, Guyana, Belize.

I think Fiji would fall under the power of Australia as well, with New Zealand getting the others.
 
The British isles get invaded by an unnamed sea creature, or fall to a communist revolution by an unnamed land creature. The monarchy flees to Canada, but the rest of the empire is divided up amongst the dominions.
 
did the dominions ewer have enough military force and diplomatic power to pull of such a thing?
i mean in OTL?
probbably a few pods can take care of that in ATL
 
Canada most likely gets much of the North/Central American colonies and dominions. Jamaica, Brit. Virgins (har har), etc.

I can see Australia and India duking it out for Burma and Singapore. Singapore might even go it alone, or join with Brit. Malaya and Burma, as a buffer between India and Australia. I can't think of much else, though. Each "area" will have to build up quite a bit, though, unless the POD is during WWI or II.
 
Nothing short of a British revolution or Fallatio's suggestion would do- If Red plags are flying in London I'm doubt the colonial garrisons would have sided with Commie Britain over the loyal Dominions. Also India would have swiftly gained self-government without the Raj being backed up by the mother country.
 
Actually I'd think New Zealand would be subordinate to Australia which would have the Pacific colonies as well.

Historically Burma was governed as part of British Malaya and the Straits Settlements & Malay States were governed subordinate to the Governor-General of India. Logically, this situation would continue- the communications and trade networks of the Straits Settlements, Malaya, Sarawak and British North Borneo were all directed to India.

In that case:

New Zealand joins Federation in 1901.

Australia (including the State of NZ): PNG and all ex-British Pacific colonies

India: Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Ceylon, Maledives, Yemen, Diego Garcia

Iraq: Ex-British Gulf States, Jordan

Israel

South Africa: All Ex-British Sub-Saharan African colonies, Saychelles

Canada: All Ex-British Caribbean colonies, Guyana, Belize

Egypt: Sudan
 
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In that case:

New Zealand joins Federation in 1901.

Australia (including the State of NZ): PNG and all ex-British Pacific colonies

India: Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Ceylon, Maledives, Yemen, Diego Garcia

Iraq: Ex-British Gulf States, Jordan

Israel

South Africa: All Ex-British Sub-Saharan African colonies, Saychelles

Canada: All Ex-British Caribbean colonies, Guyana, Belize

Egypt: Sudan

The most logical time for this to happen is an entente loss in WWI.

I don't see Israel ever being created unless the POD is post WWII.
For the Dominions to pick over the carcass of the empire GB has to lose big Time and If it is after WWII then who defeats them the Yanks? Russians?

As I said above POD Entente lose WWI and the dominions grab what they can while the dust settles.
India gets independence.

Now the big question if the POD is the loss of WWI what happens with the German colonies?
The Dominions aren't strong enough to keep what they seized and part of the settlement might be they leave the German colonies and the Dominions can grab the rest with the italian, French and Belgium possessions going to Germany.
Arabia will of course go to the Ottomans, with perhaps egypt.

Any way you look at it there would be no Israel.

So Lits make a list of the likely POD's.
 
Global thermonuclear war in 1961 and the Southern countries survive? India has no industrial damage, just the loss of about 90% of it's population to nuclear winter and subsequent failure of the monsoon. Canada keeps half of it's population to starvation but is essentially undamaged in terms of infrastructure, unlike the US. The US also loses half of it's population and most of it's cities and is not capable of launching major wars. Europe has been destroyed completely. Ditto China, both Koreas, Taiwan, and Japan.
 
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