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Originally Posted by ChrisS
Since Great Britain gobbled up most of Germany's former colonies Davies' assertion seems odd. The 'loss' of Ireland cannot be seen as a direct consequence of the Great War, rather part of a process that began before the war.
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(a) I think he was referring to national territory rather than colonial possessions, or - as you say - it doesn't work.
(b) One might reasonably contend that the Irish situation was sharpened by the Great War, along with a great many other national and ethnic tensions in Europe and the Middle East.
(c) This thread's going way off topic and I'm not helping.