Because the independent nations had different policies which made it harder for the british to support the other people of the democracy. They were more "challnged".
Answer:
What are goals in social studies?
Explanation:
The National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) cited in Parker (2001) states that the primary purpose of Social Studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.