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Which TWO of these countries became independent from Britain after 1945?

  1. aGhanaCorrect answer
  2. bJamaicaCorrect answer
  3. cThe United States
  4. dBrazil

Why?

Ghana and Jamaica gained independence in the years after the Second World War as the British Empire came to an end. The United States became independent in 1783, and Brazil was never a British colony.

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