Empire

3. A former British colony that gained independence August 15, 1947
6. Last name of the George who wrote "Shooting an Elephant"
7. According to a popular saying at the time, what never sets over the British Empire?
10. The name for Greater India during the colonial period: The British ...
11. The name of the native girl in a famous short story by Rudyard Kipling
13. The name of a mountainous region in Northern India
15. What is the association of former British colonies called today? "The ..... of Nations"
16. White Man's...
17. What is the genre of "A Hanging" and "Shooting an Elephant"?

1. What was Harold MacMillan's metaphor in his famous speech given at the South African parliament, "The .... of change"?
2. What was the British Empire trying to bring to the native populations in the colonies, at least according to themselves?
4. In "A Hanging", what animal distracts the guards?
5. A positive thing about colonialism was the construction of roads, railroads, etc. What is another word for this?
8. Complete this quote from "The White Man's Burden": "Half devil and half ..."
9. Complete this quote from "Shooting an Elephant": "When the white man turns tyrant it is his own ... that he destroys"
12. Who wrote "The Jungle Book"?
14. Complete the saying: "India - The Brighest ... in the Crown"