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    What countries did ever voluntarily give up direct self-rule?

    Question #98606. Asked by author. (Aug 15 08 5:57 PM)


    unclerick

    		Faced with mounting debts and threats from the United States navy Fiji requested to become a British colony in 1872.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Fiji

    The Republic of Texas gave up "direct" self rule when it joined the United States in 1845.

    http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1207/7559.html

    Aug 15 08, 8:21 PM
    star_gazer

    		For the Texas Republic there is a fine line between "give up" and "surrender".

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo

    Aug 15 08, 10:08 PM
    unclerick


    The list goes on. I keep thinking of more. After this I'll give it a rest. I won't even mention Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles.

    Anyway, Newfoundland had to make some decisions in 1949. One of the choices was political independence but they voted to become part of Canada, entering confederation as the 10th province.

    http://www.ucs.mun.ca~melbaker/confederation1949.htm

    Aug 15 08, 10:29 PM
    foosyerdoos

    		The 1707 Act of Union both Scotland and England gave up direct self rule. This act saw the creation of the new country of Great Britain, this effectively saw the end of Scotland and England making autonomous decisions about their futures.
    http://personal.pitnet.net/primarysources/act.html


    Aug 16 08, 12:50 AM
    author

    		In the case of Newfoundland, they actually gave up direct self-rule in 1934.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_of_Newfoundland

    Aug 16 08, 6:25 AM
    Baloo55th

    		California - after a month or so of independence in 1846. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Republic
    And add Ireland to England and Scotland when they passed their Act of Union.
    Then there's Sikkim - possibly worked a bit like the Americans in Hawaii, but they did want to lose their ruler unlike the real Hawaiians. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikkim
    The cantons of Switzerland are possibly another set, although they are internally self-governing.

    Aug 16 08, 12:46 PM
    star_gazer

    		Austria gave up self rule to Nazi Germany.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anschluss

    Aug 16 08, 8:01 PM

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