>>514980640 (OP)
the Empire was enriching a small class of very rich people but it bankrupted the country. Wars etc were just desperate attempts to stay on top. The US is doing essentially the same thing right now, but so far less awful.
It wasn't just Danzig. Germans wanted to take all of Poland and Eastern Europe. That would be a death sentence for Britain, so naturally they intervened.
No.
Edward never should have abdicated, we should never have entered WW2.
Even before that we should never have agreed to the Washington Naval Treaty (5-powers treaty) to limit the size of our navy.
Even before that we should never have instigated a permanent civil service in 1854.