▁under ▁ 1 ▁million ▁from ▁Australia , ▁ 4 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁ 2 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁colon ies ▁mobil ized ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁uniform ed ▁personnel ▁who ▁serve ▁primarily ▁inside ▁Africa . ▁ ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁finan cing , ▁the ▁British ▁war ▁budget ▁included ▁£ 2 . 7 ▁billion ▁borrow ed ▁from ▁the ▁Empire ' s ▁Ster ling ▁Area , ▁And ▁eventually ▁paid ▁back . ▁ ▁Canada ▁made ▁C $ 3 ▁billion ▁in ▁g ifts ▁and ▁lo ans ▁on ▁easy ▁terms . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁actual ▁eng agement ▁with ▁the ▁enemy , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁in ▁South ▁Asia ▁and ▁S out heast ▁Asia , ▁as ▁re called ▁by ▁Ash ley ▁Jackson : ▁T error , ▁mass ▁migration , ▁short ages , ▁infl ation , ▁black outs , ▁air ▁ra ids , ▁mass ac res , ▁fam ine , ▁forced ▁labour , ▁urban ization , ▁environmental ▁damage , ▁occupation ▁[ by ▁the ▁enemy ], ▁resistance , ▁Coll abor ation ▁– ▁all ▁of ▁these ▁dram atic ▁and ▁often ▁hor r ific ▁phen omena ▁sh aped ▁the ▁war ▁experience ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁imperial ▁subjects . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁and ▁de colon ization ▁ ▁Histor ians ▁continue ▁to ▁debate ▁when ▁the ▁Empire ▁reached ▁its ▁peak . ▁At ▁one ▁end , ▁the ▁inse cur ities ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 0