Answer:
The correct answer is the last option: Britain was battered and exhausted and its empire no longer existed.
Explanation:
To begin with, the Second World War was the global conflict that lasted from 1939 until 1945 and that involved the majority of the world's countries including the great powers at that time that form two opposing military alliances known as the Allies and the Axis.
Secondly, the war had huge impacts that spreaded worldwide and it caused losses in every country no matter the side choosen, from civilians left hungry and homeless to thousands of towns and villages obliterated. Moreover, the United States became the richest and most powerful nation in the world due to the fact that their military industry supported every country involved by selling them weapons and it also gave the nation a powerful army to go to war as well.
Finally, at the end of the war the British Empire was a bit battered and exhausted regarding the battles and losses however the empire die not cease to exist but it lasted much longer until approximately 1997.
