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Decolonisation in South East and South Asia, 1945-1948. The defeat of the British, Indian and Australian armies in Malaya (Malaysia) and Singapore by the Imperial Japanese Army in February 1942 foreshadowed the eventual end of the British Empire in the region.
Feb 14, 2023 · How Did Decolonization Reshape the World? Learn about the challenges former colonies faced in building newly independent countries. Last Updated. February 14, 2023. A demonstration in Algiers...
The decolonisation of Africa was a series of political developments in Africa that spanned from the mid-1950s to 1975, during the Cold War. Colonial governments gave way to sovereign states in a process often marred by violence, political turmoil, widespread unrest, and organised revolts.
Mar 13, 2019 · Studying post–World War II independence cases, we statistically examine consequences of postwar decolonization—which includes both colonial autonomy and independence—for democracy, internal conflict, government revenue growth, and economic growth using two-way fixed-effects models.
Three key elements played a major role in the process: colonized peoples' thirst for independence, the Second World War which demonstrated that colonial powers were no longer invulnerable, and a new focus on anti-colonialism in international arenas such as the United Nations.
The Politics of Decolonization in French and British West Africa. Frederick Cooper. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.013.111. Published online: 24 January 2018. Summary. At the end of World War II, Britain and France tried to find new bases for the legitimacy of empire.
After the flames of World War II died down, a new and colder conflict divided the victorious powers. Soon, colonized peoples rose up and shed the chains of empire. These historical events—the Cold War and decolonization—were not isolated events, they were intertwined.
