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∙ 7y agoMany nations granted freedom to their colonies.
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By 1939 when Hitler invaded Poland the age of empires was gone. They disappeared afternWW1 because the war had changed society.
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Dictatorships in Germany and Italy were removed, eventually replaced by democracies. The Japanese Empire was removed and eventually replaced by functioning parliamentary democracy. Millions of people were dead and billions of dollars of damage had been inflicted and needed to be repaired. The remaining European Empires were weakened to the extent that independence movements in many colonies gained strength and the empires were eventually dismantled. New weapons were "brought in" to the world. For example, the atomic bomb, landing ships, and the improved airplane were all invented during World War II. The United Nations was created to replace the League of Nations in the hope of preventing future world wars.
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European nations brought warships and armies to build empires in South Asia.
The European nations rivalries because they wanted to expand their empires colonially. This included all countries.
By 1939 when Hitler invaded Poland the age of empires was gone. They disappeared afternWW1 because the war had changed society.
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because europeans were very powerful and we knew the technique of building empires
They are based on the arbitrary borders of old European empires
Many nations granted freedom to their colonies.
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England, France, Portugal and Spain were all European imperialist nations or empires. England wanted to expand, while Spain and Portugal fought for Africa. France wanted both, along with new places and ideas.
European nations competing and building large navies to defend their empires.
Colonies provided raw materials.
England, France, Portugal and Spain were all European imperialist nations or empires. England wanted to expand, while Spain and Portugal fought for Africa. France wanted both, along with new places and ideas.