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Why did European nations lose their colonial empires after World War 2?
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Emerging from World War II the world had a new view on Imperialism especially in Africa and Asia. Colonization was seen more despotic in the post WWII era than it was say a hundred years earlier. Also, extensive empires began facing civil unrest in their colonies such as the British with India. Militant insurgent groups emerged and were especially prominent in African nations. These groups did much to plague their European colonizers. However stationing troops and fighting a civil war became to costly and extensive for many of the European empires and they chose to just give many of the countries independence.
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Did The Potsdam meetings determine the future of occupied European nations following World War 2?
Yes, the Postdam Meetings determined the future of occupied European nations following World War 2.
Was there colonial expansion of western European countries before world war 1?
NO, they actually wanted colonial expatiation before WW1 even started!
How were European nations able to rebuild economies devastated by world war 1?
One of the ways that the European Nations were able to rebuild economies devastated by World War I was by using the funds required to be paid by the Germans in the Treaty of Versailles.
What major change took place around the world after?
former colonial nations became independent......apex
Under the the world helped supply the immediate needs of European nations?
marshall plan
What effects did world war have on empires that had been created by European nations?
Many nations granted freedom to their colonies.
What reason was given for opposing the League of Nations?
Both had huge colonial Empires. From Start, the UN and predecessor agencies- such as the League of Nations were very keen on ( self-determination of nations) and this obviously worked against colonial structures. Many Empires unravelled during World War I, Britain and France aimed at keeping their foreign interests intact.
How did this event enable other european nations to build their own empires in new world?
Knowing what "the event" is would help in answering the question.
What effect did world war 2 have on empires that ruled created by European nations?
By 1939 when Hitler invaded Poland the age of empires was gone. They disappeared afternWW1 because the war had changed society.
What was going on in the world when Abraham Lincoln served?
Colonial expansion by several European nations. Great advances in technology. Slavery.
How did advances in transportation after the industrial revolution contribute to Europe and ability to establish and dominate new colonial empires?
They allowed European empires to ship Natural Resources from colonies across the globe to European factories. They also allowed Britain to reduce the size of their armies stationed around the world.
How did the advances in transportation after the industrial revolution contribute to Europe ability to establish and dominate new colonial empires?
They allowed European empires to ship Natural Resources from colonies across the globe to European factories. They also allowed Britain to reduce the size of their armies stationed around the world.
How did advanced in transportation after the industrial revolution contribute to Europe's ability to establish and dominate new colonial empires?
They allowed European empires to ship Natural Resources from colonies across the globe to European factories. They also allowed Britain to reduce the size of their armies stationed around the world.
How did advances in transportation after the industrial revolution contribute to Europe ability to establish and dominate new colonial empires?
They allowed European empires to ship Natural Resources from colonies across the globe to European factories. They also allowed Britain to reduce the size of their armies stationed around the world.
How did the acquisition of overseas territory affect the way the United States viewed its role in the world?
The acquisition of overseas territory affected the way the United States viewed its role in the world by realizing it can spread its wings much wider Although the US did not expand overseas to the extent of the European world powers, it did give the country a closer view of the results of building huge empires that in many ways took advantage of lessor developed civilizations.
Why did European empires collapse during World War 1?
It did because they were not good empires
When did the policies and practices of European colonization begin and end?
The question I will answer is related to the colonization policies of Europe & its occupation by nations of Europe of, for the most part, the undeveloped areas of the world. I use the term "areas" as the majority of those areas occupied were not "nations" in relationship to the European powers. Spain began the conquest & occupation of Western hemisphere civilizations in the early 1500's. England, France, Portugal & the Netherlands soon followed and by the 1800's their colonial empires stretched around the world. England, France & Spain were the nations with the largest overseas empires. By 1950, for all practical purposes, new colonies were now free from the European powers. Yes a few areas such as Vietnam & Algeria were still part of this era, but gone were the huge empires the Europeans once had. So as far as years go, the European colonization period began in 1500 & was over ( 90% ) by 1950.
