ully and granted India independence in 1947 because of religious clashes and chaotic situations within India. Once India was gone it caused a domino effect on the rest of Britain’s existing colonies because they were only set up to protect India from rival countries. Other countries like France didn’t withdraw as peacefully as Britain. It was more difficult for France to give their empires because their initial motivation for acquiring the colonies was national prestige and power. The French, would have to deal with nationalists movements by force in order to restore their land. They battled the Vietmihn, which were both a nationalist party and a communist party, for rights to Indochina, but after many attempts were defeated. After suffering too much defeat the French decided to move out of Indochina. France’s oldest colony, Algeria, began revolts and protests to get rid of the French. War with the Algeria Arab rebels was too costly and France’s government collapsed. They reinstated former French president Degaul to reassess stability back into the country. Degaul felt Algeria and other colonies were a burden to France’s economy and he gradually moved Algeria and the others to independence (class notes). People argue the fall of colonization began with Europe and others argue it began with the colonies. It is argued that the colonies grew strong enough that Europeans had trouble keeping them under their control. During WWII Europe relied heavily on their colonies for support, which increased the native elites (locals who represented the colonies) importance in the colonies. After the war medication improved, which led to a massive population rise among colonies. They gained access to new weapons and used guerilla warfare to fend off European occupation. Also after the war, the European armies that helped take over the colonies in the beginning had faded away. These factors were believed to...
