Response When studying the history of the European Empires, it must be assessed as to why they collapsed in such a short amount of time. ... To truly see this emergence of nationalism, the study of the French Empire is vital and could be a contributing explanation to the collapse of the European Empires. ... Perhaps the Second World War gave the nationalists the chance and the opportunity to build the foundations of an independent state free from imperial rule, and with the help of the Japanese and their influence of nationalism upon the Vietnamese, it became a reality, contributing to the dec...

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