Question Why did the European Empires collapse in such a short amount of time? ... Only second behind Britain, this Empire was still at its greatest extent by 1945 but, by 1962 it had lost all its major territories with nationalism emerging throughout this period. ... While it can be considered that this perhaps was an unwise move from the colonies, like Indochina, the problem seems to stem from the French with their use of force with military might towards an already hostile people. ... To further this, Austin argues a similar point in which the British government were "unusually" enthusias...

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