After World War II for example, with the defeat of the tyrannical and imperialistic enemy, Nazi Germany, nations like India gained a new outlook on their place within the world, not needing to be ruled by a greater force, such as the British Empire. The British Empire found itself in a difficult position when Nazi racism was apparent, meaning Britain's claim of legitimacy of a superior race ruling another was no longer valid, meaning the colonised country could see its own destiny, not needing an empire to rule them. ... With a history of emerging nationalism in Vietnam where French rule ...
Assigned third-world economy status, dependent upon the world market, and caught amid social and political wars, Africa has not adapted well to the changes thrust upon it by colonial rule. ... The elites definitely gained, while the poor majority did not. ...
Assigned third-world economy status, dependent upon the world market, and caught amid social and political wars, Africa has not adapted well to the changes thrust upon it by colonial rule. ... The elites definitely gained, while the poor majority did not. ...
Even after the de-colonization of Africa, the boundaries of the newly born states drawn with no regard to tribal lands and the European and American companies that own the majority of Africa's most resourceful land, are reminders that a form of imperialism still exists. ...