This essay will give detailed analysis on the reasons that contributed towards their downfall such as the rise in nationalism, the Second World War and arguably the First World War, the rise of the US and other such factors. ... 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. ... Countering this, it can be argued that there are two sides to this argument of a spread in nationalism after the war,...

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It gave white settlers living in Kenya what they wanted also after the war (world war II) in 1945 Kenyans who had fought during the war returned, they were not satisfied with the return to substandard condition in Kenya. ... As the Kenyans soldiers had experience in the war therefore they knew how to fight and they also learnt strength and weaknesses of the British. Also they saw the white man being destroyed in the war (Germany- who were white got beaten in world war II). ... Also Kenyans soldiers were also familiar with the Atlantic charter that Roosevelt and Churchill had signed during the ...

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Out of all this will come forth Europe, a solid and united Europe - This was the preface to a declaration made by Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister (1948-55), as Europe lay in ruins in the aftermath of the Second World War. ... A generation of mobility in the labour market and the long-term effects of World War II influencing the migration of labour from the Middle East and Northern Africa into Western Europe have led to a growth of the "multi-cultural" society. ... In Western European history, the majority of tensions have primarily been between Germany and France, dating back to t...

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By measuring the historical intensity of international economic links, the World Bank has identified that between the two World Wars and through the Great Depression the global poverty rose strongly and inequality widened. ... Moreover, the end of the cold war and the fall of communism in 1988 precipitated the communist countries to adopt a new model of economy. The models that were in place since World War II collapsed and the laissez-faire neo-liberal capitalism became the dominant ideology. ... There are, at least, five different levels of development: industrialized countries, the economi...

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Despite, difficulties, problems finding in this area immigration continued widely in Britain because of it appeal as a place of security and opportunity after the World War II,and by that time Britain became a country of immigration following the large scale of immigration from its former and current colonies. And at the end of this second world war in 1945, Britain was quickly recognized that the reconstruction of British economy required a large influx of immigrants labour.The Royal commission on population reported in 1949 that immigrants of good stock would be welcomed without reserve, and...

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Background of D-Day: The Second World War had started almost five years ear, on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. ... He made another bad mistake in June 1941 by declaring war on Russia, until then his ally. ... Italy pushed the war into North Africa. ... By then they felt that the tide of the war had turned. the Russians had stopped the Germans at the Russian city of Stalingrad, and were pushing back from Volga River. ... The Allies had already won the war in the air at the cost of thousands of British and American lives. ...

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The European Union is the world's global player that has its word in the foreign affairs. The main challenge now is to spread peace and security beyond the borders of the European Union. What is more, it is barely possible to promote these ideas devoid of the idea of justice, otherwise if partners s...

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II. ... During the Napoleonic Wars, the French isolated Great Britain; the English took advantage of Ireland's resources. ... England's economy fell into a post-war depression after 1815, and created further problems among Irish farmers. ... Wars and rebellions were commonplace in seventeenth century Ireland. ... After the Civil War came the industrialization of the United States. ...

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Charles II then decided that he had enough Dutch presence in the New World and on Monday, August 25, 1664, launched the Guinea, an English ship, to attack and take over the area. ... In 1672, when Holland and England went to war, the Dutch soldiers retook New Amsterdam and renamed it Fort Orange. When the war was over, it was signed back over to the English because the Dutch did not want the land. ...

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According to the essay read in class about the diamond wars and this charter, the destiny of Africa was controlled by Europe and even the United States in 1963, and is still controlled to some extent today. ... Essays read in class such as Mark Twain's "Soliloquy of King Leopold" and the Diamond Wars essay also demonstrate this. ...

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