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Why did many British colonies demand independence from Britain in the years immediately after the world war two? Explain your answer by referring to two former British colonies (the two colonies are India and Kenya).
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Question 1 Why did many British colonies demand independence from Britain in the years immediately after the world war two? Explain your answer by referring to two former British colonies (the two colonies are India and Kenya) 1) Mahamata Ghandi quote "an eye for an eye will only make the world blind". This quote is actually trying to say that violence is now good, however it is saying if a person starts violence with you, you must turn away. India wanted independence when they saw England, France and Russia fighting for their freedom against Germany in the war? That was another inspiration of how India wanted their independence. However, the move towards independence started much earlier with world war one. World war one saw people in India started to question their British rules. 2) At the start when the war broke out in 1914 almost all the Indian people enthusiastically supported Britain and...
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