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“By 1942, SEAsian Nationalism was largely a failure.” How far do you agree with this statement?
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"By 1942, SEAsian Nationalism was largely a failure." How far do you agree with this statement? Nationalism is a process whereby the people living in a certain region became more aware of themselves as a distinct group like a nation with a shared purpose, destiny and common goals. Nationalistic movements in SE Asia happened during the period of 1800s to 1942 by which in 1942 and most SE Asian nationalist movements ended up as failures. The statement that "SE Asian Nationalism was largely a failure." is true because by 1942, none of the Nationalist movements had achieved their aim of independence. However despite SE Asian nationalism being largely a failure, nationalism did Asia a service - it helped to raise political, social and economic consciousness amongst the people of SE Asia. TS: There was much disunity in the leadership ranks of political nationalist movements, this weakened the party and made it ineffective...
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