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Why was British decolonisation after 1945 so easy to achieve?
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12th November 2003 Why was British decolonisation after 1945 so easy to achieve? When compared to her former colonial rivals, Britain's decolonisation process was remarkably rapid, easy and painless - one need only look at the bloody, protracted wars of independence France faced in Indochina and north Africa to imagine just how acrimonious and complicated it could have been. The main decolonisation process took place in two stages: with Asia asserting her right to independence soon after the end of World War Two, with the bulk of the African colonies following suit between 1960 and 1964. As ever, there are exceptions to the idea that all aspects of decolonisation were smooth and unproblematic - the Mau Mau rebellion and the protracted development of Southern Rhodesia into Zimbabwe are two clear examples of this, but, on the whole, Britain was able to relinquish her empire without considerable bloodshed, mayhem and political opposition. Whilst...
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