Module 6

Module 6 Ch 22 The End of an Empire

3) What international circumstances and social changes contributed to the end of colonial empires?

Europe being weakened through war do to content fighting throughout the for year period and the damaged moral superiority brought about through defeat out of the great war aided in the dismantling of colonial empires. yet it wasn't until the united nations created in 1945 when the final nail on the hypothetical empirical coffin was placed. since the U.N created ways to conduct anti-colonial agitations, thus leading to the transformations of said social values which encouraged African and Asian nations to seek political independence. this was furthered by popular western educated elites in said nations to rise in the colonies and insist on independent freedom, through these educators the people in the colonies began to increasingly speak up against the unfair colonial rulings. this even brought some previous colonial leaders to re-establish new political relationships with ex-colonies.  


7) What conflicts and differences divided India’s nationalist movement?

Between both political leaders, there was clear disagreement on the future of India, for example, Gandhi the idea of industrialization he hated the fact that this new nation would be a mear image of present nations and their systematic problems. while on the other hand, Nehru wanted India to accept industrialization, not only for its financial benefits but its technological one-two. Another divisive agenda was on the topic of Gandhi's none violence agenda and inclusivity for India, simply put not everyone wanted India to adopt Gandhi's philosophy, this can easily be seen by the evidence that thee were present Hindus preaching hatred against the Muslim minority. they even went as far as stating that the movement to improve the lives of women and the untouchables was primarily to distract people from the independence movement. In the end various other squabbles such as the argument to participate in British legislative bodies without independence, or the growing divide between both political philosophy or religious differences.             

16) How and why did thinking about strategies for economic development change over time?

A profound expectation that the state authority would take responsibility for stoking the economic development since the private economy was weakly developed. since private enterprises, bearly contributed and the rapid soviet industrialization under state leadership conflicted with capitalistic interest internationally. although the states promised to protect the vulnerable economy which partnered with the growing dependency on the market to generate economic development which failed do to mismanagement, and statewide corruption along with the collaps of the soviet union changed the thought process/ strategies for economic gain.