Why the British Empire Fell Apart - Won Two Wars, Then Lost Its Empire
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🎥 Watch 300+ exclusive videos on Youtube► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join or Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Affairs continues with a video on the the Fall of the British Empire in the Cold War period. At its height, the British Empire governed roughly a quarter of the world’s land and dominated the seas. A few generations later, its colonies were independent and Britain was no longer the world’s leading power. How did an empire of that scale come apart? Its collapse unfolded over decades, with different outcomes across continents. This video follows the pressures that accumulated long before decolonization. American and German industry challenged Britain’s economic lead, while the First World War drained its finances and shifted the center of global finance toward New York. The dominions gained greater autonomy, but demands for self-government in India and elsewhere m
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