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Just to be clear, decolonisation was already happening in much of the world by 1941. Your comment seems to be suggesting WW2 was the trigger, but it had been u
by mattmanser 8y ago
Just to be clear, decolonisation was already happening in much of the world by 1941.
Your comment seems to be suggesting WW2 was the trigger, but it had been underway for decades, WW2 merely sped it up.
- raiflip 8y agoFair enough
- mattmanser 8y agoIt's just been the 100 year anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in India, perpetrated by the British, which had its roots in India pressing for self-governance given that Canada and Australia had been granted independence and more autonomy. We have many dark periods in our history. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jallianwala_Bagh_massacre https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jallianwala_Bagh_massacre