HIST 103 Lecture 13: Lecture 13
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Empires transformed: states and mandates in the interwar era. The first world war generated anti-colonial and nationalist sentiment amongst elites, not only in europe, but also in many areas of the global south, including africa, the. The term (cid:470)canadian(cid:471) did not exists, it only came into use after world war i. Nationalists mobilized partly because of the defeat of the central powers. The appeal of notions self-determination, linked with us president woodrow wilson and his vision for the postwar peace. States which achieved either independence or limited autonomy from the british empire in this era included afghanistan (1921), egypt (1921), ireland (1922), and iraq (1932) Britain"s economic difficulties in relation to the war. Partly because they had to borrow so much money - billions of dollars - to pay for the war. The big american banks registered in new york. Thus the us emerges, for the first time, as a global creditor. In wwi they emerged as a global debtor.
