HIST 432 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Atlantic Charter, Nikita Khrushchev, Anti-Imperialism
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: (november 4th) as possible whilst under pressure from both local and international populations to give up power. Self-determination is restated in the atlantic charter; (us as one of first independence colonies push for self-determination) + free trade and open markets benefit the us. British & french colonial reform strategies they wanted to keep as much power. Conscription: british made promises to colonies during the war that they didn"t from their mother country still tied to colony; replace their rule with their influence keep trade partners; keep the moderates in charge (more westernized), This is proven by the fact that british colonies with high numbers of settlers don"t keep + japan took singapore and hong kong very quickly= shattered the illusion in the colonies of western superiority. European countries pushed to the edge, not able to keep hold of colonies + it makes them look good to grant autonomy.
