How Was European Colonialism Affected by World War Two

question 55

Multiple Choice

How was European colonialism affected by World War Two?

• A) Fearing the spread of communism, European controls were increased and often oppressive.
• B) The World War Two slogan of self-determinism was not applied to African and Asian colonies.
• C) European colonial powers, exhausted from World War Two, had little strength or resources left for colonial rule.
• D) Independence in Africa led to the continent being the new frontier of democracy.
• E) Algeria is the one European colony still under European control.

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