Impacts of WW2 on expansion and contraction Flashcards
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Q
How did WW2 weaken Empire - South East Asia
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Singapore (since 1819) was lost to Japan in 1942
- strategic loss - naval base
Lost Hong Kong, Burma, Malaya to Japan by 1942
Japanese attempted invasion on India 1944
2
Q
How did the success of Japan influence nationalist movements in S.E Asia
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Ended myth of “white invincibility” - GB could be beaten
- gave confidence to independence movements
3
Q
How did WW2 strengthen Empire in S.E Asia
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S.E Asia - Japanese surrender due to allied victory - return on territories Burma, Singapore, Hong Kong
4
Q
How did WW2 strengthen Empire in India?
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