The postwar economic dislocation and spiritual disillusion produced a profound impact upon the British people
❖ The postwar economic dislocation and spiritual disillusion produced a profound impact upon the British people
3.The Second World War The Second World War marked the last stage of the disintegration of the British Empire. Britain suffered heavy losses in the war. thousands of people killed the economy ruined
3. The Second World War ❖ The Second World War marked the last stage of the disintegration of the British Empire. ❖ Britain suffered heavy losses in the war. ❖ thousands of people killed ❖ the economy ruined
4.Post-war Most of her colonies had been tempered and awakened by the war. Thus,right after the war,a powerful movement for independence was rising. India,"the brightest jewel in the British Crown",took the lead and won her independence in 1947
4. Post-war ❖ Most of her colonies had been tempered and awakened by the war. ❖ Thus, right after the war, a powerful movement for independence was rising. India, “the brightest jewel in the British Crown”, took the lead and won her independence in 1947
*The other colonies followed suit in a quick succession. *Up to 1970,Britain had lost almost all her former colonies. The once sun-never-set Empire finally collapsed
❖ The other colonies followed suit in a quick succession. ❖ Up to 1970, Britain had lost almost all her former colonies. ❖ The once sun-never-set Empire finally collapsed