The End of the British Empire
This is a great pair of videos. The first one shows, among other things, the division of India and the creation of Pakistan and the great flow of humanity heading both ways - Muslims to Pakistan; Hindus to India.
The second part shows the creation of Israel and the immediate aftermath, which includes the withdrawal of Britain from Palestine and the first of many Arab-Israeli wars; the bloody de-colonization movement in Africa and the achievement of independence for new African nations with terrible consequences in some of them; the exodus of Britons to Australia and Canada and the consequences for the indigenous people, the influx of Caribbeans to Britain; the granting of independence for the last few colonies - Rhodesia and Hong Kong.
Ah, history. As one of my history professors said: "history is just one damn thing after another."
The second part shows the creation of Israel and the immediate aftermath, which includes the withdrawal of Britain from Palestine and the first of many Arab-Israeli wars; the bloody de-colonization movement in Africa and the achievement of independence for new African nations with terrible consequences in some of them; the exodus of Britons to Australia and Canada and the consequences for the indigenous people, the influx of Caribbeans to Britain; the granting of independence for the last few colonies - Rhodesia and Hong Kong.
Ah, history. As one of my history professors said: "history is just one damn thing after another."
Labels: history, The Once Great Britain
posted by Louise at 8:54 pm
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