Was European Imperialism given a new lease of life in the aftermath of World War One?
Answer Greetings World War 1 was the beginning of the end of for European Imperialism. Here is how I would look it. In order for Great Britain and France to fight the war they needed their colonies to send massive amounts of men and equipment. In order to guarantee this flow Great Britain promised more local control to many of it colonies. Canada, Australia, New Zealand and some others gained more self control; other colonies saw this and this helped to fuel nationalism in India. Gandhi saw that World War 1 had weakened Great Britain and used this to begin to destroy the British power base in India. The beginnings of the revolution in Vietnam started after World War 1. Ho Chi Minh went to Paris in 1919 and tried to gain freedom for Vietnam from the French. He failed and traveled widely including trips to Moscow. In the late 1920s he formed a communist group that would lead to the revolution against the French after World War 2. On the other hand Japan took up the Imperialism banner and
