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Impact of WWII, Burma - Coggle Diagram
Impact of WWII
India
INA
30,000 Indian troops captured by Japan in failed 1944 invasion joined the INA
Eventually a force of 42,000
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Bengal Famine (1943) led to greater distrust of British authority and their ability to keep India safe
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Overall
5 million troops contributed by colonies, half from India
1940 Colonial Development and Welfare Act provided funding for research and development across the empire
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Rise of US and new liberal ideas made imperialism seem archaic and out-of-touch with modern politics
plus moral issue of continuing forceful imperialism after fighting a 6 year war against it in Europe
Japan's success across Asia and in the Fall of Singapore (1942) undermined ideas of white invincibility or the strength of Britain in general
Middle East
Palestine
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Increase in terror
King David Hotel Bombings in July 1946, killing 91 people, many British officials
Sergeants' Affair - July 1947 - 2 British officers hanged in the woods and their bodies rigged with explosives by Irgun
July 1947 - SS Exodus carrying 4500 illegal Jewish refugees was sent to Hamburg, embarassing the British more and fueling Zionist propaganda
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White Dominions
ANZUS pact - collective security agreement in 1951 between Australia, New Zealand and US, showing complete autonomy of Dominions
Burma
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Anti-Fascist Organisation (including National Army) saw siding with Britain as the best way to independence
Aung San, leader of the Burmese Independence Army, was integrated into the National Army, giving him military power
Independence granted in 1948, leaving the Commonwealth
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