PSY 005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Class Conflict, Mahatma Gandhi, Bourgeoisie
3 Sep 2020
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The second world war caused political and economic trends in the european empires: + the need to mobilize imperial resources to reach victory -> consequences for the economic and social lives in the colonies. > problems for the colonizers to defend their empires. Japan tried to take over colonies in south-east asia in 1941-42, singapore and indochina fell. > european image of racial invincibility was shattered. India was promised self-government in 1939 -> suddenly britain declared war -> lost support of the congress -> reforming (nahru and ghandi) went even further -> 1942: Congress launched quit india" movement, violence -> india"s future was put onhold till the war was over. + the atlantic charter: a document by roosevelt and churchill, 1941 which committed the. United states and britain to support democracy, self- determination and the liberalization of international trade. = america pressuring countries to let go of imperial possessions.
