Ch.22 The End of Empire

The 20th centuries witnessed the demise of many empires and the Australian and Ottoman empires collapsed after World War 1 which led to New States. WWII ended the German and Japanese Empire. African and Asian movements for independence shared national self determination. Powerful influence of United States in Latin America but also the desinegration of Soviet Union in 1991 which equaled birth to new national states. United States and Soviet Union were the new global superpowers and were generally opposed to older European colonial Empires. The colonies had been integrated into a global economic network and local elites were largely commuted to maintaining those links. Europe wanted profitable economic interests in Asia and Africa without the expense of trouble of a colonial government.Leaders made political parties in all Asia and Africa.